Chillout Sessions refers to the high selling series of compilations released by Ministry of Sound. It started in the UK but a similar series has also started in Australia, where the series changed its name from The Chillout Session to The Chillout Sessions and then simply to Chillout Sessions.
The Chillout Sessions are assembled from songs of the chillout genre. Songs on Chillout Sessions compilations vary in genre from lounge to electronica and are released by many different artists.
From volume 3, the series was only released in Australia with other albums titled differently released in the UK.
Some Chillout Sessions albums have become known and distinguishable for the symbol of a turntable (with the Ministry of Sound logo on it) frozen in ice, or in one case (The Summer Collection 2003) the turntable itself is made of ice. In the UK this motif is used on the covers of volumes 1, 2, The Winter Collection (2003), The Summer Collection 2003, and The Very Best of album. In Australia, the image is used for volumes 1-6 except on volume 3. The idea of the turntable with the Ministry of Sound logo on had been used on the covers of the Ministry of Sound Clubbers Guide in prior years (and in The Annual IV), the idea of such turntable on the covers was last used on Clubbers Guide albums in early 2001 when The Chillout Session began using the idea.
Read more about Chillout Sessions: History, The Chillout Guide, Chilled II 1991-2009, Chilled Acoustic, Chillout Afterhours, Chilled Sessions