Back to Mine [Import]

Product Description
Back To Mine is Manuva's 3rd album, and with it you see an artist who has drawn inspiration from the most creative people in musical culture and who now offers this gift back. Rodney's selection for Back To Mine is truly mind blowing. From the classic soul of Maze to the grime of Wiley and the class of Grace Jones. This really is an album to take back to yours....18 total tracks. DMC. 2005.

Back to Mine,Roots Manuva,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: Very disappointing, considering what it could have been Always a pleaser JOHN WILLIAMS 40 Years of Film Music Movie Music Magic & Memorabilia John Williams: 40 Years of Outstanding Film Music

The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Wars | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: John Williams - Greatest Hits 1969 - 1999 Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection John Barry: The Collection Summon the Heroes ASIN: B0000C6K09 Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

1. The Sugarland Express-Main Theme
2. Jaws-Main Theme
3. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind-Suite
4. Raiders Of The Lost Ark-March
5. Raiders Of The Lost Arc-The Map Room:Dawn
6. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrail-Adventures On Earth
7. Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom-Mine Car Chase
8. Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom-End Credits
9. Empire Of The Sun-Exsultate Justi
10. Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade-Indy's First Adventure

Tracks:

1. Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade-End Credits
2. Always-Follow Me/Dorinda's Solo Flight
3. Hook-Main Themes
4. Jurassic Park-Main Themes
5. Schindler's List-Main Theme
6. Amistad-Dry Your Tears, Afrika
7. Saving Private Ryan-Hymn To The Fallen
8. A.I. Artificial Intelligence-Where Dreams Are Made
9. Minority Report
10. Catch Me If You Can

Tracks:

1. The Rare Breed-Suite (Universal Emblem/Hilary's Plight/Scottish Romeo/The Hunt)
2. Jane Eyre-Suite: The Jane Eyre Theme
3. Jane Eyre-Suite: To Thornfield
4. Jane Eyre-Suite: Restoration
5. The Cowboys-Overture
6. The Poseidon Adventure-Prelude
7. The Towering Inferno-Main Titles
8. Family Plot-End Titles
9. The Fury-Main Titles
10. Superman-Main Theme
11. Dracula-Main Titles & Storm
12. The River-Main Theme & Love Theme
13. The Witches Of Eastwick- Dance Of The Witches

Tracks:

1. Born On The Fourth Of July-End Credits
2. Presumed Innocent-End Titles
3. JFK-Arlington/End Titles
4. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone-Hedwig's Theme
5. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets-Fawkes The Phoenix
6. Star Wars: A New Hope- Main Theme
7. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back-Hans Solo And The Princess
8. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back-The Imperial March
9. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace- Anakin's Theme
10. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace-The Flag Parade
11. Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones-Across The Stars
12. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace-Duel Of The Fates

Customer Reviews:

Very disappointing, considering what it could have been.......2007-04-20

Take a look at the running times:

Disc 1: 60 minutes
Disc 2: 50 minutes
Disc 3: 61 minutes
Disc 4: 58 minutes

What gives Silva? There is *MUCH* more John Williams in the silva screen back catalogue by the Prague Philharmonic than what is in this set, and thats not including their entire discs devoted to Star Wars Films, Indiana Jones Trilogy etc. Why isn't Hook "When You're Alone" included on Disc 2? There's room. Why isn't 1941 on Disc 1? There's room. Why isn't Earthquake on Disc 3? There's room. Why isn't Far and Away on disc 4? There's room. Where's the other ten minutes of the Rare Breed suite on disc 3? Why isn't Midway on disc 1? Where are the Land of the Giants, Time Tunnel and Lots In Space tv themes? Etc. Etc. Etc.

C'mon Silva, most of these 4 disc mega boxes released in the past few years are packed to the brim, but not this one, and with new recordings made after this was released (the terminal, munich, geisha, war of the worlds, star wars ep 3, harry potter 3), it only makes sense for a "re-do" in the next couple of years.

Further, with Silva releasing the 100 Greatest Film Themes on six discs in a couple of months, it's only a matter of time before we see the ultimate six disc john williams set.

This isn't a BAD set to own, but it could have been much better and when compared to the Jerry Goldsmith and John Barry sets in this same series, this one is a major letdown.

Always a pleaser.......2007-03-31

I listen to music all day with patients in my dental chair. This one is a winner with everyone. Patients always comment on how they recognize a song. Who doesn't love John Williams? His music transcends time.

JOHN WILLIAMS 40 Years of Film Music.......2007-01-10

This 4 cd pack is an anthology of all John Williams works. From his earlier works "The Poseidon Adventure" and "Jaws" right through "Indiana Jones" and the most recent"Star Wars" prequel movies are included. Williams work in thriller and horror are also included. If you are into soundtracks and love movie music this is an essential buy. The quality of the music is excellent. With ten or more tracks on each cd it's well worth the money.

Movie Music Magic & Memorabilia.......2006-12-13

This four CD set expands on the previously released John Williams Greatest Hits. It's a grand collection of nearly four hours of famous music scores from over forty years. There are many songs never before available in any collection. The short liner notes tell a great tale of musical movie history and include all of his numerous award nominations and wins. Each song (oddly enough) mentions the actors and the director, so fond are John Williams's memories of his work with these people. All of the conductors are mentioned along with specific orchestras, choirs, arrangement and orchestration specialists and even the publishers (contractual, I am sure). The only things missing are his early television scores, such as those for "Lost In Space" (by Johnny Williams back then). But with four discs, one has nothing to complain about and everything to enjoy!

John Williams: 40 Years of Outstanding Film Music.......2006-11-28

I have been a huge fan of John Williams and I have known about his music for years. However, I never actually bought any of his music on CD. I was rather skeptical about purchasing this CD but when it arrived I knew I had made the right choice. The sound quality of the compilation is outstanding. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra do a great job under the direction of Paul Bateman. The original London Symphony Orchestra CDs of John Williams' Star Wars Trilogy CDs are marginally better but this is still a great CD compilation. If you love ET, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter, you will love this compilation soundtrack. Buy it, listen to these CDs in the car and enjoy every minute of the collection!!!

Average customer rating: Quoted From Wikipedia im a little confused Perfect CD for a long drive Third time's the charm Be careful

Back to Mine Röyksopp Manufacturer: Back to Mine ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Euro Dance | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Back to Mine Pocket Symphony Melody A.M. LateNightTales Back to Mine ASIN: B000N2G1JY Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

1. Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) - Talking Heads
2. Sphinx - Harry Thumann
3. One More Round - Kasso
4. Ma Quale Idea - Pino D'Angino
5. Above And Beyon - The Edgar Winter Group
6. Off Side - Ray Mang
7. Platinum (Part Three-Charlesteon) - Mike Oldfield
8. Meatball - Emmanuel Splice
9. That's Hot - Jesse G
10. Legs - The Art Of Noise
11. 3:am - I-Level
12. Dirty Talk - Klein & Mbo
13. It Ain't Easy - Supermax
14. Could Heaven Ever Be Like This - Idris Muhammad
15. Night People - Guy Dalton
16. Get Closer - Valerie Dore
17. Can't Be Serious - Ginny
18. I'm Never Gonna Tell It - Funkadelic
19. It's Been A Long Time - The New Birth
20. Untitled Track - Untitled Track

Customer Reviews:

Quoted From Wikipedia.......2007-07-10

As quoted from Wikipedia to hopefully clear up some confusion about the sound of this new Röyksopp album.

