The Good Vibrations Playlist
Uplifting Music chosen by Clive Williamson of Symbiosis
Discover great music and interesting soundscapes that can bring ‘good vibes’ and a sense of harmony to our lives. “The Good Vibrations Playlist” offers feel-good sounds to lighten the airwaves and brighten your day.
Expect themed programmes including Smooth Jazz; Latin Dance; Devon’s Finest and Classical Calm, plus energising recordings from the natural world and some archive interviews thrown in for good measure!
Join Symbiosis musician and producer Clive Williamson as he shares music that crosses genres and physical borders and creates an atmosphere of wellbeing through sound.
Broadcast: Every four weeks on Soundart Radio 102.5 FM (Totnes, Devon) and streaming online from soundartradio.org.uk
Edition 1 – ‘Feeling Good’
Includes uplifting music and positive vibes from: Norah Jones, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, The Bangles and many more, plus news of a new album from Symbiosis and the first of Clive’s musical experiments with AI for Soundart Radio. Broadcast Sunday 12th April, 2026 – Weather Forecast: Bright, breezy, sunny, fair-weather clouds.
Symbiosis are: John Hackett (flutes and guitar); Richard Bolton (guitars and cello) and Clive Williamson (keyboards, percussion, flute, voice and sound design).
Find ‘The Good Vibrations Playlist’ on Apple Music & Spotify
First broadcast on Soundart Radio 102.5 FM (Community radio in Totnes, Devon, streaming online and Mixcloud).
(Listen also to Clive’s radio series: A Pocket Guide to World Music & Chill with Symbiosis on Soundart Radio)
FEATURED SHOW: Edition 12 – One Degree of Separation
23/11/25: This month on Soundart Radio, presenter Clive Williamson explores the idea of “One Degree of Separation”: examining creative collaborations and connections through life, work and the music that he and his group Symbiosis have made over the years. The show includes music and words from Jaco Pastorius and Toyah; guitar from Steve Hackett and even a cameo appearance by Terry Wogan.
Clive shares early recording sessions from Ford Kenyon and Hatfield and the North; some work with Daevid Allen from Gong; and more recent projects with Gareth Glynn and Jonny B. We hear music from Symbiosis members John Hackett, Richard Bolton and Rupert Flindt, and discover saxophonist Ian Ritchie‘s experiments with AI. Totnes and Dartington are represented by local musicians Maloviere, Chris Glassfield and Jambones.
Also appearing in this programme: Richard Sinclair (bass); Dave Stewart (keyboards); Sally Goodworth (piano); Lucia Saxby; John Saxby and Maloviere (tsimbala); The Gang of Four; Nick Magnus (keyboards and drum programming); Pete Cooper (violin); Paul Hedges; Ann Sloboda; Kris Howe (guitar & vocals); the Ian Anderson Trio.
Find the music and nature sounds featured in the programme on the playlists are available on the Apple Music & Spotify playlist: “Chill with Symbiosis” (Please use Apple Music if possible, as they support the artists more!)
FEATURED SHOW – Edition 7 – ‘My Chilled Life’
A special programme tracing the development of Ambient and Relaxation Music through a ‘lifetime of listening’ to calming sounds by musician and sound designer Clive Williamson of Symbiosis.
From hearing gentle Classics and Ella Fitzgerald on 78s; through discovering Cool Jazz on vinyl and Psychedelic Pop on a transistor radio; to a flute in the Taj Mahal and streaming natural sounds online… Join Clive as he investigates his ‘Ambient Family Tree’, with contributions from Brian Eno, Gong’s Daevid Allen and flautist John Hackett. His insightful recollections and discoveries include music from Debussy, Tangerine Dream, Paul Horn, Pink Floyd and, of course, 50 years (!) of Symbiosis.
Symbiosis musicians: John Hackett (flute); Richard Bolton (guitar) and Clive Williamson (keyboards, percussion programming, flute, Synthi AKS synthesizer, voice effects and treated whistling). Also appearing in this programme: Chris Jenkins (guitars); Jamie Chadwick (flute) & Daevid Allen (glissando guitar & voice). Reading by Maloviere. (Thanks to: Nora Correa Jimenez, Michele Stroobant, Gareth Glynn, Rafe Jaffrey, Nicky Horne, Mike Sparrow & Andy Finney.)
NOTES:
The music and nature sounds featured can be found on the Spotify playlist: ‘Chill with Symbiosis’. [Watch out for these currently unreleased tracks on future Symbiosis releases: ‘To Chelly, Sal & Zee’, ‘Alchemy from the Depths of Despair (feat. David Allen), and ‘A Drifting of Clouds’.] Satie’s Gymnopédie No.2 is played by Pascal Rogé.
LINKS:
Daevid Allen podcast; Book: ‘Meeting the Music Makers – Brian Eno from Bowie to Ambient’
Clive also presents the radio series: A Pocket Guide to World Music on Soundart Radio – which also includes music and natural sounds from Symbiosis.
‘Chill with Symbiosis’ includes music and nature sounds from these albums by Symbiosis…
