Does it get any better than this?

Chillbase.org, who made Lauge & Baba Gnohm's Monolith EP available free for download, is now offering a free full-length compilation album: Carving Mirages.

The album features 14 ambient and chillout tracks from independent artists of the genre, all in 320 kbit MP3 and FLAC glory:
 
01. Mythematica - Nam Bandara
02. Field Rotation - Zeitreise
03. Ambientium - The Balance
04. Reii - Bleep
05. Note - Everyday Basis
06. Fat Cat - AliensPlay
07. Atombased - Perplexed
08. AstroPilot - Tree Of The Perception
09. Alkor - One Day Above the Clouds
10. ZKA4T - History For Sale
11. bOb tracKer - UIS 555
12. Oddi - Rebirth
13. Xerxes - One-Oh-Three (Timeless Edit)
14. Hybrid Leisureland - Space Light

Although you probably have never heard of these artists before, don't let the anonymity turn you away from an absolutely fantastic album.

Standout tracks include Alkor's "One Day Above the Clouds", a dreamy chill tune carried by some low-pitched bass synths, and Hybrid Leisureland's "Space Light", an ambient journey through space with distorted transmission signals.

Click here to download, and click the player below to listen. Tracks are queued in their order of appearance on the album.



[Tracklisting/image credit: Chillbase.org, embedded player courtesy of Archive.org]

Drifting away from reality...

School is back is session for some of us, and with it brings stress of getting into classes, finding your books, and settling in during that first week back.

A new web site for ambient/chillout listeners- Chillbase.org, can help alleviate that feeling.


The upstart community features interviews with artists of the genre, album reviews, listings of ambient shows, and news about future releases.

But the best part is that the site is also a showcase for artists to present their work through a variety of free EP and track downloads.

Be sure to pick up Lauge & Baba Gnohm's Monolith EP, which contains the standout track "Structures"- a spacey yet haunting mix of drum breaks, electro basslines, and xylophone patterns.