Cafe Del Mar [Import]

Jose Padilla, Cafe Del Mar (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 4, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: React
• ASIN: B0000074XA
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,081 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Agua

2. The Story of Light

3. Smokebelch II [Beatless Mix]

4. Music for a Found Harmonium

5. Sundance

6. Fanfare of Life

7. The Hypnotist

8. Second Hand

9. Crazy Iven

10. Estelle

11. On the Rocks

12. Sunset at the Cafe del Mar

Editorial Reviews

German version of the first volume of the popular dance series, this volume's emphasis is on Ibiza and it features W illiam Orbit, Underworld, Leftfield and Sun Electric to name a few. 1994 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The CD that started it all is by far the worst of the series, August 23, 2002

By 

guillermoj (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cafe Del Mar (Audio CD)

Upon my one and only visit to Ibiza a few years back, I was blow away by the "discovery" (for me at least) of the Cafe del Mar series, at the time helmed by Jose Padilla. I went to a great music store where a little old Spanish lady came up to me and asked me if I was looking for "chill-out", "house" "trip-hop" and I almost died laughing. Don't judge a book by its cover as she knew so much more than I did about music.

Notwithstanding my story, the point is that I truly value people's feedback on Amazon.com and I like to contribute when I really like something or the polar opposite. Here unfortunately I have to report, that the first of the famous series is abysmal. No variety, distinctiveness, and even a general sense of doom rather than the warmth that this series generally generates.

One could argue that the fact that it's not filled anything distinctive should not necessarily be a bad thing as many projects have a different agenda. Unfortunately, even critics of the series who see it only as background noise, would have a point here. It gets worse as I found myself not even being able to have it in the background as the music is not enjoyable or soothing. If you like the series, I love volume 3,4,5,6,7, and now 9. Volume 8 was Bruno's first effort after CDM and Jose Padilla parted ways and it did not quite do it for me, but Volume 9 shows much promise.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars i agree with guilurmoj, February 29, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Cafe Del Mar (Audio CD)

i really like the cafe del mar series. i first got hooked up with it accidentally in a music store. since then i have grown to love the downtempo music genre. i always try to find other artist like cafe del mar but i find myself coming back everytime. cafe del mar is so well compiled. however, i never got hookup with volume 1. it never did it for me. many people say if you liek cafe del mar you got to have 1-7. volume 1 was too typical for my taste. nothing original. jose padilla did very good on the other 5 though (2-6). yeah, dont' buy volume 1 unless you have money to waste.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Relaxing and Unwinding Chill Tunes, July 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Cafe Del Mar (Audio CD)

This compilation of music, originally intended for unwinding after an intense rave, is the first in an excellent series of four CDs. Thoughtful and peaceful. Highly recommended.