Yes, Master: Maestro, Please
I’ve heard of some people who don’t listen to any music at all while playing their bondage games. In my opinion, there’s nothing more genuinely freaky and taboo than that. Thankfully, those individuals are definitely in the minority.
During my travels and adventures through the chains and whips, I’ve noticed that there are clear patterns and similarities to what enthusiasts listen to while getting kinky. The goth clubs/ BDSM demonstrations/ dungeon parties tend to edge towards droney, synth-industrial music or dark metal — music like Cradle of Filth and Skinny Puppy. It’s almost a given that you’ll hear Depeche Mode and NIN at some point in the evening as well.
I tend to be a BDSM traditionalist but, when it comes to dungeon background music, I turn in a different direction. I prefer classical music. I don’t like it super loud or anything like that. I just want my Beethoven and Tchaikovsky melting into the air while I’m getting down to business. It helps me to concentrate during complicated sessions, everyone likes it, and it slightly classes things up a bit. (Don’t roll your eyes.) Most importantly, for whatever reason, you can depend on classical music to fit perfectly during whatever type of session you may be doing. It can lend irony, drama, and sometimes even well-needed doses of levity during S&M play. It always works, as strange as that may seem. If you don’t believe me, than try it out for yourself. It’s magic.
I used to listen to hard, screaming, techno-doom rock while I did sessions because that’s what I grew up listening to and that’s what traditionally is featured during kinky social events. Then I realized that 95 percent of my slaves hated that music. (There can be huge differences between the sensibilities of BDSM scenesters and the sensibilities of BDSM clients. They’re not usually the same people, interestingly enough.) I also had to admit that I found that music to be sometimes obnoxious and headache-inducing. Plus if you’re doing some semi-dangerous, detail oriented pain play, the last thing you need is a burst of demonic voices unpredictably yelling in German. It’s not as sexy as it seems. Sometimes it’s like “Man, please shut the fuck up while I’m doing candle-play on this person’s nipples.” Surely, you understand. Sometimes “Hall of the Mountain King” makes things much, much better.
So the next time you’re buckling on your leather harness and you’re partner is getting their jock strap and collar on, consider giving KMFDM a rest for the evening and give Grieg and Holst a shot instead. It’s entirely possible that you may never going back. I still love the synths and keyboards but, when it comes to BDSM sessions, I’d rather go with orchestras.
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