Various Artists - Caf? del Mar, Vol. 8

Artist:

Various Artists

UPC:

731458606024

Description:

Personnel: Chris Campbell, Lance Burman (guitar); Jonathan Quarmby, Angela Johnson (keyboards); Andrew Cook (drums); Thomas Dyani (percussion); Chet (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: DJ Spinna; Dave Bascombe; Dennis Sands; Goldfrapp; Jonathan Quarmby.
Audio Remixers: DJ Spinna; Per Martinsen.
Recording information: AIR Studios; Axis Studios; Signet Soundelux; STrongroom; The Thingamajig, Brooklyn, NY; Tod AO Scoring Stage; Todd Ao Scoring Stage.
Arranger: Goldfrapp.
In the 1990s, the Caf? del Mar compilations became a fashionable alternative to the more aggressive and forceful electronic sounds that people were dancing to at raves. If you were open to hearing electronic club music but didn`t care for techno, trance, jungle/drum`n`bass, or acid house, the Caf? del Mar compilations could acquaint you with a whole other electronic world -- an ambient/trip-hop world with a laid-back, chill-out orientation. Caf? del Mar, Vol. 8, which MCA assembled in 2001, isn`t a radical departure from its predecessors. An ambient/trip-hop approach to electronica still prevails, and MCA keeps things relaxed with sleek offerings like Mari Boine`s "Gula Gula," Illumination`s "Cookie Raver," and Digby Jones` "Pina Colada." The best-known artist on the CD is Dido, who fans of hardcore rap know from Eminem`s "Stan" -- and who has an appealing example of British trip-hop in "Worthless." Some of the tunes contain vocals, while others are instrumental; either way, Caf? del Mar, Vol. 8 is about atmosphere and ambience -- an atmosphere of electronic lushness that is meant to keep the listener in chill-out mode from start to finish. Not everything on the CD is a masterpiece but, overall, the material is likable -- and even the unremarkable tracks are at least pleasant. Caf? del Mar, Vol. 8 may not convert those who aren`t ambient/trip-hop fans already, but those who enjoyed any of the previous seven volumes are likely to appreciate this one as well. ~ Alex Henderson

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Utopia - Goldfrapp (New Ears Mix)
2. Any Other Name - Thomas Newman (Original mix)
3. Sunrise - Afterlife (DJ Thunda & the K-20 Allstars Remix, DJ Thunda & The K-20 Allstars remix)
4. Worthless - Dido (Original mix)
5. Gula Gula - Mari Boine (Chilluminati Mix)
6. 100 Billion Stars - Lux (Original mix)
7. Day by Day - Mark de Clive-Lowe (DJ Spinna Remix Edit, DJ Spinna Edit remix)
8. Tatouage Bleu (Avec Chet) - Ben Onono (Avec Chet mix)
9. Cookie Raver - Illumination (Original mix)
10. Will You Catch Me - Tiny Tunes (Twin Tunes Mix Edit)
11. Pina Colada - Digby Jones (Jazz Mix)
12. Apache - Scriptures (Original mix)
13. Gabriel - Lamb (Original mix)

Album Information

Release Date:

05/07/2005

Type:

Collection

Genre:

Electronic

Subgenre:

Electronica

Label:

MCA (USA)

Producer:

Dido; Steve Miller; Goldfrapp; Guy Sigsworth; Per Martinsen; Jonathan Quarmby; Rollo; Sister Bliss; Thomas Newman; Bill Bernstein

Catalog Number:

586060

Original Release Year:

2001

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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