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Title: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on October 24, 2015, 04:53:29 PM
ok, I like the "normal" music everybody else does. I like ZZ Top, and Zeppelin, and Diana Krall, AC/DC, Bach, etc..etc..etc..

But sometimes I get tired of hearing a song I've been hearing on a regular basis for the past few decades. Sometimes I get tired of hearing lyrics and what they're trying to preach to me.

Sometimes I want to "zone out", and have some good tunes in the background. Something with a nice beat. Something with a nice flow. Something with no lyrics to distract me. I like this music when I'm driving. When I'm in the workshop building things.


---- Instructions:
- Don't watch the videos. They can be a distraction from the music.
- Be doing something else while listening. 'Background' music is the key, but don't be shy with the volume knob. Turn it up.

Whatch'all think about these. The genre is far and wide, spanning MANY sub-genres. It's impossible to give a taste with just a couple videos, but here's the best sample I can give without making some huge epic post:

Alex Cortiz - "Afterworld"
- https://youtu.be/HvYS86MGBwM

The Shanghai Restoration Project - "Jessfield Park"
- https://youtu.be/IaDoevtkiNU

Idenline - "At Sunset"
- https://youtu.be/ize51C0Xris

Prefuse 73 - "Storm Returns"
- https://youtu.be/SlGhG20BkWw

Mr FijiWiji - "The Mentalist"
- https://youtu.be/rmLAWwRglSU

So..."thoughts" on this?
What "weird" music do you listen to that's generally considered out of the ordinary, even by the standards of the average audiophile?

Bob
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on October 30, 2015, 02:48:50 PM
Yea.....That's what I figured.
180 views and one week later, not a single comment, much less somebody else that likes it.
You know it some SERIOUSLY weird music when not even the audiophiles like it.  :rofl:

I still love you guys though.
Bob ;)
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: mfsoa on October 30, 2015, 05:18:40 PM
Sorry I haven't checked any of the links but when I hear about chill out music I think of the web site Ektoplazm.com.

Hundreds of albums of techno/trance/electronica.

You can sort by style - I like the downtemo stuff much more than the "boots-n-pants-n-boots-n-pants..." stuff.

It has a built-in player so you can play right from the site, or you can download full cd quality (pretty sure) flac or wav files.

Check it out - a great site w/ free tunes to chill to.
-Mike
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on October 30, 2015, 05:58:11 PM
Cool Mike, I'll check it out. It doesn't like something with my Adobe or Flash, because I can't preview anything, although it looks like I can d/l everything.
Thank you!
Bob
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: BobM on October 31, 2015, 02:34:14 PM
I gave a listen to 2-3 links, but I couldn't get all the way through the song before I got bored and clicked on the next one. I didn't find it boring but I also didn't find it compelling or interesting enough to stick with. Maybe as background music while working?
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on November 01, 2015, 01:17:54 PM
Mike, I use Google Chrome and have to have Adobe Flash disabled, otherwise Chrome crashes. Once I turned it back on, I get the tunes on their built-in player.
Yea, that site is pretty cool. Fantastic background material.
Thanks!!  :thumb:

Bob, Yes indeed. You certainly won't be playing this at many audio get-togethers, or when friends are over, that's for certain. Background is the exact method of listening. Some folks (the younger crowd) call it "homework music", but like I said in my first post, I like to listen while I'm in the workshop, or while driving. Basically when my brain is on autopilot and music isn't, and shouldn't be, the main attraction.

Bob
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on November 01, 2015, 01:45:11 PM
Wow Mike, yea....that site is awesome. Sooo much good stuff there, although it took me a minute to figure out all the buttons.
That link will definitely be saved.  :thumb:

You said you hadn't got a chance to check out my links, let me know what you think once you have.

Bob
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on April 13, 2017, 08:22:49 PM
A bit of a bump...just checking the pulse here.
Anyone into things like:

Random Rab - "You're not a God"
- https://youtu.be/1NsZmmmjM28

Little People - "Start Shootin'"
- https://youtu.be/jirfEgTFM-M

Rockers Hi-Fi - "Free"
- https://youtu.be/wTiSoqk9M0w

....and one of my all time favorite "eyes closed, last song of the night, beverage in hand, lights down" kind of songs.
Please enjoy....

