Journey Into Ambient Groove 4

Journey Into Ambient Groove (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 1997)
• Original Release Date: July 15, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Island
• ASIN: B000001EBF
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #258,599 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dali - Akasha

2. The Great Lover - Erwin Van Moll

3. Simple Man - Fila Brazillia

4. Mermaids - Innervisions

5. Alone Again So - Kid Loco

6. Sofa Rockers [Richard Dorfmeister Remix] - Sofa Surfers

7. One More - Special Projects

8. From Small Acorns - Neotropic

9. Noetropic - Neotropic

10. Stanley - Basement Jaxx

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great picks, terrible sound quality, February 3, 2008

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Captain_Pass "M.Cush" (San Leandro, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Journey Into Ambient Groove 4 (Audio CD)

The track picks are 5 star. Neotropic and Erwin Van Moll are worth the price of admission alone. However, I was astonished at the poor sound quality of the Quango/Island Records version. I purchased two separate copies (one of them a promotional copy) just to be sure: and after listening to both, I would have to say that this compilation was mastered in monaural sound format. Indeed, I compared the Neotropic "Neotropic" track to a version I have from another album, and the two could not be more different. The Journey Into Ambient Groove 4 version has no stereo separation in it at all. For electronica aficionados, this is not a good quality to note in an album.

In short, this is a great set of songs that were mastered in deplorable fashion. I cannot recommend it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A transient, lucid journey., August 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Journey Into Ambient Groove 4 (Audio CD)

I am not a huge fan of ambient, but this album, a chance purchase for me is a real delight. Soothing, enthralling, and enchanting...this is a great album for anyone who wants a good break into the world of ambient.

3.0 out of 5 stars It's solid but not stellar, June 2, 2000

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Richard Diaz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Journey Into Ambient Groove 4 (Audio CD)

...I didn't expect much, until I actually saw the artists:Fila Brazilla, Kid Loco, Sofa Surfers, Neotropic and more. Hey, apossible surprise in order?

The album calls it a compilation of "downtempo grooves, electronic lullabies, and ambient soundscapes." You wouldn't guess it from "Dali," which sounds like dinner music for a blaxploiation film. Two tracks later, Fila Brazilla come through with the excellent "Simple Man," an example on how to add some kick with catchy kinda-breakbeats, samples, tempo variety, and knob twiddles. Innervisions and (especially) Kid Loco turn in sublime tunes, as well as the aforementioned Sofa Surfers (with the help of a Richard Dorfmeister mix). Special Project's "One More" tries to be too many things, and would work better on an instrumental hip hop album. Neotropic offers a brief tease and a nice, simple ambient piece on two tracks, and Basement Jaxx, pre-Remedy, offer up a bad synth and winds piece as the closer.

So this wasn't a revelation after all. Still, you get a stand-out track by Fila Brazilla and a respectable amount of tunes around it. This won't move mountains or put you in a state of aural bliss, but it's just good enough to recommend.