Customer Reviews

Chillicious

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Okay. We need to figure out what the heck "chill" means. "Chill," to me, has a positive connotation. A light-scented, hazy-candle glow to it. I'm not saying "chill" can't be dark, but this album is downright wicked.

Don't get me wrong. I liked it. This music just doesn't feel passive, which is usually a staple for albums that incorporate the word "chill" into their titles. Instead, these songs sound like the kinds of things that would be playing on movies as the background to some seriously dirty stuff: drugs, adultery, and other forms of socially unacceptable sex.

Don't get me wrong. I have been known to enjoy socially unacceptable sex. ("Top 5" and "Wash" are two tracks especially suited for that.) The only real problem with the album is its niggling inconsistencies. It starts out heavy on the doom and gloom (the first three tracks have to be some of the darkest ambient music I've ever heard), but then it just turns weird. "Hey Rainman" sounds like it may or may not be a joke. "Monkey In The Black Sky" would be captivating if it weren't ten minutes long. "Lisse Gruv" would be a great addition to a light jazz album, but here it feels like a ballarina among mobsters. The final five tracks are my favorite block of the album, a coherent collection of deeply unsettling grooviness.

This CD is great if you're making your own compilation of dark or chillout tunes. As is, it's a mixed bag.

On first hearing of this dark and sinister CD i thought to myself that one wouldnt want to play it if severely depressed. However after 2 or three listens i am really starting to warm to it [and not slit my wrists either which is a bonus ]
If you want a real change from your CD library...this is it. Not to all tastes but watch out !! It will grow on you.
Great music with a wine and a comfy lounge. 5 stars for me as it is a very good example of a rare genre...moody dark and evil.
John R, Brisbane , Australia

I usually dont buy compilations. I prefer buying all the music from a single artist but this is an incredible collection of excellent chillout music.

It's a lot like coffee - before you know it, you can't live without it!