Back to Mine is a series of mix albums, usually (though not always) mixed by renowned DJs or composers of electronic music. The compilations usually feature artists other than the artist compiling the album, and are based on what the artist would play at home after a night out, rather than as part of a nightclub session.

im a little confused.......2007-07-09

yea, im a little confused, i understood this wasn't a new album by royksopp, but then what is it?? a tribute cd??? if so why wouldnt they say that??? the entire album is a complete mish-mosh of electronic sub-genres and it makes no sense. none of this sounds like royksopp to me so im not really that happy.

Perfect CD for a long drive.......2007-06-25

Even though none of the cuts are by Royksopp per se, the cumulative feel of the CD itself is very Royksoppian and equally delightful to the ears. I recently had the pleasure of enjoying this entry into the "Back To Mine" series during a long road trip through the Pacific Northwest. While it was playing, I was in bliss. The boredom of driving was erased with a smile on my face during every moment it was playing. What a perfect CD for the road.

Third time's the charm.......2007-06-03

I was so excited when I went to my mailbox one sunny afternoon to find that the brand new Röyksopp CD, not even available in US stores, had finally arrived. I quickly jumped into my car, ripped open the packaging and sped away on a musical joyride. As the CD played on I thought to myself: ''What is this!? This doesn't sound like the Röyksopp I know and love at all.'' After a 30 minute tour, I pulled back into my driveway sorely disappointed. I put the CD away until the next day and oh what a difference a day can make. The second time I rethought my previous loathing and the third time I was digging more and more of the songs, especially the first track. In the course of a week it had become my favorite current CD. I brought it everywhere I went: to the beach, to bed, to dates, to outings with friends. Those I played it for dug it too and I came to realize that the purchase had been well worth it. Though not Röyksopp in the form I was used to (but then again, the Understanding was a complete departure from Melody A.M.), repeated listenings started to elucidate the some Röyksoppish elements. The first Röyksopp CD took us blissfully into the future, the second grounded us in the present, and the most recent ones takes us into the past in a funky, electro-synth sort of way. So take a chance!

Be careful.......2007-05-04

Man ,oh man. This is the first negative review that I've ever written on amazon, but I really want to warn you about this one. Am I just not hip enough? Or is it the fact that I graduated high school in 1985 and have no desire to listen to bad music of that era? There are good reasons why some musical obscurities are obscure and that's because they should be. It's not that this compilation completely lacks any charms because it's occasionally vaguely charming, but it's mostly bad. It's mixed well, I suppose, so that's cool. I guess the fun of this album is to imagine that the creators of some of this music were actually serious, but I'm personally over imagining myself into actually liking cheesy music. Is it so cheesy that it's cool? If you want to find out for yourself, by all means, check this cheese platter out. In my opinion, a little cheese goes a long way, and this comp certainly goes the extra mile. I hate to use a lame pop cultural expression, but this comp makes me wonder if the previously highly esteemed Back To Mine series has jumped the shark. Avoid this comp, or at the very least, listen carefully before you buy it. No offense to Royksopp, who I've enjoyed in the past, but what were you thinking? Do you actually listen to music like this to unwind? Have you heard any other comps in this series? You've lowered the bar, gentlemen.

Average customer rating: Heir to Groove Armada's Vertigo? GA and BTM deliver again Best of the Back to Mine Series. Diverse music makes for perfect chill album This album is slick and kewl! UNEVEN...

Back to Mine Groove Armada Manufacturer: Ultra Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Back to Mine Vertigo Back to Mine Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) Back to Mine ASIN: B00004S63M Release Date: 2000-09-05

Tracks:

1. Description of a Fool
2. Playing Your Game Baby
3. Piano Grand
4. Stanways Revenge
5. Snappiness
6. Encounters
7. Sound of Music
8. Your Song
9. Next Type of Motion
10. Light My Fire
11. I Should've Know Better
12. Schmoov!
13. Tall Stories
14. Pharoahs

Amazon.com

Prior to the breakthrough success of their second album, Vertigo, Groove Armada (Tom Findlay and Andy Cato) were better known as successful club DJs, plying their trade in clubs the length and breadth of England, from Tangled in Manchester to the End in London. For their first mix CD they eschew uptempo dance-floor tunes in favor of a far more laid-back repertoire--think "At the River" rather than "If Everybody Looked the Same." It's an eclectic mixture of classic and modern--from Barry White to Tears for Fears, stopping at all stations along the way. Unlike many of these kinds of compilations, there's not a duff track on here, and standouts like Al Green's "Light My Fire" and Tony D's "Piano Grand" make the cherry on top. Vertigo was justifiably lauded as the Best Chill-Out Album at the U.K.'s Ministry Magazine Awards in 1999; Back to Mine is a worthy heir to the throne. --Helen Marquis

Customer Reviews:

Heir to Groove Armada's Vertigo?.......2007-07-19

That is a very bold statement by the Amazon editor. This Back to Mine album and Groove Armada's legendary Vertigo are not even in the same class.

I'm a big fan of Groove Armada, and even though this is a compilation mixed from other artists' tracks, I am disappointed that their name is on the cover.

Back to Mine is a good series. They get great DJ's to actually MIX their own selection of tracks. Mixing adds a unique flavour to an industry (i.e. chillout/ambient albums) that is overly saturated with subpar releases.

Regardless, this is not one of the better Back to Mine albums. The track selection is horrible and stale. We all love Barry White and Al Green, but their particular tracks do not gel well with the others on this album. One may argue that the ablum is eclectic. This is true, but eclectic tracks don't work well if they lack even a little chemistry (other than just a slow tempo). I expected much more from this pair of very talented Brits.

2/5 stars.

GA and BTM deliver again.......2006-06-04

Alot of my fellow reviewers and the general public should note that a main tenet of the Back to Mine series is that it is a reflection of influences and musical tastes of the artists. In the sleeve notes of one of the Back to Mine series (there are at least a dozen so named CDs) I read that it's all about what they'd play at their after-clubbing party back home on their vintage vinyls and what not.

