Instrumental Mind Control
Chill out music is an umbrella term for several styles of electronic music characterized by their mellow style and mid-tempo beats — “chill” being derived from a slang injunction to “relax.”
I was asked to make a song with a simple acoustic melody, crackling fire, and wind sound effects. They wanted the feeling of being at a camp site in the woods, so this is what I came up with.
Acoustic guitar, electric piano, strings, synth lead.
There are camp fire and howling wind sound effects throughout for the mood.
Hope you like!
Thanks for listening
Tempo: 80 bpm
Pretty simple beat. Drums kick in around the hook sections. Sub bass every now and then.
Thanks for listening!
Tempo: 80 bpm
A little rainy outdoors, so just a little something to relax with. You know how soul music is. ❤
Thanks for listening.
Tempo: 88 bpm
On my relaxed thing again. I was playing around with some instruments and this is what I got this time.
This one became an extension of the Red Lights instrumental, as it’s got a similar piano and closely matches the feeling. So I named this Green Lights.
The piano plays the main melody and is filtered in the first half of the verse sections. There is an accordian and a few strings that come in for the hook. Every once in a while you’ll hear a little gate synth with a delay effect on it.
Not crazy about how the drums turned out, but I tried.
Please enjoy and thanks for listening.
Tempo: 77 bpm
A few nights ago, I just couldn’t go to sleep. So I made a quick beat. Nothing serious.
Tempo: 90 bpm
SOLD
This is a simple hip hop beat with a bit of a 90′s feel to it. I used some very basic filtering techniques to differentiate the hook and verse sections, as there is not much else to this beat.
You’ll hear a smooth chopped up sample over some simple hip hop drums.
The vocal sample in the beginning is from the movie True Romance.
Enjoy!
Tempo: 95 bpm
From the 24/Seven tape.
“This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.” – Douglas Adams
Thanks for listening!
Tempo: 88 bpm
From the 24/Seven tape.
Make it over this hump and it’s all downhill from here.
The video is a slideshow of typography pictures.
Enjoy!
Tempo: 81 bpm
Lay down but don’t close your eyes.
What a night…
Tempo: 80 bpm
…stay away from the boat. But on a more positive note, you can think more like staying afloat.
A chill repetitive guitar song with a fretless bass, an organ, a piano, and a spanish guitar in the hook.
Beware of the mix, I hope the drums aren’t too loud!
Thanks for listening
Tempo: 75 bpm
Here’s a fresh and original piano instrumental with a deep sub bass. If your speakers can’t handle lows like this then you probably won’t be able to hear them very well. But trust me, the bass is there.
There’s a synth lead and a string that comes in. There are also harps and a timpani that hit at the beginning of every few bars that give more power to the piano when it strikes.
Enjoy!
Tempo: 74 bpm
This began as a fresh motivational thing for a smart lady friend of mine. Maybe there’s someone you can talk about?
Soulful mellowed out Motown bass line beneath a layer of electric keys and vibe tones, over top of rolling drums and rhythmic tambourines.
The video is of various women of different cultures around the world.
Enjoy!
Tempo: 91 bpm
