We all love music, regardless of the nature of our activity. She is able to cheer up, enter into thoughtfulness and trance or make fun dance in a disco. “A song helps us to build and live,” this phrase is known to everyone and is one hundred percent true.
What is chelaut and when did he appear?
In the old days, instrumental music was in fashion, now an electronic ball rules. It is heard from the speakers of passing cars, sounds on radio channels and discos.
One of the musical trends that have recently become fashionable is
Chillout, or chelaut.
This music as a direction originated in the early nineties and was characterized by a peculiar slowness and restraint. If you translate this word from English, it will become clear what kind of genre this is, as it means "relax." Albums that appeared in those days had the prefix "Chillout" in the title. The music written under this term was a mixture of downtempo and trip hop, as well as slower versions of rhythmic house music and lounge.
Influence on people of different directions
Today we can say with confidence about the people who say that this is a kind of style that would not have arisen without the influence of such genres as trance music, ambient, as well as IDM - dance direction.
When talking about this style today, they mean relaxing slow compositions with a much less pronounced rhythm than in other directions.
Some mistakenly believe that this genre is interconnected with hypnosis. But if you hear the phrase “soft techno”, you should know that this is also about the direction of chelaut, that this is only the second name of the style, less common.
Modern chelaut
Especially often today chelaut is performed by musicians playing in the genre of trans-progressive and house-progressive. They diversify their work in this way.
Perhaps you could hear the phrase “Ibiza Chelaut”. What it is? Since Ibiza is a world-famous musical island, here everyone is very fond of chelaut. It is believed that the use of the sounds of stringed instruments passed through a synthesizer best reflects the philosophy of this place, its peculiarity in the form of waves caressing the shore and romantic sunsets.
In addition, lovers of nightclubs and disco venues are well aware of the different meaning of the word "chelaut": that this is a separate dance floor, and now you know. It plays relaxing music of the above styles, and people who relax here can slowly dance and relax.