Galactic - "Quiet Please"
- https://youtu.be/lOoNFFKwNts
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on March 26, 2018, 08:22:50 PM
Beating a dead horse here, but I thought I'd give it a bump, just to see if there's any new blood into some funky chill tunes.

This is like a chillstep instrumental southern blues reggae funky dubstep thing.
Moontricks

- "East Van Blues"
- https://youtu.be/Sp7DSIvOeCA

- "Home"
- https://youtu.be/BhAyt7g5tNs
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Nick B on March 27, 2018, 05:44:12 PM
Not any new blood from a non funky guy like me, but..... I did enjoy the links! Thanks for posting
Nick
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on March 27, 2018, 05:51:04 PM
Happy to hear you liked, and glad you enjoyed. Thanks Nick!  :thumb:
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: malloy on March 27, 2018, 11:01:57 PM
I enjoyed these as well. This is one area of music  I have not thoroughly explored. These sound like some hip-hop/electronica tunes or drum and bass?

I did post a link to Mondo Grosso a while back and nobody replied. http://neocha.com/magazine/labyrinth-by-mondo-grosso/ (http://neocha.com/magazine/labyrinth-by-mondo-grosso/).

And right now I am listening to Perfume's "Fusion". I don't think it fits the demographic here either!
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Nick B on March 28, 2018, 08:30:51 AM
I enjoyed these as well. This is one area of music  I have not thoroughly explored. These sound like some hip-hop/electronica tunes or drum and bass?

I did post a link to Mondo Grosso a while back and nobody replied. http://neocha.com/magazine/labyrinth-by-mondo-grosso/ (http://neocha.com/magazine/labyrinth-by-mondo-grosso/).

And right now I am listening to Perfume's "Fusion". I don't think it fits the demographic here either!

This one didn’t grab me as much....but the girl was cute! It reminded me somehow of when I was
watching the recent Winter Olympics and the story about the Korean K-pop phenomenon.
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on March 29, 2018, 04:41:29 PM
I hate to say it, but yea... that one didn't grab me either. I definitely wouldn't call it "Chill-out" music.
Catchy, but nothing I'd want to wind down the day and lower the blood pressure levels with.  :lol:
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: P.I. on March 31, 2018, 05:37:58 PM
My friend Jason Brown is truly a man for all seasons.  An astrophysicist during the day, a wonderful husband and father and an amazing multi-instrumentalsi during the rest of the 29 hours in his day.

Check him out:    http://www.stonecanvasmusic.com/index.html

Introspective and new agey, but the man can throw it down when needed.

Also a really, really funny Dude!
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on March 31, 2018, 06:31:20 PM
Wow, that's definitely not "weird", but it's very awesome. That's amazing! Love it!   :thumb:
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: P.I. on April 02, 2018, 10:59:06 AM
Wow, that's definitely not "weird", but it's very awesome. That's amazing! Love it!   :thumb:
:thumb:
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Nick B on April 02, 2018, 10:29:23 PM
ok bob, here's what you need to do.  find a used grace gdi-irdt200 internet tuner.  (nla new.)  output its digital output into a nice dac.  connect the dac to your main rig.  you will find a plethora of different selections, chill/electronica included.  and, w/a nice dac, even relatively low bit-rate 128khz feeds sound really nice - nice enough for serious listening, not just background.

happy listening!   :D

some stations:
L'Eko de Garrigues - 1000k (usually some sort of electronica)
http://91.121.159.124:8000/eko-des-garrigues-max.flac (http://91.121.159.124:8000/eko-des-garrigues-max.flac)

L'Eko de Garrigues - 128k (same as above, lower bitrate; also identifies songs/artists)
http://91.121.159.124:8000/eko-des-garrigues-128k.mp3.m3u (http://91.121.159.124:8000/eko-des-garrigues-128k.mp3.m3u)
http://91.121.159.124:8000/eko-des-garrigues-128k.mp3 (http://91.121.159.124:8000/eko-des-garrigues-128k.mp3)

