Offering a dreamy “pillow of sound”, that features the Rhodes electric piano, ambient keyboards and healing frequencies, Relax Into Sleep At The Speed Of Sound Vol. 2 is the latest offering from Stephen Halpern.

Many people never consider using music to help them fall asleep instead of taking OTC and prescription drugs. Indeed, most music includes hidden stress factors built into the melodic and harmonic structure that keep the mind active and keep you awake. However, Biofeedback research has proven that the brain is automatically entrained (synchronised) by audible tones mixed subtly into music.

Relax Into Sleep At The Speed Of Sound Vol. 2 features entrainment tones in the slow delta range (1-3 cycles per second, or Hz). Much like ‘rhythm entrainment’, in which the heartbeat is entrained to the beat of the drum, ‘brainwave entrainment’ is more subtle but nevertheless profound.

These new compositions combine Halpern’s signature soothing sleep-scapes featuring the healing tones of his electric piano. Orchestrated with sophisticated arrangements of ambient, atmospheric keyboards, Halpern’s music is different. Its unique sound and structure relieves stress on contact.

Halpern played trumpet and guitar in the New York City jazz scene of the 1960s, but became disenchanted with it and moved to California. There he began exploring the idea of creating music entirely for the purpose of relaxation. His first album was Spectrum Suite, released in 1976 and which is considered to be one of the first true new-age music albums. He began an alternative marketing campaign in order to raise awareness about his music as the genre was not yet widely known.

In 2013 Halpern was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for his album Deep Alpha.