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A musical map to calm ft. Alice Boyd

Ultimate Calm Erland Cooper: Series 6
Episode 8 of 12

Let the music be your guide - Erland Cooper takes a breath with calming selections inspired by maps, whilst musician and sound artist Alice Boyd transports us to her safe haven.

Let the music be your guide for another journey into calm鈥� Scottish composer and musician Erland Cooper invites you to take a moment to breathe and figure out the path ahead, with a musical exploration inspired by maps. There鈥檒l be music from H. Takahashi, Laurel Halo and John Adams.

Plus we鈥檒l visit the sonic safe haven of the musician and sound artist Alice Boyd, with one of her own field recordings - transporting us to a cosy shepherd鈥檚 hut in the Peak District as a storm rages outside.

Produced by Cat Gough
A Reduced Listening production

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1 hour

Last on

Tue 22 Sep 2026 21:00
麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Alice Boyd & Rachel Kitchlew

    Tape Session (Live at Shuta Shinoda's Studio)

    • Tape Session (Live at Shuta Shinoda's Studio).

  • Chilly Gonzales

    Overnight

    • Solo Piano.
    • Universal Music Jazz France.

  • Christina Vantzou, Michael Harrison & John Also Bennett

    Harp of Yaman

    • Christina Vantzou, Michael Harrison and John Also Bennett.
    • S茅ance Centre.

  • Christina Vantzou

    Your Changes Have Been Submitted

    • 狈掳1.
    • Kranky.

  • Ldgu

    S

    • Religious Music For Non-Believers.
    • Tresno Records.

  • H.Takahashi

    Lost

    • Low Power.
    • White Paddy Mountain.

  • Mary Lattimore

    Love Is The Tune

    • Bill Fay Love Is The Tune.

  • John Adams

    Grand Pianola

    • Grand Pianola Music.

  • Oren Ambarchi

    Passage

    • Audience Of One.
    • Touch.

  • The Frames & Glen Hansard

    In The Deep Shade

    • Overcoat Recordings.

  • Valgeir Sigur冒sson

    I offer prosperity and eternal life...

    • 顿谤补耻尘补濒补苍诲颈冒.
    • Bedroom Community.

  • Alice Boyd

    A storm from inside a shepherd's hut

    • A storm from inside a shepard's hut.

  • Grouper

    Cover The Long Way

    • The Man Who Died In His Boat.
    • Kranky.

  • Nine Inch Nails

    Adrift & At Peace

    • Still.

  • Sea Power

    Woman of Aran

    • Man Of Aran.
    • Rough Trade.

  • Balmorhea

    Where to Find Me

    • The Trap (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).

  • Laurel Halo

    Belleville

    • Atlas.
    • Awe.

  • Shabaka Hutchings

    Black Meditation

    Performer: Shabaka Hutchings.
    • Impulse!.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 13 Jan 2026 21:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 7 Apr 2026 21:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 30 Jun 2026 21:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 22 Sep 2026 21:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind