Pop Ambient 2003

1. Milk & Honey - Klimek

2. Alltag 5

3. Express Yourself

4. Leuchtturm - Triola

5. Dilmun - The Orb,

6. Kimono - Peter Grummich

7. Buenos Amigos - Leandro Fresco

8. Sun(rise) - Klimek

9. Nicht Die Welt

10. Chrom

Pop Ambient 2003,Various Artists,Kompakt Germany,Ambient,Ambient Techno,Dance Music,Experimental Techno,Minimal Techno,Pop,Techno

Average customer rating: Beautiful music Not quite the ultimate chill out but still good Best Chillout CD of 2003

Chillout 2003: The Ultimate Chillout Various Artists Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Chillout 2002: The Ultimate Chillout Chillout 04 Chillout 05: The Ultimate Chill Chillout 06: The Ultimate Chillout Chillout 2001: The Ultimate Chillout ASIN: B00008H2K4 Release Date: 2003-03-11

Tracks:

1. Love - Delerium
2. Olivia Newton Christ - LHB
3. In This World - Moby
4. Love Can Damage Your Health - Telepopmusik
5. Fine Day (Frakkar Mix) - Kirsty Hawkshaw
6. Wavy Gravy - Sasha
7. Hear You Now (Grand Chillas Mix) - Hooligan
8. Black (William Orbit Mix) - Sarah McLachlan
9. Lean On Me (Solar Stone Mix) - Sounds From The Ground
10. Tears From The Moon (Carmen Rizzo Mix) Conjure One w/ Sinead O'Connor
11. My Culture - 1 Giant Leap w/Maxi Jazz and Robbie Williams
12. North Pole Transmission - FC Kahuna
13. The 15th - Fischerspooner
14. Your Silent Face - New Order

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful music.......2004-06-07

This album was my introduction to the whole Chill music phenomenon. Since then, I have listened to quite a few Chill albums, ranging from jazz to world beat to the sounds found here, downtempo electronica. I have become quite enthusiastic about Chill...not a style of music so much as a mood that can be exemplified in a number of genres of music. The mood is relaxing, but with a gentle beat. Unlike New Age or ambient smooth relaxing music, most Chill is something you could dance to late at night when you're mellowed out, or early in the evening when you're just kind of warming up; or, you can just sit back in your recliner and drift off to music pleasureland.

Some albums pull off the Chill mood better than others. This is one of my favorites. I especially like tracks #5 through #9...this set of 5 songs is 5-star material and exquisite sequencing--sheer perfection in beautiful electronic sounds and a gentle beat that rocks you like a sensual lullaby.

While #5-#9 are the pinnacle of the album for me, tracks #4-#10 all fit together superbly. I don't like Moby's "In This World"--it just doesn't seem to fit on this album, so that's why I say the good sequence starts at #4. The first song seems to be a bit different too. While most of the album is more like evening music, Delerium's "Love" seems like sunny music to me. It's still smooth and beautiful, but the acoustic guitars and female vocals sound more like summer sun music to me, rather than the other songs' "evening" sounds.

I have three versions of "Tears From The Moon" by Conjure One. While this is my least favorite in itself, the mix on this album fits the album to a tee. After this song, the beautiful, smooth, rich electronics give way to a song with lowkey rapping, so the mood is lost. The lyrics in "North Pole" are offensive and thus do not contribute to the beauty found on the rest of the album. Fischerspooner's and New Order's songs sound like something straight out of 1982 (Depeche Mode or Yazoo of that era, for example); I like that kind of music and these songs have a gentle slow beat, but still, the 1982 sound doesn't mix well with the 2003 sounds. These are the reasons I say songs #4 to #10 are the prime sequence of this album and the other songs, well, just don't fit so well.

I picked up this album because of the artists I knew, Moby and New Order. Ironically, I dislike the song by Moby and think the New Order song doesn't fit. But I have been introduced to a new mode of music, Chill, which I am now quite crazy about, and among Chill albums I've heard, the middle of this album, particularly tracks 5 through 9, is quintessential Chill. So beautiful...

