How not to go crazy in a big city

Every day we go outside and encounter hundreds of different sounds: around us something rattles, buzzes, rumbles, screams and hisses. Many of them interfere, irritate and even harm your health. Noise affects vital organs and systems, and if you do not want to become a neurotic or even experience partial hearing loss, you need to carefully monitor what your ears hear.

To make ambient sounds comfortable for your ears, it is often necessary to take noise into your own hands. Scientists have long proven that there is nothing better for our brain than the classics and the sounds of nature. Such compositions relax, best of all tune in a creative way, help put your thoughts in order and concentrate on the right things. Needless to say, such music significantly affects the body as a whole.

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In addition to the usual recordings of nature sounds, there are performers who perfectly compile the natural sounds of nature with melodies of their own composition, ethnic and relaxing ambient. Much in perception depends not only on the composition itself, but also on the speakers or headphones through which you listen to the recording. Some modern headphone models guarantee not only sound quality, but also excellent noise reduction.

To make it easy for you to concentrate and always be productive, we have compiled for you a selection of the best contemporary artists creating truly magical compositions, and our commercial director Alexander tested one of the new Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC noise-canceling headphones in the field.

Kenetik

This acoustic performer from South Africa does incredible things with sound. In his work, he uses the sound of electronic and acoustic guitars, often adding orchestral music, ethnic and natural sounds - the sound of the wind, the sound of water.

Alexander's comment:

“It took me a while to figure out how the noise canceling mode works. It turned out that in order to understand that it really works, silence is needed, i.e. nothing should sound in the headphones. You turn it on, you realize it's really quiet, you press Play, and the song really sounds different."

Helios

Helios is the pseudonym of Pennsylvania artist Keith Kenniff. Before starting his solo career, the performer took part in many bands, playing everything from jazz and classical to rock. In his works, he magically combines acoustic guitar, percussion and classical music.

Alexander's comment:

“The sound is good, there are no external irritants - to be honest, the more you walk around in these headphones, the less you want to take them off. This is important when listening to complex compositional works: you catch any little thing and the track is fully revealed. Very cool".

blue weaver

The compositions of Sine Weaver perfectly coexist with calmness and quite cheerful pace of sound. If you need to concentrate quickly, this sound designer's tracks will definitely suit you. Sine Weaver combines pleasant female vocals, modern classics, ambient, birds chirping and water samples.

Alexander's comment:

“I compared the Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC with regular drops - on the subway, on the train, on the plane during a business trip. The headphones do a great job with uniform noise (the roar of a train, the hum of aircraft engines).”

Aetherium

If you are a fan of yoga, which is also a popular way to clear your mind and concentrate, then tracks from the new age artist Aetherium (not to be confused with the black metal band Aetherium!) will suit you. The performer compiles ambient, classical and natural samples to create relaxing music of amazing beauty.

Alexander's comment:

“I work a lot, but it’s not always possible for me to go to meditate or at least just retire. More precisely, usually there is never such an opportunity. This is where Noise Chanselling (noise reduction) technology is indispensable. Trust the person trying to concentrate in an open space for 340 people, the Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC is great at removing external noise stimuli.”

Asonat

Brilliant ideas do not immediately come to mind, sometimes they need the right environment to be born. Usually a brilliant idea visits unexpectedly, for example, during a walk. For her, the topic will be tracks from the duet Asonat. The guys are distinguished by the melodiousness inherent in Icelandic performers, combined with a rather peppy tempo of the composition.

Alexander's comment:

“The only thing the headphones couldn’t handle was the wind. The system cannot overcome its noise and, as it seemed to me, amplifies it even. Therefore, in the wind turned off the noise reduction and just listened. The sound quality remains the same pleasant and high quality.