Sleep

Sleep music is a genre characterized by calming, slow-paced soundscapes, often featuring soft instrumental textures, gentle melodies, and soothing ambient pads. Emerging in the 1970s, sleep music was initially influenced by ambient, new age, and experimental sounds, with artists seeking to create music that facilitated relaxation and sleep. The genre gained popularity in the 1990s and 2000s, as the wellness movement emphasized the importance of sleep and relaxation. Sleep music's cultural significance lies in its ability to alleviate stress, anxiety, and insomnia, providing a sonic refuge for a increasingly fast-paced world. While related to ambient and new age genres, sleep music is distinct in its focus on creating a peaceful atmosphere, often incorporating elements of nature sounds, white noise, and calming vocal whispers. The genre's calming essence has also led to its use in therapy, meditation, and yoga practices, solidifying its importance in the broader musical landscape.

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Ambient Nature Tapes
Album - 100 Tracks - Released December 2, 2024

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.Night
Alpha Vectoriam
Amazing Grace
Angelic Planet
Armonía de Reiki
Baby Can't Sleep
Baby Relax
Baby Rest
Baby Sleep Music
Baby Sleeps
Baby Sweet Dream
Baby Sweet Dreams
Beat X
Binaural Tones
Brief Moments
Bunky
Calil
Calm Children Collection
Calm Shores
Calming Eyes
Calming Music Academy
Carufo
Chakra Lounge
Chico binaural
Clouds of Calm
Darcey Beau
Dean Evenson
Debyah
Deep Meditate
Deep Sleep
Deep Sleep & Relajacion Del Mar
Deep Sleep Meditation
Deep Sleep Music
Deep Sleep Relaxation
Dog Music
Easy Sleep Music
Endel
Endemoniada
Harlan Silverman
Hello Artemisia!
Hypnosis Therapy
John Caelo
Josh Daughtry
La-Mu
Laura Sullivan
Leo Baumgart
Liquid Mind
Lullabies
Lullabies for Deep Meditation
Lullaby
Maximilian Sievert
Meditation Spa
Michèle Bastien
Monarch Baby Lullaby Institute
Moon Nature Sounds
Mother Nature Sound FX
Mr Sleep
Nature Recordings
Neidar
Nursery Lullabyes for Rest
Oberohn
Olivia Line
On My Mountain
Outside Broadcast Recordings
Pax Soloman
Piano Sleep Players
Rain Recorders
Rain Sound Studio
Reiki
Reiki Healing Music Ensemble
Relajación
Relax Radio 1
Relaxation Meditation Songs Divine
Renato Ferrari
Richter Gravitas
Sea of Waves
Seimar
Silent Knights
Sleep Advisor
Sleep Baby Sleep
Sleep Music Lullabies for Deep Sleep
Sleep Sound Library
Sleep Waves
Sleepy Clouds
Sleepy Panda
Sleepy Sine
Slumber Harmony
Source Vibrations
Steven Halpern
Teddy's Wonderland
The Bedtime Orchestra
The Nowhows
The Relaxing Sounds of Swedish Nature
The Sleep Helpers
Tranquil Music Sound of Nature
Universo
Wonderful Escape
X-Genie
ZIWA
myndstream
Baby Sleeps
Bae Bee
myndstream
Sleepy Shepherd
Teddy's Wonderland
Laura Sullivan
Silent Knights
Baby Sleep Music
Dog Music
Sleepy Sine
Steven Halpern
The O'Neill Brothers
Huma
Olivia Line
Angelic Planet
Endel
Alpha Vectoriam
Sleep Baby Sleep
X-Genie
Carufo
Richter Gravitas
Eleonora Feldt
Oberohn
Wonderful Escape
Liquid Mind
Relajación
Sleepy Clouds
Zims Ele
Rain Recorders
Juliana Stipe
Unwritten Skies
Hatha Priya
Nicholas Ward
Mother Nature Sound FX
Eleonor Bauer
Tascenda
Leo Baumgart
Maximilian Sievert
Sleep Sound Library
Debyah
Deep Sleep
Sleep Waves
Dean Evenson
Lullabies for Deep Meditation
Calil
Meditation Spa
Rain Sound Studio
John Caelo
Deep Sleep Meditation
Yonatan Awate
Monarch Baby Lullaby Institute
Source Vibrations
ZIWA
Euloria
Adriana Milou
Månvarv
La-Mu
Hector Warrens
Universo
Brief Moments
The Bedtime Orchestra
Clouds of Calm
Hypnosis Therapy
Charmaine D'Avis
Harlan Silverman
Pearl Melendez
Sternschnuppe
Sleep Advisor
Darcey Beau
Counting Tides
Andrei Krylov
Pax Soloman
Baby Sweet Dream
Norris Melcher
Lahasara
Tryggve Malmberg
Endemoniada
Deep Sleep Relaxation
Sleep and Dream
Quinn Joshua
Sea of Waves
Renato Ferrari
The Sleep Helpers
Solar Wash
The Nowhows
Silver Roses
Sean Altar
Outside Broadcast Recordings
Jay Belshaw
Le Palade
Richard Edlinger
Zimerman Orchestra
Calming Eyes
Delit Quirion
Nawang Khechog
Xavier Ortando
Seimar
Griff Beynon
Reiki
Nature Recordings