Therefore you get alot of downbeat tracks and music that isn't necessarily what the artist would normally put out. The same holds true for this BTM release. Groove Armada are already masters of the chill beats, but they put in a twist for this assortment of their favourite tunes. A direct quote from the booklet that comes with the disc: "In compiling this album, we've worked at playing all these tunes at their original speed as they're all too special to be distorted."

What you are buying here isn't necessarily a Groove Armada album - though it's definitely got their flavour. What you are buying is a truly one-of-a-kind, stellar mix tape. Seriously. Still worth the purchase, even at the more expensive CD store prices.

Best of the Back to Mine Series. Diverse music makes for perfect chill album.......2006-01-14

Having listened to several albums in the back to mine series, I have to say that Groove Armada's compilation is by far the best of the lot. Intergrating an incredibly diverse mix of musical genres and artists, GA creates a album that seamlessly transitions from one song to the next. Overall, this is a more soulful album than ambient techno, with offerings from Al Green, Barry White, and A Tribe Called Quest. As far as beats and tempos go, it's much more laid back than Everything But the Girl, The Orb, or Danny Tenaglia's versions. This is the perfect album for an evening in with close friends or a special someone, a laid back vibe with a red wine buzz, or something else that gets your mind open.

This album is slick and kewl!.......2005-03-10

Not the best output from the band but slick and smooth nontheless. Some have accussed this album of being directionless but that rather misses the point, and almost misses the point of the ethos of this great band.
Here you have a mardi gras of dance cultures, soul, funk, R+B, rap, house and ambient chill with more than a foot in the camp of black and latino culture; make this distinctly different.
Not at all a misguided album, it's like a club night out in modern Harlem and the Bronx fused; very, very different and that is the rarified joy of Groove Armada.

UNEVEN..........2004-09-23

Other than the opening track, the first third of this compilation gets off to a promising start with Barry White, is totally smokin' by the middle tracks, and whatever enthusiasm you had just dies by the time the backwoods blues version of "Light My Fire" rolls around (a real mood killer)... and it's all downhill from there. There's just no rhyme or reason to this compilation whatsoever - I shudder to think what these guys were like as deejays!

Average customer rating: The penultimate collection ... Muisic of the Spheres The Ulllllltimate Sci-Fi Music Collection SciFi Album gift Away From to be a Collectible Peace

The Science Fiction Album Various Artists Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Wars | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Trek | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sci-Fi Channel - Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: Final Frontiers Fantastic Journey Sci-Fi Channel - Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits, Vol. 4: Defenders Of Justice Sci-Fi Channel - Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The Dark Side The Science Fiction Album, Vol. 1 ASIN: B000066HE5 Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Aliens
3. Sound Effect - The Nostromo
4. Alien
5. A.I.
6. Armageddon
7. Sound Effect - Apollo 13 Lift-off
8. Apollo 13
9. Back To The Future
10. Battle Beyond The Stars
11. Battlestar Galactica
12. The Black Hole
13. Contact
14. Capricorn One
15. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
16. The Day The Earth Stood Still
17. Dune

Tracks:

1. Galaxy Quest
2. Sound Effect - Dogfight in Space
3. Enemy Mine
4. Ghostbusters
5. Gremlins
6. Heavy Metal
7. Independence Day
8. E.T.
9. Judge Dredd
10. The Last Starfighter
11. Lifeforce
12. Sound Effect - Crash Landing
13. Lost In Space
14. Mars Attacks
15. The Matrix
16. Predator
17. The Right Stuff

Tracks:

1. Moonraker
2. Robocop
3. Silent Running
4. Sound Effect - Alien Organism
5. Species
6. Stargate
7. Starship Troopers
8. Starman
9. Star Trek - TV Theme
10. Star Trek: The Motion Picture End Title
11. Klingon Attack
12. Sound Effect - Warp Drive
13. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
14. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
15. Star Trek: Generations
16. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Tracks:

1. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
2. Sound Effect - Transporter Crew
3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Theme
4. Star Trek First Contact
5. Star Wars
6. The Empire Strikes Back
7. The Empire Strikes Back
8. Return of the Jedi
9. Sound Effect - Battle Stations
10. Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace - The Flag Parade
11. Anakin's Theme
12. The Adventures of Jar Jar
13. Duel of the Fates
14. The Time Machine
15. Things to Come
16. The Thing From Another World
17. War of the Worlds
18. When Worlds Collide
19. Total Recall
20. You Only Live Twice
21. Superman

Customer Reviews:

The penultimate collection ..........2006-12-07

Generally I agree with Strategos in his ecstatic Spotlight Review above. It is a joy to here some of the most memorable themes and cues from some of the most memorable science fiction and fantasy movies (re)recorded in great sound and in lavish (re)orchestrations, played by renowned classical orchestras, namely the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra, no less.

I have always had a weak spot for (good, or maybe even intelligent) science fiction/fantasy and film music, especially its way of evoking mystery, grandure and wide open spaces. Call it a weakness if you want. But it was maybe really kick started off, for as far as I can remember, with Star Trek. But especially Star Trek II, III and IV - essentially a trilogy - because of their very romantic but very warm, human core, set on the broadest canvasses of unlimited and mysterious outer space. But then there was the music for adding that essential extra dimension of emotion and atmosphere. I am happy that much of the music on this album is from the Star Trek series and films, often equaling or sometimes even outclassing the original recordings.

This kind of music (for the movies) should be seen as an art on its own rights with its own merits and qualities. As such, the musical sequences on these CD's are a beautifully played cross section of some of the most evoking orchestral music for science fiction/fantasy film ever created. And I very much like the nicely blended, wide and deep orchestral soundpicture with enough reverberation to evoke a sense of wide open spaces.
I am quite thrilled by tracks like the evocative music from Dune, truly transporting one to the vastly sands of Arrakis (the music is wonderful, but to my great regret I think the movie itself is a flawed masterpiece at best, alas.). And then there is the very different, goofy music for Ghostbusters (memories of childhood), the spoofy but electrifying music from Mars Attacks (lovingly parodist music, this, with not a little touch of irony) and the happily adventurous, forward driving Theme from Galaxy Quest ('Never give up, never surrender!'), now also used for the internet-based fan-series Star Trek: The Hidden Frontier. On the other side of the spectrum we have the atmospheric music for Enemy Mine (an underestimated 'little' movie), the Theme from The Right Stuff (actually science FACT, not fiction, this film, just like Apollo 13, of course), the eerily attractive music for Species, the original End Title for Alien (not used in the theatrical version of the movie, where it was replaced by music from howard Hanson's Second Symphony), the exquisitely exotic music for Stargate, the sweet and warmly sympathetic, beautifully re-orchestrated, theme for Starman, the title cue for Star Trek: TOS (much more melodiously played than the original! If only a series nowadays could continue to be as thought provoking and as original as Star Trek was during its launch, fourty years ago ...) and a truly overpowering End Titles Suite from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. I especially like the thrillingly grandiloquent rendition here of the music for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. And how nice it is to hear the (thematic) similarities between James Horner's music for The Wrath of Khan, his great break-through as a film music composer, and his (two years) earlier music for Battle Beyond the Stars (which did indeed help him earn the job for writing the music for Star Trek II) ...