World - hi online radio
http://mediaserv38.live-streams.nl:8027/stream (http://mediaserv38.live-streams.nl:8027/stream)

ambient - party vibe radio
http://94.130.238.52:8056/stream (http://94.130.238.52:8056/stream)

fip - france, various (this may be one of the best stations ever.  just the most unbelievably eclectic mix you will ever hear anywhere.  classical, trance, dub step, old rock, new eclectic music, old jazz, metal, folk, new jazz, hip-hop, opera, bizarre and interesting covers & tributes, reggae, etc. they even play french music on occasion! they play literally everything.  and not just specific shows at specific times.  the randomness is non-stop.  i love this station.  and, it sounds really good, even at 128khz.)
http://direct.fipradio.fr/live/fip-midfi.mp3 (http://direct.fipradio.fr/live/fip-midfi.mp3)

fip - AUTOUR DU REGGAE (all fip's other streams are available at 192khz)
http://direct.fipradio.fr/live/fip-webradio6.mp3 (http://direct.fipradio.fr/live/fip-webradio6.mp3)

fip - TOUT NOUVEAU, TOUT FIP
http://direct.fipradio.fr/live/fip-webradio5.mp3 (http://direct.fipradio.fr/live/fip-webradio5.mp3)

fip - autour du monde
http://direct.fipradio.fr/live/fip-webradio4.mp3 (http://direct.fipradio.fr/live/fip-webradio4.mp3)

fip - groove
http://direct.fipradio.fr/live/fip-webradio3.mp3 (http://direct.fipradio.fr/live/fip-webradio3.mp3)

fip - jazz
http://direct.fipradio.fr/live/fip-webradio2.mp3 (http://direct.fipradio.fr/live/fip-webradio2.mp3)

fip - rock
http://direct.fipradio.fr/live/fip-webradio1.mp3 (http://direct.fipradio.fr/live/fip-webradio1.mp3)

naba-winamp (radio naba, riga, latvia; one of my two fave new music stations.)
http://nabamp0.latvijasradio.lv:8008/ (http://nabamp0.latvijasradio.lv:8008/)

radio student 320kbps (radio student, ljubjana slovenia; the other of my two fave new music stations.)
http://kruljo.radiostudent.si:8000/ehiq (http://kruljo.radiostudent.si:8000/ehiq)

classical (baroque) audiophile
http://8.38.78.173:8045/stream (http://8.38.78.173:8045/stream)

linn - jazz
http://89.16.185.174:8000/stream (http://89.16.185.174:8000/stream)

radio paradise (rock)
http://stream-dc1.radioparadise.com/aac-320 (http://stream-dc1.radioparadise.com/aac-320)

rock/blues - audiophile
http://8.38.78.173:8240/stream (http://8.38.78.173:8240/stream)

zappa (zappa released >100 albums, so there's a lot of material out there...)
http://176.28.17.90:8000/zappa.aac (http://176.28.17.90:8000/zappa.aac)

wpfw (my fave local station - mostly jazz; daytime left-wing news/talk - NOT "mainstream" news.)
http://www.wpfwfm.org:8000/wpfw_128 (http://www.wpfwfm.org:8000/wpfw_128)

i have quite a bit more loaded into my grace that i haven't listed.  and, here's a link for hi-rez streams (growing all the time):
http://radiobit.50webs.com/ (http://radiobit.50webs.com/)

happy listening!

doug s.

Hey Doug,
Thanks for taking the time to put that list together. My fav so far is fip France. What a great way to spend an evening exploring stations. I was on the Grace site and the 200 is discontinued and the 800 is out of stock. Prices are actually quite reasonable
Nick
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: tmazz on April 03, 2018, 04:27:15 AM
Nick, I have the ability to do internet radio via the control software for my Bluesound Node.  I would think that ability is built into your Auralic streamer as well.

What would the Grace unit offer you that you cannot already do?
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on April 03, 2018, 07:00:24 AM
Wow Doug, that'll keep me busy for a while, thank you!   :thumb:
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Nick B on April 03, 2018, 09:00:04 AM
Nick, I have the ability to do internet radio via the control software for my Bluesound Node.  I would think that ability is built into your Auralic streamer as well.

What would the Grace unit offer you that you cannot already do?

Tom,
It was partly out of my curiousity and it also reminded me of my Revox tuner that I had years ago. I believe the Auralic Mini has that capability, but I recall it had some preset stations only. As nothing is hooked up yet, it’ll be a little while until I can test  it out
(I am still doing landscaping and home improvement projects)
Nick
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on April 08, 2018, 04:21:15 PM
Here's my latest discovery for my "chill' playlist. Sweet tune.


