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Body Movin'

Nemone looks at the link between music, our minds and the desire to move our bodies. With insights from Dr Daniel Levitin and Dr Victoria Williamson.

From our mother鈥檚 beating heart in the womb to the 鈥榝our to the floor鈥� beats of the dance-floor and the cocoon of a crowd at a sweaty gig or festival, humans have been enveloped by and experienced the joy of moving to rhythmic sound all their lives.

Music genres aren鈥檛 so 鈥榯ribal鈥� these days but during lockdown radio proved that we still value shared experiences, whether it鈥檚 the All Day Raves on 麻豆约拍 6 Music, the Sing-Alongs, or the many live music events that have been streamed online during the global pandemic. Despite not being physically in the same space, through this period of increased stress, uncertainty and danger we have found ways to connect through a shared love of music, without having to be in the same room.

When dancing as part of a crowd in a club or jumping up and down together in time to music in a festival field do our brains process music differently from when listening to our favourite songs on headphones? Which pathways are fired up in the brain, making us want to dance? And how does nostalgic music stimulate our minds鈥� muscle memory? Award winning neuroscientist and musician Dr Daniel Levitin and music psychologist Dr Victoria Williamson, who both specialise in how music is processed by the brain and the ways in which it impacts behaviour, explain what鈥檚 going on in our minds while we engage in joyful shared musical experiences.

And what is it like for musicians or DJ's to be in charge of such movement on a mass scale? Nemone talks to Tom Middleton, ambient musician and DJ turned sleep science coach, to find out. Tom also explains how music can help the body to relax, and how to get a good night鈥檚 sleep. There is also a mini meditation at the end of the show for a moment of relaxation.

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Wed 26 Jan 2022 02:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Beastie Boys

    Body Movin'

    • Grand Royal.

  • James Solace

    Mind Music

  • Body in the Thames

    Xanthe Acid Youth

  • Planningtorock

    Beulah Loves Dancing

    • DFA RECORDS.

  • M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade

    Body Language

    • Get Physical Music.

  • London Symphony Orchestra, c.b. Richard Williams

    Journeys in Sound

  • The Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Mark Ermler

    Swan Lake Op 20 Act 1: No 5 Pas De Deux: I Tempo Di Valse

  • Octo Octa

    My Body is Powerful

  • Terr

    Energy Sync

  • Phaeleh

    Eternal Sleep

  • Massive Attack

    Unfinished Sympathy

    • Virgin.

  • Faithless

    Insomnia

    • CHEEKY RECORDS.

  • Noraj Cue

    Sleep State

  • Tom Middleton

    Sunset

  • Tom Middleton

    Ocean

  • Global Communication

    14:31

  • Mark Barrott

    Cascades

  • Muse

    Butterflies And Hurricanes

  • Avalon Emerson

    Rotting Hills

    • AD93.

  • Paul McCartney

    Seize The Day

  • Four Tet

    Parallel 8

  • Anoraak

    Body Language

  • Edwin Starr

    War

    • Hitsville USA (CD 4).
    • Motown.
    • 8.

  • Archie Bell & the Drells

    Here I Go Again

    • The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
    • Virgin.

  • The Pale Fountains

    Thank You

    • PACIFIC STREET.
    • Toshiba EMI.
    • 15.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 24 Jan 2021 13:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 6 Music
  • Mon 22 Feb 2021 03:00
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  • Wed 5 May 2021 02:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 6 Music
  • Wed 26 Jan 2022 02:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 6 Music

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