Goosebumps

[bluefuzz]

I have just been recalibrating my Dirac setup after changing a few things and moving my speakers a little. Everything is sounding better than ever, doubtless due to a fair bit of placebo but even so, listening (again) to Fire! Orchestra's astounding rendition of Robbie Basho's Blue Crystal Fire gave me a nice dose of the goosebumps.

When all's said and done, this is what the gear is all about: letting the music reach your tingly bits, send shivers down your spine, make the hairs on your neck stand up or give you goosebumps – or as they say here in DK 'myrepatter' (which I will leave to Google to translate ... )

I like a lot of different music but not everything gives me goosebumps. However there are are a handful of tracks that will do it almost every time – at least when the mood and situation is right.

So what music (if any) gives you the goosebumps?

 

[anphex]

I have just been recalibrating my Dirac setup after changing a few things and moving my speakers a little. Everything is sounding better than ever, doubtless due to a fair bit of placebo but even so, listening (again) to Fire! Orchestra's astounding rendition of Robbie Basho's Blue Crystal Fire gave me a nice dose of the goosebumps.

When all's said and done, this is what the gear is all about: letting the music reach your tingly bits, send shivers down your spine, make the hairs on your neck stand up or give you goosebumps – or as they say here in DK 'myrepatter' (which I will leave to Google to translate ... )

I like a lot of different music but not everything gives me goosebumps. However there are are a handful of tracks that will do it almost every time – at least when the mood and situation is right.

So what music (if any) gives you the goosebumps?

Currently, this song. Insanely nice voice, mixing and arrangement. The lyrics are wholesome too, but you don't even need to understand japanese to like it. You'll see.

 

[LTig]

The end of Nightwishs Ghost Love Score sang by Floor Janssen in Wacken 2013.

 

[anphex]

The end of Nightwishs Ghost Love Score sang by Floor Janssen in Wacken 2013.

Look how there was barely any smartphone up

 

[BDWoody]

Because we are nerds:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20416695211024680

A playlist of songs known to induce frisson (the technical term):

10 Frisson-Inducing Songs (And the Definition of Frisson) - Humor That Works

Frisson is a word that comes from French meaning “a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion;” It can often be felt when listening to

www.humorthatworks.com

Apparently not everyone experiences this effect:

"Research regarding the prevalence of frisson has varied widely, with studies showing anywhere between 55 percent and 86 percent of the population being able to experience the effect."
https://theconversation.com/why-do-only-some-people-get-skin-orgasms-from-listening-to-music-59719#:~:text=Research regarding the prevalence of frisson has varied widely, with studies showing anywhere between 55 percent and 86 percent of the population being able to experience the effect.

 

[bothu]

Music made in Sweden. Three talented artists that gives me goosebumps.

 

[tomtoo]

Strange i never get goosebumps. But i get tears from some songs?

 

[PloddyPastard]

Am I allowed to share 2?

 

[Barrelhouse Solly]

I was in my high school library when I was 15 listening to records on one of those institutional record players schools and libraries used to have. You'd show the librarian the record and get some primitive headphones. I got the Harry Smith folk music anthology and heard this. I've never gotten tired of it. Johnson has an incomparable vibrato.

 

[bluefuzz]

A playlist of songs known to induce frisson (the technical term):

Interesting list. I can understand why some of those could be goosebump-inducing* although, while I know and like some of them, I don't think any of them have given me the bumps ...

*) Personally, I understand frisson to be a subtly different thing to music induced goosebumps, although very similar. I associate frisson more with fear or mysterious/spooky experiences rather than musical enjoyment, but maybe that's just me ...

 

[bluefuzz]

you don't even need to understand japanese to like it.

Yes, I find I often have as great an emotional reaction to songs sung in a language I don't understand than in ones I do. I rarely pay much attention to lyrics in pop/rock unless they're unusually good.

 

[FrantzM]

Always happy to explore. I am discovering many interesting genres, I never knew about.
This thread led me to an interesting an unexpected musical journey THANKS to the OP @bluefuzz , Thanks to you PEOPLE!!
This is not not confirmation bias. A well setup system brings more.

Currently listening to this album by an artist I didn't even know existed a few hours ago
Skuli Sverison

One song from the Seria II album.. I am listening to the entire album!

Peace.

 

[Sokel]

Zbigniew Preisner's take of Lacrimosa performed by Elżbieta Towarnicka
Just transcending.