Berlin Lounge [Import]

Product Description
A City Divided No Longer, These Two Discs Present a Sampling of the Unified Lounge and Electronica Sounds that Emanate from the German Capitol. The Emphasis is More on Jazz, Bossa, Salsa Flavorings as Well as the Deep House and Extreme Dub that the City is Famous For. Divided Into Day (Slower, Steady Grooves) and Night Discs (More Uptempo, in this Case Jazzy Sounds), the Collection Presents a Great Cross Section of Artists Popular in Clubs Like De-phazz, Fehlmann and Louise, Jazzanova, Hacienda and Ian Pooley. So Take Your Shoes Off, Relax and Take Your Mind to One of the Centers of Great Euro Culture!

Berlin Lounge,Various Artists,Wagram,Dance

Average customer rating: was on my wish list, bought it in a Virgin Megastore Interesting mix of music it's a solid collection for lovers of the genre... 4 for the price of 1

City Lounge: New York-London-Paris-Berlin Various Artists Manufacturer: Wagram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Box Sets | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: City Lounge, Vol. 2: New York/London/Paris/Berlin Hotel Costes, Vol. 9 Destination Lounge: Hong Kong Saint Germain des Pres Cafe, Vol. 8 Forgetting to Remember ASIN: B0008GGOHO Release Date: 2005-05-16

Tracks:

1. Impressed - Sporto Kantes
2. Indigo Blues - Llorca
3. Why Should I Cry - Avia
4. Alabama Blues [Todd Edwards Vocal Mix]
5. Adore - I:Cube
6. Weeping Willow - Sebastien Schuller
7. London in the Rain - Variety Lab
8. Lady - The Mighty Bop
9. Pour Faire le Portrait d'Un Diseau - Stane Pompougnac
10. Our Dance - Charlotte Savary, Wax Tailor
11. Connected - Chau Flight,
12. No Communication No Love (Devasting) - Charles Schillings
13. Come With Me - Alexkid
14. Chaurouge
15. Round About Midnight - Chet Baker, Gotan Project

Tracks:

1. Bohemian Sunset - Jazzanova
2. Cut the Jazz - De-Phazz
3. Chosen - Beanfield,
4. Quiet Night [Nicola Conte "Out of the Cool" Version]
5. Go Go - Trio
6. See the Sun - Les Gammas
7. Grounded - Terranova
8. Soulpower [Jazzanova's Straight Dub Mix]
9. (I Got) Somebody New - Georg Levin
10. Still in Time - David Friedman, Micatone
11. Under My Sens! - Boozoo Bajou
12. Superworld - Mo' Horizons
13. You Can Do - Losoul
14. Beau Mot Plage - Isol
15. Speed of Light - Alphawezen

Tracks:

1. Drink to Moving On
2. Elvis - Alpha
3. All That You Give - Fontella Bass, The Cinematic Orchestra,
4. Something Wicked This Way Comes - The Herbaliser, Seaming To
5. In the Black of Night - Slow Train Soul
6. Cafe Flore - Doctor Rockit
7. Playground Games - TM Juke, Alice Russell
8. Get a Move On - Mr. Scruff
9. Lavish [Deadbeats Remix] - Mark Rae, Veba
10. Gold of the Sun - Wendy Stubbs, Temple of Sound, Jah Wobble
11. Girl Who Fell Through the Ice - Aim of Conrad, Kate Rogers
12. You're My Favourite Music - Niko
13. Sunday Driver
14. Take Your Time Change Your Mind - Alice Russell
15. Witness Dub - Roots Manuva

Tracks:

1. Transcendence - Thievery Corporation
2. Take Me Higher - Fertile Ground
3. Searching - Roy Ayers
4. Superstar - King Britt, Ivana Santilli
5. 7 - M.A.D., Ursula Rucker
6. Think Twice - Jay Dee
7. Sensuality - Vikter Duplaix
8. Think Twice - The Detroit Experiment
9. New York City [DJ Strobe Brooklyn Vibe Mix] - Norah Jones, Peter Malik Group
10. Love of da Game - Baby Blak, Jazzy Jeff,
11. B Boy Anthem [Instrumental] - Dobie
12. Little Soul - Pete Rock
13. Music in Me (Come Alive) - DJ Spinna, Shaun Escoffery
14. Feels Like - Siji
15. Travelin'

