Mint, Vol. 5 [Import]

1. I'm Thinking Of You (Baby) (Edit Radio)

2. Is It Cos Im Cool (Original Mix)

3. Stupidisco (Radio Edit)

4. Better Things (Syke N Sugarstarr Radio Edit)

5. You (2005 Radio Edit)

6. Trick Me (E Smoovetrick Mix Show Edit)

7. Dusk Til Dawn (Shapeshifters Edit)

8. So Many Times (Vocal Edit)

9. Push Up (Dj Bomba & J Paolo Remix)

10. Lolas Theme (Atfcs Jive For Jezebel Edit)

11. Sexy Dancer 2004 (Gambafreeaks Main Mix)

12. Back Together (Kft Main Mix)

13. Now Im Free (Ian Carey Vocal Mix)

14. Hip-Ma-Tize-Me (Original Club Mix)

15. Doing Own Thing (Main Mix)

16. Stand By Me (Original Edit)

17. Love Bizarre (Radio Edit)

18. Nasty Girl (Ivan Gough Radio Edit)

19. S.O.S (Skylark Radio Edit)

20. I Believe In You (Skylark Mix)

See all 33 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Australia's Favorite House Music Collection, "Mint", is Back with Volume Five! 'mint 5' Dishes Out a Quality Blend of Uplifting House, featuring the Massive Radio Hits 'call on Me' by Eric Prydz, 'nasty Girls' by Inaya Day, 'i Believe in You' by Kylie Minogue and 'flashdance' by Deep Dish Right, Through to Club Hits by Bodyrockers, Mylo and Gus Gus. 'mint V.5' Is the Perfect Soundtrack to Begin a Night of Partying, an Accompaniment to a Dinner Party, Or a Soothing Listening Collection for Lazing around the House.

Tracks:

Zigeunermelodien op. 55: 1. I Chant My Lay
Zigeunermelodien op. 55: 2. My Triangle
Zigeunermelodien op. 55: 3. Silent And Lone
Zigeunermelodien op. 55: 4. Songs My Mother Taught Me
Zigeunermelodien op. 55: 5. Tune Thy Strings
Zigeunermelodien op. 55: 6, In His Wide Linen Vesture
Zigeunermelodien op. 55: 7. Cloudy Heights Of Tatra
13 Folksongs: 5. The Sprig Of Thyme
13 Folksongs: 3. Died For Love
13 Folksongs: 7. British Waterside (Or The Jolly Sailor)
13 Folksongs: 6. The Pretty Maid Milkin' Her Cow
12 Visor: Watercolor
12 Visor: The Box Painter
12 Visor: The Girl With The Divining-Herb
Hjarterovet - The Heart's Prey: A Song From Lapland
Venezia Songs In Venetian Dialect: 1. On The Drowsy Waters
Venezia Songs In Venetian Dialect: 2. The Little Boat
Venezia Songs In Venetian Dialect: 3. The Warning
Venezia Songs In Venetian Dialect: 4. The Fair Maid In The Gondola
Venezia Songs In Venetian Dialect: 5. What a Shame!
Magyar Nepzene Hungarian Folk Music: 5. Little Apple Fell Into The Mud
Magyar Nepzene Hungarian Folk Music: 50. Drinking Wine On Sunday
Magyar Nepzene Hungarian Folk Music: 27. Youth Is Like A Falcon
Magyar Nepzene Hungarian Folk Music: 57. Let No-One's Bride Bewail
Magyar Nepzene Hungarian Folk Music: 30. All Through The Vineyard
Magyar Nepzene Hungarian Folk Music: 48. Hey, The Price Of Wine From Mohovce Hill
Magyar Nepzene Hungarian Folk Music: 55. Beneath The Csitar Hills
French Folksongs: 1. The Orphan And King Henry
French Folksongs: 2. Hear The Voice Of Spring
French Folksongs: 3. The Spinner
French Folksongs: 4. The King Is Gone a-Hunting
French Folksongs: 5. Beauty In Love's Garden
French Folksongs: 6. There's Someone In My Fancy
French Folksongs: 7. Eho! Eho!
French Folksongs: 8. Heigh ho, Heigh hi!

