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Chillout Forever

Search: Hybrid Finished Symphony Soundtrack Edit
by: Various Artists

Release Date October 15, 2001
It's all gone Chillout, eh? Just look at the big heaping flood of it out there. We're not - quite - at "Now That's What I Call Chill!" pap saturation levels yet, but when big box comps such as Chillout Forever start appearing the time must be drawing near.

Yet this budget collection manages to do several things right, especially at that price. More than a few exclusives, some tucked away discoveries, a couple of flashbacks for older folk...too bad they hacked and abridged the whole lot into mostly three minute chunks, all unmixed.

The hits are there, at least. Disc 1, discounting a Fatboy Slim droning junker and the original Schiller "Ruhe", swings through breezy house pop with aplomb. Royksopp's wonderful quirk-folk "Eple" ... Read More:

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Chillout Classics

Search: Hybrid Finished Symphony Soundtrack Edit
by: Various

Release Date April 09, 2007
It's all gone Chillout, eh? Just look at the big heaping flood of it out there. We're not - quite - at "Now That's What I Call Chill!" pap saturation levels yet, but when big box comps such as Chillout Forever start appearing the time must be drawing near.

Yet this budget collection manages to do several things right, especially at that price. More than a few exclusives, some tucked away discoveries, a couple of flashbacks for older folk...too bad they hacked and abridged the whole lot into mostly three minute chunks, all unmixed.

The hits are there, at least. Disc 1, discounting a Fatboy Slim droning junker and the original Schiller "Ruhe", swings through breezy house pop with aplomb. Royksopp's wonderful quirk-folk "Eple" ... Read More:

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MOS Chilled 1991-2008

Search: Hybrid Finished Symphony Soundtrack Edit
by: Various Artists

Release Date May 19, 2008
I agree that MOS are always just re-hashing old classics, again and again and again. But this album is better than that! Besides, if you have all these tracks already - don't buy it!

But this compilation has a lot more integrity than all the other "churners". There are quite a few tracks that you wouldn't expect - it's not all commercial at all. Also, the album remains consistently enjoyable. Many other MOS CD's seem to start with great tunes, and then fade into a load of "filler" tracks - just there to pad the CD out. This one doesn't!

I have a fair few chill out albums, and this one includes many of the best tracks from those. It's a great album, very enjoyable - I bought it for myself and 2 other friends! I definitely ... Read More: