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Not trip hop in the slightest

Trix | 05/29/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I'd call this an inoffensive collection of downtempo sounds. It's not "trip hop", as most people would understand it. Don't let the Tricky track fool you - it's one of his more anodyne ones. There's no Portishead, Massive Attack, Lamb, Air...



Now, it doesn't need to be "Trip Hop's Greatest Hits" for me to enjoy it, but it really shouldn't be badged as trip hop. I was looking forward to hearing some new artists in *that* genre. As downtempo, it's a little more anodyne than what I prefer.



If you like chillout music, you might like this collection. Frankly, except for about 6 tracks (some of the ones you would have heard already, like Nightmares on Wax and Thievery Corporation), this is the electronica version of elevator music."

This anthology is pure gold.

docta v | San Jose, CA | 09/17/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Track after track of excellence. If you're like me then you don't know a lot of the bands on here but they're all great. You can't go wrong with this solid collection of Trip-Hop."

I have to agree with Trix...

metdrie | Chicago | 10/09/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"When I think of Trip Hop I think Morcheeba, Massive Attack, Portishead, Lamb, Laikay, Mono, The Starseeds, Crustation, Frou Frou and many many more. If Wagram music wanted to release a Trip Hop Anthology they would have included these artists and everyone on "She - A Female Trip Hop experience" which is an excellent example or representation of the bpm, tone and overall mood that dictates a track as Trip Hop.



This feels all over the place but sticks within the "lighter" electronic genres as defined under "downtempo" such as Acid Jazz, Ambient, Illbient and Chillout and yes there are some scarce hints of Trip Hop in here but not nearly enough to be called a "Trip Hop" Anthology. This would have been better titled "Downtempo" the Anthology, or something along those lines.



The only reason why I can't let this go is that anyone new to the genre of Trip hop could be easily mislead by this title.



Just read the track titles before buying this one. Still a worthy collection of tracks, most of which will be very familiar to most having heard a lot of chillout, downtempo, electronic and trip hop."