I sure hope none of the owners that run the big night clubs and casinos see this post, as none of the bands or musicians will get hired for a gig in those establishments again!

Who wants to hire entertainment that has the ability to put their patrons to sleep rather than spend their money?

Strangely enough, I find it easiest to fall asleep to music I know really well, as long as it's at least somewhat mellow. I think it's because I know exactly what's coming with these albums, so I'm not inclined to pay too much attention to them, whereas I want to stay awake to listen to music I haven't heard much before. Most of the time though, I don't fall asleep to music because it generally takes me longer, partially because I'll keep getting up to change the settings to get it the 'perfect volume' to sleep to. Not so smart, really!

this is gonna sound really corny and predictable... Classical music always does the trick for me.
Theres also a compilation of al my fave songs that i put together to help me nod off... mostly mellow stuff, but theres some good tunes in there too... split enz, crowded house, tim finn, goo goo dolls, coldplay (Yellow!!), U2 etc....

PET SOUNDS does it for me.

The whole album is so tender and the tracks just flow into one another. "Wouldnt it be nice" just cheers me up like a kid. Plus the bicycle bells, sounds of the sea and sweet melody just has me cuddling into bed like a baby.

The only album I've ever truly fallen asleep to was K.C. Accidental's "Anthems for the Could've Been Pills."

this might make me sound like i'm not supposed to be on this forum but i actually can't fall asleep with music on. i used to but it takes me a really long time.but i would actually fall asleep with anything that is slow enough.

I can't go to sleep to without music on.
Pet Sounds is a good record for sleeping, but sometimes I get too caught up in it, and won't be able to fall asleep until I finish it. You Were Here by Sarah Harmer, some of the Mountain Goats' lo-fi stuff, especially All Hail West Texas, and any Nick Drake album works, though I go back to Pink Moon the most. You Were Here is perfect music to fall asleep to. It's an album that runs like a long, beautiful lullaby, and grows on you in the best way.

Vashti Bunyan, especially "Lookaftering." Makes you feel like you're floating right before you drift off.

dude i heard of some people who can only go to sleep listening to metal.i personally don't like metal, but it seem sorta weird to me, in a way, because that seems like it would have your brain going crazy and not let you sleep.

"Meddle" album - Pink FLoyd

Air - Moon Safari

Great to fall asleep to

Just about anything quiet and low energy works for me, I find that Iron & Wine's "The Creek Drank The Cradle" works well for me.

I find metal to be my sleepytime music of choice, especially metalcore.

Some albums that take you places even though somewhat lively can really help you get in the sleep groove:

Caribou - Andorra
Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See
J Dilla - Donuts
Portishead - Dummy


A bunch of jazz albums I have work too.

Any Iron & Wine works wonders. "The Shepherd's Dog" is what I've been using recently.

when i listen to Cafe Del Mar Vol. 7, i'm usually out by the end of the fourth track

John Mayer - Heavier Things


-Matt
UMGD

I have a playlist for this. Actually I named the playlist "Trains & Planes" because that's where it comes in most handy.

I can fall asleep to almost anything that I really like, but it works better if I play it often enough to be utterly familiar with it, there are no harsh sounds, and there's a nice melody that stays consistent. Words are good, to focus my mind and keep it from racing, and it also helps to play entire albums so that I know what's coming next. Newer albums (since the Mid-'90's or so) tend to be better because they're less likely to be single-oriented, and so consequently have fewer filler tracks.

I think it's high praise to say I can fall asleep to an album, so anybody who's on my playlist should feel complimented. Anyway, here's my list: Air, Moon Safari and The Virgin Suicides; Bent, Ariels and Intercept!; Blonde Redhead, 23; Bonobo, Days to Come and Dial "M" for Monkey; Cat Power, The Greatest (except I deleted Track 7, which I find annoying); Donald Fagen, The Nightfly; Fujiya & Miyagi, Transparent Things; Goldfrapp, Felt Mountain; Grizzly Bear, Yellow House; Hooverphonic, The Magnificent Tree; Iron & Wine, The Shepherd's Dog; Ivy, Apartment Life, In the Clear, and Long Distance; Jose Gonzalez, In Our Nature and Veneer; Lamb, Best Kept Secrets (except the first two tracks, which are distracting); Moby, Hotel Disc 1; Morcheeba, Parts of the Process (exept for Undress Me Now and What's Your Name); Mr Hudson & The Library, A Tale of Two Cities; My Latest Novel, Wolves; Norah Jones, all 3; Peter von Poehl, Going to Where the Tea-Trees Are; Pinback, Summer in Abaddon; Portishead, Dummy; The Postal Service, Give Up; Serge Gainsbourg, Histoire de Melody Nelson; Shelby Lynne, I Am Shelby Lynne; Sufjan Stevens, all of them except Enjoy Your Rabbit; and Zero 7, The Garden and Simple Things.

what a great topic, I LOVE listening to music at night, and have done so ever since I was a teenager. It's actually got to the stage where it feels weird to go to sleep in silence!

My opinions vary on what makes the best bed time soundtrack, sometimes things that you are familiar with are best as there are no sudden shocks or surprises, but then on the other hand you sometimes tend to focus on and 'sing along' to the lyrics.

I can definitely recommend Brian Eno's 'discreet music', that's definitely one you can drift in and out of, and have also enjoyed listening to '69 love songs' by the Magnetic Fields. I specifically remember one time when I woke in the middle of the night to 'love in the shadows', that was pretty cool.

Can't believe a number of people have managed to sleep to bitches brew though!

I'm not generally a big fan of ambient stuff, but Distance by the band Marconi Union is a great ambient electronic album. It came out in either 2005 or 2006 depending on who you ask.