The Irresistible Force – Global Chillage
A UK chillout room classic from The Irresistible Force aka Morris Gould aka Mixmaster Morris, Global Chillage is a deeply transportive ambient trip for the mind. While this album can definitely categorized as beat-less music (no kick drums here), there’s certainly a clear sense of groove and these tracks can no doubt move a room. Sequenced synthesizers and light, organic percussion provide the pulse here with plenty of phasing and flanging going on to create the perfect cosmic soundscape. Morris on his iconic “I think, therefore I ambient” – “Back in 1992 I meant that ambient music could be the antidote to mindless rave music, and I still think it’s true. Ambient back then was everything electronic that wasn’t just house, techno, rave, whatever. Nowadays electronic music surrounds us all the time, and chillout music has swung far more towards acoustic and orchestral sounds.”
Recommended – Full Listen
A Natural Frequency
B1 Downstream
B2 Moonrise
C1 Sunstroke
C2 Snowstorm
D1 Waveform
D2 Manifesto
Engineer – Adrian Harrow
Producer, Arranged By [Deranged] – Mixmaster Morris