But on the 'down side', if one is looking for - for example - the gorgeously expansively played End Titles from Cocoon, it is not included here: one has to acquire the album that 'kicked it all off', so to say, namely 'Space and Beyond', also on Silva Screen. I was very pleased also with the inclusion on that album of some of the music from the series Star Trek: The Next Generation, namely where one of the characters, Tasha Yar, in one of the episodes (Skin of Evil) is saying goodbye to her crewmmates: sweetly sentimental and simple music which I have always wanted to own on CD. I guess that a few cues from the other two sequals ('Alien Invasion: Space and Beyond II' and 'Space3: Beyond the Final Frontier') didn't make it onto this 4 CD collection-album as well, but I guess that it would be the 'better part of the bargain' to opt to buy this 'The Science Fiction Album' instead of buying all three albums separately. Well, of course it is for yourself to ultimately decide what you really want ;-)

If I were to nitpick (which is not easy with such a marvellous project as this one), then I would say that while all music is performed with magnificent grandure and with style, some of it is not performed as crisply and as technically 'on the spot' as some of the original recordings: ensemble is a little slack and the playing somewhat stilted sometimes, losing some of the edge and the originality of the writing. ET and Star Wars spring to mind, but then the soundtracks for Star Wars are traditionally recorded with the magnificent London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro John Williams himself, and these superior recordings (especially the ones for Episode I, II and III) can't really be bettered, IMHO. Likewise for the music from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, I believe that in the end one really has to resort to the ultimate reference, namely the original recording (which is true in many other instances of 'original recordings'), and then the 20th anniversay colector's edition of this soundtrack on Columbia/Legacy (truly unmissable, this veritable classic of sci-fi/film music soundtracks!).

But all in all this 4CD-collection amounts to probably being the penultimate high quality sci-fi music album collection (I certainly know of no other project that comes as close quality as well as quantity wise), with some of the most memorable musical moments from classic to modern sci-fi/fantasy film captured in lavish orchestrations.
Collection-wise: five *stars*. Playing: generally four *stars*, sometimes more. The recording quality: five *stars*. The music (qualified on its own merits as film music) and its (re)orchestrations: generally five *stars*. In the end this is all highly recommended, and certainly not to be missed by science fiction and fantasy film music fans. Klaatu barada nikto.

Muisic of the Spheres.......2006-11-06

You wonderful four disk collection of SF music. It startsa up the the grand master of SF music, 2001: A space Odyssey all the way to Superman. This is all American SF music and several themes I would have liked to have included are not there. All in all though, a collection you will enjoy.

The Ulllllltimate Sci-Fi Music Collection.......2005-10-23

If one person gives great gifts, it's the illustrious Codemaster Talon. I've received a fair number of gifts in my lifetime, but so far, my older sister's take the cake. Take this one for instance. I'm real big on orchestral music, to the point where I listen to them more than any other kind of music. I've got orchestral versions of video game themes, orchestral soundtracks to truck-loads of anime shows (Big O, Escaflowne, and Giant Robo are incredible), and could probably spend the rest of my life just trying to study the nuances of all the classical music I've got. Being such a huge fan of orchestral music, I also have come to believe that orchestra music produced for movies and television is the new classical music (or as someone once said, Mozart would be making music for movies if he were alive today). Being a huge sci-fi fan, that kind of music has always been particularly near and dear to my heart. But were I to buy each and every soundtrack for every sci-fi I liked it would cost quite a bundle, and would include a lot of sub-par music along with the grandiose and fantastic main and memorable themes. That's where this beauty comes in.

The moment I ripped off the shrink-wrap and popped it into my cd player was a moment of great trepidation. Believe me when I tell that I've seen my fair share of sub-par orchestral recording in my lifetime. Very often they are in those big super-packs of music, and suffer from poor direction, improper mastering, and sometime even pathetic orchestration (or worse yet have something sounding like a cheap synthesizer and a kazoo in place of a full orchestra). I needn't have worried though. This sucker is fantastic.

Many people who are not audiophiles will probably miss the point of this cd collection. It is not the original versions of the pieces. It is re-orchestrations, mostly by the phenomenal Prague Symphony Orchestra. Many of these themes didn't sound all that hot in there original versions because they were low budget films or were not recorded in high-fidelity. Here they are given the full treatment, mastered with the most loving care imaginable. Often the version found in these cds is SUPERIOR to the original.

Remember the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey? Of course you do. But how many times have you heard a cheap imitation of the original version from the movie, starting too low in volume and ending too high (and missing the essential pipe-organ that gives it that extra oomph)? Well, this first track in the entire collection is not only everything it should be instrumental and timing-wise, but it also has been oh-so-carefully adjusted during the mastering process so that at no time is the music either too low or too high in volume (surely a benchmark for every other recording ever to be made of the piece).

Or what about the theme from the (at-the-time) uber-creepy The Black Hole? The orchestration of this piece of music goes from tiumphant to terrifying and back again, with a splendor and cleanness that I CERTAINLY don't remember being in the original recording.

Then there's the new version of the theme from Independence Day, complete with a violin solo, a far more electrifying ending climax, and a chorus so thunderous that you feel like applauding at the end. Simply indescribable. Kind of like the MIND-BLOWING rendition of the theme from The Last Star Fighter. This has been one of my favorite themes for a long time now, but I've never heard it played like this. I think the original version of the theme is something like 1 minute long, but this new version doesn't just fade out (HAHAHAHA!!!!) THIS version is THREE minutes long, goes through the main theme THREE times, with the final strains being so triumphant and joyous I could not help but feel an electrifying charge the first dozen or so times (come to think of it, I still feel that way). This is superior to the original in EVERY way. AWESOME.

And let's not forget the incredible new rendition of Stargate with it's heavy use of clarinets (for Egyptian effect!) and a triumphant new ending (completely lacking the chanting from the original version. This version is so different that for the first minute it is very hard to tell that it is in fact Stargate. But then the main theme kicks in, and then you get this incredible flute solo for my favorite part of theme (the whole thing is played slower, but arguably more powerfully than the original). My goodness. At first I found the thing so different I didn't like it. But then I listened to it again. And again. And again.

I could go on and on, talking about the fantastic new rendition of Moon Raker, the ear-popping Battlestar Galactica, the classic Star Trek (First Contact has a minute or two of the theme from Star Trek:The Motion Picture before going into the main theme), or the sweet renditions of music from the Star Wars movies (or the music from E.T.).