Customer Reviews:

was on my wish list, bought it in a Virgin Megastore.......2007-06-23

It's great music with great artists. Notable tracks that I didn't have on CD yet were 'cafe de flore by dr. rockit', 'all that you give by the cinematic orchestra'

And notable artists: chet baker, st germain, i:cube, stephane pompougnac, chateau flight (notable song not on this cd is "camping jazz" of which I know the name), gotan project, the herbaliser, slow train, mr scruff, mark rae (from Rae & Christian), Aim, jazzanova, de-phazz, beanfield, infracom, truby trio, marschmellows, boozoo bajou, mo horizons, alphawezen, thievery corporation.

These are the names that I know best, and to see that many on one compilation is a blessing.

Interesting mix of music.......2007-06-08

I bought this after hearing some of the songs playing in a restaurant and asking what they where playing. Decided to take a chance with it and was not disappointed. In general, the songs are interesting, some even fun. The mix includes a number of styles and doesn't get bogged down by one type. There is a song or two that I skip over when it comes up, but in general I can let each of the discs play and like most of what I hear.

However, don't bother getting the second volume, it's no good.

it's a solid collection for lovers of the genre..........2005-11-30

Nowadays when I venture out to buy an actual CD, it's usually a box compilation of some sort. iTunes has become a godsend; but I still get excited at discovering a promising CD on the rack and just taking a chance on what's there. For me it's part of the great experience of being a music lover.

If you get into the more relaxed side of club music and electronica--nujazz, downtempo, whatever--this collection will grow on you, one track at a time. In typical 'box set' fashion, don't expect to love everthing here; but there are enough tight little grooves to make it worth the purchase.

4 for the price of 1.......2005-09-08

There are places you can get the set for $24. If BarGrooves and jazz mix is your bag, City Lounge will fill the void. However, if you are looking for dance tunes, rhythm, beats that will get people up on the floor, this isn't it. I suppose the music would work best as background music (think KMart in a Bar Environment) while people are flirting with each other, concentrating on each others fleshy parts and sizes, and tanking Bombay and tequila.

Using it to pass time while stuck in traffic, or as a musical upper while on the way to work, isn't quite the goal of this sound. Be happy you bought the set of 4 rather than each one individually, as some tracks are better than others, and some CDs better than others, and maybe may make the $24 seem a justified purchase (vs. $74 or so).

Could be sexy enough music, but only if you are lying next to the other already naked and too lazy to get up and change the cd to something else...

Average customer rating:

Face the Music: A Century of Irving Berlin Dick Hyman Manufacturer: Music Masters Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Stride Piano | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Manhattan Jazz Inversations Pilgrimage ASIN: B000000FLC Release Date: 1992-05-01

Tracks:

1. Lady Of The Evening
2. Let's Face The Music And Dance
3. The Night Is Filled With Music
4. Soft Lights And Sweet Music
5. Supper Time
6. Easter Parade
7. Remember
8. The Best Thing For You Is Me
9. Always
10. I've Got My Live To Keep Me Warm
11. How About Me?
12. Russian Lullby
13. Cheek To Cheek
14. I'll See You In C.U.B.A.

Average customer rating:

City Lounge, Vol. 3: Paris/Berlin/London/New York Various Artists Manufacturer: Wagram Electronica ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000OCZ3I8 Release Date: 2007-04-30

Tracks:

1. Deep in It - St. Germain,
2. Escapism - Metropolitan Jazz Affair
3. End - Llorca
4. Projection Orange - Big Knife
5. He's Gone [Kid Loco Remix] - China, DJ Cam
6. Move on Up - Dynamics
7. Get Misunderstood - Troublemakers
8. Epave Sur La Route [Instru] - La Caution, Chau Flight,
9. Vodka - China Bear
10. Toufutouflam - [T]l,
11. Shining in My Vein [Spirit Catcher Mix] - Scratch Massive
12. Lee - Sporto Kantes
13. October in May - Diving with Andy
14. Comptine - The Hushpuppies
15. U-Turn (Lili) - Aaron

Tracks:

