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Perfecto Chills Volume 1 is a chill-out collection that brings together some popular downtempo tracks and a some cool tracks by less well-known artists. The two-CD set captures the current sound of chill-out, including both instrumental and vocal tracks.
Chill-Out seems to be the latest category for CD dividers at Best Buy. Chill-out is a nebulous [...]

Challenge your perception with this innovative ambient reinterpretation of one of the greatest works of Beethoven. 9 Beet Stretch is the Ninth Symphony stretched to last twenty-four hours. By slowing down the recording so dramatically, recognizable melodies are lost, and the ambient sound can be appreciated. You can download free MP3s of the music, and [...]

This beautifully packaged compilation brings together some of the best chill out tracks from some popular names, like Moby and Fila Brazillia, and some unfamiliar names, like Nitin Sawhney and Phobos. Pure Chill Out is a good introduction to the chill out genre, a pleasant compilation and a overview of many interesting artists.
The compilation brings [...]

Morcheeba has a trippy but polished downtempo sound that makes their music danceable but also perfect chill-out music.
The band is made up of two UK brothers, Paul and Ross Godfrey, who cover the production and electronics, and Skye Edwards on vocals. Their music often has a retro sound, with low-fi samples and traditional blues lyrics. [...]

Thievery Corporation’s Eric Hilton and Rob Gaza lay down the mellow grooves with The Richest Man in Babylon. The latest tracks from this duo draws respectfully from a variety of influences, including jazz, world music, soul and electronica. The world music influences are especially strong. There’s afro-beat, Persian, and Indian influences throughout. By combining these [...]

The Orb’s first album had a new, distinctive sound when it came out. It mixed ambient music with downtempo grooves, to create a pop ambient style that has since moved to the mainstream.
This music is perfect chill-out music. The slow grooves make it easier listening for mainstream electronica fans, but the bizarre mix of samples [...]