Café del Mar, Vol. 4 [Import]

Café del Mar, Vol. 4 [Import]

ASIN: B00000JZO3

Track Listings

1. Que Bonito

2. Sunshines Better [Talvin Singh] - John Martyn

3. Leo Leo

4. Grillos - Paco Fernandez

5. Return Journey - Voices of Kwahn

6. Miracle Road - Les Jumeaux

7. So Sant [Flytronix Mix] - Wasis Diop, Lena Fiagbe

8. Out of Time - Levitation

9. Place de la Concorde - Fila Brazillia

10. Offshore [Ambient Mix] - Chicane

11. 5th & Avenida - Afterlife

12. Troubled Girl [Spanish Version] - Karen Ramirez

13. Lula - Phil Mison

14. Street Tattoo - Stan Getz

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
German version of the fourth volume of the popular dance series, this volume's emphasis is on Ibiza and it features Jose Padilla, John Martyn and Paco Fernandez to name a few. 1997 release. Standard jewel case.

Tracks:

Que Bonito
Sunshines Better [Talvin Singh] - John Martyn
Leo Leo
Grillos - Paco Fernandez
Return Journey - Voices of Kwahn
Miracle Road - Les Jumeaux
So Sant [Flytronix Mix] - Wasis Diop, Lena Fiagbe
Out of Time - Levitation
Place de la Concorde - Fila Brazillia
Off Shore [Ambient Mix] - Chicane
5th & Avenida - Afterlife
Troubled Girl [Spanish Version] - Karen Ramirez
Lula - Phil Mison
Street Tattoo - Stan Getz

Album Description

German version of the fourth volume of the popular dance series, this volume's emphasis is on Ibiza and it features Jose Padilla, John Martyn and Paco Fernandez to name a few. 1997 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Fourth mixed CD from the 'Cafe Del Mar' chill-out series. All tracks from this 1997 release were selected by resident Ibiza Cafe DJ Jose Padilla. Includes cuts by Chicane, Les Jumeaux, Stan Getz & more. 'Roll with it!'

Customer Reviews:

Served up cool by the beach!.......2007-01-05

Volume #4 was my first introduction to the Cafe Del Mar series. While I've gradually acquired other titles in this line I have to say that Its the one that best soothes my frayed and tired nerves at the end of the day. Some tunes will literally have you crying out, "Take me away"!.... Ahhhhh... A nice cafe by the beach with some cold ones to sip while feeling the breeze and enjoying a glorious sunset. That in a nutshell keeps me coming back to this release.

Again, this is the best of the collection.......2005-10-06

I normally wouldn't submit a review just to say "I totally agree with everything that he just said". Except in this case. I really enjoy the Cafe Del Mar collection even though many complain that the series is overproduced, too commercial, and generally not the best chill. This is not the time to seek to debunk those reviews. I just finished my collection of volumes 1-9 and wholeheartedly agree that this is the best of all. Volumes 1-2 have some good tracks, but the track flow lacks continuity in tempo and vibe. Volume 3 is closer but it is only in Volume 4 that Jose Padilla gets the full-on chill groove perfectly. Later cds are hit or miss (Volume 9 is back on track!). My two cents.

The Best in the entire collection.......2004-12-17

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!

A Pearl of the Collection.......2004-09-29

'Cafe Del Mar 4' is one of the most melodic additions to the wonderful series which has come to dominate and perhaps even define the downtempo movement in modern popular music culture. This particular compilation combines a varied range of jazz-symphonic excellence with some edgier rhythms, most suitably espoused by Wasis Diop's No Sant featuring vocals by Lena Fiagbe. The breathtaking and jazzy culmination of this album is Stan Getz's Street Tattoo. The deft blending of natural sounds, such as crickets in the wild and a child's voice in Grillos by Paco Fernandes is simply inspired. Opening the album is the sensuous track Que Bonito by Jose Padilla, a electronic fusion of cymbalon, Spanish guitar, xylophone and bells in an altogether more uptempo arrangement. The energy of this track ordinarily would rule it out of the donwtempo genre, but juxtaposed with Talvin Singh's remix of John Martyn's Sunshines Better, it is a welcome compliment and in fact emphasizes the eclectic nature of this superlative member of the Café Del Mar family.

Not the best CD of all the volumes.......2003-08-01

Well, this volume of Cafe Del Mar is pretty bad, the only good songs are:
Jose Padilla - Que Bonito
John Martyn - Sunshines Better
Chicane - Offshore (Ambient Mix)
Karen Ramirez - Troubled Girl (Spanish Version)
If you can only afford one CD, I will recommend "Cafe Del Mar Volume 9 or Volume 8", but not this one.

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