Not quite the ultimate chill out but still good.......2003-04-13

I guess after hearing the fifth volume in the Buddha Bar series, my expectations of chill out compilations have been raised. I have been spoiled by the diversity of the well-knowned chill out series. So when I bought Nettwerk's "Chillout 2003: The Ultimate Chillout", I thought it could have been better and less predictable. As much as I love Moby and his song "In This World" and Sasha's "Wavy Gravy", I thought those two songs could have easily been left off this cd. On the other hand hearing a new song from "Delerium ("Love") and a remix of my favorite Conjure One song "Tears From the Moon" made it well worth buying the cd, which I found a used copy in the used bins at my favorite record store. The Delerium song "Love" was nothing I have ever heard before from my favorite ambient act. Faithless' Zoe Johnston lends her stunning vocals to the beautiful song. I also loved Kirsty Hawkshaw's "Fine Day [Frakker Mix]". I remember hearing samples of that song on an old Orbital song. Of course what is a Nettwerk compilation without a Sarah McLachlan track? To be honest, I actually enjoyed the William Orbit mix of "Black". I am nowhere tired of that song as I am with Delerium's "Silence". I wasn't too wild about the Telepopmusik or Fischerspooner tracks. Both groups I find vastly overrated. I loved Ihb's "Olivia Newton Christ" and FC Kahuna's "North Pole Transmission". Hooligan's "Hear Me Now" and New Order's "Your Silent Face". With all its imperfections, "Chillout 2003" is quite good but it isn't the ultimate chill out as the title say. I leave that title to my favorite chill out compilation "Buddha Bar V".

Best Chillout CD of 2003.......2003-04-02

As the title states - this is the Ultimate Chillout CD. I love the way it starts out with Delerium - they are one of the best Chillout groups ever. Can't wait for a new CD by them. Chillout 2003 also does a nice job of mixing it up. The Conjure One track is perfect and even the older stuff like New Order fit in well.

Average customer rating: Great

Cream: Trance Anthems 2003 Various Artists Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000075A4W Release Date: 2002-12-24

Tracks:

1. Shiny Disco Balls [Doublefunk 'Thrill Her Remix'] - Jessica Eve, Who da Funk
2. Starry Eyed Surprise [Oliver Lieb Remix] - Paul Oakenfold
3. Theme [Radio Edit] - Jurgen Vries
4. Posse [N-Trance Radio Edit] - Scooter
5. Try [Michael Woods Radio Edit] - Ian Van Dahl
6. Walk on Water [H20 Radio Edit] - Milk Inc.
7. Because the Night [DJ Encore Edit] - Jan Wayne
8. Forever [Voodoo and Serano Edit] - N-Trance
9. Something [Radio Edit] - Lasgo
10. Forever [Radio Edit]
11. Always on My Mind [DJ Quicksilver Mix] - Base Unique, DJ Quicksilver
12. Tell It to My Heart [Radio Edit] - Kelly Llorenna
13. I Think We're Alone Now [Kenny Hayes Remix]
14. Land of the Living [Flip and Fill Remix] - Milk Inc.
15. Fall at Your Feet [Radio Edit] - Lisa Law
16. Rhythm of the Night [Single Edit] - Alex C.,
17. Pray [Original Radio Edit] - Lasgo
18. Am I on Your Mind [Lustral Mix] - Andrea Britton,
19. (Take Me Away) Into the Night [Original Vocal Edit] - 4 Strings
20. If You Could Read My Mind [Flip and Fill Remix] - Aurora UK
21. True Love Never Dies [Radio Edit] - Flip & Fill, Kelly Llorenna
22. Shake Ya Shimmy [Flip and Fill Remix] - Flip & Fill, The Porn Kings
23. Logical Song [Radio Edit] - Scooter

Tracks:

1. Days Go By [Lucien Foort Remix] - Dirty Vegas
2. Twisted [Radio Edit] - The Dreamcatcher
3. I Don't Want Nobody [29 Palms Vocal Remix] - Jada
4. Resurection [Radio Mix] - PPK
5. In This World [Push Vocal Club Mix] - Moby
6. 643 (Love's on Fire) [Oliver Klein Vocal Mix] - DJ Tio, Suzanne Palmer
7. Punk [Radio Edit] - Ferry Corsten
8. Wave 3 [Club Mix] - Josh Gabriel
9. Overdrive [Junkie XL Remix] - DJ Sandy, Housetrap
10. Don't Think It (Feel It) [Original Mix] - Lange
11. Forever Young [Flip and Fill Remix] - Interactive
12. Fine Day [Mike Koglin Radio Edit] - Kirsty Hawkshaw
13. Someday [Kenny Hayes Remix]
14. In My Eyes [Flip and Fill Remix] - Milk Inc.
15. Flesh 2002 [DJ Tio Remix] - Jan Johnston
16. Beautiful [Nightdrive Remix] - Jask
17. See Me Here [Darren Tate's Beachcomber Vocal Mix]
18. U Shine On [Magic Muzik Remix] - Matt Darey, Marcella Woods
19. Journey [Original 12" Mix] - Blue Horizon
20. Wave [Radio Edit] - Cosmic Gate
21. On the Run [Radio Edit] - Tillmann Uhrmacher
22. Sunspot [Original Mix] - Airwave, Rising Star
23. Cafe del Mar 2002 [Marco V Remix] - Energy 52

Album Description

2002 compilation loaded with 46 'Trance Anthems' from Who Da Funk feat. Jessica Eve, Oakenfold, Jurgen Vries, Scooter, Ian van Dahl, N-Trance, Lasgo, Pascal feat. Karen Parry, Lasgo, Aurora, Flip & Fill feat. Kelly Llorenna, Dirty Vegas, Dreamcatcher, Mob

Customer Reviews:

Great.......2003-03-15

This is a great album. A little more slanted twords dance than trance. Worth a listen.

