Deep & Chilled Euphoria [IMPORT]

I hate to compare this album with the first Chilled Euphoria, but I was expecting it to be a lot the same. Instead, the CD takes an even more relaxing and soothing path, hence the name, DEEP & Chilled Euphoria.

This isn't an album to listen to in your car. When you buy this, set aside a time so that you can listen to it alone, the lights down low, where you are comfortable and calm. Do whatever it is to set the mood. Then push play and be prepared to just be lifted to another world, dimension, universe. Juset let the music take you inside of your mind and have a pleasant little trip.

This is definately music to relax and meditate to. Don't let that turn you off though if it does...because this music is your cure to killing off a stressful day, and just escaping for a while.

My compliments to the Euphoria series for pulling off an incredible album. A+

I know how I hate it when someone writes "This mix is the best I've ever heard" because no matter which review you are looking at, someone always says that, and it doesn't help. But this is the best chill out mix I've ever heard. The chilled mixes of the songs are the same you would expect from RJ considering his earlier mix. (Blain Sandhag's mix of Space Manoeuvres's "Stage One" is so subtle, you can barely tell its the same song. And if you think you are sick of "Greece 2000" and Humate's "Love Stimulation" appearing on every DJ mix you own, you might be impressed by their new sound). All the tracks are quiet and hypnotic, but the tracks are darker and much more powerful than "Chilled" was. To me, this mix is quiet trance at its greatest. The ambience is present (and necessary), but it never overpowers the music.

Disc One begins quietly with the uplifting sounds of "Maximum Reflection." There isn't much there in a musical sense, but its ambience builds beautifully into the tracks that follow. Each track is quiet and powerful, reaching deep beyond the boundaries electronica. The only track that doesn't belong is Rui Da Silva's "The Four Elements, Water". This piano & guitar track sounds more like it belongs on a Windham Hill jazz CD rather than a Euphoria mix, and seriously breaks up continuity of this disc. I'm not going to criticize RJ here though, because aside from this one track, the disc is incredible. The last track picks up the pace slighlty, so that when this disc is over, you'll be begging for more.

Luckily, there's more. Disc Two also begins quietly, but sets aside the pure ambience in the beginning and goes right for the music. Xstasia's "Sweetness" begins slowly, but builds to an an impressive yet laid-back apex before continuing on to the quieter "Resurrection." The next tracks beautifully mix ambience with quiet trance, sneaking in faster rhythms and quiet vocals here and there. All the tracks can be described as hypnotic, beautiful, and uplifting. Disc two picks up the pace a little bit here and there, but the overall attitude remains very chilled.

Like I said in my review of "Chilled Euphoria," if you are looking for the pounding techno party music and dance rhythms of other Euphorias and DJ mixes, look elsewhere. This CD is not for you. On the other hand, if you are on the constant lookout for the perfect chill-out CD, this is perfect for relaxing after a long day (or night), or just kicking back with a book. I've never heard Chill Out music quite like Red Jerry's mixes. I'm eagerly awaiting another!