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 Transatlantik Lounging Various Artists 1xCD Life Enhancing Audio |
What's the difference between mood music and muzak? According to the booklet,
written by Enrico Riva (who also selected the tracks), that comes with
this CD, mood music is for SWINGERS and the JAZZ FEEL makes all the difference.
Still according to text in the booklet, the first mood music album that was ever made was
Paul Weston's "Music For Dreaming" from 1945, I've never heard of it before but I suppose
it's interesting enough to mention here ... This compilation offers an overview of recent mood music releases, featured artists are often well-known but some are more obscure. The style ranges from jazzy drum'n bass to jazzy breakbeats to jazzy ambient to jazzy whatever. Overall characteristics are the jazz feel (like you didn't know that by now), use of exotic instruments, lush textures, sunny melodies, laidback beats, heavy percussion, and so on. While this might not be the most innovative music around, it does provide you with over an hour of quality chill-out music. Best picks are: - Nor Elle : Moon b252 (atmospheric jungle, much better then all that hard & dark step stuff i've been hearing lately) - dj Cam : Birds also sing for anamaria (exotic trip-hop) - The Irresistible Force : Nepalese Bliss (dj Food remix) (lounging with the guys from Ninja Tune) - Nu Dja 6 : Jean-pierre (remake of a miles davis track, guaranteed quality) - Black Science Orhestra : Hudson River Revisited (Ashley Beedle is in for some atmospheric beats, dreamy synths & latin flute) Also featuring tracks by: Vegas Soul, Bio.Com, Lemongrass, Ian Simmonds, Amon Tobin, First Contact, Marcel, John Beltran, Fila Brazilia and Luke Vibert. Say Vegin june 99 |
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