Average customer rating: Love hate relationship with compilations Almost Perfect!

All The Blue Changes: An Anthology 1988-2003 No-Man Manufacturer: Hidden Art ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Flowermouth Together We're Stranger Speak Arriving Somewhere (2pc) Loveblows and Lovecries: A Confession ASIN: B000EGCTHM Release Date: 2006-03-13

Tracks:

1. Pink Moon
2. Colours
3. Days in the Trees
4. Reich
5. Walker
6. Back to the Burning Shed
7. Road
8. Housekeeping
9. Heaven Taste [Edit]
10. Watching Over Me
11. Simple
12. Things Change
13. Pretty Genius
14. My Revenge on Seattle
15. Dry Cleaning Ray
16. Sicknote
17. Carolina Skeletons
18. Something Falls
19. Only Rain
20. Returning Jesus
21. Chelsea Cap
22. Photographs in Black and White
23. Break Up for Real [Drum Mix]
24. (Bluecoda)

Album Details

Limited Edtion Digipak. First Career-overview Compilation in No-man's History. Includes B-sides, Unique Mixes and Rare Album Outtakes.

Customer Reviews:

Love hate relationship with compilations.......2006-05-21

To me, there are three types of compilations. 1)Best of 2)Greatest Hits and 3)Compilation. All three (with the possible exception of Greatest Hits) can be difficult to review since they are bound to omit favorites of the reviewer. I try not to be biased by this when reviewing. So, what makes this release 5 starts instead of 4? Simple....song selection. There are releases from every major release of No-Man along with some previously unreleased songs and versions of existing songs. Are some of my favorites missing? Defintitely. I really miss Love Among the White Trash. However, I already own that song on Lost Songs. When I buy a compilation like this, I want there to be songs that I might have but don't normally listen to. Best example, when I play the Carolina Skeletons EP, I usually play just that song. Now I am reminded that Something Falls is also on that disc and it is a wonderful track. Back When You Were Beautiful is also missing but instead we get a drum mix of The Break Up For Real from Together We're Stranger. I actually think this is the perfect starter disk for someone who has nothing by No-Man and it is a great addition to your collection even for those who have almost everything. By the way, the No-Man website [...] has samples of just about every song released by the group. Also not a bad way to check things out.
In closing, I will say this....there definitely needs to be a volume 2 of some of the other rare songs. Maybe we can take off 0.5 stars for that

Almost Perfect!.......2006-04-22

I would've rated "All the Blue Changes" 5 stars, given they put more upbeat songs on it. Instead, it appears to me like a demo compilation (which is not bad...but not what I expected). Most of the songs are slow. What happened to "Only Baby" and "Taking it like a man"? These are 2 songs I really expected to find on this CD. Also, I expected something different with "Simple". There is an alternate version (mix) of "Simple" out there, only released on a free CD (given with a magazine) back in '95, I believe. If Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness wanted to make more $$$, they could've released it commercially on this compilation. What a disappointment! Those who don't own these 2 particular No-Man titles ("Loveblows & Lovecries - A Confession" and "Lovesighs - An Entertainment") will agree there are some songs from there, which should've been included. I do like "Dry Cleaning Ray" very much...but "Only Baby" and "Taking it like a man" are "The" songs for me. Sorry, but it's how i feel. I only tell it like it is...and if those 2 songs were included, the package would've been complete.

This is what's missing:
- Housewives Hooked On Heroine
- Taste My Dream
- Teardrop Fall
- You Grow More Beautiful
- All that You are
- Heartcheat Pop
- Only Baby
- Painting Paradise
- Taking it like a man
- Simple (whatever remix there is available of this particular song)

If these songs were on the CD, a lot more people would be getting into No-Man's music...for these songs are upbeat and fun. "All the blue changes" is not a bad compilation, but slightly boring for me...considering the wait since discovering the first news about the release. What makes me laugh is the amount of people whom have no idea how "available" this item is on all amazon stores world-wide. We got ours directly from here...and i also ordered one directly through the Burningshed site. Both arrived in a timely manner.

