Bargrooves: Cosmopolitan

Product Description
Third in the Taste & Tastemakers series from Bargrooves. Two discs, both mixed, featuring intoxicating and melodious house music. METTLE MUSIC, CANDY APPLE, ROLLERCONE, LOUIE VEGA, RON TRENT, and so much more.

Bargrooves: Cosmopolitan,Various Artists,Ultra Records,Club/Dance,Dance,Dance Music,House,Pop,V/a Compilations

Average customer rating:

Great Soundtrack for Daily Living

Good, but could be better.

bar grooves = Funky jazz

Good set

Deep House Heaven

Bargrooves: Cosmopolitan
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Ultra Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0009ML2VA
Release Date: 2005-06-28

Tracks:

El Mar (House Dub) - Mettle Music
Joy (Original Mix) - Ad Finem
Why Must You - Souldoubt
Next To Me - Roy Davis Jr.
Feels So Right (Dub Mix) - Shik Stylko And Virginia
Nothing Like Jazz (Andy Holder's Rhythmic Soul Mix) - Andy Holder
Dangerous Frequencies (MN2S Full Phat Dub) - The Coffee Kids
Under Your Spell - Joy Malcolm
This Time (Playa Vista Dub) - Latrice Barnett
Saxed Up (DJ Spen And The Muthafunkaz Dub) - Knights Of The Round Tables
In Love (Main Vocal Mix) - Ross Couch

Tracks:

The Journey - Rollercone
Running In The Streets (Charles Webster Mix 1) - Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Look (Franck Roger Remix) - Verna Francis
Journey's Prelude (Nulife Remix) - Ursula Rucker
Space Is The Place - Ron Trent
Illusion (Rollercone Main Mix) - Limbo Experience
Santiago Boys (Main Bounce) - Sumo
Basement Funk - Playin' 4 The City
Parfum Chic (Matthias Matty Heilbronn's II Deep Dub) - Hanna Hais
Can't Stop (Kenny Dope Remix) - Angela Johnson
Ain't Nothing Like A Party House - Patchworks
Steppin' - Orestt Partridge
The List - Absolut Rollercone

Album Description

Third in the Taste & Tastemakers series from Bargrooves. Two discs, both mixed, featuring intoxicating and melodious house music. METTLE MUSIC, CANDY APPLE, ROLLERCONE, LOUIE VEGA, RON TRENT, and so much more.

Customer Reviews:

Great Soundtrack for Daily Living.......2005-12-08

I'm new to this whole style of music--I bought this disc because I heard it playing in a cafe, liked it, and asked the waiter what it was. I'm kind of lost with a lot of the terminology, but I guess this is "deep house". I listen mostly to jazz but I have a hard time playing it as background music--I always stop what I'm doing to listen to the music, so I never get anything done! And "smooth jazz" seems so bland and tired. The music on the Bargrooves discs is mellow but energetic, it has a nice jazzy feel (love that Fender Rhodes piano) but has dance grooves that are good enough to jump into without being overbearing. It's perfect music for just about anything--driving, cooking, entertaining--because it adds a nice energy to everything while still blending in. I'm definitely going to pick up some of the other Bargrooves collections and start exploring other deep house discs.

Good, but could be better........2005-09-25

This 2-CD set seems to follow the usual Bargooves tradition. The first disk, compiled by Ben Sowton, is a definite keeper with a really good selection of tracks. However, the second disk is, with one or two exceptions, a collection of rather mediocre tracks compiled (as usual) by a guest DJ of lesser ability.

It probably just comes down to personal taste, but I cannot help thinking that Ben Sowton would do better by simply DJ'ing both disks himself. Its nice of Ben to give others an opportunity, but in the Bargrooves series it usually detracts from the quality of the overall set.

So, worth the price and the 4-star rating for the first disk alone, but as usual the second disk is (with one or two exceptions) merely filler.

bar grooves = Funky jazz.......2005-09-06

If you are the sort who likes hard driving techno/house/dance, perhaps you better had keep shopping because this particular compilation is more like ultra modern jazz meets MUZAK, combined with some techno. This may be your groove, and I am not knocking anybody.
But it may take a few shots before you can really appreciate the background, Bar Grooves style or City Lounge

Good set.......2005-09-05

This is a nice set of house music. The first cd is compiled and mixed by Ben Sowton and the songs are uplifting and warm. I don't skip any of them! The second disc is much more jazz influenced but still great house nonetheless. It was compiled by Rollercone. Overall a great house compilation!

Deep House Heaven.......2005-07-22

From the first disc, the music grabs you into a continuous warm beat that is beautifully kept alive throughout each track. I did not know any of the songs but the mix made me sway from start to end.

The second disc is mixed by Rollercone ("How insensitive") and is more Jazzy and organic than the first one for those who like it that way. All in all, a great CD. Press play and forget about it. Great party starter.

Average customer rating:

Great & Groovy
Great Soundtrack for Daily Living
Good good good...
An Absolute WINNER

Cosmopolitan

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Bargrooves: Manhattan
Bargrooves: Metropolitan
Bargrooves: Mimosa
Bargrooves: Terrazza
Bargrooves: Frosted

ASIN: B0007O251Q
Release Date: 2005-03-08

Customer Reviews:

Great & Groovy.......2006-02-26

CD1 is by far better than the 2nd. Great selection seamlessly mixed. Great party starter. Spin it and forget about it!

Great Soundtrack for Daily Living.......2005-12-07

Good good good..........2005-08-23

I've always hesitated buying Bargrooves if Miguel Migs isn't on the line-up. This one is different. My first time to get Bargrooves without Mr. Migs. I thought...hmm...let me try this. I made the right choice. CD1 is FANTASTIC. There's a slow start on the first cut then it actually picks up on the third song. From then on...everything went house party style. Deep house here. Very West Coast selection. It's good fun. Buy it.

An Absolute WINNER.......2005-06-30

Cosmopolitan is an absolute winner. With the tracks so perfectly mixed and transitioned, you will soon forget about everything but this great mix of music. If you own any of the other bargrooves compilations then you know what I am talking about, as this one is no different. Continually upbeat you can't help but move your feet. Play this at a party and you will have a hard time getting people to stop moving. Cosmopolitan is another testament of Ben's taste for great house music.