What's the chillout scene like (these days)?

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Posted by _Ocean_Drive_ on Jun-04-2009 12:54:

What's the chillout scene like (these days)?

Can somebody point me to artists today who are turning out good stuff?

Do you get 'cheese' in the chillout / downtempo scene? Re: the Cafe del Mar series? Which ones are generally considered to be the best?

I have bought and recommend...

And artists like Burial, Tokyo Boulevard, and Tso... etc...

Complete mish-mash of a posting, but I guess the bottom line is... I'm after chillout downtempo music, but super-chilled, not stuff that claims to be chilled and works itself up into a Sean Tyas frenzy.

Posted by ponsshin on Jun-04-2009 13:05:

It's a bit old but I highly recommend the Electric Calm Series from GU. Especially Volume 2, it's the best of them all.

Posted by Sykonee on Jun-04-2009 13:17:

Releases from Ultimae Records trumps damn near anything else out there.

Posted by _Ocean_Drive_ on Jun-04-2009 13:29:

Thanks for the posts so far...

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Originally posted by Sykonee
Releases from Ultimae Records trumps damn near anything else out there.

I'll check it out, thanks. Manifold Records are pretty awesome, too.

Posted by LoveHate on Jun-04-2009 13:34:

all of the ministry of sound chill out series albums are ace.

Posted by PSi on Jun-04-2009 14:37:

There is no other chillout album to compare it to, this is it:

Kruder and Dorfmeister - the K&D Sessions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOkiUDgDyWM

Posted by djbruuen on Jun-04-2009 19:40:

quote:
Originally posted by PSi
There is no other chillout album to compare it to, this is it:

Kruder and Dorfmeister - the K&D Sessions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOkiUDgDyWM

cool stuff, I can't believe i've never heard of these guys. Actually a good comparable group would be 'theivery corporation' most notably their 'mirror conspiracy' album.

Posted by SMC on Jun-04-2009 23:07:

Peace Orchestra - Peace Orchestra

A favorite of mine from 1999, by Peter Kruder (of Kruder & Dorfmeister).

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jun-04-2009 23:30:

http://www.discogs.com/Jon-Hopkins-...release/1769821

Not all of it is very chilled, but when it is...

Posted by Soeder on Jun-05-2009 09:07:

Definantly support Kruder & Dorfmeister and Jon Hopkins. Also Lemongrass is putting som good stuff out occasionally.