2 Hours Of Kelp Forest To Study/Relax To | Lofi Hip Hop | Monterey Bay Aquarium Krill Waves Radio
Sway the day away with leopard sharks, schooling fishes and glorious kelp: Here’s two hours of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Kelp Forest Exhibit and its nearshore ocean views with some lofi hip-hop beats to chill, study, vibe, relax and/or work to. We all get by with a little kelp from our fronds—here’s some cold water #relaxocean just for you.
More info about our Kelp Forest Exhibit: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/visit/exhibits/kelp-forest
Watch our live Kelp Cam: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams/kelp-forest-cam
More Krill Waves Radio: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq_DVMr7CmlKkJ-WnaIUxw98O9tbenMRj
🎶 All music by Chillhop Music: https://chillhop.ffm.to/creatorcred 🎶
[0:00] Anemone - Philanthrope, Dotlights | © Chillhop Music
[1:47] Plants - Philanthrope, Ian Ewing, Sleepy Fish | © Chillhop Music
[3:48] The Noise In Pictures - Sleepy Fish | © Chillhop Music
[6:43] Hidden Structure - Leavv, Flitz&Suppe | © Chillhop Music
[9:10] Trenches - Philanthrope, Sleepy Fish | © Chillhop Music
[11:38] Faces - Knowmadic | © Chillhop Music
[13:49] Wildlife - Philanthrope, chromonicci | © Chillhop Music
[16:46] Not A Cloud In Sight - Aviino | © Chillhop Music
[19:14] Droplets - Philanthrope | © Chillhop Music
[22:08] Habitat - Philanthrope, Kendall Miles | © Chillhop Music
[24:15] Embers In The Dark - Osvaldo, Garot Michael Conklin | © Chillhop Music
[26:38] Rest Until Dark - Sleepy Fish | © Chillhop Music
[29:14] Beaver Creek - Aso, Middle School, Aviino | © Chillhop Music
[32:17] Seafoam - Blue Wednesday, Dillan Witherow, Sleepy Fish | © Chillhop Music
[34:53] Birds Fly Higher Than The Moon - Yasper | © Chillhop Music
[37:35] Sunlit - Cloudchord, G Mills | © Chillhop Music
[40:35] ny90 - Ezzy | © Chillhop Music
[42:41] Winter Winter - Sleepy Fish | © Chillhop Music
[46:07] back when it all made sense - Middle School | © Chillhop Music
[49:21] Fields - Fujitsu, Ajmw | © Chillhop Music
[51:44] Dancing Droplets - Leavv | © Chillhop Music
[54:01] Butterfly - Sleepy Fish | © Chillhop Music
[56:52] Carefree - dryhope, Gustav Gustav | © Chillhop Music
[59:41] Happy Place - Philanthrope, Sitting Duck, squeeda | © Chillhop Music
[1:01:47] Never Ending - Sitting Duck, squeeda | © Chillhop Music
[1:05:17] Driftaway - Tesk, No Spirit, Sitting Duck | © Chillhop Music
[1:07:33] autumn breeze - j'san, Nymano | © Chillhop Music
[1:09:49] Paved Paths - Leavv | © Chillhop Music
[1:11:59] Serendipity - Philanthrope, The Field Tapes | © Chillhop Music
[1:14:17] What Was Before - Philanthrope, Leavv | © Chillhop Music
[1:16:45] Chinatown - SwuM | © Chillhop Music
[1:19:10] Woodpecker - Sleepy Fish | © Chillhop Music
[1:22:13] Backyard Puddles - Sleepy Fish | © Chillhop Music
[1:25:22] Cap's Café - Aso, Middle School, Aviino | © Chillhop Music
[1:28:17] Under the City Stars - Aso, Middle School, Aviino | © Chillhop Music
[1:30:28] Birth - Mr. Käfer | © Chillhop Music
[1:33:04] Just Wanna Be Free - Boonie Mayfield | © Chillhop Music
[1:35:56] I Know Your Face Better Than Mine - Taro | © Chillhop Music
[1:38:37] Cascada - Juan Rios | © Chillhop Music
[1:41:39] Healing - Ian Ewing | © Chillhop Music
[1:44:53] Bedstuy - auv | © Chillhop Music
[1:48:18] Anywhere But Here - Dotlights, Philanthrope | © Chillhop Music
[1:51:44] Journeys - Sitting Duck, squeeda | © Chillhop Music
[1:55:04] morning rises - Philanthrope, mommy, Sleepy Fish | © Chillhop Music
[1:57:58] Flushing the Stairs - Leavv | © Chillhop Music
[2:00:50 ] It's Been A Year - No Spirit, Kyle McEvoy | © Chillhop Music
2 Hours Of Kelp Forest To Study/Relax/Work To | Lofi Hip Hop | Monterey Bay Aquarium Krill Waves Radio
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