[Mexicorn]

I've always liked chillout/lounge type music for just laying back and relaxing, through I've usually just gone to internet radio sites to get my fix and have never really paid much attention to the artists. Now I want to take some chillout on the move with me with my iriver and i'm at a loss as to what's are some good bands for this kind of stuff.
What i'm thinking of is ambient trance, light jazz stuff(if someone says Kenny G there will be pain...), space music, and overall really laid back smooth beats (mostly electronica). So far I know about Thievery Corporation and like a lot of their stuff.
Other than that...
Ambient by Moby, really early work for him, is pretty nice, and is said to have helped define the whole 'ambient' genre as a word.
Some stuff by The Orb, and Future Sound of London is good too, and Shpongle is some of the great ambient trance i've ever heard.
Also recently picked up some stuff by Soma which has been ok.

Keeping in mind what I currently have and like, anyone got any recommendations on some good chillout albums?

 

[usc goose]

moon safari by air comes to mind for some reason.

 

[zoboomofo]

Zero 7 put an album out a month or so ago. I'm not sure how good it is, but their debut, "Simple Things" from 2002 is top notch. It's full of good grooves, but comes off as a proper song album. It has a funky urban soul feel with the odd ambient cue. Sort of downtempo like Kenny G, but more invigorating like Yanni mixed with a little of John Tesh's adventure. Sorry, just kidding about that last sentence. I couldn't help myself.

 

[sleepkyng]

dj shadow - endtroducing and preemptive strike

 

[luukas]

How about some Entheogenic? Haven't heard the new album, but I really like Entheogenic - Entheogenic (generic naming 1 - creativity 0

).

 

[winty]

I highly rate the following albums for chillout:

KLF - Chill out (totally different from their pop stuff)
Spacetime Continuum - Sea Biscuit
Bob Charlesworth - Music for the third ear
The Irresistible Force - It's tomorrow already
Global Communication - 76:14
Steve Hillage - Rainbow Dome Musick

Also, if you can find a compilation called "Deep and chilled euphoria" it's absolutely top knotch.

 

[jefemeister]

Jazzanova

 

[philodox]

Quote:

Originally Posted by zoboomofo Zero 7 put an album out a month or so ago. I'm not sure how good it is, but their debut, "Simple Things" from 2002 is top notch. It's full of good grooves, but comes off as a proper song album. It has a funky urban soul feel with the odd ambient cue. Sort of downtempo like Kenny G, but more invigorating like Yanni mixed with a little of John Tesh's adventure. Sorry, just kidding about that last sentence. I couldn't help myself.

their new album is awesome... if you like simple things, you should definately pick it up

 

[shiggins]

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92. This aint your "windowlicker" type Aphex, but far more chilled out. There's also Vol.II, but not as good, IMO. 85-92 keeps finding itself in my CD player, one of my favourites.

The Zero 7 (both) and Air (Moon Safari & Talkie Walkie) also get the thumbs up from me, too.

Nightmares on Wax! Damn, almost forgot this. I would definately recomend a Nightmares album (Carboot Soul).

4Hero - Two Pages. A nice mix of Electronic/Jazz/Drum 'n' bass

Sia - Colour The Small One. The female singer on Zero 7's albums.


See also: Joss Stone, Nitin Sawhney, Norman Jay, Orbital, Tahiti 80...

 

[joedogg]

can't go wrong with Global Communication 76:14

 

[jfalford]

Anything by Steve Roach. Listen to Light Fantastic, Dreamtime Returns, and Artifacts as a good introduction.

 

[zbuddah]

