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If you are interested in finding more music that induces "frisson" there is a subreddit devoted to it here: reddit.com/r/frisson There is a similar phenomenon

If you are interested in finding more music that induces "frisson" there is a subreddit devoted to it here: reddit.com/r/frisson There is a similar phenomenon (at least I feel it is similar) known as ASMR where someone experiences similar feelings in response to someone's voice. The voice is often soft, whispering, or close up. Of course there is a subreddit for that as well. I experience both and feel they are related. I have yet to hear a good explanation for why some people experience ASMR, and I don't think there have been any legitimate scientific studies exploring the sensation. One theory I've heard is that it is designed to reward a pupil who is being taught something in a one on one lesson.

atom-morgan 11y ago
I was hoping someone would touch on this. The article title reminded me of ASMR, which I experience, but I've never felt it as intensely when I listen to music even though I played drums a lot until a few years ago. It seems the trigger is different but the physical sensation may be very similar.
- meowface 11y ago
  ASMR and frisson are two distinct sensations and are typically caused by different things, even though they share some similarities.
- jbrooksuk 11y ago
  I too experience ASMR when listening to some kinds of music, even if I don't particularly like the genre, it still has an effect on me.
Mahn 11y ago
> I have yet to hear a good explanation for why some people experience ASMR I have the theory, though obviously not the means to prove it, that in reality we all experience ASMR, but not everyone can identify it when it happens, so those who deny experiencing it are simply not aware, so to speak. I think this may be the case because, for me, it took me a while to realize what ASMR was in the first place, and only then I understood that I do in fact experience it too, only never thought much of it.
veritas3241 11y ago
ASMR for me only happens when somebody is physically explaining something to me, usually when leaning over my shoulder. It happens at restaurants sometimes. It happened a lot in school as well which anecdotally fits with your last statement. My fiancee thinks it's weird.
ZenoArrow 11y ago
Thanks for the subreddit link, didn't know about /r/frisson, only knew about /r/asmr. The song that gives me frisson/ASMR nearly every time I listen to it is Glamorous Sky (the Mika Nakashima version), usually with the falsetto bit in the chorus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsFO9jr9XFU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsFO9jr9XFU I also found I could trigger long waves of it in myself and influence where it went when I went for a meditation retreat. I get it at random other times as well. It's a great feeling. :-)

atom-morgan 11y ago

I was hoping someone would touch on this. The article title reminded me of ASMR, which I experience, but I've never felt it as intensely when I listen to music even though I played drums a lot until a few years ago. It seems the trigger is different but the physical sensation may be very similar.

meowface 11y ago
ASMR and frisson are two distinct sensations and are typically caused by different things, even though they share some similarities.
jbrooksuk 11y ago
I too experience ASMR when listening to some kinds of music, even if I don't particularly like the genre, it still has an effect on me.

Mahn 11y ago

> I have yet to hear a good explanation for why some people experience ASMR I have the theory, though obviously not the means to prove it, that in reality we all experience ASMR, but not everyone can identify it when it happens, so those who deny experiencing it are simply not aware, so to speak. I think this may be the case because, for me, it took me a while to realize what ASMR was in the first place, and only then I understood that I do in fact experience it too, only never thought much of it.

veritas3241 11y ago

ASMR for me only happens when somebody is physically explaining something to me, usually when leaning over my shoulder. It happens at restaurants sometimes. It happened a lot in school as well which anecdotally fits with your last statement. My fiancee thinks it's weird.

ZenoArrow 11y ago

Thanks for the subreddit link, didn't know about /r/frisson, only knew about /r/asmr. The song that gives me frisson/ASMR nearly every time I listen to it is Glamorous Sky (the Mika Nakashima version), usually with the falsetto bit in the chorus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsFO9jr9XFU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsFO9jr9XFU I also found I could trigger long waves of it in myself and influence where it went when I went for a meditation retreat. I get it at random other times as well. It's a great feeling. :-)