I found the ideal, non-demanding music for when I want to calm myself down and relax for half an hour. Daniel Kaede's 'Somewhere Ahead' album of lilting, acoustic guitar music. It's unusual for me to want the whole album; I'm track-centric, but this time the whole shebang was worth getting. It's also unusual for me to play music while doing something else. When playing music I normally do nothing but attend to the music with my ears and mind….but this one works for me ambiently as well.
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lilt | lɪlt |
noun
a characteristic rising and falling of the voice when speaking; a pleasant gentle accent: he spoke with a faint but recognizable Irish lilt.
• a pleasant, gently swinging rhythm in a song or tune: the lilt of the Hawaiian music.
• archaic, mainly Scottish a cheerful tune.
verb [no object]
speak, sing, or sound with a lilt: the music lilted and swaggered in a dance rhythm.
ORIGIN
late Middle English lulte (in the senses ‘sound an alarm’ or ‘lift up the voice’), of unknown origin.