I have to mention though that this collection was not picked based merely on what people want, or on what is popular. No, the people who made it obviously thought a GOOD music collection was better than a popular one. That's why you get a heartbreakingly beautiful theme from A.I. instead of the main theme. It's why you get music from movies that you probably never gave a second thought to the music (because the movie was lousy). It's why you get Armageddon, Judge Dredd, and Robocop (who would have guessed their music was so COOL when there was all that crazy action and bad-acting going on on-screen).

I said it before and I'll say it again. This cd-set was mastered with tender-loving-care, and it shows BIG-TIME. High-fidelity the likes of which I have not seen since the days when cds were brand-new in the world. Dolby Surround. Perfectly balanced. BEAUTIUFL orchestrations. About the only thing that makes me scratch my head is the weird sound-effect tracks (Oooookay.....). Other than that, it's PERFECT. Obviously they could not include every sci-fi theme ever (no one can), but this collection is REALLY GOOD. A lot of great themes that got away (forgotten gems :), new versions of old favorites, and under-appreciated classics aplenty, but ALWAYS the full and complete versions with nothing cut-out (the theme from Dune is quite extended).

If you love movie music (and sci-fi movie music in particular) you MUST buy this awesome collection). It is not the original recordings. Almost always the new ones are better (if they aren't better they're just equal). This is what you have been waiting for. I for one am going to be buying quite a few cds from this company in the future. Give your ears the treat they deserve. Buy it NOW.

SciFi Album gift.......2005-07-20

I bought the Science Fiction Album as a gift for my son who is twenty-one years old. He is a musician, and also a huge fan of many SciFi shows and movies. I thought this would be the perfect thing for him and I was right. He loves it!

Away From to be a Collectible Peace.......2004-12-16

If you like Sci-Fi movies and want a compilation of their important scores, this is the CD-set to buy. But let me warn you about that very few songs in the cds are from the original soundtracks. Most of them is re-recorded by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. But the sound quality of cds are very good, because they have HDCD and Dolby Surround labels. This set is away from to be a collectible peace, but it is a good general compilation of favorite Sci-Fi movie scores.

Average customer rating: the essence of Back to Mine Nice ambient vibe to EBTG's contribution to Back to Mine series My all-time favorite compilation Amazing and Unexpected Good Back to Mine mix

Back to Mine Everything but the Girl Manufacturer: Ultra Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Back to Mine Back to Mine Back to Mine Worldwide Love Not Money ASIN: B00005JDC0 Release Date: 2001-05-29

Tracks:

1. Friends and Enemies
2. All Alone (No One to Be With)
3. Bayou
4. Stars All Seem to Weep
5. Flow
6. Cascades of Color
7. Do It Now
8. Wonderful Life
9. To Cry About
10. Silent Treatment
11. Funky for You
12. Someday We'll All Be Free

Amazon.com

In a market saturated by mix albums of every description, Ultra Records' Back to Mine series glows like a beacon in a fog of mediocrity. The idea is simple: artists are given a free rein to compile sets that are both intuitive and personal to their tastes, resulting in mixtures of postclub textures chiefly designed for horizontal dancing and chilled-out bonhomie. Latest recruits Everything but the Girl take to the format like ducks to water, displaying a musical pedigree that touches on house, hip-hop, and light drum & bass. Although most people have warmed to the group's shift into dance culture, what will surprise is their sublime choice of tune. Kicking off with the drum-machine jazz of DJ Cam's "Friends and Enemies," the moody hip-hop noir of Deadly Avenger's "Bayou," and their own production on Beth Orton's "Stars All Seem to Weep," the mood is stoner-paced but never drab. Follow this with a little stripped-back ambience courtesy of Carl Craig and a rousingly sanguine finale featuring Donny Hathaway's "Someday We'll All Be Free," and you have the makings of a fine night in. --Paul Tierney

Album Description

Latest installment of the successful Back To Mine series. Tracey Thorn & Ben Watt have selected and compiled their interpretation of the ultimate chill out series. Seamlessly mixed by Ben Watt, he invites you into a musical journey though his and Tracey's music collection. 12 tracks. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews:

the essence of Back to Mine.......2007-01-12

this series Back to Mine are an excellent way to showcase chill-out music. Without a doubt "Everything but the Girl" selection is my favorite album of this series. You won't regret having it in your music collection

Nice ambient vibe to EBTG's contribution to Back to Mine series.......2006-01-01

The Back to Mine series is designed to allows artists to create a mix that mirrors what they would play at home after a night out. Artists like Danny Tenaglia, Pet Shop Boys, and Groove Armada have all contributed mixes which vary widely in style, source music, and vibe. Everything But The Girl were tapped to bring their unique personal style to this series.

Everything But The Girl's BTM mix is laid back, creatively structured album that churns along at midtempo with a solid beat throughout. It makes for solid background music, but does little to stand out on its own. It literally is an "in the mood" kind of album, hence the 3 star rating. Some of the more interesting tracks inlude Deadly Avenger's The Bayou, Beth Orton's Stars Seem to Weep, and the back to back funk of Ananda Project's Cascades of Colour and Dubtribe Sound Systems' Do It Now.

This is a solid addition to fans of BTM, or for fans of EBTG that want to gain some insight into the type of music they enjoy. If you have never listened to BTM, you may want to borrow someone's first before buying. To me though, this album is a nice addition to my personal BTM fave, Groove Armada.

My all-time favorite compilation.......2005-11-25

I have listened to this hundreds of times and will still play it again. This compilation made me a faithful buyer of Back to Mine series (although some of the series collection is poor!) Ben Watt creates best vibes for a pre or after party.

Amazing and Unexpected.......2005-08-23

I was staying at a hotel in NYC a few years ago and this CD was in the player when I arrived. I instantly fell in love with it. Everything But the Girl has picked amazing songs that really get you relaxed and invigorated at the same time. The Donny Hathaway song "Someday We'll All Be Free" is a fantastic capper to an already amazing album. I highly reccomend this CD.

Good Back to Mine mix.......2005-08-22

I have heard many of the Back to Mine mixes and this is one of the better ones. Some are just too mellow, and some aren't mellow enough. This one achieves the perfect balance.

Faithless to me still has the best Back to Mine mix I've heard. To me that is the standard of the series.

