Word: ambiente
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...exercise for you: picture a tropical paradise lost in an endless expanse of cerulean ocean. Glossy palm fronds twist gently in the temperate wind, as islanders harvest coconuts along the immaculate powder-white beaches. Leathery sea turtles bob lazily off shore and the light cacophony of birdsong accents the ambient sound of wind and waves...
...rule seems clear for retail soundscapes: slow is good. As people's biorhythms often mirror the sounds around them, a gently meandering mix of classical music or soothing ambient noise encourages shoppers to slow down and relax. And, says Denison, an unhurried consumer is exactly what retailers want. "If customers are moving less quickly," he says, "they're more likely to engage with a product and make a purchase...
...years," says Rock Drilon, founder of Manila's influential live venue Mag:net Café. Adds Andrew de Castro, program director of MTV Philippines, "When everyone else was doing rock, [the band] came out with fresh electronic-based neo-soul, with a drum-and-bass rhythm section and an ambient guitar sound...
...rule seems clear for retail soundscapes: slow is good. As people's biorhythms often mirror the sounds around them, a gently meandering mix of classical music or soothing ambient noise encourages shoppers to slow down and relax. And, says Denison, an unhurried consumer is exactly what retailers want: "If customers are moving less quickly, they're more likely to engage with a product and make a purchase...
...Year Zero” is set in a world straight out of a Philip K. Dick story. It’s definitely a new experiment for NIN. It’s also a musical departure: “Year Zero” features a substantial number of ambient and electronic pieces. And while these songs constitute a major change of pace, the band’s trademark intensity still shows up, in a big way. The first two singles, “Survivalism” and “Capital G”—arguably the two songs...