Round this time final yr, we did a present known as “Songs to calm the nerves,” adopted by “Extra songs to calm the nerves” final fall. This week we make it a trilogy with our newest installment, “Much more songs to calm the nerves,” that includes Max Richter’s tribute to the Common Declaration of Human Rights, ambient music from Ryuichi Sakamoto and alvo noto, Brazilian jazz from Wayne Shorter and Milton Nascimento and extra.
NPR Music’s Lars Gotrich joins host Robin Hilton for this newest blood-slowing sonic journey. You will discover full variations of the (usually very lengthy) songs from this episode, together with tracks featured in earlier episodes, in our particular Songs To Calm The Nerves playlist on Apple Music and Spotify.
Featured artists and songs:
- The Choir: “You Do not Have To Smile,” from ‘Translucent’
- Orbitalpatterns: “Cant Inform If Im Awake,” from ‘Prolonged Impostor Syndrome’
- alva noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto: “Logic Moon,” from ‘Insen’
- Lea Bertucci: “Vapours,” from ‘Of Shadow And Substance’
- Hayden Pedigo: “Lengthy Pond Lily,” from ‘I will Be Waving As You Drive Away’
- Max Richter: “All Human Beings,” from ‘Voices’
- Wayne Shorter & Milton Nascimento: “Tarde,” from ‘Native Dancer’
- Mabe Fratti: “El Sol Sigue Ahí,” from ‘Pies sobre la tierra’
- Ida: “Do not Get Unhappy,” from ‘Will You Discover Me?’
- David Zinman, Daybreak Upshaw & London Sinfonietta: “Lento,” from Henryk Górecki’s ‘Symphony No. 3’
Weekly Reset: Strolling by way of Okazaki neighborhood at evening
