
Ministry of Sound proudly present the fourteenth instalment in their iconic Chillout Sessions series with CHILLOUT SESSIONS XIV. More welcoming than a cooling breeze on the back of sun-kissed shoulders or that shaded palm just in from the shore, CHILLOUT SESSIONS XIV is a musical meditation destined to re-align even the most thrown zens with the best in dubbed-out acapella, the newest of nu-disco, stripped-back dance jams and acoustic anthems in a soulful celebration of electronic music. 41 moments from the likes of Gotye, Feist, Flight Facilities, Cut Copy, Lykke Li, Ben Westbeech, Azari & III, Aloe Blacc, The Temper Trap, and Blood Orange unite across two discs, sound-tracking your aural escape to where you should be.
Chillout Sessions XIV - Disc 1 |
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| 1. | Gotye feat. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know (Bibio Remix) |
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| 2. | Feist - How Come You Never Go There (Original mix) |
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| 3. | Seeker Lover Keeper - All My Lights (Original mix) |
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| 4. | Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar (Original mix) |
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| 5. | Asa - Why Can’t We (Original mix) |
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| 6. | Kimbra - Cameo Lover (Electric Empire Remix) |
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| 7. | Hypnolove - Holiday Reverie (Original mix) |
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| 8. | Metronomy - The Look (Original mix) |
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| 9. | Oh Mercy - Let Me Go (Original mix) |
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| 10. | Little Dragon - Feather (Original mix) |
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| 11. | Frank Ocean - Swim Good (Original mix) |
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| 12. | Cut Copy - Need You Now (Architecture In Helsinki Version) |
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| 13. | The Temper Trap - Fools (Original mix) |
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| 14. | The Drums - Money (Original mix) |
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| 15. | Example - Last Ones Standing (Ed Sheeran Remix) |
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| 16. | Switch & Andrea Martin - I Still Love You (Original mix) |
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| 17. | Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx - I'll Take Care Of U (Original mix) |
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| 18. | The Good Natured - Wolves (Crystal Fighters Remix) |
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| 19. | Beach House - Norway (Original mix) |
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Chillout Sessions XIV - Disc 2 |
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| 1. | Washed Out - Eyes Be Closed (Original mix) |
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| 2. | Blood Orange - Sutphin Boulevard (Original mix) |
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| 3. | Simone Fedi - Bitter Devotion (Original mix) |
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| 4. | Clubfeet - Edge Of Extremes (Original mix) |
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| 5. | Flight Facilities feat. Jess - Foreign Language (Original mix) |
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| 6. | !!! - Steady As The Sidewalk Cracks (Original mix) |
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| 7. | SBTRKT feat. Roses Gabor - Pharaohs (Original mix) |
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| 8. | Bibio - Anything New (Original mix) |
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| 9. | Gigamesh feat. Amanda Love - Red Light (Original mix) |
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| 10. | Magnifik - We Really Love This Song (Original mix) |
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| 11. | Storm Queen - Look Right Through (Vocal Mix) |
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| 12. | Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Jacques Renault Remix) |
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| 13. | James Curd feat. JDub - We Just Won’t Stop (Original mix) |
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| 14. | Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix) |
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| 15. | Siriusmo - Nights Off (Original mix) |
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| 16. | Ray Foxx - The Trumpeter (Guti Remix) |
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| 17. | Omar - Feeling You (Henrik Schwarz Remix) |
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| 18. | Lovebirds feat. Stee Downes - Want You In My Soul (Original mix) |
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| 19. | Paul Kalkbrenner - Sky And Sand (Original mix) |
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| 20. | Mario & Vidis feat. Jazzu - I'll Be Gone (Extended Original) |
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| 21. | Azari & III - Into The Night (Nicolas Jaar Remix) |
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| 22. | Bronnt Industries Kapital - An Index Of Corporate Art (Original mix) |
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...In the style of an epic '80s playlist.
Echovald
Nov 26, 2011 12:15 a.m.
I have followed chillout sessions for as long as I can remember- in all honesty, of the entire series, Chillout Sessions 1 was the best, and to this day remains unbeaten.
I'd actually say Chillout sessions 5, 2 and 8 were big disappointments. Like the previous disappointments, chillout sessions XIV is no exception. I always attempt to listen to a CD 3 times before I pass judgement- however, I find myself struggling to return to CD1 in addition to CD 2. These songs were not at all what I would have expected from such a longstanding, successful series- Yes they were indeed chillout, however, the songs played more like elevator music or background music on a Foxtel TV Guide- simply, there was nothing outstanding besides a track from Siriusmo, and a select other few from CD2 (which is the better of the two CDs). There were a few questionable songs, in particular, a variety of songs from CD 1 (too many to be mentioned) in addition to a few other good songs.
Overall the entire album is mediocre- it is definitely worth a listen to- if you are a long-term chillout sessions fan. However, I found the album to be overall, like the 2012 Annual, to be disappointing and inappropriate. This was inevitable however, given that Chillout sessions XIII, XII, XI to an extent, and X to be excellent compilations- like the disappointment of chillout sessions 5, chillout sessions XIV will hardly be cause for concern for the Chillout sessions series.