Cafe del Mar, Vol. 12 (2005) VBR

Cafe del Mar, Vol. 12

Year 2005

Disc 1
1. All Shades Of Blue - Dab
2. Lazy Summer Days - Slaven Kolak
3. Empuriabrava - Elcho
4. Another Day - Alex
5. Antologia Cafe Del Mar - New Beginning
6. Sea, Sand And Sun - Melibea
7. Aquarius - Arnica Montana
8. Quiereme Otra Vez - Alejandro De Pinedo
9. South Beach Soul - Andre Andreo
10. Enjoy Your Life - Andre Andreo
11. Lazy Loungin - Chris LeBlanc
12. Save A Little Prayer - Jo Manji
13. Bailando Va - La Caina

Disc 2
1. Someone Like You - Blank & Jones
2. Eso Es - Viggo
3. Make It Happen - Luminous
4. Junto Al Mar - Paco Fernandez
5. Le Vent M'a Dit - La Caina
6. One Life - Mahara McKay
7. Amanecer En Bolonia - Rafa Gas
8. Looking Down - Friction
9. Two Rivers, One World - Pep Llado
10. La Mauritia - Yann Kuhlmann
11. Con Amor - Nera & Felix
12. Otis - Koru
13. Lament - Light Of Aidan

I bought this as soon as it came out. Cafe del Mar, in my humble opinion, is one of the best chillout compilations out in the market, and one of the longest in the series compiling now 12 releases. The production values on these newer tracks are a mayor improvement, consisting of softer melodies and less on atmosphere which the series has depended on the latter disks, such as Vol. 11. However, having said that, it still atmospheric, but it embodies a heavenly blend of spanish flavor, and ethnic electronic that is ambient, rich in vocals & mystical mixes. The sounds here, as usual in any Cafe del Mar, are trendy, relaxed, and the recordings of these female/male voices will inspire many listenings.
'Bunbury' first track, sacame de aqui(DAB remix) will set the tone for the rest of this 2-disk set. Yes, for the first time, Cafe del Mar features 28-tracks, and volume here is not filler material, but quality throughout, 'ON BOTH DISKS!' Doze offers here variety, and more vocals on most of the tracks here, which gives the songs body, character, and emotion. Cafe del Mar Vol. 12 is the best of the series I believe, and that's not an understatement folks. The music selection here is of high-quality, and the mesmerizing melodies is something to behold whenever these artists are singing for the children of the new age. If you like Vol. 4,5,6,7, then 12 is your cup of tea. Enjoy!