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Lumchan | Online, USA | 04/28/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"At the moment, I can only review the first CD, since that's the one that's getting a hole burnt into it. I *love* this collection, however, and strongly recommend it to anyone who likes music to lounge to. This is the kind of music you imagine would still be playing at the Spanish poolsides of Missoni-bathing suit-clad women a la Gisela Bunchen, while gazing out at the sunset that's starting its journey to the other side of the world on a balmy, but heated, 10 o'clock evening. Add wine, and you have yourself some great music to lose yourself to.ATB's Bent remix of Till I Come is much more happening than his standard mix (from the '98 or '01 releases). I enjoyed this version much more, as it's less house, and more at home. Thievery's Indira is also a quintessential sailing, slowly, across the Mediterranean music, en-route to Majorca, early in the morning. It also reminds me of the evenings I would cart this CD with me en-route on the way home in Paris, from an overly intoxicating night of creative debauchery.Doris Day's To Ulrike M's track leaves me confused as to wishing I was Ulrike, and having the faintest clue about what they're saying on that track. It's heavenly, however, and one of many that can subsist on [repeat].Language Lab's Burning Disaster is something I don't think I'd want to hear without the Groove Armada temperament. It's a great track to *really* chillout to, and space, and trip, and feel safe to.Late nights at work, dissecting work problems to death, and waking to the sounds of AIM's Cold Water Music reaching out to me from under the headphones also adds a little spice to this mix of melodies. It's great for walking long stretches while meditating on Boulevard Massena en-route to the 14th Arrondissement. Alternatively, it can be sweetly accompanied by a casual jaunt alongside the Main River on a sunny Sunday afternoon.I'm biased about LTJ's track on this CD. I much-enjoyed his Earth v.1. I still prefer that over this track. However, it's a nice track for a bit of serene drum 'n bass to balance the deliciously sleep-inducing tracks.When I thought it was over, all of a sudden, 7 Ways comes up with its Back to Nature track. A sexy bit of bossa-nova-amazon to make one breathe the real life, and disregard all the other incredulous people or things in the world. I especially enjoyed the bits of guitar which seemed to me, like musical messages to "free yourself."The last two tracks are ones I tend to ignore. This is mostly because I can't stand the vocals on both, and unfortunately, they're interspersed frequently. I still highly recommend this album, if you can still get it."