1. Hope - Bajka, Radio Citizen
2. Another New Day [Sterolab Remix] - Jazzanova
3. After the Fire - Kabuki, Cleveland Watkiss
4. Moon Addicted - Enik, Funkstg,
5. Water the Flowers [Soulpatrol Refill] - Netka
6. I See a Different You [Beanfield Remix] - Koop, Yukimi Nagano
7. Odessa [Black Sea Version] - Kosma
8. Certain Something [Frost & Wagner Remix] - Taxi
9. Beach Towel [I: Cube Cosmix Marathon Remix] - Karma
10. Secret Life of Plants - My My
11. Mangia Amore - Marsmobil
12. Festa - Trio,
13. (Mayibuye I) Africa - Meitz
14. Clapz - Mocky, Studio R Featuring Mocky
15. Reminisce - Krewcial

Tracks:

1. Days to Come - Bonobo
2. Black Is the Night - DJ Vadim, Kathrin DeBoer,
3. Speak Easy - Swayzak
4. Mirror Mirror on the Wolf [Bonobo Remix] - Alice Russell
5. Ticket to Know Where - Quantic, Ohmega Watts
6. Be Your Own - Oneself
7. Gameshow [Low Risk Factor] - Phillip Alexander, , Harvey Lindo
8. Strangest Changes - A Guy Called Gerald, Finley Quaye
9. Odd Man Out - Red Snapper
10. Before We Begin - Broadcast
11. Pretty Little Thing - Fink
12. Laylow - Cirkus,
13. Into the Sun - Diplo, Martina Topley-Bird
14. You Whish - Nightmares on Wax
15. Left Side Drive - Boards of Canada

Tracks:

1. Appetite - Chin Chin
2. Swan Blues - Jazzonia
3. I Am Your Mind, Pt. 2 [Basement Jazz Dreamz Mix] - Roy Ayers
4. Resolution - Thievery Corporation
5. Inside [Mr Scuff Remix] - Malik Alston, , John Arnold
6. Dr. C - Alias & Tarsier,
7. Mary Jane - Shawn Lee
8. Nightlife - Blockheads
9. Viva Vida - Daedelus
10. Go Slow - Busdriver, Bianca Casady
11. Outside Looking In - Darc Mind
12. Stop Complaining [Morcheeba & Capricorn II Remix] - Lyrics Born
13. Genevieve - Bart Davenport, Greyboy
14. Appreciate - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, C.L. Smooth
15. Think (About It) - The Lions, , Noelle

Album Description

4 CD set from the French label Wagram. Each disc features 15 tracks representing Paris, Berlin, London & New York. Artists include Aaron, Nouvelle Vague, De-Phazz, Koop, Bonobo, Fink, Wax Poetic, Amp Fiddler and more.

Album Details

2007 Release of the Third Round-up Collection of Outstanding Downtempo Lounge Tracks from the Masters of the Style. Each of the Four Themed Discs in this Exquisite Set Evokes the Flavour of Lounge Clubs in the City it Represents. The Galaxy of Artist Talent Featured Includes Wax Poetic featuring Norah Jones, the Gotan Project, Nouvelle Vague, Zero 7, Nightmares on Wax, King Britt, Handsome Boy Modeling School, De-phazz, Amp Fiddler, Jazzanova, Koop, Sporto Kantes and Many More.

Average customer rating: I love this CD! Perfect music for just chillin' LET'S SEE IF THIS REVIEW GETS POSTED!!!

Berlin Lounge Various Artists Manufacturer: Wagram ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Paris Lounge, Vol. 4 New York Lounge ASIN: B00005QAVN Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

1. Bohemian Sunset - Jazzanova
2. Mother Nature - Fauna Flash, Sugar B
3. Revenge of the Bomberclad Joint , ... [Hurder and Dorfmeister Session, - Knowtoryus
4. This Is Us... - Fellmann & Louise
5. Sneakin' [Vocal Version] - Jaffa
6. Hero Dead and Gone [Radio Swing Mix] - De-Phazz,
7. Under My Sensi - Boozoo Bajou
8. Mexican Dubweiser - Hacienda
9. Funkhaus Soul
10. Still in Time - David Friedman, Micatone
11. Fill in My Mind - Athome Project
12. Elle Est Immortelle - Shantel
13. Midnight Melodic [Chase the Blues][Mix] - Terranova
14. Real Thing - Nor Elle
15. Tides [Instrumental] - A Forest Mighty Black
16. Gai Soleil [Original Radio Edit] - Alphawezen

