“Gravity is my enemy”, the German-Armenian composer Meredi says. Her stellar EP Flourish was written on a personal journey – a search for a home between her current places of residence in Germany and the United States, Armenia and a music festival in Mexico.

Feeling anxious or worn out lately? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Here are six albums from the world of neoclassical and electronic music whose meditative textures and calming ambience will immediately bring down your stress level.

English-German composer Max Richter might be known to many for his ambitious and globally-renowned SLEEP project. But his work and career to date offer much more than just beautiful music: his oeuvre over the last two decades charts a remarkable and singular trajectory—and marks him out as an originator that has changed how we see, and hear, classical music.