Röyksopp - Junior (2009)

Röyksopp - Junior

Original Release Date: Mar 24, 2009

Label: Astralwerks

Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Trip-Hop

Size: 408MB

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Tracklisting:
1. Happy Up Here (2:43)
2. The Girl and the Robot (4:29)
3. Vision One (4:59)
4. This Must Be It (4:41)
5. Röyksopp Forever (5:00)
6. Miss It So Much (5:01)
7. Tricky Tricky (5:59)
8. You Don't Have a Clue (4:33)
9. Silver Cruiser (4:36)
10. True to Life (5:50)
11. It's What I Want (3:09)

Review by John Bush
Makers of sophisticated dance-pop with more than enough production finesse to intrigue electronica listeners, Röyksopp complete their transition from trip-hop maestros to electronic popsters on their third album, Junior. As on 2005's The Understanding, the melodies here are unmissable, whether there's a star vocal feature or not — and, to signal their rising status, there are several here. Karin Dreijer of the Knife returns for two songs (including the dizzyingly Moroder-like "This Must Be It"), while Robyn makes her Röyksopp debut on "The Girl and the Robot" (which may or may not be an inter-life form torch song), and Lykke Li also makes a first appearance with "Miss It So Much" (also curiously robotic, with the lyric "My mechanical heart, how it tears me apart"). Besides the stars, Anneli Drecker of Bel Canto does the heavy lifting, lending her heavenly voice to four songs. Overall, the Röyksopp duo remain stellar producers, with a good handle on the three things most important to dance-pop: bewitching melodies, intriguing effects, and enough character to find a fanbase among the non-chart-buying public. (Their old standby, back in force here, is a squelchy synth bassline that creaks and shudders as it cycles through arpeggio after arpeggio). As in the past too, many of the usual stylistic signposts are passed — Giorgio Moroder, Daft Punk, Air. In the end, Röyksopp remain among the best at middlebrow dance-pop, crafting music that can and will rule the supermarket aisles while still having a shelf-life longer than the canned ham you'll find there.

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Röyksopp - The Understanding (2005)

Röyksopp - The Understanding

Original Release Date: Jul 12, 2005

Label: Astralwerks

Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Trip-Hop

Size: 409MB

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Tracklisting:
1. Triumphant (4:21)
2. Only This Moment (3:56)
3. 49 Percent (5:12)
4. Sombre Detune (4:52)
5. Follow My Ruin (3:52)
6. Beautiful Day Without You (5:29)
7. What Else Is There? (5:17)
8. Circuit Breaker (5:25)
9. Alpha Male (8:11)
10. Someone Like Me (5:23)
11. Dead to the World (5:21)
12. Tristesse Globale (1:23)

Review by John Bush
When the Norwegian production duo Röyksopp dropped their first album, Melody A.M., it sounded as though they were on a stopover from another planet. Otherworldly samples and a crisp production sense combined to make the singles "Eple" and "Sparks" perfect examples of the downbeat form and near-ubiquitous inclusions on chillout compilations. As electronica artists from Biosphere to Boards of Canada had proved before them, a life away from the mainstream — say, in the extreme northern climes of Europe — was easily capable of freeing an artist from the demands of trendiness. Their second album, The Understanding, reveals a different focus: fascination with all manner of radio-ready European dance. Yes, Röyksopp are all grown up now. In their quest for maturity (as well as the ears of busy shoppers all over the Northern Hemisphere), the duo changed their distinctive sound in the process. The single "Only This Moment," a post-connubial duet between male and female, could perhaps have heralded the comeback of a middle-aged Aqua, while on "49 Percent" the duo struggle to emulate Underworld's "Pearls' Girl" (while a bewitching vocal from Chelonis R. Jones rescues them from the brink). Nods to synth pop (Depeche Mode, Soft Cell), disco (Moroder), and electronica (Daft Punk, Boards of Canada) simply accentuate the overall mood, that Röyksopp have little left to say aside from what others have said more clearly in the past.

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Röyksopp - Melody A.M. (2001)

Röyksopp - Melody A.M.