Tracks:

1. Afutatam - DJ Ghetto
2. Moksa - Salvador Group
3. Diary of Lost Girl - Christian Zimmerman
4. At Last - Megashira
5. Go Go - Trio
6. Can You Live - Meitz
7. Superworld - Mo' Horizons
8. Soulpower [Jazznova's Straight Dub Mix] - Marschmellows
9. When I'm With You [Original Version] - Georg Levin
10. Outta Space [Meitz Remix] - Daniel Paul
11. Cupid and Orlando - Aromabar
12. East 2 West - Terry Lee Brown, Jr.
13. Sundowner - Ian Pooley
14. You Can Do - Losoul
15. Beau Mot Plage - Isol
16. Sunset Walkin' - The Timewriter

Album Details

A City Divided No Longer, These Two Discs Present a Sampling of the Unified Lounge and Electronica Sounds that Emanate from the German Capitol. The Emphasis is More on Jazz, Bossa, Salsa Flavorings as Well as the Deep House and Extreme Dub that the City is Famous For. Divided Into Day (Slower, Steady Grooves) and Night Discs (More Uptempo, in this Case Jazzy Sounds), the Collection Presents a Great Cross Section of Artists Popular in Clubs Like De-phazz, Fehlmann and Louise, Jazzanova, Hacienda and Ian Pooley. So Take Your Shoes Off, Relax and Take Your Mind to One of the Centers of Great Euro Culture!

Customer Reviews:

I love this CD!.......2005-09-22

I looked for this CD for quite a while after hearing it played in a Saks store on a Bang Olafsson stereo and making the sales clerk find out what was playing, and I was so glad to finally find it. I especially like the Berlin by Night disc. Everyone who has heard it at my home wants it too...

Perfect music for just chillin'.......2004-01-10

This is my favorite CD for getting into the laid-back, grooving mood. If you want to hang out with your friends and chill, this is great music for that. There's two CD's in the collection. My favorite is the 'by day' one. Track #2 (The Revenge of the Bomberclad Joint) is the best. It's impossible not to move your head front and back as you groove.

LET'S SEE IF THIS REVIEW GETS POSTED!!!.......2003-10-09

It seems that everytime I attempt to review the illustrious "Paris Lounge" series, it never gets posted...so, I will attempt to do a review of the equally impressive "Berlin Lounge" series with hopes that it does get posted, especially since no one haS reviewed it. I picked "Berlin Lounge" up at the local Borders record store after much hesitation, and to my surprise I really liked it (as if I had any doubts with the Wagram Records label). It's obvious from the selection of tracks here that Berlin is very big on Nu-Jazz, Reggae and 2-step, even though for some strange reason, I always thought that musically Germany was on a whole nother level. The tracks on "Berlin Lounge" are quite impressive, especially tracks from virtual unknowns Fauna Flash, Knowtoryus, Fellmann & Louise, Marschmellows, Aromabar, Boozoo Bazou and Hacienda. There are also well-knowns here such as Ian Pooley, Jazzanova, De-Phazz, Jaffa, Truby Trio, Alphaweazen, Athome Project and Terra Nova, who contribute outstanding, and in some cases, overused tracks to "Berlin Lounge"--if I see "Bohemian Sunset" and "Sneakin'" on another compilation CD...! This is a terrific concept from the folks at Wagram--bringing listeners music from the major cities of the world in a lounge format....if you didn't know already, in addition to "Berlin and Paris Lounge", Wagram put together a "London Lounge" and a "NY Lounge"; both to which I have yet to get. It's only a matter of time before there's a "Hong Kong Lounge", or a "Moscow Lounge"...NAAAAH!!!

