I'm no real expert on specific bands, but I've found the following songs pretty good to relax to recently:
Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death (you can find it on the first Matrix Soundtrack) Boards of Canada - Dayvan Cowboy Buddha Bar iv - Tibet Alabama 3 - Woke up this Morning Moulin Rouge Soundtrack - Bolero
I'd be quite happy to hear other chillout stuff as well, so I'm hoping this thread expands quite a bit
@warpus - That Dayvan Cowboy song is the only Boards of Canada song I have, is the rest of their stuff along similar lines?
Music has the right to Children is my favourite album and a classic - I highly recommend that you check it out.
After music..children they released Geogaddi, which was more rough and up-beat. There are some chill tracks on there, but not nearly as much as music..children.
The Campfire Headphase is their most "mainstream" release to date, but I would argue that it does return them to their roots a bit.
So, having said all that, check out Music has the right to Children.
I'm mostly into classical, though, and there are tons of great "chill out" pieces there. The Vaughan Williams "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" is near the top of that list, as the Adagietto from Mahler's 5th symphony.
Era is divine when it comes to chillout
Rob Dougan's Clubbed to death is also a must have
The soundrack of Diablo 2 - perfect chillout music
Moby
Mike Oldfield
And this thing - i am not joking, it is very relaxing and very good background music.
Hooverphonic plays nice laid back "trip hoppish" music. Nice female vocals, try the Blue Wonder Power Milk album. Kristin Hersh, from the Throwing Muses, has made a bunch of nice solo albums. Usually just she and her guitar.
Second the recommendations for Kruder & Dorfmeister, Hooverphonic...
I'd also like to mention Air, DJ Shadow, Massive Attack (Protection in particular) and Roisin Murphy's solo album Ruby Blue.
However, I think Steely Dan might be an acquired taste, so listen to it a few times and then you'll like it.
Trivia: Mark Knopfler plays guitar on that song.
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