Best 'Chill-out' Music?

I guess Chill-out is pretty hard to describe, basically just any type of music that goes well with just sitting around, having a lazy day in the sun when you don't feel like doing anything. The band that comes to the top of my head is massive attack, mainly because a lot of the music I hear I never find out who it's by but I always remember that music video with the fetus.. Can anyone recommend me some good bands that would sort of be similar to them or fit the kind of style? A lot of trancy and techno stuff seems to be good (currently listening to one track called The awakening (mellow mix) by York- pretty up tempo but still suits the kind of style I'm going for) and also I find that a lot of Latin style music (mainly with that style of guitar music) is really great as well.

Try some reggae or ambient.Xeros606

Not really a fan of reggae but ambient music is definitly good (currently listening to biosphere).

You might like Boards of Canada. They truly have a distinct sound. It's kind of ambient/electronic'ish.

Its not trance music but this song by a tribe called quest is pretty sick to relax to. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERQzl4xDpXk and if you dont like hiphop, the song its sampled from is really nice too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1a00WERiHA

You might like Boards of Canada. They truly have a distinct sound. It's kind of ambient/electronic'ish.

mixmax5

Really liking these guys actually, nice suggestion.

Thievery Corporation is amazing (Indra, All That We Percieve, Until The Morning (Rewound By Kid Loco), Shadows Of Ourselves...). Some Cafe Del Mar CDs are pretty good.

Certain styles of DnB can be good. I sometimes listen to some of my more "chill" stuff while studying/doing homework. Examples:

Muffler - "Hear Me Scream"

Calibre - "Alone In A Crowd"

D.Kay - "Chicks Love It"

Certain styles of DnB can be good. I sometimes listen to some of my more "chill" stuff while studying/doing homework. Examples:

Muffler - "Hear Me Scream"

Calibre - "Alone In A Crowd"

D.Kay - "Chicks Love It"

Velocitas8

Really liking that song by muffler. Also thanks to the person who mentioned The Notwist.

Also thanks to the person who mentioned The Notwist.

October_Tide

Brightblack Morning Light
Eluvium

The Beatles' earlier stuff, pre-Revolver. At least that's what I like.

Muffler - "Hear Me Scream"

Velocitas8

Damn that first track rules!

Really loving the track by D Kay as well, perfect combination of techno, jazz and whatever else. Really hard to track down the music though.

Something of the Pink Floyd variety

My Bloody Valentine's Loveless album is very relaxing, as are Vespertine and Medulla by Björk.

I love listening to Peter Tosh o Gorillaz when I'm just lounging around.

Wow I guess my chill out definition is different then everyone else by the music they post.

I go Pink Floyd

Sublime

311

Marley

Matt Costa

Oasis

Bon Iver band

Radical Face.

Really loving the track by D Kay as well, perfect combination of techno, jazz and whatever else. Really hard to track down the music though.October_Tide

It's a great album. Probably hard to track down the physical CD at a reasonable price, but it's apparently available digitally on iTunes.

The one I posted is track 3 on his album "Individual Soul."

This song is an awesome song that you would hear in some cafe' or something. It's lounge music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0W4pBPiaDE&feature=related

This is some good ol' Thievery Corp It's an ambient-like song:

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

And finally, the best Smooth Jazz song I've ever heard:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bfzWj5a_Y4

M83

Boards Of Canda

Sigur Ros

Brian Eno

Bob Marley's Buffalo Soldier...when i'm high :P

Pink Floyd does it for me.

Minus the bear and copeland make me want to chill !

I usually listen to some mellow Pearl Jam when chilling out. Love it.

Sigur Ros make the best music to relax to.
Other bands that are also great :

• Air
• Zero 7
• Morcheeba
• Hooverphonic
• Portishead

radiohead works nicely

It depends, but im really digging this song:

FC Kahuna - Hayling

Elton John

The American Dollar - Anything You Synthesize

Moby - God Moving Over The Face Of The Water

Ametsub - Snowy Lava

Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent) (Leama & Moor Remix) (The original is of course great, but I think this remix is quite nice.)

Deadmau5 - Brazil

Deadmau5 - Creep (Those are pretty much the most relaxed songs you'll find by him, although his other stuff is quite good I might add.)

I just found this on youtube not long ago; one of the best things I've heard all week.

try some slightly stoopid, closer to the sun cd

Metallica

Etro Anime or The Gorillaz

Go for Ulver's ambient/electronica albums (Shadows of the Sun, Perdition City, Blood Inside, etc.)

Definitely check out Winter Sadness and Summer Madness by Kool and the Gang

Summer Madness

Kool And The Gang - Winter Sadness

I listen to Agalloch to chill out.