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Caf del Mar: 20th Anniversary

Cafe del Mar/Various Artists
1 disc

1. Ubconscious Mind
2. Seven Seas
3. I Want Your Love
4. Prima Vera
5. Mums
6. Falling
7. Altogether Blue
8. Enchant Me (Original Version)
9. Transmit Liberation
10. Behind the Screen
11. Jazz Tip
12. Island of God
13. Elementis
14. Cafe del Mar
15. Oxygene Part 4
16. Lily Was Here
17. So Long Ago So Clear
18. Cloud Pattern
19. Feeling Weird (Original Cafe del Mar Mix)
20. Good Night the Sun
21. Behind the Gardens Behind the Wall Under the Tree
22. Irish Women (Traditional Irish)
23. Rite
24. Offerin of Love
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Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): CAFE202022
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CAFE DEL MAR 20TH ANNIVERSARY is a collection of chill-out techno derived from what's heard at the actual Cafe Del Mar in Spain.
The premier purveyors of Ibiza comedown have selected two dozen tracks of laid-back, cozily experimental music to help celebrate their 20th anniversary, and while it at times feels ungainly, it never seems too scripted. The first disc has Amalagation of Soundz creating a rustic drum'n'bass mantra ("Enchant Me"), Moodrama mixing tribal beats with flitters of jazz (the appropriately titled "Jazz Tip"), and even Deep & Wide constructing a gorgeously subtle native twinkle along the lines of Dario G's "Voices." The other disc tends to go for the more celestial (Jean Michel Jarre, Jon & Vangelis) or the post-sunset reawakening (Foundland, Christian Alvad), but begins to sag with the drugged-out self-importance of a born-again hippy. Luckily, with so many tracks on offer, it's easy to sift out the treasures. This is a fine, calming collection of indigenous, open-door attitude. With a massive booklet and an amusing video file of a Cafe Del Mar sunset, this is one of the only Cafe Del Mar compilations you'll ever need. ~ Dean Carlson