Manchester based purveyors of warm ambience Marconi Union have recently released excellent new album Different Colours, a record of quiet evocation – perhaps it’s the name, but while the Quietus ...

A British band has worked with sound therapists to create a tune described by scientists as the "most relaxing song ever". 16 October 2011 • 10:34am Boffins say the eight minute track, called ...

MARCONI Union fall somewhere between the aural wallpaper of Brian Eno and the languid cinematic soundscapes loved by just about every electronic music-maker today. It is a bravely minimalist melding ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. For nearly a decade, Manchester duo Marconi Union (now officially a trio) have essayed their hypnotic blend of ...

Music offers a way to reduce anxiety before anaesthesia. A study shows Marconi Union's Weightless music has effects similar to midazolam. It reduces anxiety by 65%. Researchers studied adults, ...