Gamelan as stim and thought-regulation.

[Knower of nothing]

Title speaks for itself, I came across a very practical genre of traditional music for the purpose of audio stimming if you have a moderate to intense need. Specifically the Balinese kebyar for being more fast paced and dynamic but I have also spent some hours with the Javanese style and it's worthwhile as well.

 

[Alexej]

Hi @Knower of nothing
I lived in the Netherlands for some years and came across gamelan. I cant say that I have got into it as a style personally.

 

[Knower of nothing]

Hi @Knower of nothing
I lived in the Netherlands for some years and came across gamelan. I cant say that I have got into it as a style personally.

I have known about it for a long time but it only recently clicked after some helpful videos dissecting a few of the common patterns as well as reading up on the history. Knowing what you are hearing is really effective for "pinning" the sounds in place as it becomes less sound wall and more the layered meditation it is intended as.

 

[Tom]

I never heard of Gamelan before, but have I believed used classical music as a audio stim of sorts for most of my life. I also like traditional folk music from many parts of the world. But that is more an active type of listening for me.