Search - Various Artists mixed by Phil Mison :: Real Ibiza, Vol. 6: Poolside Chill & Hammock House

Prime time in the Sun Lounge

Richard Diaz | 07/15/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"With new chillout CDs hitting the shelves every 2.4 seconds these days, weeding out the junk becomes more challenging than ever. Leave it to Phil Mison and Rob Da Bank then, two chaps who've been sifting through late night tunes since, oh, the advent of lawn chairs. Possibly. Volume five of Real Ibiza proves one of their strongest releases yet, positively Balearic with all the expected sounds: plucked guitar, slo-mo beats, crashing waves, and tinkling keys. So add a dash of piano and exotic balladry (Bluebeat "Dans Le Soleil"), playful harp (Royksopp "In Space"), some xylophone (Yonderboi "Pabadam") or even some nu-bossa in French (Sven Van Hees "Matrass Mambo") or not (Nemo "Darkest Day"). Two sweet songs punctuate the evening, the fantastic relaxed Ibizarre revision of Dubtribe Sound System's positivist poem "Do It Now," and the heartfelt goo of Bliss's "Kissing." Predictable, yes, and instantly familiar, it's a one-style album sonically engineered for smoothness. And that's just fine. Who wants to mess with skipping tracks when feeling happily horizontal?"

Great to play at night with a beautiful girl next to you

Mihai | USA | 03/10/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is fabulous! Great chillout music, that you can listen late at night. The songs are not the usual chillout stuff that's repetitive and sometime boring. They have rythm, melody. Girls usually love it ;-)

I also listened to Real Ibiza vol 4 which is also excelent.

This is one of my favourite CD that I listen very often."