Cafe del Mar, Vol. 4 (1997) VBR

Cafe del Mar, Vol. 4

Year 1997

Tracks
1. Quo Bonito-Jose Padilla
2. Sunshines Better (Talvin Singh)-John Martyn
3. Leo Leo-Indo Aminata
4. Grillos-Paco Fernandez
5. Return Journey-Voices Of Kwahn A.D
6. Miracle Road-Les Jumeaux
7. No Sant (Flytronix Mix)-Wasis Diop Featuring Lena Fiagbe
8. Out Of Time-Levitation
9. Place De La Concorde-Fila Brazillia
10. Offshore (Ambient Mix)-Chicane
11. 5th And Avenida-Afterlife
12. Troubled Girl (Spanish Version)-Karen Ramirez
13. Lula-Phil Mison
14. Street Tattoo-Stan Getz

Cafe Del Mar 4 (Volumen Cuatro) is by far my favorite. I have all the volumes to date, from 1 to 11, but was missing Volume 4, which I just picked up. I LOVE this CD!! Don't get me wrong, all the other Cafe Del Mar volumes are fair to good, with maybe 1 or 2 or 3 very good tracks on each of them. Despite these gems, most of the newer volumes (especially from Vol. 9 onward) tend to sound monotous--you know, the same beat, the same rhythm, the same "sound". But in Volume 4, every song has something new, different, and exciting to offer--and I just can't say that that is true with the other volumes. Volume 4 is the best ecclectic fusion of electronica, jazz, midtempo, and lounge of the bunch. Very cosmo!