Average customer rating: Nowhere near as good as the first one

City Lounge, Vol. 2: New York/London/Paris/Berlin Various Artists Manufacturer: Wagram Electronica ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music IDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: City Lounge: New York-London-Paris-Berlin Hotel Costes, Vol. 9 Paris Lounge, Vol. 4 Loft Party: San Francisco Saint-Germain-Des-Prés-Café, Vol. 7 ASIN: B000F2BY0I Release Date: 2006-05-02

Tracks:

1. Summer in Paris - Anggun, DJ Cam
2. Ritournelle - Sebastien Tellier
3. She's My Lover (Song for R.) - Kid Loco
4. Rries - Dimitri from Paris
5. Sleeping Song - Sebastien Schuller
6. Get to Know the Girl - Bitch Lap Lap, Hypno-Love
7. Smooth - Smooth
8. Ungodly Fruit - Wax Tailor
9. Barefoot - King Kooba, Roots Manuva
10. Force Be with You - Jazz Liberatorz, T-Love
11. Car Video - Sporto Kantes
12. Bitches on the Ground - Spleen
13. Music Kills Me - Zdar
14. Ordinary Life - Tpopmusik
15. Closer to Julie [Dublex Inc. Remix] - Stane Pompougnac

Tracks:

1. Hero Dead & Gone [Radio Swing Mix] - De-Phazz
2. Keep Going - Boozoo Bajou, Tony Joe White
3. Home - Bajka, Beanfield
4. Soulpower [Jazznova's Straight Dub Mix] - Marschmellows
5. Out of the Game - Micatone
6. Held Him First - Deyampert
7. Hard Night's Day - Intuit
8. Sweet City - Platinum
9. K.T.B. - Robag Whrume
10. Can't Hold Baack - George Levin
11. That Night [Wahoo Mix] - Vikter Duplaix, Jazzanova
12. Protection [Sirius Mo Remix] - Ben Mono
13. Take Over Me - Wahoo
14. White Noise - Alphawezen
15. Alegre 2004 [Louie Vega's Element of Life] - Trio

Tracks:

1. Evolution Revolution Love - Hawkman, Ed Kowalczyk, Tricky
2. Nuits - Nightmares on Wax
3. Same - Smith & Mighty
4. Hurry on Now - Alice Russell, TM Juke
5. Multiply - Jamie Lidell, Jamie Lidell
6. Medecine [Kraak & Smaak Mix] - Mark Rae
7. Bird Song - Underwolves
8. Ur [Yam Who? Remix] - Alison Crockett
9. Squire for Hire - Nathan Haines, Marlena Shaw
10. Tree, A Rock and a Cloud - Aim
11. Take a Ride - Boca 45, Tammy Payne
12. Bliss - Rosie Brown
13. This Thing - D'Nell
14. Hush
15. Sugar Rhyme - Bonobo

Tracks:

1. Heart's a Lonely Hunter [Louie Vega Remix] - David Byrne, Thievery Corporation
2. Release - Ursula Rucker, , Louie Vega
3. New York City - Gil Scott-Heron
4. Twisted - [re:jazz], Ultra Nat
5. Didn't I - Darondo
6. Your Love - Dena Deadly, PlantLife,
7. Flowers - Dudley Perkins
8. Baby Doll - Roy Ayers
9. Try Me [King Kooba Remix] - J Boogie's Dubtronic Science
10. Everything in Its Right Place - Osunlade
11. Fever - PPP
12. Hard Twelve/The Ante - Beat Assailant
13. Way of the Light - Gift of Gab
14. Got to Be a Love [Paul Nice Remix] - Greyboy, Sharon Jones, Quantic
15. I Changed My Mind [Stereo MC's Rattlesnake Mix] - Lyrics Born

Album Details

After the Success of the Four Volumes of "Paris Lounge" and Berlin, London and Ny Lounge Compilations (And the Acceptance of "City Lounge V.1"), It was Only Logical to Reunite These Four Cities Again Into One Beautiful Four CD Box Set with Prestigious Artists Like Norah Jones, Stéphane Pompougnac, Grand National, Truby Trio, Roy Ayers and Many More… Get Ready for a Selection of Both Classic and Fresh Titles in the Heart of the Down Tempo International Scene!

Customer Reviews:

Nowhere near as good as the first one.......2007-06-08

I was very disappointed with the collection. The first volume of City Lounge was interesting and eclectic. This one is almost half full of rap and or hip/hop songs (not my favorites), most of which are not any good. The songs of other types are in general uninteresting. There are a few here and there that are at least "listenable", and a couple that I even like, but for the most part it is not worth it. In fact, there is one song that was on the first volume! That is just lazy. Overall this was a waste of money. I'm not going to bother with buying the third collection now, as this one has soured me on the whole idea.

Average customer rating: If you're gonna buy ONE of their live CDs... Great Live Performance from the Lounge Lizards Don your beret, this is beatnick jazz...