The recording sound quality on this compilation is excellent. There are a lot of songs I've never heard before...which remind me more of demos. I wouldn't recommend this item as a "first" for any new No-Man fan. My recommendation is "Flowermouth" remastered digi-pack. At least that one has some beautiful songs on it, + 2 bonus songs "Angeldust" and "Born Simple" not found on the original recording. And, if you shop around on Amazon, you'll find lots of earlier CDs of No-Man, such as "Wild Opera", "Dry CLeaning Ray", "Speak", "Returning Jesus", as well as "Flowermouth" and "Flowermix" and "Heaven Taste". Once you've got all these, it's easy to understand why "All the blue changes" just doesn't cut it as a genius compilation.

Disc One Tracklist (1988-1993)
01- Pink Moon - 3:33
02- Colours - 4:09
03- Days in the trees - 7:11
04- Reich - 2:34
05- Walker - 3:24
06- Back to the Burning Shed - 2:47
07- Road - 3:18
08- Housekeeping - 5:32
09- Heaven Taste (Edit) - 10:31
10- Watching Over Me - 4:43
11- Simple - 7:04
12- Things Change - 7:31

Disc Two (1994-2003)
01- Pretty Genius - 3:51
02- My Revenge on Seattle - 4:46
03- Dry Cleaning Ray - 3:28
04- Sicknote - 8:10
05- Carolina Skeletons - 5:08
06- Something Falls - 3:27
07- Only Rain - 7:25
08- Returning Jesus - 5:19
09- Chelsea Cap - 5:23
10- Photographs in black and white - 10:03
11- The break up for real (drum mix) - 3:58
12- (bluecoda) - 2:36

Packaging & Features:
- Record Label: Hidden Art
- 4-fold digipack (matte print)
- album credits on inner front & back flaps
- Photography/Design: Carl Glover for Aleph
- No-Man rarities/merchandise available from www.burningshed.com
- [...]
- white sticker on top-right corner of digipack
- very light packaging & light-weight item
- discs are silver with white ridge around perimeter

Average customer rating: Great. Not as bad as they are saying. Not "trance," but still, great music does not work with out ferry corsten! NO MORE QUALITY IN THIS TRANCE NATION SERIES Track #29 Whoop there it is???? This is not Trance!!!

Trance Nation 2003 Various Artists Manufacturer: Ministry Sound Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | 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 Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000075A3O Release Date: 2002-11-19

Tracks:

1. Heaven - DJ Sammy, Chiquinho do Acordeon
2. Alone [Radio Edit] - Lasgo
3. Because the Night - Jan Wayne
4. Posse [Tee Bee Mix] - Scooter
5. Take My Breath Away [Flip and Fill Remix] - Hannah Alethea, Soda Club
6. Cafe del Mar [Marco V Remix] - Energy 52
7. Way [Svenson and Gielen Remix] - Divine Inspiration
8. Someday [Kenny Hayes Remix]
9. 4 O'Clock in the Morning [Rezonance Q]
10. Rhythm Is a Dancer [CJ Stone 2002 Remix] - Snap!
11. Ocean of Eternity - Future Breeze
12. One [Driftwood Remix]
13. (I Just) Died in Your Arms - Resource
14. Earthshaker - Paul Masterson,
15. See Me Here [Darren Tate's Beachcomber Vocal Mix]
16. Heaven Sent [Vocal Club Mix] - M15
17. In Your Hands [Minimalistix Remix]
18. Fly With Me
19. Look @ Me Now - Jessy
20. These Dreams

Tracks:

1. Try - Ian Van Dahl
2. In This World [Push Vocal Club Mix] - Moby
3. Theme [Jamx and De Leon's Dumonde Remix]
4. Southern Sun [DJ Tio Mix] - Paul Oakenfold
5. U Shine On [Rezonance Q Edit] - Matt Darey, Marcella Woods
6. Dance [Kenny Hayes Club Vox]
7. Careless Whisper [Mikem Mix]
8. Dreamer
9. Whoomp! ...There It Is [DJ Aligator Club Mix] - Bm Dubs
10. No Reason [Solid Solution Club Mix]
11. Nessaja - Scooter
12. Hope and Wait [Flip and Fill Remix] - Orion Too
13. Magic Fly - Minimalistix
14. Into the Groove
15. Fascinated [Martin Eyeyer Remix] - Raven Maize
16. Space
17. Full Intention - DJ Lee, Mark Megaray
18. When You're Gone [Friday Night Posse Remix]
19. System Overload - Cowboy & Indians
20. Far from in Love - Above & Beyond

Album Description

2002 compilation featuring current & future trance classics from DJ Sammy, Scooter, Jan Wayne, Jurgen Vries, Lasgo, Ian Van Dahl, Apollo, Sax Brothers, Brooklyn Bounce, Resonance Q, DJ Aligator, Interactive, N-Trance, Snap Vs Plaything, Minimalistix & man

Customer Reviews:

Great. Not as bad as they are saying........2004-12-13

i know i know. this is labeled Trance. but a lot of it isnt. but its still a great comp. many stand out songs. one of the best being Heaven sent (#16) many beautiful songs. one of of kind remixes. very energetic. love it.