Amazon.com

Mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter a folkie? Most definitely: she and Bengt Forsberg have been sold on folksong in its various manifestations for years. But anyone with scruples about the brown-rice-and-sandals approach to such music need have no fears. This is quite simply a ravishing collection, with enough musical merit to satisfy the most hardhearted skeptic. Having said that, the term "folksong" here is loosely applied. The pieces by Dvorák, Larsson, and Reynaldo Hahn are inspired by folk music instead of arrangements. No matter--this is such a clever selection, embracing warm and winning Dvorák; bittersweet, wistful Grainger; passionate, romantic Reynaldo Hahn; and earthy Kodály (closest to authentic folksong) and Britten arrangements with all of the familiar inventiveness. In addition, there are attractive songs from Otter's compatriots Lars-Erik Larsson and Gunnar Hahn. As ever, Otter's singing displays much freshness, intelligence, and poise, as well as identification with every mood (the range is staggering for a "mere" folksong album). What's more, she encompasses six languages with ease (plus a rustic British accent in the Grainger that sounds uncannily natural). Forsberg's playing is a delight--the whole thing is a delight. Don't deprive your CD player of a treat. --Andrew Green

Customer Reviews:

Artful singing, but 35 folksongs in 6 languages produces indigestion.......2006-07-20

I was proud of the Gramophone reviewer for dutifully pointing out all the virutes of this CD and then declaring that he got little enjoyment from it. Me, either. Expert as von Otter is at singing in six languages from her native Swedish to English, Italian, and Hungarian, it feels like a stunt. Does she really care about all 35 folk songs, some as diverse as chalk and cheese? We get Dvorak's tamed gypsy songs (in German) meant for the Victorian parlor singer, gentle Swedish melodies as simple as pie (the best thhing here), folky, plain-faced versions of English song from Grainger, and hyper-sophisticated Italina and French songs from Hahn and Britten that barely expose their folk roots.

Von Otter herself, abetted by her longtime accompanist Bengt Forsberg, tries too hard to sell this gallimaufry, applying all manner of odd, sometimes aggressive attack and phrasing. Of course, she is a major artist, so I will leave this CD to fans who might love it. Personally, I fidgeted much of the time.

Perfect blend of art song and folksong.......2000-08-27

Don't be too misled by the title of this recital: although the odd nymph and shepherd does crop up and the collection includes Dvorak's "Songs my mother taught me", there is very little "hey nonnie no" or "fa la la" to be had. Most of the songs are not traditional folksongs and even those that are, are given the "art song" treatment by their composers. The songs by Grainger en Kodaly have the most "authentic" and earthy feel to them, whereas the others smack of the concert hall or salon. Even having said that, one can hardly imagine the natives of the countries of origin might intone any of these songs around a campfire of an evening.

What we have here is a highly sophisticated collection of songs with their roots somewhere in the nationalist musical movement, which started flourishing in the early nineteenth century. As the enlightening notes suggest, they are the products of a fusion between the folk tradition and the classical. Selected with obvious care by Anne Sofie von Otter and Bengt Forsberg, these songs speak very directly to the listener and often disguise their artistry behind accessibility.

The opening cycle of "Gypsy Songs" by Dvorak (op. 55) are immediately beguiling and the famous standard mentioned above is sure to stun most people who, like me, have only heard it in it's syrupy orchestral incarnation. Von Otter weaves her magic web through these songs with such effect that the four Grainger songs that follow are almost a shock: earthy and seemingly simplistic they transport the listener to a completely different world. "The pretty main milkin' her cow" is achingly beautiful and, like so many really good things in life, over far too soon. Four short Swedish songs follow, leading onto five "Venetian" songs by Reynaldo Hahn. To me, these are the greatest revelation on the disc: highly romantic with sensual rippling accompaniment, three of them tell sensuous tales of seduction aboard gondolas. Von Otter makes the most of the ample opportunities to seduce with subtle nuances and shading of words. The effect is masterful.

