Deedlecast's Got the Groove

Chillout is a musical genre well-known to DJDeedle, as his dj'ing interest was first piqued by a set of disks released by Ministry of Sound under that description. DJDeedle especially likes the genre because it encompasses such a wide variety of musical styles, from traditional jazz and pop, to hip-hop, trip-hop, disco, funk, world music, house, fusion, and acid jazz. It isn't so much the individual songs themselves that make them fall into the chillout category. Rather, it is the juxtaposition and interweaving of the disparate types of music that creates the ultimate effect, something greater than the individual songs themselves. Much like mashup music, but on a larger scale. Thus, it is quite the enjoyable challenge to create.

This Deedlecast features the work of The Grooveblaster who describes his music thusly:

". . . rhythms and melodies are rooted in
cosmopolitan pop and downtempo grooves,
so it's hard to tell where 'song' ends and
'version' begins, where message ends and music
begins, where agony ends and ecstasy kicks in."

With the greatest respect for The Grooveblaster's vision, DJDeedle has mixed the songs up a bit, and added a DJDeedle nudge or tweak here and there.

1. Si Mi Caballero - Francoise Hardy Grooveblaster
2. I Get Lifted - George McCrae
3. Walk On By (Grooveblaster mix) - Dionne Warwick
4. Smooth as Silk (Deedle's Interlude dub) - The Grooveblaster
5. I Wish I Never Saw Sunshine - Beth Orton and The Grooveblaster
6. In 1977 (When Josie Comes Home) - The Grooveblaster
7. Charles Mingus - Love Chant - The Grooveblaster
8. Romantic is the New Fantastic (Deedle's Cinemagraphic dub) - The Grooveblaster