Not "trance," but still, great music.......2004-04-22

You are correct. You can't call this music "trance." Yet that doesn't make it a bad CD at all. Most of the tracks are incredible. The remixes are one of a kind and very energetic. I highly recommend this CD.

does not work with out ferry corsten!.......2004-02-15

simply aviod this one
the sound quality is terrible,and the songs are too commercial
all the others in the series rock ,this one woobles!

NO MORE QUALITY IN THIS TRANCE NATION SERIES.......2004-01-07

It looks like Ministry of Sound compilations including this Trance Naions series have been invaded and corrputed by the cheese mongers.

Awful track selection which most of the tracks arent even trance, a terrible and sad era for MOS and MOS compilations.

Track #29 Whoop there it is???? This is not Trance!!!.......2004-01-06

I should have read the reviews before buying this CD set. I figured 2 discs, some fam names, 40 tracks, how bad could this be. Well...its bad. This is more like Trance Nation 2001. Almost all old tracks. Im in NY and even our Radio stations played out these tracks in 2002. This more like pop, fast fwded. One track has a girls vocals about her childhood in chipmunk voice (not kidding). I only liked 2 tracks from scooter and tiesto. I have trance cds from 1997 that put this CD to shame. My 3rd & last dissapointment with MOS so called trance collection. ticked... off in NY for spening [$+].

Average customer rating:

Baikal Ice (Spring 2003) Peter Cusack Manufacturer: Rer ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002SLYK0 Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. Banging Holes In Ice
2. Floating Icicles Rocked By Waves
3. Guardians
4. Port Baikal Weird
5. Ferry Mores At Jetty
6. Coal Fired Generator
7. Falling In
8. Herring Gull Shot
9. Roar Over Ice
10. Ice Pressured
11. In Tent-Getting Up
12. Baikal Ice Flow Split 1
13. Baikal Ice Flow Split 2
14. Baikal Ice Flow Split 3
15. Baikal Ice Flow Split 4
16. Baikal Ice Flow Split 5
17. Flagging Down Train
18. Girl In Train Singing
19. Fountain Sculpture
20. The Last Ice

Average customer rating:

21st Century Disco 2003 Various Artists Manufacturer: Ministry of Sound UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: 21st Century Disco ASIN: B000070GMA Release Date: 2003-01-21

Tracks:

1. My Vision - Jakatta, Seal
2. Just the Way You Are - Milky
3. Poor Leno [Jakatta Mix] - Ropp
4. Like a Prayer
5. Got to Have Your Love [Shanghai Surprise Mix] - Liberty X
6. In This World [Atfc's Southern Fried Vocal Mix] - Moby
7. Sexiest Man in Jamaica - Mint Royale
8. Dove (I'll Be Loving You) - Moony
9. Memories [Jca Full Vocal Mix] - Rockik
10. It Just Won't Do - Tim Deluxe,
11. Two Months Off [John Ciafone Vocal Mix] - Underworld
12. Luv da Sunshine - Intenso Project
13. Lazy [Norman Cook Mix] - David Byrne, X-Press 2,
14. Changes - Sandy Rivera
15. Take My Time [Original Vocal Mix]
16. 77 Strings - Kurtis Mantronik
17. Tropical Soundclash - DJ Gregory
18. So Fly [Hot 22 Remix]
19. Irresistible - Sylvia Mason James, Superchumbo
20. Mashed Up Funk

Tracks:

1. Get Me Off [2002 Remix] - Basement Jaxx
2. At Night - Shakedown
3. Get Over You [Almighty Pop'd Up Mix] - Sophie Ellis-Bextor
4. Take Me With You
5. I Know You Got Soul [Chekerz Filter Session Remix] - Eric B. & Rakim, Jason Nevins
6. Love Story [Tim Deluxe Remix] - Bushwacka!, Layo & Bushwacka!
7. Do That Thang [Intenso Project Full Vocal Club]
8. Billie Jean [Beat Mix] - Sound Bluntz
9. I Would Die 4 You - Space Cowboy
10. Insatiable [E Smoove Vocal 12" Mix]
11. Black Light
12. Point of View - DB Boulevard
13. Pressure Cooker [Labrats Club and Dub Mix] - Banda Sonora Original, G Club
14. Out of the City [Starchaser Mix]
15. I Don't Want Nobody - Jada
16. I'd Say Yes (Letiwa) - Pornorama
17. Dancin' Tonight [Marcos Bros Remix]
18. Pure Hooney - Studio 45
19. Deep Down
20. You Are the One

