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A Bit More Than The Usual Chill Out Songs
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Reich: Different Trains, Electric Counterpoint / Kronos Quartet, Pat MethenyReich: Different Trains, Electric Counterpoint / Kronos Quartet, Pat Metheny
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Ever wondered where The Orb sampled the riff for Little Fluffy Clouds? Listen to Electric Counterpoint Fast and you'll soon find out...
Tattoo YouTattoo You by The Rolling Stones
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The Stones smacky period produces the sublime and very spaced out 'Heaven'.
Edward Scissorhands: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackEdward Scissorhands: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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The Main Title is a magical, haunting composition by one of the best film composers around.
On the Way to the Peak of NormalOn the Way to the Peak of Normal by Holger Czukay
Fragrance is a, er, fragrant, piece of Krautrock genius. Like the organ player at Blackpool Tower on acid.
SleepwalkingSleepwalking by Gerry Rafferty
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AOR king gets super laidback on The Right Moment. Almost ruined by some pan pipes towards the end, but not quite.
FaithFaith by The Cure
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All Cats Are Grey. Well they're not really, but you know what these goths are like. Sublime.
Comme Des Garcons, Vol. 2Comme Des Garcons, Vol. 2 by Seigen Ono
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For the beautiful opening track 'Julia'.
EchoesEchoes by Wally Badarou
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How can someone who used to be in Level 42 have produced one of the lushest tracks of the 80s, 'Mambo'? Dunno, but he made a load of other great records after parting company with Mark King et al.
Black SeaBlack Sea by XTC
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Somnabulist is very, very sleepy and is a song about head nodding, if you know what I mean...
Live at Carnegie HallLive at Carnegie Hall by Bill Withers
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I Can't Write Left Handed is one of the best anti-war songs ever written. I wish Fatboy Cook hadn't sampled it though.