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Mode 06 of 6 · 1:30:04 · 32 full tracks

Music for light tasks

The brightest, most upbeat corner of the catalogue: summer, city and happy-place tracks with a quicker tempo, for work that needs energy more than depth. Free under CC BY 4.0: dreamy chillwave and ambient downtempo by Purrple Cat, every track in full with a free MP3.

The light tasks queue

Tempo≈89–123 BPM
Softnessmostly full
Steadinesssteady
Brightnessbright
Good for
Inbox zero, admin, filing, cleaning, cooking, packing and other routine tasks.
Leaves out
Using this queue for deep work. Its extra energy is the point here, and a distraction there.
Default
45 min session, then a 20-second fade-out
From
12 releases: City Nights 3, Multiverse 2, Happy Place, City Nights 2, Sea of Stars 2, Tranquil Trails, Oasis, City Nights, Pelagic Journey, A Good Book, Just Relax, Now or Never
45:00Session length
.m3u8 playlist
  1. T+0:00
    Beach ClubHappy Place · 2024
    2:15MP3
  2. T+2:15
    Just RelaxJust Relax · 2019
    3:33MP3
  3. T+5:47
    Missing PiecesCity Nights 3 · 2026
    2:51MP3
  4. T+8:38
    BirdhouseTranquil Trails · 2023
    2:37MP3
  5. T+11:15
    Distant ShipsSea of Stars 2 · 2023
    2:55MP3
  6. T+14:11
    Serenity NowTranquil Trails · 2023
    2:55MP3
  7. T+17:06
    NightfallSea of Stars 2 · 2023
    2:27MP3
  8. T+19:32
    LuminousSea of Stars 2 · 2023
    2:32MP3
  9. T+22:04
    Dark CornersCity Nights · 2021
    3:30MP3
  10. T+25:34
    Now or NeverNow or Never · 2019
    3:17MP3
  11. T+28:51
    The Midnight DinerCity Nights 2 · 2023
    2:57MP3
  12. T+31:48
    Double RainbowHappy Place · 2024
    2:31MP3
  13. T+34:19
    Star BrightCity Nights · 2021
    2:30MP3
  14. T+36:49
    Morning DewTranquil Trails · 2023
    2:45MP3
  15. T+39:33
    WildflowersHappy Place · 2024
    2:14MP3
  16. T+41:47
    Celestial SandsSea of Stars 2 · 2023
    2:52MP3
  17. T+44:40
    I Have Too Many FeelingsA Good Book · 2019
    3:15MP3
  18. T+47:55
    RewindMultiverse 2 · 2025
    2:13MP3
  19. T+50:08
    HappyA Good Book · 2019
    2:30MP3
  20. T+52:38
    DowntownCity Nights 3 · 2026
    2:43MP3
  21. T+55:20
    Pelagic JourneyPelagic Journey · 2019
    2:40MP3
  22. T+58:01
    Quiet NightJust Relax · 2019
    4:03MP3
  23. T+1:02:04
    Sunshine BoulevardHappy Place · 2024
    2:32MP3
  24. T+1:04:36
    VerdantTranquil Trails · 2023
    3:20MP3
  25. T+1:07:56
    Rocky ShoresOasis · 2021
    2:18MP3
  26. T+1:10:13
    VisionsCity Nights · 2021
    2:42MP3
  27. T+1:12:55
    Time to ThinkCity Nights · 2021
    2:59MP3
  28. T+1:15:54
    Look on the Bright SideJust Relax · 2019
    2:43MP3
  29. T+1:18:37
    Corner StoreCity Nights 3 · 2026
    2:54MP3
  30. T+1:21:32
    TornCity Nights 2 · 2023
    3:29MP3
  31. T+1:25:01
    Road TripJust Relax · 2019
    1:58MP3
  32. T+1:26:59
    StrayCity Nights 3 · 2026
    3:06MP3

Why these tracks

Every Purrple Cat track was measured for tempo, loudness, brightness and steadiness. The light tasks queue scores all 343 of them against its own rules, takes no more than 4 from any one release, leaves out the spooky albums and then orders the picks so each track flows into a neighbour with a similar tempo and feel. The result is 1 h 30 min of music without a single repeat.

Tips for light tasks

  • Batch the small stuff into one session and race the fade-out.
  • Upbeat music can make routine tasks feel shorter. Save it for the routine ones.
  • Shorter sessions work well here: 45 minutes is the default.

Not a pomodoro timer

The session timer here never stops you for a break. It counts only while music is playing and fades the queue out over 20 seconds when your session is over. If you prefer short sprints, use any timer you like and pause the player for your breaks.

§Use it

Free to use, with credit.

Streaming your light tasks sessions or making a focus video? This whole queue is free under CC BY 4.0.

Free to use, with credit

  • All social media. YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, Facebook, X and the rest, including monetised videos, study-with-me streams, Shorts and Reels.
  • Other projects too. Podcasts, games, apps, ads, client work, school projects and background music in businesses.
  • Edit it to fit. Cut, loop or fade tracks for your project, and say it's edited in the credit.
  • Credit Purrple Cat. “Music: Purrple Cat (purrplecat.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0”.

Never

  • Never re-upload or release it on streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer or Tidal, through a distributor or any other route.
  • Never release remixes, samples or covers of it on streaming services either.
  • Never register it in Content ID or claim other people's videos with it.
  • Never pass it off as your own or sell the tracks as they are.

Why so strict about streaming? Re-uploads, remixes, samples and covers on Spotify, Apple Music and other services get fingerprinted, and then false Content ID claims hit everyone who uses the music properly. Purrple Cat Self Releases have no Content ID, so there's nothing to clear when you use them as intended.

Music: Purrple Cat (purrplecat.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0
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