Original Release Date: 2001

Label: Wall Of Sound

Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Trip-Hop

Size: 277MB

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Tracklisting:
1. So Easy (4:09)
2. Eple (3:37)
3. Sparks (5:26)
4. In Space (3:31)
5. Poor Leno (3:58)
6. A Higher Place (4:31)
7. Röyksopp's Night Out (7:30)
8. Remind Me (3:40)
9. She's So (5:24)
10. 40 Years Back / Come (4:46)

Review by John Bush
Chilled-out or downbeat acts swept through the electronic scene during 2001 and 2002, prompting dozens of identikit compilations, all conjuring up images of exhausted clubbers returning home early in the morning and enjoying a cup of tea or a smoke after a hectic night out. And although downtempo electronica had always been largely album-based, most of these trackmasters didn't do much on the full-length front. The Norwegian duo Röyksopp, however, displayed a careful hand with the boards on their 2001 debut Melody A.M.. Röyksopp balances the haunted atmospheres of Boards of Canada with the more traditional "songwriting" sensibility of downbeat specialists like Groove Armada or Koop. The opener is proof enough, with a chunky bassline undergirding the spooky, ethereal refrain from Bobby Vinton's "Blue on Blue" recorded by some long-forgotten vocal chorus. There's much of beauty on Melody A.M., very textured and imaginatively produced to sound like few of their contemporaries; it's saying much to even admit that Röyksopp is occasionally the equal of such otherworldly acts as Boards of Canada or Goldfrapp. They seem a bit too indebted to the gauzy synths of '70s soundtracks, but there are a few good exceptions, like the distinctly '80s sense of artificial ethereality to the closer, "40 Years Back/Come." Picking up the ball right about where Air dropped it after Moon Safari, Röyksopp produced one of the most intriguing downbeat albums of the year.

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Madrid De Los Austrias - Mas Amor (2006)

Madrid De Los Austrias - iMas Amor

Original Release Date: Jun 6, 2006

Label: BMG

Genre: Electronica, Trip-Hop

Size: 346MB

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Tracklisting:
1 Para Don Alonso Jimenez, Kreiner ... 4:09
2 Un Mensaje Kreiner ... 5:21
3 No a La Guerra Jimenez, Kreiner ... 5:07
4 Buscando Kreiner ... 3:36
5 Viento y Luna Jimenez, Kreiner ... 4:35
6 Mas Amor C., Kreiner ... 4:23
7 Valderrama Kreiner ... 5:00
8 Deia C., Kreiner ... 3:59
9 Vida del Pescador Kreiner ... 7:46
10 Rua Do Trombeta Kreiner ... 5:09
11 Enrique Varga Kreiner ... 3:35

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Zeebee - Be My Sailor (2010)

Zeebee - Be My Sailor

Original Release Date: 2010

Label: Dope Noir Records

Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Trip-Hop

Size: 340MB

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Tracklisting:
01. Be My Sailor
02. Jealous
03. La Belle Nation
04. The One I Am
05. In Peace We Live
06. Educating Me
07. Rehlein
08. Please
09. Sensibility
10. You Do Me Wrong
11. Fairy Tale

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Tosca - J.A.C. (2005)

Tosca - J.A.C.

Original Release Date: May 31, 2005

Label: G-Stone/K7

Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Trip-Hop

Size: 381MB

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Tracklisting:
1. Rondo A Capricio 6:13
2. Heidi Brühl 4:46
3. Superrob 4:19
4. John Lee Huber 4:19
5. Pyjama 3:53
6. The Big Sleep 6:07
7. Damentag 4:43
8. Naschkatze 4:20
9. Züri 5:31
10. Sala 8:20
11. Forte 3:56
12. No More Olives 5:46

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Tosca - No Hassle (2009)

Tosca - No Hassle 

Original Release Date: Apr 27, 2009

Label: !K7

Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Trip-Hop

Size: 674MB

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Tracklisting:
CD1 (Studio)
01. My First - 05:42
02. Elitsa - 04:55
03. Springer - 05:13
04. Birthday - 04:49
05. Oysters in May - 04:37
06. Joe Si Ha - 04:10
07. Elektra Bregenz - 04:09
08. Fondue - 03:33
09. Rosa - 05:08
10. Raymundo - 05:17
11. Mrs. Bongo - 05:35
12. No Hassle - 06:25

CD2 (Live)
01. Piano Intro (live) - 04:03
02. No Hassle (live) - 05:47
03. Oysters in May (live) - 04:54
04. My First Ambient (live) - 01:08
05. My First (live) - 05:27
06. Springer Ambient (live) - 01:58
07. Springer (live) - 05:21
08. Knoll (live) - 04:30
09. Joe Si Ha (live) - 03:50
10. Elektra Bregenz (live) - 04:35
11. Birthday (live) - 04:29
12. Utrecht Spa (live) - 04:23
13. Mrs Bongo (live) - 05:31
14. Rosa (live) - 06:25

