Frisson - The Chills You Get When Listening To Music
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Frisson, French for “shiver”, is a sensation some people get in response to emotional stimulus (as opposed to shivering in response to actual cold). The experience typically lasts around five seconds and usually feels like it is radiating out from the lower back and/or base of the skull. Most people report feeling a tingly wave of stimulation
on their scalp, feelings of pleasure, and the experience of goosebumps while otherwise comfortable and unchilled. Some studies have found that when people experience frisson, their bodies release endogenous opioid peptides similar to those released during other pleasurable activities.
Although frisson can happen in response to a variety of stimulus, the most common kind of frisson is known as musical frisson and occurs in reaction to the auditory stimulation of a piece of music that evokes an emotional response in the listener, is loud, or contains unexpected or non-traditional musical arrangement. It should be noted that the
frisson experience is a physical experience and while the song might have emotional impact on the listener, the frisson itself is the feeling of being chilled, the tingles, and the goosebumps.
As such it’s not uncommon for people to have frisson responses to things like the national anthem of their country, music that accompanies traditional funerary rites in their culture (such as bagpiping), or other songs with which they have a strong emotional
connection.
on their scalp, feelings of pleasure, and the experience of goosebumps while otherwise comfortable and unchilled. Some studies have found that when people experience frisson, their bodies release endogenous opioid peptides similar to those released during other pleasurable activities.
Although frisson can happen in response to a variety of stimulus, the most common kind of frisson is known as musical frisson and occurs in reaction to the auditory stimulation of a piece of music that evokes an emotional response in the listener, is loud, or contains unexpected or non-traditional musical arrangement. It should be noted that the
frisson experience is a physical experience and while the song might have emotional impact on the listener, the frisson itself is the feeling of being chilled, the tingles, and the goosebumps.
As such it’s not uncommon for people to have frisson responses to things like the national anthem of their country, music that accompanies traditional funerary rites in their culture (such as bagpiping), or other songs with which they have a strong emotional
connection.
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I love it when I experience frisson. I've noticed there are certain musical parts of songs that always trigger it.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Coincidentally, there is thread on this subject on the 'What's Best Forum'.
https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/tell-us-about-your-goosebump-tracks.32529/#post-720452Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
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Experienced it today. Led Zeppelin.. No Quarter.
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Experienced it today. Led Zeppelin.. No Quarter.
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Experienced it several times when I was in a band. On occasion it would happen when every player was in the pocket and the crowd was feeding off of it. Better than a drug or alcohol IMO.
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Experienced it today. Led Zeppelin.. No Quarter.
Works for me as well...as does Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley
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Visited Houston because I had to do some work related education. Visited a store, experienced frisson with the MBL 101e today.Magico, JL, Emm, ARC Ref 10 line, ARC Ref 10 phono, VPI, Lyra, Boulder, AQ Wel, SRA Scuttle Rack, Bluesound
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I'm experiencing Frisson this very minute on some 2.3 tl's this very moment, got the chills enjoying every moment. Until the missus tells me to turn it down.Home Theater
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One of the worst speakers I've heard....multiple times.Visited Houston because I had to do some work related education. Visited a store, experienced frisson with the MBL 101e today.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Guess that just shows to go ya it’s not the speakers but the music that drives the Friss😃🎶🎵🎼
But having great speakers sure doesn’t hurt! 😉
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I believe it is very room dependent. The extremes (double 101e) downstairs was underwhelming. The 101e mk2 was actually pretty good... to a point. I felt at lower volumes it sounded smooth and pleasant, but above 75-80db, I didn’t like it as much.
The frisson happened when tidal cycled to a song I hadn’t heard in a while just as I was about to leave and stand up. I sat back down and chills happened. I immediately tried to listen closer to see why it happened, as I felt the imaging to be slightly nebulous and tall for my tastes... I then tried to take a snapshot of the audio image so I could compare to what I have at home.Magico, JL, Emm, ARC Ref 10 line, ARC Ref 10 phono, VPI, Lyra, Boulder, AQ Wel, SRA Scuttle Rack, Bluesound -
I often get them when listening to music and watching people dance.
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I often get them when listening to music and watching people dance.
"She danced like nobody was watching. But people were watching and she looked like bees were attacking her."
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The 11:15-11:25 mark in this video. Not the best recording, but not bad. The whole video is worth watching, but the best part is from 10:30 on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqz9dJaKeDc
