The Safekeep
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The Safekeep

by Yael van der Wouden

Set against the Dutch countryside of 1961, this playlist threads quiet dread, restrained desire, and the aftershocks of WWII through intimate vocals and unsettling instrumentals. The ordering moves from atmospheres of memory and suspicion toward voices that sound like confession, longing, and unresolved obsession—mirroring The Safekeep’s tightening emotional spiral.

20 tracks
balanced
Sep 5, 2026
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Track List

20 songs
1
Steve Reich

Clapping Music

Steve Reich · Steve Reich

2
The Essential John Coltrane On Impulse!

Impressions

John Coltrane · The Essential John Coltrane On Impulse!

3
MILES DAVIS INTEGRAL 1957 - 1962

Freddie Freeloader

Miles Davis · MILES DAVIS INTEGRAL 1957 - 1962

4
Music Has The Right To Children

Roygbiv

Boards of Canada · Music Has The Right To Children

5
Sunrise in the Third System - The Pink Years Anthology : 1970-1973

Green Desert

Tangerine Dream · Sunrise in the Third System - The Pink Years Anthology : 1970-1973

6
Ambient 2: The Plateaux Of Mirror (Remastered 2004)

The Plateaux Of Mirror - Remastered 2004

Harold Budd · Ambient 2: The Plateaux Of Mirror (Remastered 2004)

7
"Cantique" - Deep Concentration & Focus

Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4 (Arr. for Cello and Piano) [Brahms Lullaby]

Johannes Brahms · "Cantique" - Deep Concentration & Focus

8
Herbst-Klassik

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Herbst-Klassik

9
Horizons (Calming Instrumentals)

Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59: Für Elise - Remastered

Ludwig van Beethoven · Horizons (Calming Instrumentals)

10
Das Beste - Hits und Klassiker

Sinnerman

Nina Simone · Das Beste - Hits und Klassiker

11
Tracy Chapman

Talkin' Bout a Revolution

Tracy Chapman · Tracy Chapman

12
Rock Klassiker: 80er & 90er

Down By The Water

PJ Harvey · Rock Klassiker: 80er & 90er

13
Remind Me Tomorrow

Seventeen

Sharon Van Etten · Remind Me Tomorrow

14
Pride 2021

Fast Slow Disco

St. Vincent · Pride 2021

15
Live On Stage FM Broadcast - Kongresshaus, 21st May 1993

The Future (Live 1993 FM Broadcast)

Leonard Cohen · Live On Stage FM Broadcast - Kongresshaus, 21st May 1993

16
Full Circle: The Music of Joni Mitchell

Blue

Joni Mitchell · Full Circle: The Music of Joni Mitchell

17
An Acoustic Tribute to Fiona Apple

Criminal

Extraordinary Apple · An Acoustic Tribute to Fiona Apple

18
Tramp

Ask

Sharon Van Etten · Tramp

19
late night study vibe

Drowning

BANKS · late night study vibe

20
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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