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Chill-out (shortened as chill; also typeset as chillout or chill out) is a loosely defined form of popular music characterized by slow tempos and relaxed moods. [1] [2] The definition of "chill-out music" has evolved throughout the decades, and generally refers to anything that might be identified as a modern type of easy listening.
Ambient house is a downtempo [2] subgenre of house music that first emerged in the late 1980s, combining elements of acid house and ambient music. The genre developed in chill-out rooms and specialist clubs as part of the UK's dance music scene. [ 2 ]
Organic house is a mellow and groovy subgenre of house music that emphasizes on acoustic instruments and natural sounds. The genre was made as a way to express a "deeper, more meditative, and occasionally slower shades of house music", [15] often combining elements of Deep House, Melodic House, Electronica, and Afro House.
Ambient house is a musical category founded in the late 1980s that is used to describe acid house featuring ambient music elements and atmospheres. [73] Tracks in the ambient house genre typically feature four-on-the-floor beats, synth pads , and vocal samples integrated in an atmospheric style. [ 73 ]
Afro-Cuban jazz – style of jazz influenced by traditional Afro-Cuban music. Afro house – a South African, sub-genre of house music, developed between the 1980s and 1990s. Afroswing – a genre of music that developed in the UK during the mid-2010s, a derivative of dancehall and afrobeats, with influences from trap, hip hop, R&B, and grime.
Downtempo (or downbeat) [4] is a broad label for electronic music that features an atmospheric sound and slower beats than would typically be found in dance music. [5] Closely related to ambient music but with greater emphasis on rhythm, [6] the style may be played in relaxation clubs or as "warm-up or cool-down" music during a DJ set. [5]
Tropical house is a derivation of deep house music characterized by its relaxed and island-inspired melodies which give off a "Caribbean, beach-party vibe.” [1] Like deep house, it features synthesized instrumentation and a four-on-the-floor beat at a tempo of 100 to 120 bpm, slower than average electronic music.
Smooth Chill (formerly Chill) is a British digital radio station dedicated to chill out, ambient and trip hop music. On 3 September 2019, Chill was rebranded as Smooth Chill to align it with the Smooth Radio brand.