Café del Mar, Vol. 5

Cafe Del Mar (Series)

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 2, 1999)
• Original Release Date: July 20, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fontana Mca
• ASIN: B00000B98T
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,036 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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• This item is part of The Café Del Mar Series.

Track Listings

1. Mumbai Theme Tune - A.R. Rahman

2. More Than Ever People - Levitation

3. Appreciation [Radio Mix]

4. Paradise [Tease Mix] - Larry Heard, Nookie

5. Penelope [Radio Edit]

6. Tout Est Bleu [Original Ame Strong S.A. Remix] - Ame Strong

7. Uschi's Groove - Ballistic Brothers

8. Lubumba '98

9. Face a la Mer [Massive Attack Remix-Full Version][Version]

10. Talking With Myself '98 [Canny Remix] - Electribe 101

11. Pojo Pojo

12. Transfatty Acid [Kruder and Dorfmeister Remix Edit][Edit]

13. Angels Landing [José Padilla and Sunchild Remix] - Salt Tank

14. Mani - Paco Fernandez

15. Close Cover - Wim Mertens

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Café Del Mar's Volume 5 (recently released for the first time in the U.S.) oozes warm, fuzzy, and thoroughly provocative trip-hop laced tuneage sans the shadow of conventional electronica. As is the way with the Del Mar catalog, a true gem sits amid the collection waiting to be discovered. In this case, it is the superb "Les Negresses Vertes" from Face a la Mer (a.k.a. a Nick Warren project from the early 1990s) given a thoroughly good dubbing by the great Massive Attack. Only the KLF-like spatial dreamweaving of Lamb's "Transfatty Acid (Kruder & Dorfmeister remix edit)" comes close to bettering it.

Elsewhere, Levitation's "More Than Ever People" is pure orange sunsets on shimmering waves, the warmth of its backbeat adding sensuality, while the retro-disco of French act Ame Strong's "Tout Est Bleu" has the rounded curves of bottom-end as opposed to the sharpened corner of dancefloor disco. Overall, the way to enjoy Volume 5 is to adhere to cliché No. 177 (the sum is stronger than individual parts), dim the lights, find some romantic company, and let the music do the talking. --Steffan Chirazi

Product Description

Fifth in the extremely popular dance compilation series. Compiled by Jose Padilla. 15 tracks from such artists as Levitation, Ame Strong, The Ballistic Brothers, Les Negresses Vertes and Lamb. 1998 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews

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33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but too Rhumba-delic, October 14, 2002

By	Rob Banzai (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

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This volume stands out a bit from the ones I already have as a deviation from the electronica/ambient/cool tone of the others. Although volume 5 is solid and enjoyable it is NOT a typical Cafe Del Mar CD. The music is more lively and danceable with plenty of rhumba-delic beats. This is not a bad thing, but is not what I expected either.
Do NOT buy this volume if you want more of what is on 6 & 7: cool, calm, electronica/ambient music.
DO buy this volume if you'd like some light, well-crafted breezy music best for brunch backgrounds or dancing in the living room on a Sunday afternoon with your honey.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NOON TRAIN REVIEW, June 5, 2001

By	"noontrain" (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vol. 5-Cafe Del Mar (Audio CD)

As an experienced listener in the chill category let me categoricly state in the simplist terms, this album is a must have. It should be your first purchase in this category. It is by far the best in the series and caters to a wide audience. I own a hair salon and play acid jazz always. This album gets more feedback then any i've ever heard before. I should get a commission for how many people that have bought it as a result of my salon. There is no bad situation for this cd. The volume you play it at depends on your mood. You could literaly jam in your car until your rear-view rattles off or have a dinner party with your parents boss best friend and high school science teacher and it would be a hit. You can't go wrong.

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have, January 21, 2000

By	Paul de Goede (Amsterdam) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vol. 5-Cafe Del Mar (Audio CD)

This kind of CD you just need to have. Picture this: Room with dimmed lichts, fireplace,Wine,Cheese and the lady you love arround you! Cafe del Mar Collection, in total 6 cd's is a Must Have, buy without listening. Nice songs, instrumental pieces, always with the smooth sound of synths.