Live in Berlin 1991 Vol. 1- Vol. 1 The Lounge Lizards Manufacturer: Intuition ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000002GQR Release Date: 1995-09-19

Tracks:

1. Tibet
2. One Big Yes
3. No Pain For Cakes
4. Not A Rondo
5. Calvin
6. Big Heart

Album Description

"High proof." -- Soundcheck

This is what happens when fun becomes serious. Lounge Lizards, formed in the late seventies in New York's downtown scene around cult figure and actor John Lurie, call their mixture of jazz and avant-garde rock "Fake Jazz." In 1991, the group packed Berlin's Quartier Latin for several nights, and the memorable concerts were not only filmed, but also preserved for posterity on two CDs. Features members of Slow Poke and Medeski, Martin & Wood.

Customer Reviews:

If you're gonna buy ONE of their live CDs..........2000-10-25

This disc is more rich and varied than BIG HEART and has no weak cuts on it, unlike the OTHER Berlin live disc, which wastes a ton of time on a total throwaway, "Mr. Stinky's Blues." But be warned -- as I say in my review of the other Berlin disc -- the colors and numbers of these discs change occasionally. Sometimes 2 is 1, 1 is 2, and either can appear in red or black. I dunno why. Anyhow, this is live stuff from the period between VOICE OF CHUNK and QUEEN OF ALL EARS. "Tibet" is actually a VOICE OF CHUNK number under a different name, but I forget which. "A Paper Bag and the Sun," maybe.

Great Live Performance from the Lounge Lizards.......2000-08-26

Outstanding performance from the Lizards, with a bit more emphasis on percussion than you might be used to hearing from them. The tracks are fairly lengthy, giving each of the musicians a chance to "breathe" and come into the form a little more than they do on the studio albums. In the live albums, Lurie seems happy to stray from the sheet music, too -- so where the studio albums (particularly Queen of All Ears) are defined by their intricate structure, the structure of this life performance is a more difficult to spot, but shows no less skill or vibrance.

The most vivid track on the album is "Big Heart" -- Lurie and company turn this great song into an 11-minute jam that will have you up and jumping around like they do in the video. The review below by Keith Hunt is a little astonishing. He's apparently disappointed because this "jazz" doesn't have Rosemary Clooney. Here's fair warning: do not buy this album if you're looking for Rosemary Clooney or Tommy Dorsey. This is modern jazz, not swing -- but, it's not obtuse and inaccessible like, say Don Cherry or even Ornette Coleman. To the contrary, Lurie employs some odd tonalities that I don't completely understand, but heck, you can still dance to it.

I wouldn't recommend this as an introduction to the Lizards. Try Queen of All Ears or Voice of Chunk instead. But, once you're in their groove, check this one out.

As far as the recording of the live concert goes, let me just say that it sounds great, though the track divisions are somewhat arbitary (as if the people who made the divisions weren't really familiar with Lurie's music).

Don your beret, this is beatnick jazz..........2000-08-08

I guess that you, dear listener, must consider the source when you seek the opinions of other listeners. I may not be the appropriate source to review this CD, but I'll give it my best shot.

While I admit to enjoying jazz music, I must add the condition that the jazz is NOT strictly instrumental and must have some form of vocal quality about it. "Berlin 1991 Part I" is completely INSTRUMENTAL jazz, so don't expect BB King or Rosemary Clooney to be crooning in the background. Aside from that, it seems to be some arty form of jazz; the kind that only beatnicks and John Steinbeck enthusiasts would find entertaining. I could only picture a room full of black beret wearing new wave jazz cats snapping their fingers and muttering "Go man, Go...." to the music that they seem to be enjoying. Between you and me, dear listener, berets just ain't my style.

Track one began and I thought that the live recording included the sounds of the band warming up and tuning their instruments, but soon figured out that they were really playing a song on track one. It was something akin to that which would be heard in the mountain remoteness of Tibet, hence the name.... "Tibet."

The next tracks included several renditions of instrumental jazz and the large crowd caught on the recording seemed to enjoy it, since the applause was so loud. I guess they had been playing to a Siberian prison camp that hadn't heard any form of music in twenty years. That crowd would applaud when they heard someone banging spoons on the bottom of a frying pan.

