Space music, also spelled spacemusic, is an
umbrella term used to describe music that evokes a feeling of
contemplative spaciousness. Space music can be found within a wide
range of genres. It is particularly associated with
ambient,
new age,
and electronic music. Some music from the western classical, world,
Celtic, traditional,
experimental and other idioms also falls within
the definition of space music.
Space music ranges from simple to complex sonic textures, often (though
not exclusively) lacking conventional melodic, rhythmic, or vocal
components, typically evoking a "continuum of spatial imagery and
emotion", beneficial introspection, attentiveness for deep listening,
subtle trance effects called "spacey", (defined by the Compact Oxford
Dictionary as "drifting and ethereal") and psychoacoustic spatial
perceptions, particularly, sensations of flying, floating, cruising,
gliding, or hovering.
Space music is used by individuals for both background enhancement and
foreground listening, often with headphones, to enable states of
relaxation, contemplation, inspiration, and generally peaceful
expansive moods; it may promote health through relaxation,
atmospherics for bodywork therapies, and effectiveness of meditation.
Space music appears in many film soundtracks and is commonly played in
planetariums.
An eclectic form of music, produced almost exclusively by independent
labels, space music occupies a small niche in the marketplace,
supported and enjoyed by a relatively small audience of loyal
enthusiastic listeners..
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