music to chill-out to

I hate to admit I actually own a Windom Hill label record, but this one is soothing at late at night.( solo piano )

Naim system does so well on Piano helps!

Anita Bryant. AAAAIIIGGGGGHHH. That's just wrong... I like a lot of chill stuff, but Kings of Convenience comes to mind. Devandra Banhart is nice...

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Originally posted by fishski13:
a recent purchase of The Cinematic Orchestra - Ma Fleur has inspired me to start a thread inquiring about what albums the members of this fine forum like to listen to when they want to kick back, relax and massage the brain.

PACE

Try "Man With a Movie Camera"

george crumb?? well. maybe not .... i like bach solo piano transcriptions (several threads on which; i like perihia, the naxos series, not so much gould, certainly not for chillin'). after all, wasn't goldberg var. written for exactly that (insomniac prince)?

how about a little vas, or other projects w/ azam ali, or ragas (shankar is the master)? or japanese flute, shakuhachi? anything by anonymous 4, esp. their medieval stuff. morton feldman. rennaissance solo lute music (paul odette). otis spann, solo piano. arvo part.

if you want to increase your i.q. as you chill, beethoven's late string quartets.

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Originally posted by kuma:

I hate to admit I actually own a Windom Hill label record

Why? Like every other label, Windham Hill has released some good music and some not-so-good music ... hey, what else is new?

All best,
Fred

a quick trawl through my itunes reveals that, lately, i have mostly been chilling out to...

air - everything
boards of canada - music has the right to children; in a beautiful place out in the country; geogaddi
charlotte gainsbourg - 5:55
coldplay - parachutes
damien rice - o
david bowie - low
dj shadow - endtroducing
doves - lost souls
four tet - rounds
goldfrapp - felt mountain
jeff buckley - grace
jose gonzalez - veneer
kings of convenience - quiet is the new loud; riot on an empty street
the klf - chill out
the knife - silent shout
lindstrom & prins thomas
massive attack - everything
pink floyd - wywh; dsotm
portishead - everything
royksopp - melody a.m.
rufus wainwright - want one
sasha - avalon l.a.
spiritualized - everything
suzanne vega - solitude standing
talk talk - spirit of eden
ulrich schnauss - a strangely isolated place

a selected few off the top of my head.... air, brian eno, cafe del mar, craig armstrong, groove armada, faithless, jon hopkins, moby, royksopp, talvin singh, ulrich schnauss,

I don't think I have any music that fits in to this category - perhaps Ozric Tentacles or Tangerine Dream are the nearest.

If you play Shirley Collins then you just get drawn in to the songs and end-up listening to every phrase. I find most of records I like tend to do this - not always as intensely as Shirley.

Perfect to chill out to - Outer Temple/Inner Temple by Gong. Very atmospheric.

Joaquin Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

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Originally posted by fred simon:

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Originally posted by kuma:

I hate to admit I actually own a Windom Hill label record

Why?

Mainly because the Label is known to produce a pansy sissy music for the most part.

If you're after ambient, my highest recommendatio would go to any of the Alva Noto and Ryuchi Sakamoto CDs - the former provides, subtle glitchy electronics, the latter, exquisite piano phrases. It's gentle and relaxing, without being bland. Links to a couple of reviews at Boomkat:

Vrioon

Insen

Both are well worth tracking down.

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Originally posted by kuma:

Mainly because [Windham Hill] is known to produce a pansy sissy music for the most part.

In what way is the music on the Windham Hill "pansy sissy music"? For that matter, what the hell is "pansy sissy music" anyway?

And since you raised the issue, is George Winston "pansy sissy music"? And if so, can we therefore assume you like "pansy sissy music"?

These are my questions.

All best,
Fred

P.S. Answer carefully ... you may or may not know that I have recorded a number of things for Windham Hill.

thanks for the recommendations.

droodzilla,
i've placed an order for the 2 albums you recommended. ambient is one genre i've yet to explore.

i think i'll put on some Juana Molina tonight after a long day of replacing my basement windows.

PACE

At the risk of being accused of sucking up to Fred - I will nominate "Dreamhouse"

Here we go

Modern

Nightmares on Wax - Inna Space Outa Time (LP)
Nathan Fake - Drowning In A Sea Of Love (LP)
The Orb - Adventures In The Ultraworld (LP)
System Seven - 777 (CD)
Evan Parker Trio - Zafiro (CD)

Yesteryear

Ben Webster - Soulville (LP)
Miles Davis - Sketches Of Spain (CD)
Keith Jarret - Koln Concert (LP)
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (LP)
Evan Parker Trio - Topography of the Lungs (CD)


Plus many many More........



Dean..

Dan Arborise has described as a modern day Nick Drake/John Martyn.

Lovely stuff.

John.

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Originally posted by fred simon:

quote:

Originally posted by kuma:

Mainly because [Windham Hill] is known to produce a pansy sissy music for the most part.

In what way is the music on the Windham Hill "pansy sissy music"? For that matter, what the hell is "pansy sissy music" anyway?

And since you raised the issue, is George Winston "pansy sissy music"? And if so, can we therefore assume you like "pansy sissy music"?

These are my questions.

All best,
Fred

P.S. Answer carefully ... you may or may not know that I have recorded a number of things for Windham Hill.

Fred, would you have asked those questions if you hadn't recorded for Windham Hill? Also, what do you call the style of music you play?

Thanks.

Fred's music is excellent IMHO - and I wouldn't describe it as chill-out music - it draws you in and demands attention, which is what I want music to do.

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Originally posted by J.N.:
... described as a modern day Nick Drake...

Lovely stuff.

John.

Hi John

Just curious: would you call Nick Drake a chill-out artist? I find Nick one of the most intense and bewitching musical talents I've ever listened to. I love his music, but find it just grabs me and forces me to focus upon it.

Of course, like all great music it can be appreciated in different ways and you may well enjoy it in an entirely different way from me. All ways of enjoying music are fine - in fact, there is probably a study in there somewhere to discover why we like a piece of music.

I haven't heard Dan Ambrose, but I'll add to my list of artists I should listen to - if he's a modern day Nick Drake/John Martyn then he deserves to be heard.

Thanks, Rotf

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Originally posted by J.N.:


Dan Arborise has described as a modern day Nick Drake/John Martyn.

Lovely stuff.

John.

Very much agree - an excellent album.

Bliss {Quiet Letters}

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Originally posted by fred simon:
And since you raised the issue, is George Winston "pansy sissy music"? And if so, can we therefore assume you like "pansy sissy music"?

I like some pansy sissy music, obviously.

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P.S. Answer carefully ... you may or may not know that I have recorded a number of things for Windham Hill.

Hahaha,

Fred, actually I own one of your old record. Can't remember the label, and yes. I would categorise it as a *pansy sissy* music. But I like it.

Greetings ROTF,

I agree; Nick Drake's music is captivating. However, I seem to be hearing snatches of it more and more as background TV soundtracks over scenes of the English countryside, so I guess it can work in that way.

The Dan Arborise music and lyrics don't have the intensity of Nick's music, so it is somewhat more 'chill-out'.

I don't think you're a vinyl junkie, but the afflicted ones might like to know that 'Diverse Vinyl' should have Japanese vinyl re-issues of the three ND albums in August.

My copy of 'Five Leves Left' (I have the others) is reserved.

John.

Thievery Corporation
Air
Miles Davis (Kind Of Blue)
Caetano Veloso
Vic Chesnutt
Blue Nile
Joni Mitchell
Gillian Welch

oh and.....
Debussy
Delius
Barber
Elgar