Album Description

Import exclusive compilation featuring cool, funky house & twisted disco. 40 sexy tracks on 2 CDs in the mix from Milky, Thick D, Dirty Vegas, Raven Maize, Kluster, Paul Oakenfold, Tim Deluxe, Mint Royale, Mad House and many more. Slipcase. MOS. 2002.

Average customer rating: An Overview of the Pop Ambient Series...

Pop Ambient 2003 Various Artists Manufacturer: Kompakt Germany ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Pop Ambient 2002 Pop Ambient 2004 Pop Ambient 2001 Pop Ambient 2007 Pop Ambient 2005 ASIN: B00007GQID Release Date: 2004-01-01

Customer Reviews:

An Overview of the Pop Ambient Series..........2007-05-30

The label "Kompakt" label has been long since well known for it's output of Electronica/Techno, decided in the latter-half of 2000 to release a compilation that showcase not only the broad range of artists on the label (with a few artists licensed to appear on some volumes) , but a chance to compile some of the more subdued, delicate, restrained & intimate nature of the featured artists work. In this case "Ambient techno" with a decidedly accessible and unassuming slant (hence the "Pop Ambient" tag). Following the success of the release of the first "Ambient 2001" edition, every successive year has seen a new release (the most recent volume being "Pop Ambient 2007).

For any preconception of harsh, thumping, or even groove based music when the term "Ambient Techno" is used to describe the general overall genre of these volumes, you have to bear in mind. What each Pop Ambient series deals almost exclusively in, is that tracks don't concern themselves hard edged beats, or driving percussion, and reverberating basslines. And instead focus more, on directionless modal harmonies, and emphasizing densely layered, highly nuanced, and meticulously arranged ambient soundscapes. Which can on one track veers more towards soft gentle swirling synth tones and glistening piano-like melodies, and another track can feature a pastoral guitar strum, with looped piano chords and a sublime mix of bouncy rhythm, and light soundscapes. And other tracks can be dreamy glitch-lite tracks, with the sort of atmospheric drone-like twinkly/crackly shadings, full of radiant, gorgeously low-lit sound. And then have the following track deal an unhurried minimal percussion, working well alongside ethereal, woozy synths
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Pop Ambient compilations seem to take in a multitude of influences..ranging from: Dub/ Ambient / Techno / Electronica / Glitch/ Electro-house & Soundscape music are all touched upon, explored and interpreted, crossed-referenced in a way that the sound & textures are absolutely compelling, yet the simplicity of the arrangements give this it `Pop' feel. It's not an series of compilations that is there to immediately impress, as it's far too considered and delicate in its approach to have an immediate effect. The spare twinkles of guitar and humming drones, and minimal undulating bass certainly wont have your friends begging you to sell your copy, but taken on it's own terms, and listened to without outside interruption, it's a series of albums that eventually win you over with a vast array of soft thrums, subtle rhythmic structures, meditative pieces, or melodic simple softly fading distant tunes, poignant moods and fractured sounds that skilfully blend deep, granular sound design, with the 4-bar rhythmic intensity, mixed with spare late-night introspective sound of diverting vamps, working alongside tracks which feature nearly imperceptible sparse polyrhythms, in a way that relax in a totally disconcerting manner.

The revolving door approach to each of the releases, ensures that although there is a certain musical aesthetic that each edition of these compilation works and adheres to. The rotation of different artists does give the series new material to work with (although some artist works, do feature throughout the series). I have all the volumes in the series so far (2001 - 2007), and I do find that they're all relatively similar in a lot of aspects, and thus relatively interchangeable. And everyone will probably have their favourite volumes (although a lot of people consider volumes 2002 / 2003 to be the finest volumes), you could probably pick up any one in the series, and have a relatively reasonable idea of what to expect from the other volumes. And for those with a passing interest in this series, then there's probably no way that you really need to buy all volumes...but for me personally, each volume works so beautifully in a downtempo and chilled environment, that for me....I found that each volume worked perfectly for late-nights at home, when the music needs to be low, or just when you fancy listening to something electronic/electronica, but without any driving progression, and just something that locks you into a particular mindset (solitude, introspection, reading, working on the computer, etc...) but I found that the sophisticated, yet relaxed music worked so for well for me, that I ended up grabbing each volume, and never regretting each purchase.

