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Lounge music is a type of easy listening music popular in the 1950s and 1960s. It may be meant to evoke in the listeners the feeling of being in a place, usually with a tranquil theme, such as a jungle, an island paradise or outer space.

Space age popLounge music / Parent genreSpace age pop or bachelor pad music is a subgenre of easy listening or lounge music associated with American and Mexican composers, songwriters, and bandleaders in the Space Age of the 1950s and 1960s. Wikipedia

The main surge of lounge music came in the 1950s and 60s, due to orchestras that played gentle and melodic versions of hits at various radio stations. Such light music was especially popular on the BBC Light Program (1945-1967) and included the iconic programs "Friday Night is Music Night" and "Music While You Work".

Lounge comes from the French s'allonger meaning "to lounge about, lie at full length." Whether you're talking about a room with seats in a hotel made for waiting, or a nice comfy sofa, or the act of reclining comfortably, lounge has everything to do with making yourself comfortable in one spot for a while.

a communal room in a hotel, ship, theatre, etc, used for waiting or relaxing in.

Downtempo music is a broad genre but is united by several characteristics: Atmospheric sound: artists focus more on layered sounds and mood than on catchy melodies or riffs. Slow beats: songs typically feature beats around 90 BPM.

Actually, the term “Bedroom Pop” applies more to how the music is made than what it sounds like. Bedroom Pop songs might comprise rock, Americana, hip-hop or any number of musical styles.

A different type of programming – With a club set, people turn up, get drunk etc, start to dance, all dance, and all leave at the same time. Thus a club set has a very typical warm-up / peak / ending flow to it. With lounge DJing, people arrive and leave at different times.

Lounges was founded in 2002 by a trio of longstanding friends, Dave Reid, Alex Reilley and Jake Bishop.

In a hotel, club, or other public place, a lounge is a room where people can sit and relax. In an airport, a lounge is a very large room where people can sit and wait for aircraft to arrive or leave. Instead of taking me to the departure lounge they took me right to my seat on the plane.

Lounges are places where passengers can enter under special cases. Lounges are mostly seen within the accommodation, entertainment and aviation sectors and they are areas much more comfortable than the waiting areas. Passengers pay for the entrance or flight tickets can also include lounge service.

ADAGIO 1. ADAGIO. When a piece of music specifies the tempo - or speed - as “adagio,” it should be played slowly, at approximately 65-75 beats per minute (b.p.m.) on a metronome.