Average customer rating: One of a kind for fans of Freeland's live shows Back to Mine - Not Worth A Dime

Back to Mine Adam Freeland Manufacturer: Back to Mine ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Back to Mine Back to Mine Back to Mine Back to Mine Back to Mine ASIN: B000A1ILRI Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

1. Trail Of The Dead Will You Smile Again For Me.
2. Autobus Turnstile Blues
3. Interpol Untitled
4. TV On The Radio Staring At The Sun
5. Ambulance LTD Yoga Means Union
6. The Beta Band Its Not Too Beautiful
7. Jape Floating
8. EL-P Constellation Recall
9. Elliot Smith Needle In The Hay
10. PJ Harvey The Slow Drug
11. Funkadelik Maggot Brain
12. Dyke House Sandy Strip
13. M83 Lower Your Eyes To Die With The Sun
14. Trans Am A Single Ray Of Light On An Other Wise Cloudy Day
15. Boards Of Canada Zoetrope

Product Description

1. Trail of the Dead – Will you Smile Again for Me.
2. Autobus – Turnstile Blues
3. Interpol – Untitled
4. TV on the Radio – Staring at the Sun
5. Ambulance LTD – Yoga means Union
6. The Beta Band – It’s not too beautiful
7. Jape – Floating
8. EL-P – constellation Recall
9. Elliot Smith – Needle in the Hay
10. PJ Harvey – The Slow Drug
11. Funkadelik – Maggot Brain
12. Dyke House – Sandy Strip
13. M83 – Lower Your eyes to Die with the Sun
14. Trans Am – A Single Ray of Light on an other wise cloudy Day
15. Boards of Canada – Zoetrope


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

One of a kind.......2007-07-19

As other people have said already, if you're looking for the standard Adam Freeland electronica, this is NOT it. Discogs has it right with Style: Alternative Rock, Leftfield, Downtempo, Indie Rock.

It's hard to tell who will really dig this CD and who won't, but it's definitely one of my all time favorites. I've listened to it sooo many times.

It's very unique in that it's a raw journey through several genres, mixed together with the skill of a true master.

I know this sounds pretty simple minded and... well, whatever... If I got high, this is what I'd do it to. ;)

You'll be lucky to ever find another mix like this again.

for fans of Freeland's live shows.......2006-04-17

The point of the 'Back to Mine' series is to showcase what is musically significant (of which they can get the rights to use, anyway) to each volume's featured compiler, who in this case is Freeland. If you are a proper 'breaks' fan, and only a breaks fan, this record is not for you. However, if you've been following Adam Freeland's live DJ sets and his latest, more politically motivated output, you'll probably dig this record. The only drawback is that the classic tracks like Funkadelic, are outnumbered by the recent cuts from acts like TV on the Radio. I wish Freeland had dug a little deeper in his crates and pulled out a Rage Against the Machine record or the like.

Back to Mine - Not Worth A Dime.......2006-03-28

If you are looking for something like his Coastal Breaks, Tectonics, albums that made him known, look elsewhere. It starts off with rock, huh? I wonder if this could even be classified under electronica. Yeah, I was shocked, kept listening, and was even more shocked at how worthless my 20 bucks had so quickly become. This CD is more suitable for a proper game of frisbee golf. I wish I could return, but of course not if it's opened.

Average customer rating: Crazy good almost perfect One of the better of this series this is utter crap

Back to Mine Tricky Manufacturer: Back to Mine ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music International Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Back to Mine Back to Mine Back to Mine Back to Mine Death in Vegas ASIN: B0000C7PUB Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

1. The Cure - Lullaby
2. Little Kings - How We Ride
3. Eric B and Rakim - My Melody
4. The Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom
5. Doctor John - Loop Guru
6. Rodagan and Tricka - Believe This
7. Morphine - Potion
8. The Buzzcocks - You Tear Me Up
9. Le Tigre - Much Finer (Original Version)
10. Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse
11. Kat Cross - Symphony for Irony
12. Kate Bush - Eat the Music
13. Costanza - Desire
14. Chet Baker - My Funny Valentine
15. Liz Denmore - Just a Little Bit
16. Little Kings featuring Shola - Days Like This

Product Description

1. The Cure - Lullaby
2. Little Kings - How We Ride
3. Eric B And Rakim - My Melody
4. The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom
5. Doctor John - Loop Guru
6. Rodagan And Tricka - Believe This
7. Morphine - Potion
8. The Buzzcocks - You Tear Me Up
9. Le Tigre - Much Finer (Original Version)
10. Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse
11. Kat Cross - Symphony For Irony
12. Kate Bush - Eat The Music
13. Contanza - Desire
14. Chet Baker - My Funny Valentine
15. Liz Denmore - Just A Little Bit
16. Little Kings (Feat. Shola) - Days Like This

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Crazy good.......2006-06-22

The whole album flows amazingly well. It also has quite a few tracks that you cant find anywhere else. If you bought Vulnerable and watched the videos, heres where you can get the actual track of Receive Us. Anyways this really is a great CD, and buying turned me on to alot of great artists that i had never gotten a chance to listen to before, Rakim Allah for example. On top of that this CD also has a few songs by artists that havent put anything out before. Radanna and Liz Densmore mainly,two artists that Tricky signed, and there both great. Hopefully Tricky well get around to releasing both of their albums soon.

almost perfect.......2003-12-26

this album starts out perfectly and stays that way, up until the costanza song. it's strange that tricky chose her as the female vocalist on his latest "vulnerable" album, because her voice makes the entire thing sound like an obnoxious starburst commercial or something. i don't like her solo song on this album, and i could've done without the liz densmore song as well. the rest of the artists that he chose are perfect, in particular gregory isaacs, the beat, and especially the radanna song. the le tigre song is also a great choice because it is something that i never would have imagined tricky listening to, and his varied musical tastes blow my mind. this album leaps from genre to genre while still maintaining a dark feel (care of the smooth basslines carried through from song to song). i've been listening to this almost everyday on the subway, sometimes at work, and when i indulge in green sticky stuff.

One of the better of this series.......2003-11-20

Ignore poor tin-eared, spelling-challenged wretch above.

All of the Back to Mine series are worth having. Lately, it seemed as if the compiling artists hadn't given much thought to the sequence and production of their compilation. This is one of the most seamless of the batch. And of course, given that it's Tricky who is sharing his influences, it's sharp, smart and original.

this is utter crap.......2003-11-13

if u buy this load of bullocks u r a fool, total waist of money.
tricky needs to be kicked in the balls for putting this out.