This is probably not something I'd recommend to every one, as there'll be those that are expecting something eclectic, and progressive, and maybe even something that musically takes them places...and those people will be disappointed, with this purchase. Also, there will be some like ambient music, but find the whole exercise (primarily because of the "Pop" tag), a little too accessible and electronic-influenced to really engage. That's fine!!, as this was probably never complied with you in mind. Admittedly this is a series of volumes that takes you nowhere fast.....'But wasn't that the point of Downtempo/Chillout music in the first place??'.

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Little Darla Has a Treat for You, Vol. 20: Summer 2003 Various Artists Manufacturer: Darla Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Chamber Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Electronic Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00008W2KH Release Date: 2003-07-01

Tracks:

1. Feel Back - Freescha
2. Out to Sea - Aarktica
3. Dim Stars - Lowlights
4. Saratoga - Ultramarine
5. Happy Robots - Saloon
6. Jersey Coast Line - Pale Horse and Rider
7. Drunk and Lighting Fires (A Waltz) - Maquiladora
8. Outer Space - Photon Band
9. Deep (No. 2) [#] - Sweet Trip
10. Rainbow Hello - Flowchart
11. One Light Flashing I Love You - The Swirlies
12. Headless
13. Lovely Tree - Momus
14. Weather [#] - The California Oranges
15. One More Chance [Alternate Version][#] - The Real Tuesday Weld, Pinkie Maclure
16. Town of 85 Lights [#][Demo Version]
17. Step Up [Graham Massey Remix][#] - Crispy Ambulance

Average customer rating: A dissapointing compilation It's OK You Can Live With or Without It.

The Annual Spring 2003 Various Artists Manufacturer: Ministry Sound Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Clubber's Guide to Ibiza 2002 The Annual 2004 ASIN: B00008NV76 Release Date: 2003-04-07

Tracks:

1. Boys of Summer - DJ Sammy
2. Opera Song (Brave New World) - Jurgen Vries
3. I'll Be Your Angel - Kira Roessler
4. Heaven Is a Place on Earth - Hannah Alethea, Soda Club
5. Space - Slipmatt
6. Look at Me Now
7. Way (Put Your Hand in My Hand) - Divine Inspiration
8. Total Eclipse of the Heart [Club Mix] - Jan Wayne
9. Show Me Heaven [Divine Inspiration Anthem Mix] - Suzanna Dee,
10. Crazy, Sexy, Marvellous - Paffendorf
11. Posse (I Need You on the Floor) - Scooter
12. Save a Prayer
13. Stay High [Stay High Dub] - BK & Associates
14. Moonlight Shadow [Northstarz Remix] - Groove Coverage
15. When I Call Your Name [Ultra Beat Remix] - Haifa W
16. These Dreams [Club Mix]
17. Sunshine on a Rainy Day - Jobabe, Real & Richardson
18. Forever and a Day [Vox Off]
19. Beachbreeze (Remember the Summer) [Original Instrumental Mix] - Svenson & Gielen
20. Calling Your Name [Thrillseekers Remix] - Jan Johnston

Tracks:

1. Get Down Saturday Night - Oliver Cheatham
2. Eple - Ropp
3. Familiar Feeling [Timo Maas Main Mix] - Moloko
4. Love Story vs. Finally [Tim Deluxe New Vocal Mix] - Layo & Bushwacka!
5. Free (Let It Be) [Original Vocal Mix]
6. Dancin' Tonight [Love to Infinity Master Mix] - Stereopol
7. Change the World [West London Deep Remix] - The Housemartins, Dino Lenny
8. Mundian to Bach Ke [Virgo 9 Remix] - Panjabi MC
9. You're a Superstar - Love inc.
10. Loneliness - Tomcraft
11. Can You Feel (What I'm Going Through) [The Thrillseekers Remix] - Sholan
12. Now Is the Time [Plastic Angel Mix] - Mike Koglin, Darren Tate
13. In My Heart [Ferry Corsten Mix] - Moby
14. Time After Time - Novaspace
15. Strange World - Push
16. I Believe (Hold Me in the Darkness) [G&M Project Remix] - DJ Dark Raven
17. Time to Fly
18. I'm in Love Again [Lange Remix] - Xan
19. Metro
20. Skywriter

Album Description

Import exclusive compilation featuring 40 tracks from the likes of DJ Sammy, Jurgen Vries & CMC, Kira, Soda Club & Hannah Alethea, Slipmatt, Jessy, Divine Inspiration, Jan Wayne, Saint & Suzanna Dee, Paffendorf, Scooter, 56K & Bejay, BK, Groove Coverage, Haifa, Northstarz & Neon 8, Royksopp, Moloko (Timo Maas Mix), Layo & Bushwacka, & many more. MOS. 2003.

