your chillout, show me it

[sophiaserpentia]

Fishing for music recommendations - i am wearing out my playlist and want to find something new to listen to. Mostly what i listen to these days is smooth, downtempo, chillout, trip hop; electronica with bongos and jazz chords. Massive Attack, Zero 7, Thievery Corporation, anything in that vein.

ETA: Wow, thank you everyone for all the recommendations so far!

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[liminalia.livejournal.com]

Die Form, Juno Reactor, Imogen Heap, The Verve remixed collections, Prem Joshua, Sheila Chandra

[liminalia.livejournal.com]

Also the first couple volumes of the Buddha Bar collection.

[kyeli-unlikely.livejournal.com]

Frou Frou is my favourite out of all the music I just got, and I think it fits within your limits. I *highly* recommend her.

[revulo.livejournal.com]

I simply adore Corinne Bailey Rae and Jamie Cullum. Chiiiilllll.
Just throwin' those out there.

[liminalia.livejournal.com]

They're both mellow, but they're not "chillout", which is a specific genre. Cullum I'd say is neo-swing or neo-crooner, and Rae is poppy soul. (I do like them both, btw.)

[revulo.livejournal.com]

Well, I tried. :p Considering some of the other stuff I listen to, they can definitely chill me out. (Whee, a fan. ♥)

[ineffabelle]

Amon Tobin
Bombay The Hard Way
Shpongle
Steely Dan is pretty smooth, chilled out and jazzy, though not really "electronica"

[archanglrobriel.livejournal.com]

Oooh, we share musical tastes it seems. So here's selections from my playlist of similar music:
William Orbit (especially the "Hello Waveforms" album)
Air
Conjure One
Pink Martini
Ballingomingo
NuSpirit Helsinki
Blue Six
and all of the Hotel Costes albums are pretty good, too.

[glowroper.livejournal.com]

Here are some nice links to mixes - I think you might enjoy the music to listen to snowfalls to ones, especially.
A bit over an hour each. Second is a bit more up tempo. Performer lists are there above the downloads, so I will just link to the page and you can peek yourself.

http://forum.breakbeat.co.uk/tm.aspx?m=1969964588&mpage=1

To download - right click (PC), or click and hold (Mac) and you will get the mp3 files. These are big files, but I think worth it. The original Snowfall mix is linked from that post, too.

Another one I have been playing and playing and playing is Ben Chun's mix blue (http://www.benchun.net/dj/mixes.html). (Scroll down a bit.)

[strangevibe.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I DJ in the genre, moving the energy up into afroelectro and brazilian. Here are compilations or series that I dip into:
Jazzanova (remixes)
Mushroom Jazz (DJ Mark Farina)
Om Lounge series, esp. Vol2
Allenko Brothers Ensemble (remixes based on beats by Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen)
Rough Guide to Brazilian Electronica
Now Sound of Brazil
Back to Brazil (DJ Gilles Peterson)
African Travels, Arabian Travels (6 degrees label, usually good)

On the jazzy remix front, I like the Verve Compilations and would second the Nuspirit Helsinki recommendation.
The Soulsearching online radio show has lots of jazzy chord electronica and neo-soul stuff to sample:
http://www.compost-rec.com/

[guttaperk.livejournal.com]

Koop.

And you should join last.fm.

[lassiter.livejournal.com]

My week is not complete without listening to Benji B's show on BBC. Lots of varied mostly downtempo & soulful stuff, with a playlist so I know what to look for if I want to buy something. :)

[lavenderfrost.livejournal.com]

Haven't seen anyone mention Daughter Darling yet, so. Yeah. >_> Check them out.

To whet your appetite: Broken Bridge

[pbsage.livejournal.com]

my new post features a video by me, but the music track is by my budddy david. you might like that.

[moiety-tx.livejournal.com]

You might enjoy Boards of Canada also.

[dorisp.livejournal.com]

Second Boards of Canada! Try Music Has a Right to the Children first IMO. :D

I've been listen to Goldfrapp, M.I.A. and El Perro del Mar and they are very soothing and girlpower-ish!

[kumbunny.livejournal.com]

One Band
TRS-80

What you said but using live jazz inspired percussion.

[akaiyume.livejournal.com]

M83

Just picked up a three volume set of...

[merlot-winters.livejournal.com]

The Future Sound of London. will flip 'yer brain even if you're not on anything.

i also personally recommend anything by the Orb.

just discovered Beth Orton recently...

[premabast.livejournal.com]

I've only heard a couple of her songs, but apparently her entire first album is fab!

Also, you may find Helium Vola interesting, if you can find 'em.

<3

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