Average customer rating: Disappointed Better the Second Time Around Simply Amaz(on)ing wonderful Michael 's #1 Fan

Tell Her I Love Her Katherine Fink , Gerhard R. Koch , Julie Landsman , John Moses , Virgil Blackwell , and Marc Goldberg Manufacturer: RCA Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Michael Amante Humbled This Is Sergio Franchi The Exciting Voice of Sergio Franchi/ Live at the Cocoanut Grove Romantic Italian Songs ASIN: B0000AM6JE Release Date: 2003-09-09

Tracks:

1. Till
2. Crying
3. Delilah
4. It Comes To This
5. Because You're Mine
6. Caruso
7. Young Girl
8. Mala Femmena
9. Last Morning Of My Life
10. Be My Love
11. Core'ngrato
12. Dicetncello Vuie
13. Back On My Feet
14. Per Niente Al Mundo

Amazon.com

Discovered singing in a noted New York City watering hole, the Syracuse native's successful major label debut quickly made him a rising star who garnered comparisons to Mario Lanza--from Tony Bennet, no less. But Amante's showy, soaring style and good looks seemed destined for a wider audience than opera's, and indeed this sophomore release largely delivers on the tenor's rich crossover potential. While many classically educated singers seem challenged to throw off the formal constraints of their rigorous training in tackling pop material, Amante's journeyman musical background has gifted him with a more pliant delivery. It's hard to imagine Bocelli tackling such oldies Top 40 fodder as Gary Puckett's "Young Girl," let alone imbuing it with the melodrama that Amante effortlessly imparts it here. His "Delilah" strives for the kitschy verve of Tom Jones' original, with a voice whose natural power begs comparison with the Welsh sex symbol on the opening "Till" as well. Amante mixes enough Neopolitan standards and originals into the mix to maintain its crossover appeal, but curiously it's pop standards like his soaring, emotional take on Orbison's "Crying" (in a performance that reminds us that the rock legend was arguably a crossover pioneer as well) and a cover of "Back On My Feet" that seem to best engage his considerable talents. It's an album more oriented towards Vegas than Verdi, which seems precisely the intent. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Disappointed.......2006-01-16

I have seen Michael Amante in concert and this CD is not the best of his voice. He has a very powerful voice and it did not come out in this CD. The music he picked to record was good, mostly Tom Jones type music, but his voice is not at it's best. I think it needed better back-up or accoustics to bring out the power of his voice.

Better the Second Time Around.......2004-10-05

Michael Amante is back. Much to the chagrin of his many detractors and surely to equal delight of his many fans.

I purchased this CD not sure what to expect since Mr. Amante's first CD was a rather uneven attempt at Opera.
Luckily the old adage " It get's better with time" applies to his sophmore CD.

I find the song selection and style much more appropriate to his voice and with the exception of songs like "Young Girl" and "Delilah" this is a very nice CD.

Mr. Amante's voice seems more setteled and just a tad darker than on his first CD and he displays masterful command over the stylistic nuances of the English selections.
I particularily enjoyed the Jazz influenced styling of the Mario Lanz stanadrs "Be My Love" and " Because You're Mine" as well as the old Neapolitan fav "Dicitencello Vuie".
Also his reading of the classic "Caruso" is surpassed only by Maestro Pavarotti and even that is disputable.

Of course Mr. Amante still seems to have some trouble with the Italian language at times but nothing of the massive difficulty he displayed last time around.

Considering that his musical genre, "Popera", is dominated by Italians (Bocelli & Safina)& Brits (Russell Watson & Sarah Brightman)I think Mr. Amante deserves the credit due him as being a worthy American representative. Of course there is also the over-rated Josh Groban but that's neither here nor there.

4 stars for this CD over the 3 stars for his last effort. Couldn't give it 5 stars because in all fairness, Mr. Amante really ought to get a better understanding of the foreign languages he interprets. Other than that this is a fine CD.

Simply Amaz(on)ing.......2004-08-11

To the Music Fan in Calgary. You are living proof that the cold weather in Canada is not good for one's hearing. Dear Michael's voice is stronger than ever. All you have to do is hear him live singing in Rao's Restaurant on a Monday night without a microphone or amplification and you will realize the error in your ways.
Trashing a talent like Michael Amante is further proof of your inability to distinguish between a good voice and a great voice. Obviously with all of the positive reviews that you see herew and read throughout the world, all of our ears cannot be lieing to us all at once.
Perhaps you were in a bad mood or your stereo just couldn't handle his high notes and was distorting?
Give his first album another listen (as long as your ears are thawed out) and I believe you will reconsider. You may end up throwing your trash where it belongs. In the garbage can !

wonderful.......2004-02-03

Some of you may have read my review of his "operatic album" which I whole heartedly condemned as trash (which it is, since the music is so poorly sung and so badly interpreted), however, this is a reflection of the man and his voice doing what it should be doing. This man is NOT an opera singer and his fans should not for a moment think they are getting any understanding of opera when they listen to him, for they are not. However, singing the music best suited to his voice, he is wonderful. This album is truly enjoyable. Here his voice can shine forth in all its splendor, and we are all enriched by what he has to offer. Why so many good singers who are simply wonderful in their own area of expertese wish to sing opera when it really doesn't suit them (even if they have the notes) is something I can't understand. Michael Amante is so wonderful here, and I found listening to him simply thrilling. ONE WORD OF ADVICE DEAR MICHAEL: Stick to what you do best and let others do what they do best. This album is really a treat, and the mellow caressing sound Amante makes is truly exciting.

Michael 's #1 Fan.......2003-11-14

This album is just wonderful and I truly enjoy this album as I did his first alubmn...It's a great mix of classical and POP. I listen to all the songs on this album but especially enjoy "It's Come To This" which Michael wrote. I have 3 cd's(home, car, office) and listen to him all the time. Michael sings from the heart and feels every word he sings. He is going places. Waiting for the next CD ......

Average customer rating: Very chill compilation 4.5 stars... attention: people with soul- buy this album now! Why am I not relaxed? Back to the supermarket

Back to Mine Morcheeba Manufacturer: Ultra Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Who Can You Trust? Charango Fragments of Freedom Back to Mine Big Calm ASIN: B00005NT2A Release Date: 2001-09-04

Tracks:

1. Pony - Annette Peacock
2. On The Rhodes Again
3. Someday - Alice Russell
4. Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya - Dr. John
5. Still Waters - Jim White
6. Cheap Thrills (Underdog Remix) - New Kingdom
7. Dual Tone - Small World
8. Hidden Crate - The Giant
9. The Edge - David McCallum
10. Baby Let's Dance Together - Kittu
11. Chevrolet - Taj Mahal
12. Put Everything Together - Plus
13. What It Is - Missin' Linx
14. Baby - Os Mutantes
15. Life's Little Tragedy - Lambchop

Amazon.com

Morcheeba's contribution to the always interesting Back to Mine series oozes smooth sensuality, fit for either candlelit sofa canoodles with a friend or solo escapes with a pair of headphones. Main Morcheeban Paul Godfrey is behind the 15-track collection, and his journey goes everywhere from Taj Mahal's '70s blues funk on "Chevrolet" to delicious trip-hop on Small World's "Dual Tone," with forays into hip-hop (Missing Linx's "What It Is") and pure smooth soul (Plus's "Put Everything Together") along the way. Godfrey's selections never appear pretentious, despite their coffeehouse eclecticism. His own group contributes the record's finest moment, a brooding 3 a.m. trip-hop stroll through New York's Lower East Side titled "On the Rhodes Again". All in all, this disc is a sure-fire winner for those who spend their time in the Top 40 but want to be a little cooler than the mainstream normally allows. --Steffan Chirazi

Album Description

Latest edition of the popular chillout series, this time mixed by Morcheeba. Tracks mixed from Annette Peacock, Alice Russell, Dr. John, Jim White, New Kingdom, Small World, The Giant, David McCallum, Taj Mahal & more.

