I've really been getting into these two genres lately. I've been listening to a lot of Air, Zero 7, and Royksopp. They are very chill and relaxing, and some of the bass work is pretty cool too. Anyone else here a fan of this genre? What artists do you listen to? Thoughts, Comments?

go to my site:
http://www.orange-records.com

I have a couple of downtempo tracks on there... not quite chill music, but a couple of urban-style downtempo ones

check out dubafrica, seale vs regan, and a few others...

and my track "kamloops" just had a video made for it... it's pretty chill. one of my more downtempo tracks...



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I'm very fond of Tape (http://www.tape.se), and most everything their artsy label Häpna (http://www.hapna.com) releases. The Häpna site has some downloadable mp3:s, and I just listened to an excerpt of a "3/4 has been eliminated"-tune that's just beautiful. A visit is highly recommended, though none of their artists are close to as pop-y as Air or Röyksopp, many are downbeat and downtempo.

Oh, and don't miss this Tape video, made by the artist Wisut Ponnimit:
http://www.kunst.no/berthling/tape/sdlarge.html

I like this genre of music overall, though the repetitive basslines can sometimes bore me to tears. It's the modern equivalent of Esquivel-style lounge pop; one step trendier than "smooth" jazz and slightly more creative from a compositional standpoint.

I'm this genre, I'm currently listening to Shrift, Plej and Brazilian Girls (though their most recent release doesn't hold a candle to their debut).

I think you might want to go into the world of ambient. There's some great stuff out there.

I think you might want to go into the world of ambient. There's some great stuff out there.

yeah thats cool stuff. i use to own aphex twins ambient works albums, but i don't anymore. i gotta get those back.

Sigor Ros comes to mind when I think down tempo and relaxing.