Chill Out is the title of a seminal 1990 ambient house album by British electronic group The KLF. The album is part ambient music for post-rave chill outs, part concept album - a mythical road trip (or perhaps train journey) up the U.S. Gulf Coast from Texas into Louisiana. The album is composed of sampled music (including Elvis Presley, Fleetwood Mac, Acker Bilk, Glen Campbell and Tuvan throat singers), vocals, sound effects and a sprinkling of original music, notably pedal steel guitar by Graham Lee of the Triffids. Cover of The KLF album Chill Out (1990). ... See also: 1989 in music, other events of 1990, 1991 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 21 - MTVs Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle accident, resulting in several... Ambient house, a mix between house music and ambient music is a music style that describes itself as dreamy, chill out and quiet music. ... The KLF (Kopyright Liberation Front), more recently known as the K Foundation, also known as The Timelords, furthermore known as The JAMs, was one of the seminal bands around the time of the Acid House movement in Britain in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... States that border the Gulf of Mexico are shown in red The Gulf Coast region of the United States comprises the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. ... State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry Official languages None. ... State nickname: Pelican State Other U.S. States Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans Governor Kathleen Blanco Official languages None; English and French de facto Area 134,382 km² (31st)  - Land 112,927 km²  - Water 21,455 km² (16%) Population (2000)  - Population 4,468,976 (22nd)  - Density 39. ... Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer and actor who had an effect on Western popular music rivaled only by The Beatles . ... Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac is a rock group led by Mick Fleetwood and John McVie (whose names partially form the groups name), who had their biggest hits in the 1970s. ... Acker Bilk (often referred to as Mr Acker Bilk) is one of the worlds leading Jazz Clarinetists. ... Glen Campbell (born April 22, 1936) is an American pop-country singer, best known for a series of 1960s and 1970s hits, including Galveston, Rhinestone Cowboy, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, and Southern Nights. Campbell is a native of Delight, Arkansas and began playing the guitar as a... Russia is a large and extremely culturally diverse country, with dozens of ethnic groups, each with their own forms of folk music. ...

Legend has it that the album was recorded in a single 44-minute "live" take in their studio, Trancentral, located in the basement of Jimmy Cauty's squat in Stockwell, South London. This was a DAT to DAT "live" edit - essentially Chill Out is a "best of" of many hours of collaborative ambient DJ jam sessions that also involved Alex Paterson of The Orb. These took place both at Trancentral and the legendary monthly Land of Oz club. Other parts of the sessions were developed to become the Orb single A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From the Centre of the Ultraworld and the Space album, and there are several bootleg recordings available with additional versions. The word squat has different meanings: Squatting is also a term for inhabiting unused land without title, especially in a city. ... Stockwell is an inner city area in the London Borough of Lambeth. ... South London is the area of Greater London south of the River Thames. ... The Orb is a British electronic music band known for pioneering the genre of ambient house. ... This album began as a collaboration between Dr. Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty, the original line-up of The Orb. ...

The cover of Chill Out was partly a reference to the cover of Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother which features cows, and partly an attempt to establish a pastoral feel reminscent of an early morning in the English countryside after one of the big outdoor raves of the late 80's. A reunited Pink Floyd at the London Live 8 concert on July 2, 2005. ... Atom Heart Mother is a 1970 progressive rock album by British band Pink Floyd. ...

In July 2004, UK performance collective Pop Damage "reconstructed" Chill Out as a live performance at the Big Chill festival. The original vocal samples were recreated on stage.

