NRJ Relax

NRJ Relax is the French chill-out service that never pretends to be a club. Downtempo, ambient, lounge: that's the whole brief. You'll hear Air's Moon Safari material, Moby's quieter tracks, Zero 7, and on a good day something like Nils Frahm or Ólafur Arnalds. Little talk between songs. French-language idents drift past, a few ads, then back to the music. The consistency is the selling point and the limit. An hour in, tempos start to blur, and you'd be forgiven for wanting a beat. Stick with it anyway; the mood rewards patience. Not for everyone. Where it wins is restraint: no shouting presen…