| Ministry
of sound - Karma Collection (CD) |
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With the plethora of "Buddha Bar" lounge / supper
club albums in the racks at silly import prices; it was
only a matter of time until club compilation giants Ministry
Of Sound waded in for a piece of the action. |
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Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. So Lonely - Jakatta
2. Mathar-Indian Vibes - The Dave Pike Set
3. Sunset - Nitin Sawhney
4. Fever - Stereo MC's (Steve Hillage Remix)
5. The Lagos Communique - Thievery Corporation
6. Mustt Mustt - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
7. Trust In Me - Susheela Raman
8. Sajanna - Badmarsh & Shri
9. Papua New Guinea - F.S.O.L. (Blue States Mix)
10. Ocean Beach - Black Mighty Orchestra (Cybophonia Cinematic
Remix)
11. The Call - Cantoma feat. Pathaan
12. Rolling Thunder - Ride
13. En Csak Azt Csodalom (Lullabye For Katharine) - Marta
Sebestyen
14. Novio - Moby
15. Always Remember To Respect Your Mother Pt 1 - Dusted
16. Swollen - Bent feat Zoe Johnston (Dusted Vocal Mix)
17. Likufanele - Zero 7
18. Up With People - Lambchop (Zero 7 Remix)
Disc: 2
1. Light - Talvin Singh
2. Come To My Body - DJ Knuf
3. Danya - Frederic Rousseau
4. Sonhar - Praful
5. Desire - Deepak Chopra feat. Demi Moore
6. Interview With The Angel - Ghostland
7. Caislean Oir - Clannad
8. Yulunga (Spirit Dance) - Dead Can Dance
9. Rah - Natacha Atlas
10. Did I Dream (Song To The Siren) - LW (Bomb-Factory Bollywood
Mix)
11. Touareg - Le Duc
12. Cores - Da Lata
13. Racing Away - 1 Giant Leap
14. La Guitare Enchantee - Grand Tourism
15. Weather Storm - Craig Armstrong
16. Harm Of Will - Bjork
17. Ready For Us - FUG
Amazon.co.uk Review
With the plethora of "Buddha Bar" lounge / supper
club albums in the racks at silly import prices; it was only
a matter of time until club compilation giants Ministry Of
Sound waded in for a piece of the action. Happily, on this
occasion, bigger definitely means better. This is by far the
best album of it's kind in the marketplace, especially if
you (like I) have found the Claude Challe albums to be all
style and no content.
'Karma
Collection' kicks off (predictably) with Jakatta's current
cover hit of 'Ever So Lonely', and then hits you with a lovely
sequence of Dave Pike's classic 'Mathar' (currently on the
Jamie Oliver ad), Nitin Sawhney's sublime 'Sunset' and into
Stereo MC's, Thievery Corporation and Massive Attack's mix
of 'Mustt Mustt'. Special spotter points for including the
snake song from 'The Jungle Book' sung by Susheela Raman,
and for finding 90's Indie stars Ride's most cosmic moment
in 'Rolling Thunder'. It then goes a bit 'sonic cathedral'
with Marta Sebestyn, Moby and the Aled Jones On Ecstacy vibe
of Dusted, before riding out with mellow masters Zero 7.
Disc
2 is a bit deeper, with the odd Celtic moment thrown in (Clannad
repositioned as veteran chill out masters - whatever next?);
and has some sweet simple pleasures with Grant Lee Phillips
and Horace Andy on 1 Giant Leap's 'Racing Away' and Bjork's
barely there ethereal presence on 'Harm Of Will'. All this
comes in a lovely red strokey tactile box, with pretty gold
embossed letters. Will definitely look good on that Heal's
coffee table.
In
conclusion, if you are a real fan of global beats, chances
are you've probably got a lot of these tunes already, possibly
on other comps. However, if you don't want to pay £30
for a French import; and you just want to relax to some sensual
and seductive sounds from around our planet, or you are looking
to turn on a friend to something which is definitely fresher
and cooler than Another Bloody Chillout CD, shell out now
amigos!
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