"Lounge Story 2" retraces the history of lounge music born in the 1960’s while showcasing its influences on contemporary musical motifs. Exquisitely chosen, it forgoes the typical downtempo, chill-out and 'back to mine' grooves in favor of a sophisticated and chic musical program that is both classic and contemporary, while tipping its hat to the French 'easy-listening' or 'lounge-core' underground movement.
"Lounge Story 2" offers something for everyone. Similar to internationally-acclaimed releases like "Verve Remixed I & II," "Blue Note Revisited" and the ingenious "Hotel Costes" series, the compilation is an intoxicating and adventurous journey through the multi-dimensional world of jazz and jazz-influenced sounds. From bossa nova, future jazz, swing, broken beat, house, samba, Afro-Latin rhythms, jazz-funk fusion, textural electronic & organic downtempo grooves and lush smoky jazz nuances, the rapturous collection is a seductive and bewitching tour-de-force essential to old and new school heads alike.
Highlights include: Moondog’s infectious and swinging 1969 pearl "Lament I, Bird’s Lament" (which was immortalized in Mr. Scruff’s 1999 international smash and Lincoln Car commercial theme "Get A Move On"), Carol Ventura’s sweepingly cinematic "I Want To Be With You," Eric Pierre feat. Ladygatica’s sumptuous "Channel Zero (Shade of Soul Remix)," Patchwork’s timeless Afro-Latin inspired rare groove "Summertime," Nicola Conte’s brilliant re-working of Truby Trio’s brilliant "High Jazz," John Beltran’s cosmic future-jazz drenched "Heaven and Earth," Hajime Yoshizawa’s symphonic broken-bossa masterpiece "I Am With You" featuring the indelible vocals of Smoke City chanteuse Nina Miranda and co-produced by Chris Franck (Smoke City / Da Lata) and Colorblind’s penetrative slow-burning closing track "Erotica."
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Lounge Story, Vol. 2
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ASIN: B0001KL5JE Release Date: 2004-04-27 |
Tracks:
- Lament I, Bird's Lament - Moondog
- Mannix - Klement Julienne
- Love Shines - Soulscape
- I Want To Be With You - Carol Ventura
- Channel Zero (Shade Of Soul remix) - Eric Pierre feat. Lady Gatica
- Summertime - Patchwork
- Round About Midnight - Eddy And Duss meet Lilian Terry
- Pascalito's Theme - Nu Tropic
- Heaven And Earth (remix) - John Beltram
- Navaronne - Metropolitan Jazz Affair
- I Am With You (radio edit) - Hajime Yoshizawa
- Shihab's Habit - Povo
- High Jazz (Nicola Conte remix) - Truby Trio
- B. Erotica - Color Blind
Album Description
"Lounge Story 2" retraces the history of lounge music born in the 1960's while showcasing its influences on contemporary musical motifs. Exquisitely chosen, it forgoes the typical downtempo, chill-out and 'back to mine' grooves in favor of a sophisticated and chic musical program that is both classic and contemporary, while tipping its hat to the French 'easy-listening' or 'lounge-core' underground movement."Lounge Story 2" offers something for everyone. Similar to internationally-acclaimed releases like "Verve Remixed I & II," "Blue Note Revisited" and the ingenious "Hotel Costes" series, the compilation is an intoxicating and adventurous journey through the multi-dimensional world of jazz and jazz-influenced sounds. From bossa nova, future jazz, swing, broken beat, house, samba, Afro-Latin rhythms, jazz-funk fusion, textural electronic & organic downtempo grooves and lush smoky jazz nuances, the rapturous collection is a seductive and bewitching tour-de-force essential to old and new school heads alike.
Highlights include: Moondog's infectious and swinging 1969 pearl "Lament I, Bird's Lament" (which was immortalized in Mr. Scruff's 1999 international smash and Lincoln Car commercial theme "Get A Move On"), Carol Ventura's sweepingly cinematic "I Want To Be With You," Eric Pierre feat. Ladygatica's sumptuous "Channel Zero (Shade of Soul Remix)," Patchwork's timeless Afro-Latin inspired rare groove "Summertime," Nicola Conte's brilliant re-working of Truby Trio's brilliant "High Jazz," John Beltran's cosmic future-jazz drenched "Heaven and Earth," Hajime Yoshizawa's symphonic broken-bossa masterpiece "I Am With You" featuring the indelible vocals of Smoke City chanteuse Nina Miranda and co-produced by Chris Franck (Smoke City / Da Lata) and Colorblind's penetrative slow-burning closing track "Erotica."
Customer Reviews:
Awesome tracks!.......2007-03-15
Great collection of tracks..........2005-05-26
The opening track, "Lament No. 1," was one that I recognized as Mr. Scruff (didn't know that until I found that song on radio) brilliantly interpolated that song into "Get A Move On" which I heard in the infamous Lincoln commercials before I even knew who made it and before I realized that it was actually a song and not some jingle the automaker came up with. I really enjoyed Patchworks' rendition of "Summertime" even with its midi-sounding quality, it was still something to nod your head to. "High Jazz" has to be THE high point of the album, and Nicola Conte and the Truby Trio did an excellent job in mixing simple vocals with a stunning piano/sax bit and electrifying percussion, all while throwing a bit of electronica into the mix. This song, if you ask me, is what Lounge is all about or should be about.
Other songs that were enjoyable were "Channel Zero" with its poeticism and a nice beat, "Heaven and Earth", especially toward the end where the bass is so different from the first half that you wonder whether it's the same song but it's all woven together rather nicely, "Shihab's Habit" with its staccato-style piano and hard-hitting percussion score, and "Pascalito's Theme" which has a very nice fast but soothing tempo...gotta love that keyboard..."I Am With You" was cool, too...albeit I can't understand the lyrics, half of it is in another language (or languages, I can't tell)!
And who can forget "Mannix" by Klement Julienne, what a song! THAT is how music should sound! Smooth, vibrant, rhythmic, with a kickin' percussion bit, a catchy chorus line, beautiful guitar and brass compositions, and a very mixed range of scores, if you wanna get technical.
The low points, however, included "I Want to Be With You" (and maybe it's because I'm not high on vocals or something) and "B. Erotica" (again, vocals). But the other songs that have vocals, like Channel Zero were actually pleasing.
Overall, great album, a great collection...
I would also pick up "The Best of Cookin'" for a great two-disc compilation or jazz from the West Coast, including a few of DJ Greyboy's hits, such as "Grey's Groove" which has a very upbeat jazzy feel with its mellow piano and the fluent sounds of a dancing flute and a bass line with a hip-hop style percussion (even though it's a drum loop), a truly eclectic but enjoyable mix.
The album description says it better than I can........2004-06-16
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