Blue Light One (An Upstairs Recording Compilation)

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 3, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nettwerk
• ASIN: B00006CTEL
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,658 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Valis - The William Caslon Experience

2. Red Lights - Matt Coogan

3. Gamefazed - E.D. Swankz

4. Salamino - Miguel Graca

5. Hecatombs - Telefuzz

6. The Real Funicello - The William Caslon Experience

7. Peaks On Ambrosia - The Verbrilli Sound

8. Isla De La Piedra - Earball

9. 4play - Pom

10. Nostalgic Lament (Baby Mammoth Remix) - Greg Long

11. Sticky Fruit - Lazyboyz

12. Skyline Retreat - The Kinetic Kid

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Tucked away in British Columbia, Upstairs Recordings endures a certain isolation from the main centers of dance culture, but that hasn't stopped the label from putting out some of the most consistent and enticing downtempo of the last few years. This compilation continues the trend, showing off an expanded roster of producers while mixing in new work from old hats like Don Verbrilli, a.k.a. Telefuzz, whose Sleep helped define the label's ambient-leaning, jazz-influenced, deeply chilled sound. Montreal's Miguel Graça contributes the excellent "Salamino," a choppy piece of drum and bass on Valium that continues the slight movement toward more uptempo styles that distinguished his April 2002 release, Monkey Mass. Like Zero 7 but with a darker edge, Blue Light One finds a smooth poetry that works equally well whether you're coming down from a long night out, or setting the mood for a long night in. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent compilation. Eclectic and unique., December 12, 2005

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Ray Rickburn (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blue Light One (An Upstairs Recording Compilation) (Audio CD)

I'm baffled as to what 'The River' is talking about in his review below. There's only one track with vocals on the Blue Light One CD. Did he even listen to it?? Makes me wonder.
Blue Light One is a varied and eclectic collection of tracks. A compilation that is not shy to give listeners something different in an otherwise homogonous bland world of chillout compilations. Clearly the people at Upstairs want to take listeners on a sublime journey to uncharted territory with this compilation.
It's a 'grower' that deserves multiple listens - it just gets better and better the more I listen to it. The whole compilation is programmed a lot like a DJ mix with all the tracks fitting almost perfectly together. Absolute bliss. I highly recommend the Blue Light One compilation.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!, June 3, 2003

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Darrell L. Lee "dlatrell" (Jackson, MS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blue Light One (An Upstairs Recording Compilation) (Audio CD)

"Blue Light One" was one of those CDs that I would walk pass in the record store a ga-zillion times before finally saying, "Oh, what the H-E- double hockey sticks? I've bought disappointing CDs before. Why not?" Much to my surprise this CD sounded better than a lot of the chillout CDs I own. It never leaves my CD player at night before retiring for the evening. "Blue Light One" doesn't feature often overused songs from well-knowns, nor does it bore the bejesus outta you with songs that have been remixed and called "all new tracks." "Blue Light One" gives you creamy and sultry songs with dance floor appeal from E.D. Swanks, The Verbrilli Sound, Greg Long (with a killer Baby Mammoth remix)--although the original mix by Long from his album "Balance" sounds just as good--POM, The Kinetic Kid and a host of others that I'm not quite familiar with, but am interested in hearing more from. "Blue Light One" is yet another comp CD every chillout fan should own!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for chill out fans, September 12, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Blue Light One (An Upstairs Recording Compilation) (Audio CD)

An excellent compilation of chill grooves. I particularly enjoyed the William Caslon track.