Chillout

I have found my new favourite music genre - chillout.

Chillout music was popularised by Ministry of Sound a few years back. Ministry of Sound, if you don't know, is a UK-based international chain of night clubs specializing in electronic music. I'm not an expert at nightclubs, so you should just read Wikipedia's entry about one of the most famous nightclubs in the world.

Of course, Ministry of Sound did not invent chillout music but they helped make it famous. Again, you should read Wikipedia's detailed entry about the genre. I myself do not know all about it, except that it's some GOOD SHIT. Oops, there I go with the "S" word again.

I'm not a club-goer, so how did I stumble upon this magnificent genre? Basically, I had vaguely heard how famous Ministry of Sound is. And then one day while I was plying through the latest torrents, I came upon a MoS Chillout compilation. I'm not a fan of disco music, but I decided to give it a little try since I like any music meant for chilling out. And I was not disappointed one bit.

Chillout represents the perfect kind of music because they are really relaxed and smooth, yet they won't make you sleepy as it has been jazzed up with electronic beats. So what you get is something that is perfectly in the middle - not too fast, not too slow. It really puts my mind at ease and enables me to concentrate without making me want to shake my booty on the bedroom floor.

Yes, I do shake my booty on the bedroom floor once in a while.