Om Lounge 2

Om Lounge (Series), Various Artists - Dance & DJ - Trip-Hop/Acid Jazz | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 16, 1999)
• Original Release Date: July 6, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Om Records
• ASIN: B00000JCBW
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,230 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #47 in Music > Indie Music > Dance & DJ > Trip-Hop

Track Listings

1. Illicity Part 1 - Extended Spirit

2. President Chimp Toe - Fila Brazillia

3. All This - Nail

4. What's Your Number? - Ian Pooley

5. Your Girl - Blue States

6. Humid - Callisto

7. Le Booty Cinematique - J-Boogie's Dubtronic Science

8. Bonus Around - Ming & Fs

9. Don't You Cry - Gabriel Rene

10. Where Were You? - Soulstice

11. Aug Munch - Swag

12. Absynthesis - Gabriel Rene

13. Tidepools - Afro-Mystik

14. Sin Musica - Andy Caldwell

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best audio cocktails around, March 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Om Lounge 2 (Audio CD)

"...he kept hearing these odd sounds. Over the years, he figured out what they were..."

The vocal snippet from Fila Brazillia's "President Chimp Toe" best summarizes the philosophy behind the latest trend in electronica--trip-hop meets lounge music. While the first in the OM Lounge series included offerings from such up-and-coming chilled beat creators as Thievery Corporation and Jazzanova, "OM Lounge 2" leaves it up to the lesser-knowns to stir the audio cocktails. The first "OM Lounge" was a promising collection of "odd sounds." But this time, the DJs have figured out what to do with these sounds. The effects are staggeringly beautiful.

Congas, flutes, acoustic guitars and even turntable scratches float in and out of the mix, while each song brings its own bag of sonic treats to the table. Swag's "Aug Munch" eclipses the best grooves from Kruder & Dorfmeister. Ming & FS push the hip-hop influence to the foreground and tie it into a jump-up beat on "Bonus Round." Soulstice conjures the cinematic Massive Attack/Portishead feel for the brilliant "Where Were You?" Even on those rare occassions when artists resort to genre staples, the disc never cheats us out of wonder.

At the essence of electronica, you've got people borrowing (or stealing, depending on your point of view) from a wide variety of styles past and present. When Les Baxter and Martin Denny were at the forefront of what's now called exotica back in the late 50s/early 60s, it was essentially the same idea. One of the best discs in this burgeoning sub-genre, "OM Lounge 2," at the very least, makes such intriguing use of old hats that they've become new again.

31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lounge label gets it right with second release, July 1, 2000

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Richard Diaz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Om Lounge 2 (Audio CD)

The Lounge lizards at OM records are back, bringing you more global rhythms and laid-back beats. This time, there's a complete turn-over in the artists, only one returning from the solid but unspectacular original OM Lounge.

That's a good call. Right out the gate you notice an improvement; "Illicity Part 1" is smooth and lively. Fila Brazilla offer a standout piece, the sublime nature-meets-percussion of "President Chimp Toe," and Nail nails it as well with "All This." The fourth track alone is arguably worth getting the album for, Ian Pooley's "What's Your Number," one of the best songs of 1999. Heck, the excellent housey "Don't You Cry" by Gabriel Rene is nestled in at track nine.

It drops off from there, but not by much. "Your Girl," samples what sounds like 50's dreamy pop, "Humid" is deep, if too long, and Ming & FS (turntablists/jungle producers by reputation) offer a surprise, the kick in the pants "Bonus Round." A few tracks at the end don't have much to say, but by then you've been suitably chilled and won't mind.

Varied, lively, and filled with hits, this is the album that gets downtempo lounge right. A-

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Downtempo trip-hop/acid jazz that keeps your attention..., February 21, 2000

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"melodic" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Om Lounge 2 (Audio CD)

Om Lounge 2 is dub lounge amalgam that swings funky, slinky, exotic, soulful, and chilled. It is a diverse collection that ranges from itchy, drum `n bassanova to atmospheric tropical rhythms to bouncy breakbeats to rolling, jazzy drag. Om Lounge is grounded and organic to appeal to a few jazzheads and still hip and eclectic to for dub fans. It is a mature and dynamic journey.