A couple albums come to mind.

Brian Eno's Ambient 1: Music for Airports comes to mind. This has to be some of the most subtle music I've ever heard.

Gateful Dead's Reckoning is arguabally there most laid back live material. You hear a Dead that is fully matured. This album play surprisingly good background music.

I could not fall asleep listening to music, but if I did it would have to be something with a slow tempo and quiet.

Pretty much everything. I've fallen asleep listening to Metallica, Pantera, Manchester Orchestra, Sigur Ros, Dvorak, Tallest Man On Earth. Probably the best is Sigur Ros though, perfect for calming down.

My number one sleep aid is this 8 album set called Healing Therapy Music. Each one is named for its overall atmosphere.

Healing Therapy Music

If you listen and like it let me know I can find a dl link and send it your way. I cant seem to find who recorded all of it but it is without a doubt the most relaxing group of music I have ever played. Many a nights have I fallen asleep to all 8 albums.

Boards of Canada - Campfire Headphase usually helps me fall asleep just fine. Damn, I love that album...

I started putting music on to go to sleep on a night, or during the day for a nap, turning the lights out, lying down and closing my eyes, first when I had insomnia and was sleeping, roughly, on average of 2 to 3 hours a night.

I still sometimes put it on to go to sleep, and frequently do this during the day when I have nowhere to be. I have looked into a lot of music that I can use for this over the years. I can fall asleep to pretty much anything, even doom and black metal can have enough of a drone or a solid wall of noise that can be relaxing regardless of the volume or intensity. However i tend to prefer something minimal, something gentle, something peaceful that can almost put you into a trance - whether I'm looking to sleep, nap, or just to reflect.

I would say that two albums stand head and shoulders above the rest. I use these two to relax and sleep more than I do anything else.

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Low - I Could Live in Hope
Simply one of the most beautiful albums I have ever heard. Incredible vocal harmonies, two voices that really are perfectly balanced by one another, gentle instrumentation and in my opinion, the best album to send you to sleep - in a good way.



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Carissas Wierd - Songs About Leaving
Another slowcore staple and the bands swansong, full of emotion, sadness and an overall peacefulness that helped temporarily aid my insomnia. Definitely worth a listen.


there's banging on the wall
it's 5 am i've no sleep at all
just thoughts of how i might
struggle through tomorow
too much time in one day
too much time to occupy
with boring thoughts
boring moods
boring bedtimes
won't tell a single soul
that my soul's gone
it's hard to write this song
it's all a joke
it's all been wrote down by
someone thats probably dead

So beautiful < 3

I'm glad you like it. Rarely does an album hit me instantly with as much sudden impact as that one did. It's come to mean a lot to me over time. Stunning stuff.

Actually, this has been used, by the military to relax people:


Esp if you have MediaMonkey, or even Audacity to fade it for you.
The ONLY thing that works for me, sometimes...


Look him up, 'Chuck Wild'. Awards for this.
I'm telling ya though, if you fade it out, across say an hour, you will relax...


Robert Rich did some good stuff you can fade 'Seascape'.
Um, Steve Roach, 'Immersion series'...etc. Very nice.


Only a few minutes for me, but....

A friend claims to only fall asleep listening to power metal or Metallica. He's banned from these forums, by the way.