Customer Reviews:

Very chill compilation.......2005-11-18

This album is awesome. Even though I'm pretty tight with the "star gun", I have to give it 5 stars, if only to offset the negative reviews. To the nay-sayers (and those interested in what the nay-sayers had to say): this album is a compilation of Morcheeba influences, and is not Morcheeba nor does it pretend to be. Some also said it has a "blaxploitation" feel to it, but I really don't feel that. Very smooth album vaguely reminiscent of some of the unique downtempo mixes that can be found on betalounge [...]. So many of the songs really get into your skin and give you that hazy, chill, but dark and echoey feeling - relaxed and groovy but slightly off in a creepy/good way. Fantastic album for the bedroom.

4.5 stars..........2004-07-30

This is a pretty cool mix. I like the Back to Mine series because they put stuff on here that shouldn't go together. It's like a mix tape of songs you actually like rather than trying to put together a mix tape that has a certain logic to it.

It's a bit different than some of the other Back to Mine mixes (Nick Warren's mega chill mix and Danny Tenaglia's sounding a lot like the 70s mix come to mind) but it's pretty cool.

It's an odd, eclectic and pretty funky mishmash of stuff you'd be hard pressed to find in one place. The only reason I give this less than five stars is the hip hop tune towards the end. It's good, don't get me wrong, but I'm just not feeling it here. There's a laid back, trippy kind of feel to the whole thing and it throws a kink in it. If I could excise this little ditty I'd give it five stars. But it doesn't kill it.

Don't go looking for Morcheeba. Just open your mind, sit back and chill a while.

attention: people with soul- buy this album now!.......2004-05-21

this is possibly the smoothest album to come out from a 'mainstream' source in a long time. old-timers and people who actually understand the genres of soul, funk and trip-hop will find this a flawless, perfect moment in the mind of an artist who's become too big for some people's tastes. truly a prayer to the gods of soulful music, no collection is complete without this deeply personal, chilling testament to the dark reality that is America today.

Why am I not relaxed?.......2004-01-07

When I buy from the "Back To Mine" series, I expect "smooth" and "groovy". This one offers not much of either. The individual songs don't always fit the late night mood, they don't work together as a group, and the transitions between them are jarring and awkward. I can't recommend this CD. Don't be duped just because you like Morcheeba, as I was.

Back to the supermarket.......2003-10-30

A terrible, terrible waste of money. All this CD serves in doing is to illustrate what a knuckle-head Paul Godfrey is. Face it: no one gives a sh@t about Morcheeba anymore, we're not interested in who 'inspired' them, (poor Annette Peacock - has anyone told her?). The next time we see Paul Godfrey he'll probably be asking that age-old question: "paper or plastic?"

Average customer rating: Doesn't get old Fantastic Keeps drawing me in Still my favorite Back to Mine COMPLETELY HORRIBLE!!!!!

Back to Mine Faithless Manufacturer: Ultra Records 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 Similar Items: Back to Mine No Roots Back to Mine Back to Mine Reverence ASIN: B00005A0LB Release Date: 2001-02-20

Tracks:

1. Intro - Faithless
2. My Life - Dido
3. Childhood - Dusted
4. Past - Sub Sub
5. Mushrooms (Salt City Orchestra Out There Mix) - Marshall Jefferson Vs. Noosa Heads
6. Never Goin' Down (Ben Chapman Remix) - Adamski
7. Another Night In - Tindersticks
8. Solo Flying Mystery Man - Pauline Taylor
9. I Love My Man (Original Version) - Bent
10. Sunday 8PM - Faithless
11. The Child (Album Version) - Alex Gopher
12. Throw - Paperclip People
13. Hercules - Aaron Neville
14. Fade Into You - Mazzy Star
15. Billie Jean - Shinehead

Customer Reviews:

Doesn't get old.......2007-02-21

I just bought this again when I realized I lost my hard copy CD - I've been listening to these songs for the last 5 years or so and I never get sick of them. It's a completely odd-ball mix of songs but they work together. My favorites are Sunday 8PM and I Love My Man...if you know this CD or like it and don't have Cafe Del Mar #5 or the Zero 7 "Back to Mine", get them.

Fantastic.......2006-05-04

This is a seamless album that I go back to again and again. The mixing is good, and it's a fun chill journey that's my favorite in the Back To Mine series. I find it a little more enjoyable than the Everything But the Girl BTM, but that's also good. I recommend this one and often lend it to friends who hear it.

Keeps drawing me in.......2006-02-21

I've collected a number of the "Back to Mine" series, but this one by Faithless keeps calling me back. It's partly the wonderful eclecticism - from Marshall Jefferson to Pauline Taylor, Tindersticks to Aaron Neville. Highly recommended.

Still my favorite Back to Mine.......2005-08-22

I always liked Faithless and bought this cd on a whim. I had heard of the Back to Mine series, so I knew I wasn't in for the usual hard edm of Faithless.

To date, this is still my favorite Back to Mine album.

They start out with a nice tribute to Dido, who is actually Rollo's sister. The cd builds for the next couple of songs and before you know it, you're swept away by Mushrooms.

The cd picks up the pace a little bit from here, but not too much. The Aaron Neville song fits in nice. The cd ends with the unmixed wahacked out version of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean". This is a great after hours cd, but it is also an amazing bedroom cd.

COMPLETELY HORRIBLE!!!!!.......2004-07-01

Wow I've had bad cds but this one tops them all. I can not
understand how people rated this with 5 and 4 stars. This cd
is boring and stupid. There were however two songs I did like,
but I already had them on other cds, better cds. Please do not
waste a cent on this junk.

Dance Music:

1. Bentleez N Kadilaks/Survive [CD-single]
2. Blood, Sweat & No Tears
3. Chupacabra
4. Country Sh*t. Thug Sh*t. Yea It Is [Explicit Lyrics]
5. Dilemma [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
6. Dilemma [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
7. Duce's Wild [Explicit Lyrics]
8. Dutty Rock [Explicit Lyrics]
9. Every Mans Universe
10. Funkdafied Freddy

Dance Music

dance music

Dance Music

Good Morning Vietnam [Box set] [Import]

Live! At Steinway Hall/New York [Live]

Over Crystal Green [Import]

Combustication Remix [EP]

Infest [Import]

More Than a Woman/Rock the Boat [CD-single] [Import]

Kidz Bop, Vol. 7

Greatest Hits-Beethoven, Brahms, Wagner, Schubert [Box set]

Shiver [Import]

Kick the Cat

Here Comes the Hot Tamale Man

Jon Lucien "Live in NYC"

I Got a Girl [CD-single]

Wagner: Greatest Hits

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Tapes