[viscosity]

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Originally Posted by dvessel /img/forum/go_quote.gif trip-hop is boring IMO. Look for IDM artists. Way more engaging and often a lot more expressive. * Boards of Canada as mentioned above. Look for "Music has the right to children" and "Geogaddi". * Plaid, "Spokes" is great. The sound track to "Tekkon Kinkreet" is really nice too. * The Tuss, "Rushup Edge". * AFX, the "Analord" series and "Hangable Auto Bulb" * Chris Clark or "Clark", The album "Clarence Park" is nice. * Bola.. If you play my library (in my sig), you'll hear many of them but it'll be mixed in with some other genres.

I vouch for these picks. boc always a favorite..... if you like them checkout Christ. (the period at the end is part of the name, and no it does not refer to jesus) he used to be a boc band member

more electronica....aphextwin, autechre, the black dog, fourtet, pole. if your into chiller/slower electronica, check out Kruder & Dorfmeister, m83 or some post rock 65daysofstatic

 

[GravityEyelids]

Sigur Ros, Massive Attack

 

[sbulack]

One of my very favorite artists/albums to chill out to is:
The Durutti Column/Sex And Death

The name of the album makes it sound as though it's going to be intense, but it's excellent relaxing stuff to get a refreshing chill to. Vini Reilly is excellent to chill out to.

Several very good collections of chill-out artists, from which to get an idea of whose music to delve further into (which include a good number of the artists recommended above) are (in order of preference for me):

Dreamworld: Essential Late Night Listening (more on the soothing Goth, trip-hop, downtempo side)
The Classic Chillout Album (a bit more toward soothing (quality) pop)

 

[arteom]

All good, *= must have

*Boards of Canada - In a Beautiful Place in the Country
*Kruder & Dorfmeister - K&D Sessions
Sushi Club - Sakura
Thievery Corporation - DJ Kicks
*Ambidextrous - Morkva
*Beaumont Hannant - Sculptured
Pelpp and A.Vanvranken - Pedal
Secede - Tryshasla
*The Cinematic Orchestra - The Man With a Movie Camera
Shen - Outlines

 

[bigsteel15]

Totally not in the "genre" but to me is the best zoning out album in a long time
Dead Soul Tribe - A Murder of Crows
Also check out On A Sunday of Life by Porcupine Tree - like a trippy greatest hits album