Cafe del Mar, Vol. 8 (2001) VBR

Cafe del Mar, Vol.8 VBR

Year 2001

Tracks
1. Utopia Goldfrapp 3:08
2. Any Other Name - Thomas Newman 4:08
3. Sunrise Afterlife 6:30
4. Worthless - Original Dido Armstrong 7:50
5. Gula Gula Mari Boine 4:49
6. 100 Billion Stars - Lux 5:17
7. Day By Day Mark Clive-Lowe 5:55
8. Tatouage Bleu (Avec Chet) Ben Onono 4:01
9. Cookie Raver - Illumination 5:25
10. Will You Catch Me Tiny Tunes 6:00
11. Pina Colada Digby Jones 6:15
12. Apache - Scripture 4:51
13. Gabriel - Original Lamb 4:17

A very pleasant presence here of Goldfrapp with their "Utopia", a thoughtful, mystic song. Thomas Newman's "Any Other Name" feels much like soundtrack music, with a scratch-like-noise sound what makes this track very warm and lovely. Afterlife presents us their "Sunrise" - great song for sitting on the beach with friends and looking on the moonlight in the sea. Dido with her "Worthless" surprises us with an unusual for us sound, which we can't hear on her "No Angel". Here the music is more alternative, with strong, enigmatic beats and vocals. Very interesting work! Mari Boine with her "Gula Gula" gives the album the most mystic, unforgettable touch. Mark de Clive-Lowe's "Day by Day" I'd skip. Ben Onono gives great French vocals with his sentimental "Tatouage Bleu". Illumination's "Cookie Raver" is perfect for dancing with friends in some club - great beats, mysterious floating sounds and disco-vocals. Digby Jones' "Pina Colada" is one of my personal fav here. It sounds like Soul Ballet, very measured, pretty-sounding, warm music. Scripture with their Apache gives an outstanding instrumental piece of music art! What a splendid work; ac. guitar, horns, choir-singing - all that makes this track to be the finishing on the album; unfortunately it's not. And Lamb comes with her "Gabriel". An interesting song, with great beats and background sounds albeit I don't like the vocals which are quite insignificant against a background of the music itself.