From the wiki linked below: Pure Moods was the first United States release of a series of compilation albums of new-age music released by Virgin Records. The original was titled "Moods – A contemporary Soundtrack"[2] and released in the UK in 1991. This was followed by Moods 2 in 1992.[3] The series focuses on the genres of new-age, ambient, world music, and to a lesser extent, downtempo, trip-hop and smooth jazz. Several artists are featured regularly throughout the series such as Massive Attack, Moby, Delerium, Enigma, Enya, Adiemus, Sacred Spirit and Yanni.
The original volume of the series was initially promoted and sold by direct response television commercials. The first volume was initially released in 1994, with a different track listing to the 1997 re-release. There are nine albums released by Virgin Records in the series — five "main entry" albums and four spin-off albums (Celtic, Scottish, Instrumental) and Christmas. "Scottish Moods" stands alone as an album featuring a single performer, David Methen and The Munros, while all the others are albums featuring multiple groups.
Pinnacle Records has released a similarly named series of albums using the "Pure x Moods" naming scheme, such as "Pure Rock Moods", "Pure Tranquil Moods", etc. but these albums are unrelated to the series released by Virgin Records.
Listen to the track list or other music on the track list for inspiration, but this being 2017(20 Years later), there is some freedom to interpret what New Age means now.
Feel welcome to include modern meme music that is on the relaxing side of the spectrum.
Yes, Vapourwave, Synthwave, Chillwave, Wavewave, etc are all welcome!!!! Seapunk? I don't even really know. Definitely not Witch House though.
The rules:
Songs are due by Thursday, August 31st Midnight PST
Songs should be in wav/aif/flac format - something uncompressed that Bandcamp will let me upload.
Songs should sound the way you want them to - there will be no professional masterizing or even LANDR.
Songs are once again owned by you, with rights to be used by me for purposes related to this compilation. Feel free to share them/sell them on any platform you like a month after this project releases!
Multiple submissions are allowed, but it is possible that only one may end up on the final tracklist (depending on number of entries)
PM me an UNRELEASED, private link to your song with the information I will need.
As always, thread will be updated with info as needed, comment here with excitement, questions, criticisms, and tomfoolery.
A Future Music compilation with New Age influences, or a New Age compilation with Future Music influences? What if it's like a work in progress from 5 years ago but was 6 years ahead of it's time? Is there a tempo limit? I'm assuming this is like an anti to the last compilation, this is more about the brighter higher feelings than the dirty low ones so to say? I haven't really got a clue with all these sub genres these days . Plus I suck at Smooth Jazz... well... yeah I just suck at Jazz...
A Future Music compilation with New Age influences, or a New Age compilation with Future Music influences? What if it's like a work in progress from 5 years ago but was 6 years ahead of it's time? Is there a tempo limit? I'm assuming this is like an anti to the last compilation, this is more about the brighter higher feelings than the dirty low ones so to say? I haven't really got a clue with all these sub genres these days . Plus I suck at Smooth Jazz... well... yeah I just suck at Jazz...
Just think of what some skinny hipster with a man bun would listen to whilst doing yoga.
Can't make up my mind if I want to do a tonal thing for this or a more melodic piece..one or the other..don't want to do both, as I want to really get into producing just one track for this. Started sketching out one of each and both look like they're going somewhere..just can't make up my mind which to focus on.
My only idea right now involves a sample I want to use. But yeah pretty much what relic said - you can largely do whatever you want with this one as the genre is pretty loosey goosey. It should be on the relaxing spectrum of music, but other than that... Post-New Age? Future New Age?
Some trendy ass herbal tea-bar should be playing your song if you do it right. Alternatively, kids on youtube will be going nuts over it while saying A E S T H E T I C and adding random Japanese Kanji to the sing title while wearing jackets that look like Arizona Iced Tea cans.
My only idea right now involves a sample I want to use. But yeah pretty much what relic said - you can largely do whatever you want with this one as the genre is pretty loosey goosey. It should be on the relaxing spectrum of music, but other than that... Post-New Age? Future New Age?
Some trendy ass herbal tea-bar should be playing your song if you do it right. Alternatively, kids on youtube will be going nuts over it while saying A E S T H E T I C and adding random Japanese Kanji to the sing title while wearing jackets that look like Arizona Iced Tea cans.
. Plus I suck at Smooth Jazz... well... yeah I just suck at Jazz... 