Review by John Bush
The lack of releases and exposure from Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister during the 2000s may not have been entirely a bad thing; granted, their early remixes and productions as Kruder & Dorfmeister were landmarks in trip-hop, but if they'd continued on a similar release schedule, they might have gone the way of countless other acts trying (and failing) to avoid the forest-for-the-trees issues that plagued both producers and listeners. Dorfmeister's Tosca project with Rupert Huber remained relatively consistent, although without a full-length of new productions in quite a few years. No Hassle, then, arrived at just the right time. The sound isn't a surprise at all, with watery grooves, soft keyboards, and, early on, an inconstant use of backbeat. Midway through, however, the record finally gets in a few straight-ahead productions (including "Oysters in May"), but with all the immaculate sound and studied arrangements that fans would expect. Dorfmeister and Huber occasionally hark back to the haunted detachment of much classic IDM and trip-hop during the '90s, but as much of the record rests with the smoothest of jazz-fusion from the late '70s and early '80s. Actually a two-disc program, No Hassle includes a full disc of live material, recorded at the Ars Electronica festival.

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Tosca - Dehli9 (2003)

Tosca - Dehli9

Original Release Date: Feb 25, 2003

Label: !K7

Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Trip-Hop

Size: 567MB

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Tracklisting:
disc 1
1. Oscar (feat. Anna Clementi) (5:20)
2. Me & Yoko Ono (feat. Anna Clementi) (6:09)
3. Gute Laune (feat. Tweed) (4:57)
4. Mango di Bango (6:18)
5. Wonderful (feat. Earl Zinger) (5:02)
6. Every Day & Every Night (feat. Sugar B.) (6:14)
7. Dave Dudley (6:26)
8. Rolf Royce (feat. Stephan Graf Hadik Wildner) (5:48)
9. Sperl (7:39)
10. La Vendeuse des Chaussures des Femmes, Part 1 (6:52)

disc 2
1. D-Moll (Session 1) (3:00)
2. Einschlaf (Session 2) (1:50)
3. Wien in E (Session 3) (3:13)
4. Schwimmer (Session 4) (3:43)
5. 1504 / 7 (Session 5) (3:25)
6. Slow Hell (Session 6) (3:09)
7. Song (Session 7) (2:58)
8. Romanze in Es (Session 8) (2:23)
9. Fluß (Session 9) (6:13)
10. Ping (Session 10) (3:17)
11. 2504 / 1 (Session 11) (3:06)
12. Piano 1 (Session 12) (8:46)

Review by Joshua Glazer
Although his name will be forever tied to the non-prolific yet incredibly well-known duo Kruder & Dorfmeister, Richard Dorfmeister has spent most of his musical life teamed with schoolmate Rupert Huber. The pair have released four albums and as many full-length remix projects (as Tosca) in the same time K&D has yet to put out one album. And that is still not considering the time Dorfmeister and Huber spent playing together in Dehli 9, the high-school group from which this album takes its name.
Those who know only of Dorfmeister's more popular unit will be far from shocked upon hearing this release. No matter who Dorfmeister works with, the same lithe and soothing soundscapes come through in the finished product. Yet Dehli9 does stand out from previous efforts by programming more upbeat jazzy licks before running them through the familiar dub echo chamber. This slight increase in energy makes Dehli9 less a record for blunted evenings and more of a calming and focused companion perfect for getting through a day's stress.
Far more druggy is the bonus second disc, which consists of solo piano compositions played by Huber, and subtly rearranged by Dorfmeister in the studio. What could have been dull, avant-garde piano movements come alive in the space between the minimal notes where Dorfmeister works his magic beneath the note's resonance. Listeners will surely spend most of their time with disc one, but disc two is well worth at least one somber evening's listen.

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Tosca - Suzuki In Dub (2000)

Tosca - Suzuki In Dub

Original Release Date: 2000

Label: G-Stone/K7

Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Trip-Hop

Size: 364MB

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Tracklisting:
01. Tosca - Suzuki (Burnt Friedman Nonplace Whistle Dub)
02. Tosca - Orozco (Dubphonic Dub)
03. Tosca - Busenfreund (Walkner & M? Dub)
04. Tosca - Annanas (Cosmic Rocker Dub)
05. Tosca - Busenfreund (dZihan & Kamien Dub)
06. Tosca - Annanas (Uko Dub)
07. Tosca - Busenfreund (Philippe Lussan Dub)
08. Tosca - Boss On The Boat (Deadbeats Version)
09. Tosca - Busenfreund (Baby Mammoth Version 3)
10. Tosca - Annanas (G-Corporation Dub)
11. Tosca - Zula Dub

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Tosca - Suzuki (2000)