I played the CD once and haven't plans to pull it out at any time in the future, but granted there is that warning that this review is composed by someone who prefers to hear someone singing with the help of a band. I'm sure that somebody out there enjoys this sort of stuff. I'll probably walk down the street and hand the CD to anyone wearing a groovy, neato, cool, black beret. They'd probably enjoy it more than I did. From this perspective, I have to give the recording a low score, but take it for what it is worth.

Average customer rating: Be warned!

Live in Berlin Vol. 1. The Lounge Lizards Manufacturer: Intuition ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Queen of All Ears Big Heart: Live in Tokyo Lounge Lizards Voice of Chunk ASIN: B000002GQT Release Date: 1993-05-28

Tracks:

1. Remember What's In There
2. Evan's Drive to Mombasa
3. King Precious
4. Mr. Stinky's Blues
5. Welcome Herr Lazaro
6. What Else Is In There

Customer Reviews:

Be warned!.......2000-10-25

A. The majority of this disc is dominated by an interminable blues-goof off ("Mr. Stinky's Blues") that Lurie used live as a vehicle for introducing the band to the audience near the end of the show. At around 20 mins long, it would have been tedious live, and it's ridiculous on CD, coming smack-dab-in-the-middle of the disc and ruining it. The other cuts are great, but not worth the price. For serious completists only.

B. While the OTHER volume is worth getting, these two discs -- LIVE IN BERLIN 1 and 2 -- were inconsistently assigned numbers; sometimes 1 is 2, sometimes 2 is 1, for no reason I can explain. The color cover -- red or black -- doesn't seem to be consistent, either (sometimes 1 is red, sometimes 1 is black). Unless you have a confirmed track listing, you can't be sure when ordering that you're NOT BUYING THE CRAPPY ONE. I wouldn't touch EITHER of these discs over the internet for this reason, unless you actually confirm with someone who is HOLDING THE DISC IN HIS OR HER HAND that it ISN'T the one with the "Stinky" stuff.

Average customer rating: It's good

City Lounge, Vol. 2: New York/London/Paris/Berlin Various Artists Manufacturer: Wagram Electronica ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music IDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Box Sets | Stores | Music Techno & House | Dance & DJ | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B000F9RLTE Release Date: 2006-05-16

Tracks:

1. Summer In Paris - DJ Cam
2. La Ritournelle - Sebastien Tellier
3. She's My Lover (Song For R.) - Kid Loco
4. Reveries - Dimitri From Paris
5. Sleeping Song - Sebastien Schuller
6. Get to Know the Girl - Bitch Lap Lap/ Hypno-Love
7. Smooth - Smooth
8. Ungodly Fruit - Wax Tailor
9. Barefoot - King Kooba/Roots Manuva
10. Force Be with You - Jazz Liberatorz/T-Love
11. Car Video - Sporto Kantes
12. Bitches on the Ground - Spleen
13. Music Kills Me - Zdar
14. Ordinary Life - Telepopmusik
15. Closer To Julie (Dublex Inc. Remix) - Stephane Pompougnac

Tracks:

1. Hero Dead & Gone (Radio Swing Mix) - De-Phazz
2. Keep Going - Boozoo Bajou/Tony Joe White
3. Home - Bajka/Beanfield
4. Soulpower (Jazznova's Straight Dub Mix) - Marschmellows
5. Out of the Game - Micatone
6. Held Him First - Deyampert
7. Hard Night's Day - Intuit
8. Sweet City - Platinum
9. K.T.B. - Robag Whrume
10. Can't Hold Baack - George Levin
11. That Night (Wahoo Mix) - Vikter Duplaix/Jazzanova
12. Protection (Sirius Mo Remix) - Ben Mono
13. Take Over Me - Wahoo
14. White Noise - Alphawezen
15. Alegre 2004 (Louie Vega's Element of Life) - Truby Trio

Tracks:

1. Evolution Revolution Love - Hawkman/ Ed Kowalczyk/ Tricky
2. Nuits - Nightmares On Wax
3. Same - Smith & Mighty
4. Hurry on Now - Alice Russell/TM Juke
5. Multiply - Jamie Lidell
6. Medecine (Kraak & Smaak Mix) - Mark Rae
7. Bird Song - Underwolves
8. Ur (Yam Who? Remix) - Alison Crockett
9. Squire for Hire - Nathan Haines/Marlena Shaw
10. Tree, A Rock and a Cloud - Aim
11. Take a Ride - Boca 45/Tammy Payne
12. Bliss - Rosie Brown
13. This Thing - D'Nell
14. Hush - City Lounge 2
15. Sugar Rhyme - Bonobo

