Cafe De Luna

Various Artists (Artist), David & Steve Gordon (Artist), Steve Gordon (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 3, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sequoia Records
• ASIN: B00009N1WT
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,010 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Music Design In Review

"Exotic Mediterranean excursion filled with tantalizing, sensual backbeats, enticing instruments and enchanting vocals, the tastiest sounds you’ll hear this year."

Product Description

Step in and enjoy the warm Mediterranean evening and sweet downtempo grooves in the Café De Luna. On the menu today are delicious and relaxing world-trance dishes served up from outstanding European DJs and artists such as Althea W., Ginko Garden, Peter Mergener, Opera to Relax, Roykey, Roedelious, Joe Weineck, Drum'n'Space, plus delectable treats from gourmet Sequoia Groove musical chefs, David & Steve Gordon, Jaya Lakshmi and Sophia. Sensual backbeats, enticing world instruments and exotic vocals sumptuously mingle to whip up this tempting sonic entrée. Savor the serene vibe in the Café De Luna, as you indulge in some of the most sublime sounds this side of Ibiza.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Diverse and Serene, November 21, 2004

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Clarissa "MoonGoddess" (Ontario, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cafe De Luna (Audio CD)

Sequoia Records is shaping out to be one of the finer labels for music that's sure to entrance and relax you. They put together some of the best compilations and 'Cafe De Luna 1' (there's also a volume 2 now available) is an excellent collection of downtempo world-grooves that are just as good, if not better, than anything I've yet to hear from the Buddah-Bar Lounge or the Cafe Del Mar series, which is saying a lot. There's a wide range of musical styles here that are sure to please just about any ambient-chillout seeker but my one and only gripe is, as lovely as all the melodies are, they tend to sound repetitious at times and I enjoy music that is ever-changing and unpredictable so for that I drop a star. However, the album as a whole is very consistent and I don't find myself skipping tracks like a do with other, similar collections. When I listen to this specific genre I prefer to become immersed in a sea of tranquility, if you will, and I want that uninterrupted. 'Cafe De Luna' does that for me and the rhythms blend and interweave practically unnoticed so that is a definite plus.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elegant and Sophisticated World/Chill-out mood, August 2, 2003

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"devisummer" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cafe De Luna (Audio CD)

I have a huge collection of chill-out compilations, but this one which is put together by David & Steve Gordon, who also created the wonderful Buddha-Lounge series, is absolutely exceptional. The CD starts out right in the cool downtempo-world groove and stays there throughout, without any inferior tracks to interrupt the mood. You can play this entire CD and rest assured that the atmosphere will stay right where you want it. There are many great exotic world-trance tracks from European artists which stand out from the crowd of the chill-out compilations I have heard. This is world downtempo the way it is meant to be - good to the last track.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cafe De Luna is a Delight, June 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Cafe De Luna (Audio CD)

This is the third and latest release from Sequoia records chill-out focussed sub-label, Sequoia Groove, which recently released Buddha Lounge 2, the follow up to the 2002 precursor of the same name, compiled by World Beat music purveryor Steve Gordon. This new downtempo release is a departure from the Buddha-Lounge series offering a distinctively European flair from well known artists from Sequoia Gooves' other releases as well as several new artists I had never heard before. My favorite tracks are from Eroc & Urs Fuchs entitled Aqua Acclivis as well as David & Steve Gordon's inspiring Guardian Spirit (Club Mix) and Opera to Relax's Soul Spaces the last track on the disc. Steve Gordon has done an exceptional job in fusing the downtempo chillout electonica vibe with a distinctive spirtual flavor that blends the best of the Chillout and World Beat genres into a teriffic ecclectic mix. Your ears will savor the great relaxing international flavors. Really unique & exceptional !