URGENT! See this! Music specifically made for autists

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I am a music producer with autism. As arrogant as it might sound, I believe this is a small revolution and I MUST share it with you right now! I truly believe this will change the world
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I decided to create a new genre of music. While it might be described as something else, the intention and construction of this music is what makes it different.

The genre, I have decided to call StimRock (stimulating rock) is characterized by short melodies composed in a loopable format, lasting about 50-60ish seconds. The tracks contains typical rock percussions and electric guitars, while sweeping and flowing ambient-pads are played in the background.

The music was specifically designed for autistic people!

The BPM of this genre is demanded to be set between 100 to max 175 bpm. Percussion is considered to be the most vital instrument in this genre, and impacts are required to be frequent and steady in order to "hack away stress and pain" from the listener. StimRock can be best described as "ambient rock". Here are two examples of StimRock.
Let me know your thoughts and if the music works for you. A commercial release will be soon

https://soundcloud.com/sound-gaiden-global/seinen
https://soundcloud.com/sound-gaiden-glo ... ese-sci-fi

I think this is a fantastic idea. Unfortunately, the songs isn't really for me. I know a lot of people who would probably dig it, but for me it's a little too harsh and fast. I got more stressed than relaxed, not so much because of the tempo and the song itself, but a lot of those small noises that come in from time to time, like the voice and that harsh rasping sound.
However, once those cymbals came in, in "Japanese Sci-fi", I calmed down again. Which was weird, because I didn't particularly like them, but they still had some sort of calming effect.
I hope that makes any sense at all.
I think that if I were hyposensitive to sound, this would be a fantastic stimuli.

Just my own personal taste though (not into electronic music at all) so don't take my word for it

Again, it's a great and really interesting idea. You should definitely keep at it. I'd love to know what impact it has on others.

Quite pleasant but not my style. If it was on the soundtrack to a game I liked I'd probably get really into it though. Here's one repetative song I really like that is my style, particularly the drum solo near the end:

I like my drums to be real drums

Outside of the vocals this could be in an anime. I don't see this working for people who are autistic though even though guess what the variety of music styles we love is as varied as much styles loved by Normals.

I feel like if you were making it specifically for autistic people, maybe it would work better if sounded a bit more... predictable? Introducing cymbals or guitar with no warning can be a bit unsettling, so I'd suggest bringing instruments in quietly and increasing the volume slowly, and fading them out the same way. Although I like the idea of keeping it rhythmic and having simple, repeating melodies.

I don't know how much of a niche is really there for "autistic music" - from the forum posts it seems like most people are either into metal/hard rock, something pop-y and approachable, or 90's synth-y stuff. Everyone's found something they like already.

But if you want to keep making this sort of music, good luck, and I hope you find an audience for it. There will be at least some people out there who'll want it.

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"Being autistic but passing as neurotypical feels like being a war spy with a well-kept secret; infiltrating a foreign country with a culture you, although understanding it, still find it somewhat strange. I guess you can call it Aspieonage."

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