Album Details

The Annual - Spring 2003' is the Hottest Mix of Current Dance Tracks and a Must-have for Commercial Dance Music Fans Everywhere. This Album is a True Reflection of Charting Dance Music, Radio Play-lists and Dance Floors Across the UK. Includes Exclusive Tracks from DJ Sammy, Jessy, Stereopol, Paffendorf and Snap.

Customer Reviews:

A dissapointing compilation.......2005-03-01

You shouldn't buy this compilation, quite frankly, it sucks. A mix of cheezy dance and lazy trance wich makes for a boring evening. Sure there a few good songs in it (like Crazy,sexy, marverlous from paffendorf) but the vast majority of the songs range between average and mediocre or falls into the played out category (like "get down saturday night" from oliver cheatham wich is basically the same song as "make love".

It's OK.......2003-11-25

Not the best, not the worst, a couple of new songs here and there, a couple of nice trancey ones. I've heard better CDs

You Can Live With or Without It........2003-04-14

"The Annual 2003" is a mix of the good, the bad, and the cheesy in dance music. True to its formula, Ministry of Sound takes 40 songs, trims them down to 3 minutes or less, and crams them into two CDs. While some of the material is good, cruising through a whopping 40 tracks on two 80-minute CDs is a sometimes exhausting exercise that proves that less is often more. But there are highlights in the form of DJ Sammy's cover of the Don Henley hit "Boys of Summer," Royksopp's frisky "Eple" (the track was released in 2001 but appears on a 2003 CD anyway); and Oliver Cheatham's "Get Down Saturday Night," a retro 70's jam that ends up being the lone grain of soul on these two CDs. Elsewhere, we get samples of hyper trance and house that ranges from the serviceable to the forgettable. And what's with the abundance of 80s covers? Soda Club's "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" works fine, but Novaspace's cover of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" is so cheesy it should be off limits to the lactose intolerant. The verdict? Not a bad CD collection, but not a very good one, either. On a scale of 1 to 10, "The Annual Spring 2003" rates a 6.

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21st Century Disco 2003 Various Artists Manufacturer: Ministry of Sound UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B000A29CAW Release Date: 2003-01-21

Tracks:

1. My Vision - Jakatta, Seal
2. Just the Way You Are - Milky
3. Poor Leno [Jakatta Mix] - Ropp
4. Like a Prayer
5. Got to Have Your Love [Shanghai Surprise Mix] - Liberty X
6. In This World [Atfc's Southern Fried Vocal Mix] - Moby
7. Sexiest Man in Jamaica - Mint Royale
8. Dove (I'll Be Loving You) - Moony
9. Memories [Jca Full Vocal Mix] - Rockik
10. It Just Won't Do - Tim Deluxe,
11. Two Months Off [John Ciafone Vocal Mix] - Underworld
12. Luv da Sunshine - Intenso Project
13. Lazy [Norman Cook Mix] - David Byrne, X-Press 2,
14. Changes - Sandy Rivera
15. Take My Time [Original Vocal Mix]
16. 77 Strings - Kurtis Mantronik
17. Tropical Soundclash - DJ Gregory
18. So Fly [Hot 22 Remix]
19. Irresistible - Sylvia Mason James, Superchumbo
20. Mashed Up Funk

Tracks:

1. Get Me Off [2002 Remix] - Basement Jaxx
2. At Night - Shakedown
3. Get Over You [Almighty Pop'd Up Mix] - Sophie Ellis-Bextor
4. Take Me With You
5. I Know You Got Soul [Chekerz Filter Session Remix] - Eric B. & Rakim, Jason Nevins
6. Love Story [Tim Deluxe Remix] - Bushwacka!, Layo & Bushwacka!
7. Do That Thang [Intenso Project Full Vocal Club]
8. Billie Jean [Beat Mix] - Sound Bluntz
9. I Would Die 4 You - Space Cowboy
10. Insatiable [E Smoove Vocal 12" Mix]
11. Black Light
12. Point of View - DB Boulevard
13. Pressure Cooker [Labrats Club and Dub Mix] - Banda Sonora Original, G Club
14. Out of the City [Starchaser Mix]
15. I Don't Want Nobody - Jada
16. I'd Say Yes (Letiwa) - Pornorama
17. Dancin' Tonight [Marcos Bros Remix]
18. Pure Hooney - Studio 45
19. Deep Down
20. You Are the One

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