Listen to this when
Ambient 3: Day of Radiance
Not all calm music has to be sad. Some of it sounds like sunlight hitting the floor at 8am.
Who it's for
Laraaji's hammered dulcimer patterns are fast and bright but repetitive and consonant, a rare kind of calm that energizes instead of sedating.
Numb→Uplifted
Feelings it meets
What it is
Ambient 3: Day of Radiance is an album by Laraaji, released by Editions EG in 1980 as the third entry in Brian Eno's Ambient series, with Eno producing and adding treatments. Unlike most of the series it uses very little electronics, relying on hammered dulcimer and an open-tuned zither.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal; also on CD/vinyl.
Before you start
Age: Not verified (instrumental; suggested all ages)
I have my stars in the sky, But oh for my little lamp unlit in my house.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 146
