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This could be just about the best scientific discovery ever: dance music could save your life.
Scientists have found that listening to just 50 minutes of uplifting dance music not only increases the levels of antibodies in your body, but it decreases your levels of stress hormones, which can weaken the immune system.
Volunteers who played a percussion instrument along with the music also benefited from the immune boost.
No word on the dudes that stood around in corners getting wasted and shoe gazing.
Nurse Techno Is Here To Give You Your Medicine
It gets even better, though. The researchers, from Sussex University and the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany, say their findings demonstrate how dance music could be used to help aid patients’ recovery while in hospital.
They found that playing music while a patient was under anesthetic during an operation helped to lower the levels of harmful stress hormones.
“We think the pleasant state that can be induced by music leads to special physiological changes which eventually lead to stress reduction or direct immune enhancement,” said Dr Ronny Enk, a neurocognition expert at the Max Planck Institute. “Stress reduction probably plays an important role, but the stress reducing effect seems to be different for various types of music.”
The researchers tested 300 people, asking them to listen to 50 minutes of happy, joyful dance music or to a random collection of tones (the stuff I usually listen to).
They found:
- People that listened to dance music had significantly lower levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, compared to a control group.
- After listening, the levels of the antibody immunoglobin A, the immune system’s first line of defense, were heightened.
“Listening to music in hospitals might show benefits for patients and may for example lead to shorter recovery times,” added Enk.
So next time you’re sick, remember that a dose of dance music could do your body some good.
Image: Simon Davison
Around the World in 80 Raves
Big Fish Audio has released the best-named sample CD yet this year – Around the World in 80 Raves.
You can preview Around the World in 80 Raves below.
Description:
Techno pioneers Eat Static open their sample vaults for a futuristic journey into world dance. Classic analogue synths and drum machines blend with live percussion, guitars and ethnic instrumentals in a nu-world tour de force, featuring 900MB+ 24-bit loops and samples inspired by genres as diverse as trance, latin, drum’n'bass, dub, house and reggae.=
Featuring:
- Drums — Bangin’ psy-trance, slammin’ drum&bass, lo-fi breaks and crusty house loops, with tempo groups ranging from 90 through 125 and 144 to 160bpm.
- Percussion — Sparklingly detailed percussion ensembles featuring big-room brazilian, cuban, arabic and african workouts.
- Synths — Pulsing riffs, ravey stabs, filtered runs and acid arpeggios &mash; all 100% analogue, and all made using Eat Static’s extensive vintage synth collection.
- Nu-world instrumentals — Effected guitars, twisted vocals and deep organic basslines all key-labelled for your convenience.
- Soundscapes > Lush textures and spacey other-wordly pads.
- Drum hits & fx — A choice selection of kicks, snares, hats, drops, hits, and swoops.
Contents:
- 2.29GB CD/DVD multipack (2,454 files)
- 24-bit Wavs (891Mb, 796 files
- EXS24, Reason NNXT, Kontakt II and Halion patches.
Format: AIFF/Audio/EXS24/HALion/Kontakt/Apple Loops/REX
Retail: $99.95
Congress is considering a sequel to the RAVE Act that is even more draconian than the first. If enacted, the Ecstasy Awareness Act would throw people in jail who organize raves or similar electronic dance events if some of their customers used drugs. Tell your representative to keep electronica concerts legal, using the online form at the Drug Policy Action Center.
Good electronica concerts are too few and far between already. Now members of congress are targetting the promoters of electronic dance music concerts for special persecution. Any restrictions on a category of music equate to censorship, because promoters won’t book electronic acts if it could put them in jail.
If enacted, H.R. 2962 would make it a federal crime, punishable by up to 20 years in prison, to profit “monetarily from a rave or similar electronic dance event, knowing or having reason to know that the unlawful use or distribution of a controlled substance occurs at the rave or similar event.”
Since it is reasonable to assume that music concerts – whether rock, country, rap, or electronic music -attract some people who want to use or sell drugs, this provision makes criminals out of every concert promoter, nightclub owner, and stadium or arena owner in the country. Moreover, its broad language would allow the federal government to find and jail Kinkos’ managers, soda and alcohol distributors, and anyone else that provided goods and services to an electronic music event.
The Ecstasy Awareness Act would allow the federal government to punish people for the crimes of others and would stifle free speech and musical expression. Moreover, it gives too much power and discretion to prosecutors, who may use it to target events they personally don’t like. There are no provisions that offer protections for free speech and innocent business owners.
The Drug Policy Center has a form that you can use to tell your representative whether you think America needs laws that discriminate against electronic music fans. The bill was sponsored by Rep Bill Pascrell, Jr. of New Jersey. You can tell him what you think about his idea to discriminate against electronic music at his taxpayer supported website, or by calling him at (202) 225-5751.
Congress is considering a bill that would reduce the number of electronic music concerts, and keep promoters from hosting raves and other electronica concerts.
If enacted, the Ecstasy Awareness Act would throw people in jail who organize raves or similar electronic dance events if some of their customers used drugs.
This is one more way electronica is being targeted as part of the “war on drugs”. Unfortunately, by targetting the promoters, this bill will effectively limit your access to electronic music.
If enacted, H.R. 2962 would make it a federal crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison to profit “monetarily from a rave or similar electronic dance event, knowing or having reason to know that the unlawful use or distribution of a controlled substance occurs at the rave or similar event.”
If you think this is BS, let Congress know. The Drug Policy Action Center has a online form you can fill out that will automatically send a message to your representative in congress. Help stop this before it becomes a stupid, unnecessary law that discriminates against your music!
