T. Critchlow's profile

If the chillout lounge was a real place I'd be there every night, 21 April 2009

If only the chillout lounge was a real place! I absolutely love this music. I'm a pretty big fan of the downtempo/chillout genre but I get quite fed up with most compilations as they tend to be full of bland music which I largely just leave playing in the background. The chillout lounge vol 3 is completely different (even from the previous 2 volumes in the series!) and really raises the bar for compilations. Both discs of this package play like an album rather than a compilation, full of really fresh, new and most importantly BEAUTIFUL music.

The first CD covers the more blissful & slow end of the spectrum with some magical tunes such as the lush inputJunkie remix of the… Read more

The perfect chill album?, 15 April 2008

Quite possibly my friends, quite possibly.

Firstly, let me make this clear - this isn't just a collection of tunes. This is a crafted compilation with real care chosen to ensure that the tracks flow together and that the music as a whole is smooth as can be.

It contains 2 CDs, the first one being blissful chillout music, the second one being more uptempo. The thing that strikes me about both CDs however is how unique they sound. They're really rich in texture and both have a distinct 'feel' to them.

CD1 - The blissful chillout album.

Sure, it would be easy enough to compile another cafe del mar look a like but that's not what Ben's done… Read more

The best value-for-money music product I've ever bought!, 13 Nov 2007

This product contains 3cds in beautiful and robust packaging. You get both of the original albums ('the facts and the dreams' and 'voices from the dust bowl') along with a 3rd CD of remixes, both Fragile State remixes and remixes of Fragile State tunes by industry heavyweights like 4Hero, Future Loop Foundation and Digitonal.

I've separated this review into two parts:

1) If you don't own any Fragile State music

Fragile State produce beautiful and funky chilled out goodness. Their tunes have a sweeping orchestral feel to them yet contain funky keyboard effects and beats which keep you nodding your head along to the tunes. Although largely instrumental… Read more