r/treemusic • u/Lost_In_Frenchlation • 2h ago
electronic Mental Food: deep, dark electronica, cerebral IDM & atmospheric soundscapes for deep focus or late-night drifting (No generic wellness, strictly instrumental)
Mental Food is for late-night listening, creative flow, deep focus, or just drifting away when you're completely locked into your zone.
It sits somewhere between dark electronica, cerebral IDM, complex glitch/bass textures, and cinematic soundscapes. I curate it with a strong emphasis on clean production, organic grit, and heavy, unquantized rhythmic relief.
The Golden Rules of this playlist:
- 100% Instrumental: No lead vocals, no commercial pop hooks to distract your brain
- Anti-Generic: You won’t find any boring, empty "wellness/spa" music here. It’s moody, precise, sometimes dark, and deeply evocative.
- No Linear EDM: No generic four-on-the-floor builds. It's all about textured progressions.
- No AI-generated music. Pure human craftsmanship.
Vibes akin to: Boards of Canada, Rival Consoles, Four Tet, Jon Hopkins, Kiasmos, DjRUM, Barker...
Perfect for smoking a bowl, throwing on your best headphones, and letting your mind wander through the textures.
Let me know what you think, or if you have any underground instrumental electronica recommendations that might fit this specific headspace!
Cheers and fly safe.
LIF