The seven Kodaly songs that follow cannot be further from the romantic Venice envisaged by Hahn, the lyrics often bitingly cynical, with driving rhythms and brilliantly realized accompaniment. Here Von Otter assumes a very different voice and the effect is often strident. The final song, "Beneath the Csitar Hills", however, is tender and intimate, despite some strange sentiments being expressed.

The recital ends with eight arrangements of French folksongs by Benjamin Britten and a fitting finale it is. Simple melodic lines are woven into a rich fabric of music, which reaches into the soul. "Il est quelqu'un sur terre" (track 33) is perhaps one of the poignant songs on the whole recital. Von Otter bleeds colour out of her voice to express the desperation of the singer as the wheel, central metaphor to the song, churns away in the accompaniment. The disc is worth buying for this track alone.

Tracks:

I'm Thinking of You (Baby) [Edit Radio] - Solitaire
Is It Cos im Cool [Original Mix] - Mousse T
Stupidisco [Radio Edit] - Junior Jack
Better Things [Syke N Sugarstarr Radio Edit] - Afropeans,
You [2005 Radio Edit] - Marcia Hines
Trick Me [E Smoovetrick Mix Show Edit] - Kelis
Dusk Til Dawn [Shapeshifters Edit] - Danny Howells, ,
So Many Times [Vocal Edit] - Gadjo
Push Up [DJ Bomba & J Paolo Remix] - Freestylers
Lolas Theme [Atfcs Jive for Jezebel Edit] - Shapeshifters
Sexy Dancer 2004 [Gambafreeaks Main Mix] - Bob Sinclair
Back Together [KFT Main Mix] - Sandy B, Kiss the Funk,
Now im Free [Ian Carey Vocal Mix] - Dina Vass,
Hip-Ma-Tize-Me [Original Club Mix] - Craig Obey
Doing Own Thing [Main Mix] - Kid Creme
Stand by Me [Original Edit] - Mister Timothy
Love Bizarre [Radio Edit] - So Phat!
Nasty Girl [Ivan Gough Radio Edit] - Inaya Day
S.O.S. - A Studio,
I Believe in You [Skylark Mix] - Kylie Minogue
Dirty Vinyl Pusher [Radio Edit]
Been Good [Craig Obey & Sharif Radio Edit]
Getit On [Original Mix] - Intenso Project,
Put Em High [JJ Original Mix] - Stonebridge
Flower Power [Original Mix] - Flower Power
David [Tim Deluxe Remix] - Gus Gus
Sun Is Shining (Down on Me) [Original Mix] - DT8 Project
Up & Down [Radio Edit] - Scent
Woz Not Woz [Radio Edit] - Eric Prydz,
Girls & Boys [Radio Edit] - Vandalism
She Don't Like That [Smash Grab Radio Edit] - Smash N Grab
Out of Touch [Radio Edit] - Uniting Nations
On a Good Thing [Radio Edit] - C-Sixty Four

Album Details

Australia's Favorite House Music Collection, "Mint", is Back with Volume Five! 'mint 5' Dishes Out a Quality Blend of Uplifting House, featuring the Massive Radio Hits 'call on Me' by Eric Prydz, 'nasty Girls' by Inaya Day, 'i Believe in You' by Kylie Minogue and 'flashdance' by Deep Dish Right, Through to Club Hits by Bodyrockers, Mylo and Gus Gus. 'mint V.5' Is the Perfect Soundtrack to Begin a Night of Partying, an Accompaniment to a Dinner Party, Or a Soothing Listening Collection for Lazing around the House.

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