The Trip-Hop/Chill/Dream Pop thread

[Cancuk]

Great thread idea.

Tipper is one of my favourit DJ's/producers. His Trip-Hop (which he calls Tip-Hop) is sick.

[daveT]

To be honest, Wookie, everyone I posted has stuff on youtube. I could post links to the good stuff if you like, but nothing is danceable. I like listening to trance and goth. It is good to chill out to, not groove to.

[Dominic]

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To be honest, Wookie, everyone I posted has stuff on youtube. I could post links to the good stuff if you like, but nothing is danceable. I like listening to trance and goth. It is good to chill out to, not groove to.

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yeah, I may have mis-typed by saying it's "danceable." Some is, most is not...it's Chill-out music.

[MrWookie]

I didn't necessarily come in here looking for dance music strictly because of your words, Dom. I've heard stuff that people described as "trip-hop" that really was dance music, including Glory Box, and other songs I never got the names or artists of. It didn't take me long to figure out that the gist of the bulk of this genre wasn't anywhere close to dance, but I figured I'd mine for a few more songs that I liked. I'm reporting back because in many music threads, it seems like no one actually checks out an artist they didn't know and then reports back. I really like to hear it if someone listened to someone new based on my recommendation and then reports back that they like that artist. Even if they didn't like the artist, hey, at least they took the time to listen, you know? You guys have put a lot of effort into these recent music threads, and I figured I'd be at least one guy who takes the time to listen to the music and let you know what I think.

[Dominic]

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I didn't necessarily come in here looking for dance music strictly because of your words, Dom. I've heard stuff that people described as "trip-hop" that really was dance music, including Glory Box, and other songs I never got the names or artists of. It didn't take me long to figure out that the gist of the bulk of this genre wasn't anywhere close to dance, but I figured I'd mine for a few more songs that I liked. I'm reporting back because in many music threads, it seems like no one actually checks out an artist they didn't know and then reports back. I really like to hear it if someone listened to someone new based on my recommendation and then reports back that they like that artist. Even if they didn't like the artist, hey, at least they took the time to listen, you know? You guys have put a lot of effort into these recent music threads, and I figured I'd be at least one guy who takes the time to listen to the music and let you know what I think.

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cool deal! It's always great when someone reports back...what did you think of PJ Harvey in the singer/sognwriter thread?

[daveT]

PJ Harvey! I want to know what he thought of Imogen Heap's live triple dubbing. But I really want his opinion on genitorers.

Seriously, thanks, Wookie. I listen to as much as I can as well. I see that the number count is increasing, so a few links are hopefully being pushed. I also enjoy writing, and writing reviews is a fun art.

Here is song I think you may be able to dance to.

Southern Sun

Just because other people mis-label doesn't mean we don't know our stuff! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

And Dom, I am highly impressed with PJ.

[Kimbell175113]

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Dom, I am highly impressed with PJ.

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but that means less coming from me than it does from Wook

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Here is song I think you may be able to dance to.

Southern Sun


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if you like southern sun you gotta check out tiesto's mix "in the search of sunrise 3" which is the best of the sunrise-mixes and is compiled of like 15 songs like southern sun, southern sun is actually IN that mix too [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I suppose you could group it as chillout music [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

but both are Trance and not really into the genre of this thread [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[MrWookie]

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Here is song I think you may be able to dance to.

Southern Sun

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Danceable, yes, but when it comes to this style of music, I'm looking for things with slower tempos. Right around the tempo of Glory Box is perfect, but depending on the feel, maybe a little faster will do, too. You have anything that fits this description?

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The KLF

The seminal art/dance group that never felt comfortable at the top of the charts and were never taken seriously as artists created some of the most exciting dance music of the late '80s and early '90s.

The bulk of their output is a poppy sort of proto-trance they labelled stadium house, but they are quite varied. The album most in keeping with this thread is Chill Out:



This ambient album is just one long beautiful track, rated by Mixmag the 5th greatest "dance" album of all time.

Chill Out (part 1). Other parts should come up on the side if you want to hear the rest, but if you enjoy it just find a copy so you can listen to the whole thing at once.

If you like this it's a bit of a shame they didn't do anything else quite like it. The most notable of their output was released as singles, but they also put out The White Room album.


This is a poppier outing first conceived as a soundtrack to an aborted film. It is still relaxing and soothing, and songs on it serve as testament to Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty's prescient understanding of the potential of electronic music.

Some Clips from the album:
3 AM Eternal
Last Train to Trancentral (live from the lost continent)
Kylie Said to Jason (This was a commercial flop - judge for yourself as I quite like it.)

As a bonus clip (not from either album) here is their first #1 hit:
Doctorin' the Tardis