Tracks:

1. Heart's a Lonely Hunter (Louie Vega Remix) - David Byrne/Thievery Corporation
2. Release - Ursula Rucker/ Louie Vega
3. New York City - Gil Scott-Heron
4. Twisted - Re:Jazz/Ultra Nate
5. Didn't I - Darondo
6. Your Love - Dena Deadly/Plant Life
7. Flowers - Dudley Perkins
8. Baby Doll - Roy Ayers
9. Try Me (King Kooba Remix) - J Boogie's Dubtronic Science
10. Everything in Its Right Place - Osunlade
11. Fever - PPP
12. Hard Twelve/The Ante - Beat Assailant
13. Way of the Light - Gift Of Gab
14. Got to Be a Love (Paul Nice Remix) - Greyboy/Sharon Jones/Quantic
15. I Changed My Mind (Stereo MC's Rattlesnake Mix) - Lyrics Born

Customer Reviews:

It's good.......2007-05-19

4 stars because it's not the greatest omglolwtf amazing

I would pay .... $25 for it. It's that good.

I buy a rediculous amount of CDs... and going above $13 is rare for me

Average customer rating:

International Lounge: London, Paris, Berlin, New York, Tokyo DJ Kris Bones Manufacturer: Copasetik ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008O6D3 Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

1. Desert Rose
2. Sugarhill
3. Outside In [Mad Professor Remix] - Flightcrank
4. Redline Requiem
5. Just Enough [Stereo MC's Uncut Remix]
6. You Dont Know Me
7. Atmospheric Funk
8. Precipice [Aquasky Remix]
9. Strange Voices - Dtec
10. Star
11. Clone
12. Never

Tracks:

1. Rest Your Soul
2. Chase the Blues [Psychonauts Remix]
3. Strangelove
4. What U Need [Adamski Remix] - Flightcrank
5. Destiny - DJ Pulse
6. Tokyo Tower
7. Turn Around
8. Casino Royale
9. Song Two
10. Sweet Bitter Love
11. Twisted [Lee Scratch Perry Remix] - Flightcrank

Average customer rating:

Holy & The Holly Manufacturer: Turtle Creek Chorale ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Lauridsen | Lauridsen, Morten | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bruckner | Bruckner, Anton | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Turtle Creek Chorale | ( T ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B0001CNR98 Release Date: 2003-12-09

Tracks:

1. Gloria! A Fanfare for Christmas
2. Sing We Now of Christmas
3. What Child Is This?
4. Still, Still, Still
5. Gloria!
6. Christmas Hourish
7. O Holy Night!
8. Betelehemu
9. Ave Maria
10. Do You Hear What I Hear?
11. Carol of the Drum
12. Away in a Manger
13. Masters in This Hall
14. Angels We Have Heard
15. Little Star - Turtle Creek Chorale, Women's Chorus of Dallas
16. Song of the Faithful - Turtle Creek Chorale, Women's Chorus of Dallas
17. Peace, Peace - Turtle Creek Chorale, Women's Chorus of Dallas
18. O Magnum Mysterium

Tracks:

1. White Christmas
2. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
3. Song for Christmas
4. Carol of the Bells
5. Silver Bells
6. If Not at Christmas
7. Auld Lang Syne
8. Variations of Jingle Bells
9. Jingle Bell Rock/Rockin' Round the Clock
10. Jalapehorus
11. Miracle of Christmas
12. Mrs. Santa (High Atop the North Pole Lounge)
13. I Saw Momma Kissing Santa Claus
14. Three Kings
15. Seasonal Sounds

Album Review:

1. Best of TK Records, Vol. 1 [Import]
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3. Brazilian Beats, Vol. 2
4. Can't Fake the Feeling
5. Chillout Session: Summer Collection 2003 [Import]
6. Club Susu: Get Lifted [Import]
7. Daft Club [Enhanced]
8. Deep and Sexy 2 - Mixed by Ron Trent
9. Do You Want More?
10. Eargasm

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