Chill Pills - Uplifting Chillout Music featuring downtempo, vocal and instrumental chill out, lofi chillhop, lounge, modern classical and ambient

"The greatest tribute to the dead is not grief, but gratitude," Thornton Wilder once wrote. Two months in, my grief for losing my best friend Chris is still ever-present. Nevertheless, realizing that painful separation was always going to be an inevitable price for attachment, I started attempting to derail the train of sorrow onto the path of gratitude. Chris's arrival and presence in my life sparked countless joyful moments. He got me through difficult times, not by doing anything...

On the eve of the 1st anniversary of when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, I mourn the loss of my best friend who lost his short-lived fight to it last month. I made this mix in an attempt to process my shock, my disbelief that years of talking to him every single day have been undone, and came to an indisputable irreversible end, in a matter of a week. He was my rock through thick and thin and I never imagined losing him this soon, at the young age of 36. But I also made this for all of...

This mix is dedicated to all people who dream of a better world, one without the conflicts and fractions that plagued our world today. Sometimes I like to zone out and run my imagination wild and free. I like to think that one day, somehow humans will find a way to coexist. To be able to give and take. To share this planet Earth equally and fairly among all of us, and to nourish it so that our future generations will be able to do the same. So when you’re listening to this mix, just set...

Happy new year everyone! This mix is inspired by a beautiful song called Love & Hate by Michael Kiwanuka, and the mix is dedicated to my brother Ahmad who recommended it when I asked him for his favorite song to make a mix around. I loved the empowering message of the song that I decided to make an uplifting mix themed around it. Let's make 2021 count! "Always on the outside, through a window looking in Never the right time, so the chance goes by again The lines begin to show, when we...

I released this mix 9 years ago under my previous pseudonym DJ Seroton in a series called Unwind. It was inspired by the first track, In My Secret Life, by the late Leonard Cohen. It was a personal mix to some extent. The following words by Gregory L. and Brenda Person sum up how I was feeling at the time. Perhaps you can relate to it. Either way, I hope you enjoy it. It certainly brings back memories for me. "There are so many secrets about life I will never know. I may never know what...

Most mixes I create are typically inspired by a single song that I hear and feel strongly about creating a themed mix around. This one, however, has two sources of inspiration. First, I stumbled upon the dreamy, hazy and romantic style of a band called Cigarettes After Sex (the name beats me!). They became an instant favorite and their song Falling in Love was crying out to be the star of a mix. A little after that, Hans Zimmer and co. mesmerized me in the emotionally epic soundtrack to the...

This is a throwback mix released 5 years ago under my previous pseudonym DJ Seroton in a series called Unwind. The mix was inspired by the the 5th track (More Than Nothing), and is centered around our desire to sometimes "turn back the hands of the clock" and do something we missed out on doing. Even though the song describes a man's regret for not pursuing a relationship, I'd like to think of this idea more generically to include everything we procrastinate or never get to do that we later...

"May your dreams bring you peace in the darkness. May you always rise over the rain. May the light from above always lead you to love. May you stay in the arms of the angels." ― from the opening track Lullaby For A Soldier (Arms Of The Angels) by Maggie Siff & The Forest Rangers, taken from Sons of Anarchy soundtrack. Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like showing your appreciation, buy me a cup of a coffee (www.uppmixes.com/donate). You can also share this with your...

"We are all painters, holding a color palette and conceiving a painting. It’s how we mix the colors depending on our imagination whether we paint happiness or scenes of saddened gray. Situations yield the paintings, sometimes splashing all colors, or else black colors gloom. Universe has mostly dark energy, yet we have found our colors. We celebrate all colors, we are all painters, wielding the brush to create new colors of hope." - Colors by Amitav Radiance The post Chill Pill 32 first...

This is a throwback mix released 6 years ago under my previous pseudonym DJ Seroton in a series called Unwind. It was a 30-min guest mix I did for a Chillout show that I loved called Special Chill Session, created by Dave Harrigan. It's inspired by the sensation one would get when enjoying the beaches of France's second largest city: Marseille. I had fun hand picking and mixing the track list of this mix, and I hope you enjoy it on your next beach getaway. The post Chill Pill 31 first...

With this mix, I want to invite you to fall in love with a style of chillout music called Chillhop. It's a style that brings together lofi hip hop beats with a rather jazzy and relaxed feel. One day, I was sampling music on Bandcamp when I stumbled across City Girl's incredible album: Siren of the Formless. I had heard (and previously featured) this style of music, but never have I heard such an exquisite full-length album showcasing wonderful combination of smooth jazz elements, dusty...

“Promise of New Beginnings Among Old Endings”, a beautiful upbeat track by the talented producer Fort Road, has inspired me to create a mix themed around our deep-rooted desire to be free from oppression and be in control of our destiny. This is yet another throwback mix that was released exactly 5 years ago under my previous pseudonym DJ Seroton in a series called Unwind. I worked on this mix for a while, and I was so pleased with how it turned out. To my delight, friskyRadio quite liked...

Blossom by blossom the spring begins. The post Chill Pill 28 first appeared on Uplifting Pills.

"We need to have music that contributes to the well-being of the spirit. Music that cradles people's lives and makes things a little easier. That's what I try to do, and what I want to do. You don't want to close the door on hope." – Merle Haggard This is yet another throwback mix that was released exactly 7 years ago under my previous pseudonym DJ Seroton in a series called Unwind. I decided to give those mixes a second life in this channel because they embody the same uplifting feel as...

What is your happy place? For me, it’s really a state of mind. It can be sparked by a place, person or even a memory that brings me joy. I wanted this mix to be the soundtrack to that; a mix to uplift us and give us hope for a better tomorrow. The post Chill Pill 26 first appeared on Uplifting Pills.

Many of us were hoping for a nice little spring break but instead were told to lay low until this virus outbreak is under control. When you can't travel for a holiday, this mix hopefully gives you the soundtrack of one. It starts off with the classic 'Holiday' by the Scorpions, and then progresses through a mix of upbeat and mellow chillout tunes that are hand-picked to give you the feeling of being in a different place, filled with new experiences, culture and different sounds of...

"I’m lonely walking through, midnight forest is my soul. To fight the feelings is the hardest, flames that burn the midnight forest. I am climbing up above, praying just to never stop." The post Chill Pill 24 first appeared on Uplifting Pills.

A guest mix on the popular Guido's Lounge Cafe show. To my amazement and delight, this mix has topped the charts on Mixcloud less than a week since its release. Big thanks to Guido for hosting the mix. The post Chill Pill 23 first appeared on Uplifting Pills.

"Our eyes are not only viewers, but also projectors that are running a second story over the picture we see in front of us all the time. Fear is writing that script and the working title is, ‘I’ll never be enough.'" - Jim Carrey The post Chill Pill 22 first appeared on Uplifting Pills.

Whether rain, shine, celebration or gloom, I honour myself to stand tall, held high, above your head. To dignify, comfort and protect. As always, and for ever and ever: I'm your Umbrella. The post Chill Pill 21 first appeared on Uplifting Pills.