"Florent 2 A.M." · Blank & Jones
https://youtu.be/ZZ0FPtxIwrc
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on November 15, 2018, 07:26:33 PM
*Bump*
Ok... thoughts on this one?

Self titled release by "Those Who Ride With Giants"
https://youtu.be/Z_NBzceHr1U
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Nick B on November 15, 2018, 09:23:33 PM
*Bump*
Ok... thoughts on this one?

Self titled release by "Those Who Ride With Giants"
https://youtu.be/Z_NBzceHr1U

I kept fast forwarding this in small increments to the end....glad I did. Based on the comments section, some folks liked it though.
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on November 16, 2018, 03:34:45 PM
Fair enough, thanks for giving it a shot and skimming through.
Did anyone like it?  Guess not based on the lack of comments.  :rofl:
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: steve on November 21, 2018, 10:24:10 PM
Fair enough, thanks for giving it a shot and skimming through.
Did anyone like it?  Guess not based on the lack of comments.  :rofl:

Bob, been awhile, hear you are in Florida these days? I haven't had a chance to listen,
but good to see you posting.

cheers

steve
SAS Audio Labs
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on November 22, 2018, 07:34:01 AM
No Sir, I'm still in STL. Same house for the past 17 years.
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Nick B on November 22, 2018, 02:28:35 PM
I think it’s BobM who’s in Florida ☀️
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on November 22, 2018, 06:32:05 PM
That does ring a bell. If memory serves, I do recall someone talking to him about the move.
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: steve on November 22, 2018, 08:28:39 PM
I stand corrected. Good to hear from you anyway Bob. (Bernie is heading this way tomorrow morning
for a visit and a checkup.)

cheers and good thanksgiving.

steve
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on November 23, 2018, 06:03:23 AM
Yea Doug, it's certainly not "front row center" worthy, nor would I torture my friends with it as the main focus. But it's great as background music while performing tasks, driving, etc...

Thanks Steve!!
Happy Thanksgiving to all ya fellas!  :thumb:
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on February 22, 2019, 07:33:37 PM
So... there's "chill-out", but then there's chill-out with some serious range from "top to bottom" with regard to volume.
The "loudness wars" definitely did NOT find this band!
No lyrics. At times, it's soft and slow, and others, it's loud and pumping adrenalin.
Hope you enjoy.

Full album just released today.
Instead of "critical listening" in the audio room, I'd recommend to be performing some task, and let this be your "drive".

Paraphon Tree - Impressio Marcato
https://youtu.be/VIoJx-2lrs0
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on March 08, 2019, 06:37:41 PM
Hang Massive - "Warmth of the Sun's Rays"
https://youtu.be/9ng7SSG3TEE

Again, would love to hear thoughts about this one.
I'd never seen or heard of these instruments until I ran across these guys.
Most interesting.
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on August 28, 2019, 05:41:38 PM
One of my favorite bands in this genre, Those Who Ride With Giants just release a single , "The Walk of Thunder":
https://youtu.be/kaQmn8Cnlps?t=11

Anybody else dig it?

EDIT: The music doesn't start til 0:38, and doesn't "take off" til 1:05, so don't quit on me too early.   :rofl:
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Guy 13 on August 28, 2019, 06:14:08 PM
One of my favorite bands in this genre, Those Who Ride With Giants just release a single , "The Walk of Thunder":
https://youtu.be/kaQmn8Cnlps?t=11

Anybody else dig it?

EDIT: The music doesn't start til 0:38, and doesn't "take off" til 1:05, so don't quit on me too early.   :rofl:

Hi Bob.
Not bad ! I would not listen to it everyday,
but once in a while, I like it.
I would not call it : Weird, but only different than what I isten all the time.

Guy 13
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on August 29, 2019, 04:53:24 PM
Sounds good to me ;)
Title: Re: Weird "chill-out" music
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on February 18, 2021, 05:15:48 PM
"Bump" for more chill tunes.
Love this one. Hope y'all enjoy.

Random Rab - "Soothe"
https://youtu.be/5RXOOV_qC_0