Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Self Help Radio 041321: A Calm Show

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Did Self Help Radio calm down this week?  Had you listened, would you have found the show calm, cool, & collected?  Or would you have thought, "This is the calm before the storm!"

Maybe "a calm show" isn't such a calm thing after all?  Maybe instead the show was exploring aspects of calm - like in idiomatic phrases.  Maybe you shouldn't expect so much from a show that's way too literal for its own good.  Maybe just don't get so excited?  What do you mean, calm down?  You calm down!  I was talking about a radio show about calm!

Breathe.  Just breathe.  Okay.  You can listen to the show in two places.  It's on the KBOO web site.  It's also on the show's web site.  If you listen to it on the latter site, you'll need a password & username.  The password is selfhelp, the username is SHR.  There were so many songs about calm but also there were interviews & other nonsense.  That is detailed below.

Is this the calm after the storm?  Is that a thing?  Who knows.

Self Help Radio Calm Show
"Calm" Haruka Nakamura _Afterglow_
"Calm" Maxïmo Park _Quicken The Heart_
"Calm" Air Waves _Parting Glances_

introduction & definitions

"The Calming Seas" Beachwood Sparks _Beachwood Sparks_
"Cool, Calm, & Collected" The Druids _Fuzz, Flaykes, & Shakes, Vol. 2: The Day Breaks At Dawn_
"Cool Calm & Collected" The Rolling Stones _Between The Buttons_
"Be Cool, Be Calm (& Keep Yourself Together)" Stevie Wonder _Down To Earth_
"The Sea Is Calm" CocoRosie _Noah's Ark_

interview with Hollywood Meditation Coach Denver Smith

"Cool & Calm" Israel Vibration _Strength Of My Life_
"I Remain Calm" The Roots _Do You Want More?!!!??!_
"I Am Calm" Scannerfunk _Wave Of Light By Wave Of Light_
"Keep Calm & Carry On" Luke Vibert _Rhythm_
"Lazy Calm" Cocteau Twins _Victorialand_

interview with inadvertent celebrity Rocky Kirkpatrick

"Calm Down Dad" Helen Love _Calm Down Dad_
"City Calm Down" Architecture In Helsinki _Fingers Crossed_
"Calm Down" Loney Dear _Hall Music_
"Calm Down AKA I Should Not Be Alone" Ezra Furman _Twelve Nudes_
"Calm Down" The Love Language _Ruby Red_

interview with Clarence Clearwater of Calming Clams Aquatic Farm

"Calm" Sleepy Vikings _They Will Find You Here_
"Calmer Song" Unisex _Stratosfear_
"Calm & Collected" Routine _And Other Things_
"Calming Water" Ceremony _In The Spirit World Now_
"Through The Calm" Pooma _Persuader_

idioms with calm

"The Calm Before The Storm" Judy Lynn _The Best Of Judy Lynn_
"Calm Before The Storm" Scott Free _Come On Down To Earth_
"Calm Before The Storm" The Bats _Daddy's Highway_
"The Calm Before The Storm" Sparks _Balls_
"Calm Before The Storm" Imaginary Cities _Temporary Resident_
"Calm Before The Storm" The Abigails _Tundra_

two things I wanted to tell you

"Calm Me Down" The Human Expression _Love At Psychedelic Velocity_
"Calm You Down" The Dentists _Beer Bottle & Bannister Symphonies: A Collection Of Some Of The Finer Moments Of Dentistry_
"Calm Down, Come Down" Throwing Muses _University_
"Calm Down" Matt Suggs _Amigo Row_
"She Calms Me Down" Purling Hiss _Water On Mars_
"Calm Down" Ari Roar _Calm Down_

conclusion & goodbye

"Becalmed" Brian Eno _Another Green World_
"A Calm But Steady Flow" Quaeschning & Schnauss _Synthwaves_
"Night On A Calm Sea" Raymond Scott _Three Willow Park: Electronic Music From Inner Space 1961-1971_

*"Calm water" by palestrina55 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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