It’s probably about time that I sat down and did this list, and here it is… finally. This is a selection of tracks that I’ve been listening to for over twenty years, all carefully handpicked for their staying power and ability to chill people out. The chillout room used to be a mainstay at raves, festivals and even some clubs – a place for a more inward journey or mental respite from the bass.
If you came up in the golden era of chillout, many of these tracks will be familiar and will bring back memories of Cafe Del Mar, Hotel Costes, Cafe Mambo, Buddha Bar, Cielo and all of those institutions that were the back bone of this sound. They span from the 70s to 00s and range from the pure ambient of Brian Eno to the tripped out hip hop of DJ Shadow and everything in between.
So here it is, presented under our Ambient Meditations segment that features premieres, a Spotify Playlist and our weekly podcast featuring chillout mixes from some of the best artists in electronic and neo-classical music.
I hope you enjoy these songs as much as I do, they are songs that I’ve DJ’d out, played on road trips, listened to on many an international flight and of course – watched the sunset to in Ibiza.
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David Ireland is a professional strategist, creative, and marketer. He began his career in 1995 as creator and publisher of BPM Magazine. In August 2000, BPM Magazine merged with djmixed.com LLC, an online media company based in Los Angeles, which later evolved into the Overamerica Media Group [OMG] in 2003. In 2009, Ireland left Overamerica Media Group to serve as the VP of Marketing at Diesel. In 2011, he returned to his roots in media and cofounded the online electronic music publication Magnetic Magazine and created The Magnetic Agency Group. In June 2018, Ireland joined Winter Music Conference (now owned by Ultra Music Festival) as the Director to lead the reboot for 2019 and usher in a new era for the iconic brand. He served as Chief Marketing Officer at Victrola for three years, guiding product innovation and brand growth. He currently serves on the advisory board of Audiopool, a new music tech startup focused on AI-generated music licensing and artist revenue models.
