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The term "chill-out music" – originally conflated with "ambient house" – came from an area called "The White Room" at the Heaven nightclub in London in 1989. There, DJs played ambient mixes from sources such as Brian Eno and Pink Floyd to allow dancers a place to "chill out" from the faster-paced music of the main dance floor.
George McIntire of the San Francisco Bay Guardian described chillwave's origin as in the "throes of the blogosphere" and called the term a "cheap, slap-on label used to describe grainy, dancey, lo-fi, 1980s inspired music" and a "disservice to any band associated with it."
- Late 2000s, United States
Sep 1, 2013 · The mid 1990s saw a growth period for ambient music, and early chillout rooms began to play this music which was ideally suited for a relaxation zone within a club. Ironically, perhaps part of the reason why this music became popular was because the majority of dance music was becoming faster; at the start of 1992, many rave DJs were playing a ...
Mar 17, 2021 · The concept originated in the late ’80s, as the rave scene took hold in Britain and acid house ruled clubs. With tempos rising and recreational pharmaceuticals growing ever stronger, clubbers found themselves seeking a little light relief from the madness. As pioneering ambient DJ Mixmaster Morris put it, it was “time to lie down and be counted”.
- Future Music
Sep 10, 2020 · Back in 2016, Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) Daily published an in-depth essay by Join The Future founder Matt Anniss, chronicling the story of “ambient house” and the related chill-out movement between 1988 and ’95. It was lavishly presented, with accompanying flow-charts and a special “ambient house history” mix by Anniss hosted by ...
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Perhaps the first chill out record though can be traced to a man called Eden Ahbez and his album, Eden's Island. Recorded in 1960, it incorporated a lot of dreamy moods, drifting sounds and ethereal vocals that would later come to help define what we term today as Chill Out music.
Sep 27, 2019 · Origins of chill music According to many sources the genre first emerged in the 1990s as a sub-genre of electronic music. To be more specific: downtempo and trip-hop.
