Electronic music with a relaxed rhythm is known as chill out.
Chill is a term in the English language whose literal translation refers to "to cool" , although it has other meanings. The notion can also be related to chills and relaxation , for example.
In our language , chill is usually used in the construction of different expressions. It is usually associated with relaxation and calm .
chill concept
Typically, chill is used in the phrase chill out . This concept would have emerged in the late 1980s in Ibiza ( Spain ), when an area located next to the dance floor that allowed people to relax was named in this way.
Now, by extension, chill out is a kind of name that allows you to qualify a set of musical styles; to a type of decoration; or even to a class of event. Chill out, then, is something calm or something that helps reduce stress .
It is common for the background music in bars to be chill out.
The notion in music
In the musical field, chill out is an idea that mentions a variety of styles with the relaxed rhythm and harmony of its compositions as a common denominator. Typically, synthesizers and sound effects predominate, although guitars and wind instruments also usually appear.
Many times, chill out is related to ambient music . The common thing is that the listener does not sit down specifically to listen to this type of music , but rather the musicalization accompanies other activities.
Chill out music, in this context, is popular in bars . It is also often used, at certain times, in nightclubs and discos.
The song "Chill"
It's interesting to mention that "Chill" is, specifically, the title of a song. This is a song by The Rasmus , an alternative rock group of Finnish origin.
"Chill" is part of "Into" , the debut album by The Rasmus that was released in 2001 . The song was released as a single and has a video clip that was filmed in the city of Stockholm ( Sweden ).
An Ariana Grande album
In 2015 , American singer Ariana Grande released an EP titled "Christmas & Chill" . Released by Republic Records , the album consists of six Christmas carols written by the artist herself.
Statistics indicate that "Christmas & Chill" was quite successful commercially. 35,000 copies were sold in the US market alone, while more than 180,000 were sold worldwide.
Chill on sexuality
The phrase "Netflix and chill" is used on social networks as a euphemism to refer to a sexual relationship . It is believed that it was born without that connotation, as an invitation to enjoy the contents of the streaming platform to have a good time.
Over time, “Netflix and chill” became a proposition to have some kind of intimate activity. Thus, it became a kind of code or insinuation that proposes an encounter of a sexual nature.
Its use in fiction
Joe Chill is a DC Comics character who has relevance in the Batman stories . Although there are different versions of Chill , in the original comic he is the one who murdered Thomas and Martha Wayne , Bruce 's parents.
"Wind Chill" , finally, is a film directed by Gregory Jacobs that was released in 2007 . This horror film starring Emily Blunt revolves around a young woman who, while sharing a trip with a college friend, discovers that he knows too much about her. In the middle of the route, a snow storm forces them to interrupt their march, leaving them stranded on the road.