Cafe Del Mar: Volume 6

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

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fontana Mca
• ASIN: B00005OMMD
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,446 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #2 in Music > Dance & DJ > Trance
  • #10 in Music > Dance & DJ > House
  • #11 in Music > Dance & DJ > Trip-Hop

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't Get Much Better Than This!, August 10, 2003

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Clarissa "MoonGoddess" (Ontario, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cafe Del Mar: Volume 6 (Audio CD)

I don't own a lot of chillout related CDs and there's a reason for that: Most of them are predictable with the same song used over and over again on various compilations that pretty much copy each other's ideas. I enjoy trip-hop and lounge music but it's very hard to find a flawless album that you can pop into your stereo or discman (whichever one's handy) and let it play without skipping a single beat but this is a rare exception. Aside from 'Chill Out In Paris 2' [mixed by David Visan], this is SO FAR the best I've heard in this genre and it's my first Cafe Del Mar experience so I was pleasantly surprised. Jose Padilla did a great job at compiling and mixing all this together and I'm curious to scope out anything else he's done. It flows at a very nice pace (mostly mid-tempo speed) and has many different atmospheres to keep it fresh and inventive. There's not a dull moment on here and while the entirety of 'Vol. 6' is amazing, I find myself especially enjoying Mandalay's breathtaking remix of "Beautiful" (I never tire from listening to this particular piece) and the world grooves of Nitin Sawhney's "Homelands" (I've been meaning to check his work out for a long time now) and the gorgeous "Adios Ayer". And, of course, anything by Talvin Singh is worth hearing... The whole thing is, really.

I truly love this and am more than impressed.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect end to a perfect series, February 24, 2000

By A Customer

Jose Padilla has outdone himself with Vol.6, the final addition to his masterpiece series of compilations. He has somehow managed to bring music from every corner of the world, put it all on the same album and breathe life into it, making it a magical walk on the beaches of Ibiza. He starts the series with Talvin Singh's Traveller, a downbeat cinematic East Indian groove which sets the tone for track 2 Afterlife's "Dub" (who are these guys? They appear on a lot of his comps and they are AMAZING!). Dzihan + Kamien's "Hombase" is an EPIC jazz groove. As an earlier reviewer put it: "D&K are the future of music"... Mandalay follows with there correctly titled "Beautiful" - a crisp, sensual track sung by God's only daughter. This cd has it all: from Humate's beautiful ambient excursion "Bedrock", Endorphin's groovin' "Satie 1", to Moonrock's hip hop chill "Ill Street Blues", Jose Padilla keep's everything tight, crisp and clean and completely chilled. Insane. And to think he ends it on Dusty Springfield's "The Look of Love", to boot! What a classic track. There is no reason NOT to own this disc. Never mind the price, it's worth it. This series is the cream of the crop, don't miss out.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Down tempo beats, for that warm summers night, October 15, 2001

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Morgan Coady (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cafe Del Mar: Volume 6 (Audio CD)

I believe strongly in music that makes an atmosphere, it is one of the first things that i look for when i first listen to a CD, and i belive that Cafe del Mar, Volume 6 does that. It is an album that launches right into its tempo, and holds that all the way through, very cruisy, mellow, something that you can keep in the background but still engross yourself within it.

But, that is part of the problem with this album. You will find that the album, although various in its track selection, does not actually 'peak' with energy anywhere. It is an album that is well selected, and it achieves everything that the Cafe del Mar series stands for; being mellow, and something that isn't going to be obtrusive.

So, if you like something that is going to have a bit of variety in its ambience, something that will actually build up to a section that has a bit more energy, then maybe you should look at Kruder and Dorfmeister's K&D Sessions. But if you like albums that you can have just in the background, something that you won't want to actually go and turn up the stereo for a particular song, then this album should cater you perfectly.