Radio BOB Chillout

Radio BOB Chillout is a contradiction dressed up as a radio station. Its name suggests ambient or downtempo, but the playlist careens from German folk ballads to punk anthems from Die Ärzte, from metal riffage (hello Rammstein) to pop hits. It's as if someone decided that 'chillout' means 'anything goes.' The result is surprisingly cohesive, perhaps because everything is filtered through a German sensibility. The folk segments are earnest and rooted, offering a side of German folk that traditional folk radio Germany stations rarely touch. The punk cuts bring raw energy, while the metal is ofte…