I need a early hours of the morning style album

[cobl04]

You know the sorts of albums, I'm talking about, just real chiller music, nothing overtly exciting, they used to advertise them on TV... those 3am albums, but I want a GOOD one. I don't mind whether it's all one artist, or a collection, but if anyone can recommend one, that'd be great.

 

[LemonMelon]

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
Beck - Sea Change
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left

 

[bono_man2002]

Sarah Blasko - What The Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

Gemma Hayes - Night On My Side

I always like hearing the song 'One Perfect Sunrise' by Orbital during sunrise though...hehehe.

 

[bob dylan]

Gomez' first and second albums.

 

[Dorian Gray]

gonzales - solo piano

 

[Snowlock]

Radiohead - OK Computer

 

[1stepcloser]

Air - Moon Safari

All I Need, Ce Matin La and You Make It Easy are all

thank me later.

 

[u2popmofo]

M83 - 'Before The Dawn Heals Us'

The title even works.

 

[hippy]

I actually find "Zooropa" to be an awesome late night/early morning album... "Passengers" is also a good one.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Air - Moon Safari

All I Need, Ce Matin La and You Make It Easy are all

thank me later.

Air

If you like Air I would also add Simple Things or When It Falls by Zero 7 as a chill out recommendation...

 

[Screwtape2]

Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis
Hounds of Love by Kate Bush
The Final Cut by Pink Floyd

 

[LemonMelon]

"Passengers" is also a good one.

 

[cdisantis83]

There are several very fine jazz albums that immediately come to mind - very atmospheric and relaxing, if only slightly foreboding at times.

Miles Davis: In a Silent Way; Miles in the Sky; Seven Steps to Heaven; Kind of Blue

Herbie Hancock: Empyrean Isles; The Piano; Takin' Off

John Coltrane: The Gentle Side of Coltrane

 

[cobl04]

I actually find "Zooropa" to be an awesome late night/early morning album... "Passengers" is also a good one.

Passengers is quite good actually.

Thanks everyone!

 

[bono_man2002]

Air - Moon Safari

All I Need, Ce Matin La and You Make It Easy are all

thank me later.

 

[Canadiens1131]

I'll check out the Air I had never gotten around to Sea Change until now, it just kept slipping through what I was investigating music-wise.

I am SO glad I listened to the thing.

 

[intedomine]

3am chilloutmusic or 3am about to get laid by some drunk chick music?

If it's the former, check out Josh Pyke's Memories & Dust. Very relaxing tunes from Australia's best solo artist at the moment.

 

[LemonMelon]

Oh, and listen to some Miles Davis, you heathen. Birth Of The Cool is probably the most accessible, but Kind Of Blue has no bad tracks at all.

 

[Canadiens1131]

3am chilloutmusic or 3am about to get laid by some drunk chick music?.

Latter

 

[Auhiz]

Another thumbs up for Air's Moon Safari - it is a great chillout album.

 

[Zoots]

Kraftwerk's Man Machine would work I think.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Cat Power - The Greatest

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I'll check out the Air I had never gotten around to Sea Change until now, it just kept slipping through what I was investigating music-wise.

I am SO glad I listened to the thing.

Canadiens, if you are interested in Air I would suggest getting their albums in this order:

Moon Safari
Talkie Walkie
Pocket Symphony
10,000 Hz Legend

There is also The Virgin Suicides Soundtrack as well...

<- Self-confessed "Air-Head"

 

[u2popmofo]

10,000 Hz Legend

My fav of theirs. I like Moon Safari, but I've never understood the hype that seems to have gone with it. There are a lot better electronic chillout type albums out there, even by Air themselves.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

My fav of theirs. I like Moon Safari, but I've never understood the hype that seems to have gone with it. There are a lot better electronic chillout type albums out there, even by Air themselves.

I agree, my favorite is actually Talkie Walkie but for first-time listeners I think Moon Safari is the most accessible.

I also love 10,000 Hz Legend (Electronic Performers, The Vagabond and Radian are 3 of my favs) but it might be considered a little odd for first time listens. Not that there's anything wrong with that

 

[FitzChivalry]

I always like hearing the song 'One Perfect Sunrise' by Orbital during sunrise though...hehehe.

I LOVE this song! I want it played at my funeral. The PERFECT send-off!


It's kind of hard to find, but the 2nd 1/2 of this album is ABSOULTELY killer chill music:

DJ Jody -- Way Out There, A Progressive DJ Mix

 

[jimmmm]

Morcheeba particularly Big Calm, but Fragments Of Freedom, & Charango are all worth a listen.

 

[Canadiens1131]

Thanks for the Air advice......love Moon Safari already and will check out the rest.

As a side note, if they could loop the first couple seconds of the Reading Rainbow theme, I'd take tons of soma and chill out to that for the rest of time.

 

[u2popmofo]

Take a look, it's in a book