As summer 2001 draws to a close there's just enough time to cram one more chillout compilation in and as such albums go, Ibiza Chillout Session from the Ministry of Sound is a fitting way to end the season. No one could be faulted for asking how this differs from either of the massive Chillout Sessions Vol 1 or Vol 2 but there is a distinctive difference. The best way of describing it would be a mainstream response to such series as Café Del Mar or Buddha Bar with more world influenced dance tracks thrown in with gentle mixes of club favourites. Afterlife mixes pop up on a number of occasions with the most extreme being a trippy interpretation of Roger Sanchez's "Another Chance" that is awash with synth, strings and tabla. Straight-up downbeat tracks like Groove Armada's "At The River" and I Monster's "Daydream" sit well amidst the world and folk influenced Nitin Sawhney ("Sunset") and Los Chicharrons ("Summer Fling"). Disc two brings the more eclectic past masters like The Orb who were making whacked-out space instrumentals before the term "Chillout" was even invented. To scan through the track listing, the one bound to catch any eye would be Simply Red's "Thrill Me" presented in an ambient mix which (although still worth a skip on the CD player) isn't nearly so bad or out of place as it may sound. Again, a great compilation from Ministry who know what they're doing with this kind of thing but with space on the chillout market growing smaller by the day, a follow-up volume might just be overkill. -Georgina Collins.