Track listing

1. Brownsville Turnaround on the Tex-Mex Border (0 - 1.43)
2. Pulling Out of Ricardo and the Dusk is Falling Fast (1.43 - 3.12)
3. Six Hours to Louisiana, Black Coffee Going Cold (3.12 - 6.13)
4. Dream Time in Lake Jackson (6.13 - 8.50)
5. Madrugada Eterna (8.50 - 16.31)
6. Justified and Ancient Seems a Long Time Ago (16.31 - 17.40)
7. Elvis on the Radio, Steel Guitar in my Soul (17.40 - 20.20)
8. 3am Somewhere Out of Beaumont (20.20 - 30.10)
9. Wichita Lineman Was a Song I Once Heard (30.10 - 36.07)
10. Trancentral Lost in my Mind (36.20 - 37.16)
11. The Lights of Baton Rouge Pass By (37.16 - 40.42)
12. A Melody From a Past Life Keeps Pulling Me Back (40.42 - 42.33)
13. Rock Radio Into the Nineties and Beyond (42.33 - 44.00)
14. Alone Again With the Dawn Coming Up (44.00 - END)

List of Samples

The division of the 45 minute piece of music that is Chill Out seems to be only so that co-songwriting credits can be given to those sampled.

Elvis Presley's In the Ghetto. The songwriter, Davies, gets a co-writing credit for 'Elvis on the Radio Steel Guitar in My Soul' on the label of Chill Out. This is actually an error on the sleeve - the songwriter is Mac Davis, not Davies. Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer and actor who had an effect on Western popular music rivaled only by The Beatles . ...

Fleetwood Mac's 1968 No.1 Albatross. Peter Green is co-credited for 3am Somewhere Out of Beaumont on the label (and Fleetwood Mac are thanked on the sleeve). Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac is a rock group led by Mick Fleetwood and John McVie (whose names partially form the groups name), who had their biggest hits in the 1970s. ...

Acker Bilk's Stranger on the Shore. He's given a songwrighting credit for A Melody from a Past Life Keeps Pulling Me Back on the label and thanked on the sleeve. Acker Bilk (often referred to as Mr Acker Bilk) is one of the worlds leading Jazz Clarinetists. ... The hit record of Stranger on the Shore on Columbia Records DB 4750 Stranger on the Shore is a piece for clarinet written by Acker Bilk for his young daughter and originally named Jenny after her. ...

Boy George's group Jesus Loves You song After The Love Has Gone a single on his own More Protein label. They are thanked on the sleeve. Boy George George Alan ODowd (born June 14, 1961), better known as Boy George, is a famous gay singer, musician, and DJ who gained a degree of fame with his group Culture Club in the 1980s. ...

"a panning UFO sound" from Pink Floyd's On the Run from Dark Side of the Moon A reunited Pink Floyd at the London Live 8 concert on July 2, 2005. ... Dark Side of the Moon is a 1973 concept album by Pink Floyd, dealing with the pressures of life such as time, money, war, mental illness, and death. ...

"Pings" from Pink Floyd's Echoes on the album Meddle, Meddle is a 1971 album by British progressive rock band Pink Floyd. ...

"deep, bassy, glooping noises" possibly from one of the tracks on Brian Eno's Ambient 4: On Land Brian Eno in 1977 Brian Peter George St. ...

Tuvan (Mongolian) throat singing possibly from Tuva - voices from the centre of Asia on Smithsonian/Folkways records or from the soundtrack to the BBC TV program The Mongolians.

a jingle from Tommy Vance's old Friday Rock Show on Radio One

'Authentic Sound Effects Vol 2' (Elektra CD). The tracks used are 'Crossing Bells And Horn With Electric Train Pass' and 'Short Freight Train Pass'. Chill Out also uses fairly processed versions of 'F18 Diamond Fly-By' 'Dodge Van Starts, Drives Out' and 'Surf' from the same CD.

Other sound effects include shepherd's talking in strange language, sheep, cow bells and sheep dog barks.

US radio recordings, including Dr. Williams, a mad preacher snake oil salesman and a news report about the death of 17 year old Jack Acksadapo after an illicit drag race in Nassau County, New York. Drag racing is a form of auto racing in which cars attempt to complete a fairly short, straight and level course in the shortest amount of time. ... There is also a Town of Nassau. ...