Normally I have to take prescription sleeping pills to knock myself out, but about 5 minutes into this album, I feel markedly relaxed. I'm out like a light before long. Try setting this album on loop all night with some headphones. I love this album.
I tend to follow Devi's recommendations but as someone seeks perfect sleep, the clashing discordant notes at the beginning of each track are calculated to make for violent arousal. The kludgy sounds through most of the tracks are alternately soothing and startling. There are better ambient sounds around to assist with sleep, such as thunderstorms and rainfallbut I have found the work of Aeoliah to be quite remarkable in soothing the troubled mind.
I've suffered from boughts of insomnia since I was a child, and nothing ever seemed to work - even sleeping pills didn't put me out. I've been using this album for several nights now, I do tend to find myself drifting off sooner than I normally would (In 45 minutes, as opposed to 2 hours). The tracks are like white noise, combining rain sounds with a distantly tolling bell. This album is designed to be used with stereo headphones for the full effect...this can be slightly problematic if you are like me and usually sleep on your side or stomache. Since the album in its entireity is 2 tracks, I would say that it's worth a try if you are having trouble sleeping.
