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Luminous music to warm the soul ft. Bat for Lashes

Ultimate CalmErland Cooper: Series 5
Episode 7 of 12

Gather by the fireside with Erland Cooper for a warming selection of luminous sounds. Plus ethereal musician Bat for Lashes shares her musical safe haven.

Gather by the fireside with Scottish composer Erland Cooper as he selects a variety of warming sounds designed for cooler days and nights. He reflects on how music can transport you elsewhere or bring inner warmth, and shares tracks from the likes of Agnes Obel, Daniel Avery and John Luther Adams.

Plus ethereal musician Bat for Lashes aka Natasha Khan shares her musical safe haven, transporting us with a selection that conjures up the warmth of the Mediterranean sun.

Produced by Connor Gani
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Music Played

  • Erland Cooper

    Music for growing flowers

    • Mercury KX.

  • Alexandra Harwood

    Little Jewel

    • A Chapter in Her Life (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Back Lot Music.

  • Oliver Coates

    Soaring X (feat. Malibu)

  • Agnes Obel

    September Song

  • claire rousay

    Sycamore Skylight

  • Layla Rehana & Sebastian Mullaert

    Solar Paint

    • Bigamo.

  • Marcos Balter & yMusic

    Bladed Stance

  • Daniel Avery

    First Light

  • Bobby Krlic

    Fire Temple (Excerpt)

  • Christina Vantzou

    Anna Mae

  • John Adams

    China Gates

    Performer: James McVinnie.

  • Bat for Lashes

    Her First Morning

  • Olivia Belli

    Ithaca Suite IV Penelopeia

  • Sufjan Stevens

    Futile Devices (Doveman Remix)

  • Patricia Wolf

    Springtime in Croatia

  • The Vernon Spring

    Under A Familiar Sun

  • Laurel Halo

    You Burn Me

    • Awe.

  • Boards of Canada

    Sundown

  • William Byrd

    Christe redemptor a 4

    Ensemble: Fretwork.
    • Erato.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 3 Nov 202521:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 26 Jan 202621:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 23 Mar 202621:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Yesterday21:00
    BBC Radio 3