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Title: Undeserving of it's reputation
Review: The album seems to be on a lot of "must have" lists in the ambient genre but it fails to live up to it's own reputation. The music soundscapes are dated and incohesive. KLF does not stay on target and they're all over the place as if they couldn't decide on the concept for Chill Out, if it was ambient or techno. Poor choice of dialog and audio samples makes it at times irritating, and an excessive amount of country influence used which takes away from the electronic space ambient feel. Some of the sound design is good but for the most part it's uninspiring and plays out as a demo CD. For ambent techno music of this style I'd refer to The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld for a better starting point.
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