Karma Collection 2003 [Import, Limited Edition]

Ministry Of Sound (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 11, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Limited Edition
• Label: Ministry of Sound UK
• ASIN: B00007LTJ8
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #434,169 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. One Fine Day [Album Version]

2. Ramblin Man

3. Private Road

4. Love Theme

5. Albatross

6. Waltz for Koop [Bacon and Quarmby Remix]

7. The Harder They Come

8. Dinosaurs

9. Uma Lagrima

10. If You Leave Me Now

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Mundian to Bach Ke

2. Don't Do Anything

3. Hey Diwani, Hey Diwana

4. Mañana

5. Caravane

6. Papo

7. Limbe

8. Sacred Touch of Beauty

9. Habbi Gajuna

10. Facing East

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Ministry Comp with a Disc 1 stand-out, July 17, 2003

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bordersj2 (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Karma Collection 2003 (Audio CD)

I tend to be hard on Ministry of Sound. For instance, I disagree with the way sometimes their DJ's mix everything into the other, regardless of if it makes sense or not. But on this compilation I must say that I was pretty impressed.

IMO, anyone can really make a "chillout" comp. I'd almost say no label has saturated the market more than Ministry of Sound. But this release is very strong and they succeed to offer something here that's outstanding - a semi-mixed chillout cd with quality/relatively unknown cuts that never goes too abstract.

CD 1 is definitely the stronger of the two in this set. It kicks off with Ministry's own Jakatta, followed up with the adventures Lemonjelly and Bent. Chris Coco, Bonobo, Wasis Diop, The Cinematic Orchestra, Tom & Joyce, Ravi and Songhai all chip in with some great sounds from around the globe. Ive Mendes song is dripping with sexiness in her remake of Chicago's "If You Leave me Now". However where CD one falls short is with the Mary Poppins like remix of Koop's cut, Oakenfold's cut didn't strike me and the Moby cut seems extremely soul-less.

CD two is a much more upbeat exploration of global and India sounds. All of the cuts on that CD are geared in that direction. Stand-outs are Nacho Sotomayor's, S-Tone Inc's, Thievery Corporation's and A:xus cuts. But this CD has some seroius fillers in it and Ministry probably could have done better with the track selection and order of CD 2.

Having said that, I still recommend this set. It's stronger to me than last year's release and does have some tremendous songs.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Chillout Beats Album, April 1, 2003

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khiladi100 "khiladi100" (Sunnyvale, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Karma Collection 2003 (Audio CD)

This along with Karma Collection (1st volume) is the best collection of slick instrumentals with an asian and indian spiritual touch and an introduction to some fabulous artists. I recommend getting both the collections.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Could have been a lot better..., October 4, 2004

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Jaime H "D1lux" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Karma Collection 2003 (Audio CD)

The album is decent but it was definetely not worth what I paid. It has good tracks but I think it would be better if you heard them first and them purchased them individually because the album as a whole is not a good investment. I also thought that the fact that they included Punjabi MC in a "chillout" album was unnecessary and distasteful.