I've been compilling a list of songs i'd like to get

all groovy loungy chill

Bonobo - Sleepy Seven
Wobble, Jah'S Invaders The Heart - Yalili Ya Aini
Chushen Cugin - Chushencugin-primitive_A 2
Bent - Strictly Bongo
Morcheeba - Ray Payola
Starseeds - Be Open
Puesta Del Sol - King Kitch
Arling & Cameron - Dirty Robot
Count Basic - Hide & Seek (The Peter Kruder Richard Dorfmeister Remixes )
Blue States - The Trainer Shuffle
Dubtribe - Sun (selene songs)
Man - Dello
Slowdeck - One Two
Baby Mammoth - 1
Jan Des Bouvrie - Mc Sultan Featuring Amina Josiane
dZihan & Kamien - Smile (freaks and icons)
dZihan & Kamien - Colores
Polyvinyl - Without
XXXXXXXX - Spy Like An Angel
Henry Mancini - Tequila
Terre Thaemiz - Hovering Glows
Morcheeba - Undress Me Now
Bent - Programmed To Love - Welly Top Mary
Bent - Strictly Bongo
Heavensairport Coffeeshop Rest - The Starseeds
Verbrilli Sound - Te Miro
So Beautiful - Millenia Nova
Global Communication - 9 25
afrit.de - Summer
VA: Wallpaper* Mach 1.5 - All Right For Now
VA - Ocean Asia
Morris Capri - Isle of Capri
Robert Miles - Trance Shapes
Robert Miles - Tsbol
Robert Miles - Wrong
Rinÿÿÿrÿse - Machine Pour Les Oreilles
Kid Loco - The Bootleggers
Supreme Beings Of Leisure - Truth From Fiction
Baby Mammoth - The Ghost Of Henry
Millenia Nova - I'm Dead
Deep - Dive- Corp. Relaxer
Dimitri From Paris - Souvenir De Paris
Dimitri From Paris - Encore Un Terlude
Tanola Nomads
Gas - Oxygen
Deadbeats - Got It Going On
Etienne De Crecy - When Jack Met Jill
Rei Harakami - Lobe
Ralf Hildenbeutel - Inner Peace
Aalacho - X-ray
Heavensairport Coffeeshop Rest - The Starseeds
Momma Gravy - Champagne At 6 Def
The Calling - A Positive Life
Ooze - Whats Up
Bebel Gilberto - So Nice
XXXXX - Mind Over Mind
Tommy Guerrero - Pescadito
Mellowdramatic - Tides
Zero One - Inner Space
TLM - Inside My Soul is Burning For
Chapterhouse - Deli
Cam - Muro `han Tome` Flutemental Mi
Single Cell Orchestra - Transmit Liberation
Saru / Greg Long Remix - Something Stronger Remix
Germain - Land Of...
Beastie Boys - Namaste
Simon Tassano - Scorpio Rising
dZihan & Kamien - Ocean Air
Rachid Taha - Valencia Rachid Taha
Bluetonic World - Beyond The Universe Code 2
Deadbeats - Got It Goin On (Aim Remix)
Aspen - Doodling Banana Car
Boards of Canada - Aquarius
Senoir Piccolin - Moanin
Naomi - Go
Lemongrass - Gispy Moon
solar Prophet` - Insanity Sect
Jetty - Qui
Man Ray http://www.stpevenements.com - dj.star@wanadoo.fr - Superheroes
Claude Challe & Ravin - Summertime-deep Dive Corp.
Moodorama - Sinzing Sunset Boulevard
Walkner- Moestl- Shades
Dining Rooms - You
N/A - Northern Lights
Organic Audio - This Could Really Happen
Sparrow Orange - Remember It All
Young American Primitive - Sunrise
Kush - Reverse (Part One)
Leggo Beast - One Size Fits All
Kruder Dorfmeister - Deep **** Pt. 1 Pt. 2
Vincent - Stunning
Caia - Remembrance
Saafi Brothers - Supervision
Dj Cam - Underground Vibes
Bignic - Charleston Era
Etienne De Crecy - When Jack Met Jill
Nitin Sawhney - Streets
Slim -My Dangerous Life
MilleniaNova - So Beautiful
Skyjuice - 16 Kilos Of Chill
Ou Est La Femme

 

[rapoon]

brian eno - apollo
zoviet*france - What is not true (OOP, but can get on www.gemm.com)
rapoon - raising earthly spirits
Kraftwerk - Ralf Und Florian (OOP too, get off www.gemm.com)

Killer site:

http://www.sleepbot.com/ambience/

 

[Aye75]

Cafe del Mar ?

I like mostly anything by cafe del mar

but my personal fav are :

Volumen Diez (10) :
Face Of Beauty (Lovers Lane)
In My Heart (Rue De Soleil)
Garden Children (Rhian Sheehan)

20th aniversary :
Feeling Wierd (Brightlight)
Irish Woman (Cafe Del Mar)
Prima Vera (Truby Trio)
Mums (Fluff)
Altogether Blue (Horns Of Plenty)
Island Of God (La Rocca)

Volume (2)
Paco De Lucia (Entre Dos Aguas)

Volume (8)
Pina Colada (Digby Jones)
Gabriel (Lamb)

Volume (7)
Northern Light (Lux)
Easy Rider (Deep & Wide)
Winter Pagent (Aromabar)


and much much more

 

[10068]

The Dining Rooms is one group i've been enjoying a lot lately.

Also i've got a compilation CD called "Buddha Lounge" which is pretty sweet