Tosca - Suzuki

Original Release Date: Mar 21, 2000

Label: G-Stone/K7

Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Trip-Hop

Size: 374MB

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Tracklisting:
01 Pearl In (0:25)
02 Suzuki (6:04)
03 Annanas (6:34)
04 Orozco (5:25)
05 Busenfreund (5:16)
06 Honey (5:57)
07 Bass On The Boat (6:03)
08 John Tomes (5:05)
09 Ocean Beat (4:32)
10 The Key (7:00)
11 Doris Dub (4:00)
12 Pearl Off (3:07)

Review by Heather Phares
Tosca's second album Suzuki takes a lighter, airier approach to the trip-hop terrain that Opera explored. The spare, shimmering title track's delicate synth textures, minimal beats, mellow rhythms, and breathy vocal samples set the tone for the rest of the album's laid-back tracks. Though "Orozco," "Bass on the Boat," and "Ocean Beat" are more immediate variations on Tosca's relaxed sound, for the most part, Suzuki offers a locked groove of hypnotic, deeply chilled-out epics.

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Tosca - Opera (1997)

Tosca - Opera

Original Release Date: 1997

Label: G-Stone/K7

Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Trip-Hop

Size: 242MB

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Tracklisting:
01. Tosca - Fuck Dub Part 1+2
02. Tosca - Amalienbad
03. Tosca - Worksong
04. Tosca - Gimmi Gimmi
05. Tosca - Ladies+Gentlemen
06. Tosca - Chocolate Elvis
07. Tosca - Ambient Emely
08. Tosca - PostGirl
09. Tosca - Listen My Friend
10. Tosca - Buona Sarah

Tosca's debut, Opera, ably charts the groovy dark side of blunted trip-hop, with spare hip-hop samples and deep basslines contributing to tracks like "Fuck Dub," "Worksong," and "Chocolate Elvis."


 

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Gare du Nord - Love for Lunch (2009)

Gare du Nord - Love for Lunch

Original Release Date: 2009

Label: Blue Note

Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Jazz

Size: 351MB

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Tracklisting:
1. Come to the Ball (4:05)
2. Dish of the Day (3:28)
3. Summertime (5:12)
4. Call It Quits (3:56)
5. A Matter of Time (3:56)
6. Poor Boy's Blues #2 (3:58)
7. Almost There (3:32)
8. Groove Me Up (4:07)
9. After the Ball (0:55)
10. Berlin Beat (4:31)
11. Voodoo (4:40)
12. Come on Everybody (4:35)
13. Love for Lunch (4:32)

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Gare du Nord - Club Gare du Nord (2005)

Gare du Nord - Club Gare du Nord

Original Release Date: Oct 24, 2005

Label: PIAS

Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Jazz

Size: 245MB

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Tracklisting:
1 Are You Coming with Me? 3:42
2 What's Up? 4:37
3 It's in the Mind, Not in the Eye 3:19
4 Poor Boys Blues (For Nick Drake) 3:59
5 Exquis-It, Baby 3:46
6 Somethin' Like That... 4:18
7 Tom's Song 3:50
8 (Watch Your Step) Mind the Gap 2:56
9 Go Back, Jack! 3:15
10 Ou Est Ton Singe?/Where Is Your Monkey? 3:04
11 We Still Grow 5:58

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Gare du Nord - Kind Of Cool (2003)

Gare du Nord - Kind Of Cool
Original Release Date: Feb 12, 2002
Label: Import
Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Jazz
Size: 362MB
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Tracklisting:

01 Kind Of Cool 1 (Inner City Groove)
02 Sold My Soul
03 L'Hotel Beat
04 Panchira (Rasa Clinic, 1962)
05 Profondo Blu
06 Dark Chill
07 Kind Of Cool 2 (Miles Et Juliette)
08 Chinese Whispers, Japanese Strings
09 You're So Tight
10 !Yo... Que Pasa?
11 I'm Not A Woman, I'm Not A Man
12 Tres Cool

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Gare du Nord - In Search of Excellounge (2002)

 

Gare du Nord - In Search of Excellounge

Original Release Date: Feb 12, 2002

Label: Play It Again Sam

Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Jazz

Size: 261MB

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Tracklisting:
01 How Was It For You
02 Taxi Au Moulin
03 Tune Up
04 Pablo's Blues
05 Excellounge Bar
06 Disco-Tek (Boogie All Night Long)
07 Room 69... Moi?
08 Searching Gainsbourg
09 Poem Rouge

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Zero 7 - Yeah Ghost (2009)

Zero 7 - Yeah Ghost

Original Release Date: Sep 29, 2009

Label: Atlantic

Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Trip-Hop

Size: 282MB

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Tracklisting:

1. Count Me Out (1:26)
2. Mr McGee (4:19)
3. Swing (3:58)
4. Everything Up (Zizou) (5:19)
5. Pop Art Blue (4:23)
6. Medicine Man (4:33)
7. Ghost sYMbOL (4:37)
8. Sleeper (4:40)
9. Solastalgia (1:59)
10. The Road (3:43)
11. All of Us (6:20)

 
Review by John Bush
Studio mainstays for well over a decade, Zero 7's Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker can wring an expert production from nearly any song, whether it's synth-based or band-based, instrumental or vocal, unadulterated pop or colored with some other genre shade thereof. Their fourth album as Zero 7 includes all of those approaches, so file it as another in a career of ever-evolving records that have moved them from chilled downbeat into dynamic alternative pop. A dedicated rhythm section appears on half the record, accentuating the feel that this is a band record -- albeit impeccably produced -- with an array of guests taking vocal turns. As before, the songs are written well and the guest vocalists are selected with care, but they're usually overwhelmed by the numerous production touches. Each song is a variation on the pop form, whether it's straight commercial pop on "Mr McGee," neo-soul on "Medicine Man," folkie introspection on "Swing," or starburst electronica on "Pop Art Blue." The best and most natural blend occurs on "Everything Up (Zizou)," which has a bit of indie guitar over its sheen of electronic pop, with vocals from Binns himself and the most impressive of the guests, Eska (who sings over five tracks total). Though Zero 7 are still not in the same class as Air (or even Phoenix), Yeah Ghost is an enjoyable record that shows them apparently on the way to something more unique.

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Zero 7 - The Garden (2006)

Zero 7 - The Garden

Original Release Date: Jun 6, 2006

Label: Atlantic

Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Trip-Hop

Size: 324MB

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Tracklisting:
1. Futures (3:51)
2. Throw It All Away (5:22)
3. Seeing Things (5:11)
4. The Pageant of the Bizarre (4:23)
5. You're My Flame (3:17)
6. Left Behind (1:17)
7. Today (4:05)
8. This Fine Social Scene (4:29)
9. Your Place (6:03)
10. If I Can't Have You (3:24)
11. Crosses (6:41)
12. Waiting to Die (3:39)

Review by Marisa Brown
In Zero 7's last album, When It Falls, there were more than noticeable hints that the band was taking the idea of a pop song a lot more seriously, which should then make it unsurprising that with Garden they've stepped even further in that direction, all but leaving their downbeat roots behind. Instead of being what the music is based around, the synthesized aspects once so prominent now act more like the thread that sews the different squares of the quilt together and keeps them in place. The actual substance, the fabric, is much more organic; it's the guitars, the keyboards, the horns, and the rich vocal harmonies. Sia returns as a guest artist, as does Swedish star José González, whose Jim Croce-esque voice works fantastically with the verdant plot of land that Zero 7 has managed to cultivate. The songs are creative and interesting, explorative without losing their focus or their point, moving about from being in love to reflections on life to obsession. "Throw It All Away" has a nice, easy summer groove, "Today" uses sparser instrumentals over electronic percussion, the vibraphone in "The Pageant of the Bizarre" adds a circusy, Air-like feel, and "Crosses," which first appeared on González's album Veneer, is embellished with changing dynamics, a Fleetwood Mac-esque piano line, plenty of keyboard effects, and a string section. While Sia's emotive voice has been long proven to be an excellent fit with Zero 7's music, the relative flatness of González's adds a nice texture to the rolling movement behind it. And main songwriter Henry Binns, who also take lead vocals occasionally, is a master at adding harmonies that bring a kind of light pastoral intensity to the pieces, and gives them a great sense of structure. With Garden, Zero 7 has created what could be the ultimate summer evening record: warm pop hooks, lush instrumentation, unobtrusive electronica elements, and '60s-style harmonies that all come together into superb, wonderfully descriptive songs. And what could be better than that?

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Zero 7 - Simple Things (2001)

Zero 7 - Simple Things
Original Release Date: Jun 12, 2001
Label: Palm
Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Trip-Hop
Size: 402MB
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Tracklisting:
1. I Have Seen (5:09)
2. Polaris (4:49)
3. Destiny (5:40)
4. Give It Away (5:19)
5. Simple Things (4:25)
6. Red Dust (5:42)
7. Distractions (5:18)
8. In the Waiting Line (4:33)
9. Out of Town (4:50)
10. This World (5:38)
11. Likufanele (6:07)
12. End Theme (3:40)

Review by Tim DiGravina
Forget the rampant labeling of Zero 7 as the "British Air," because Simple Things is a debut album that stands on its own as a chilled, subtle collection of organic songs. There are hints of Air, but there are equally relevant comparisons that might be made with Morcheeba, Rae & Christian, Nightmares on Wax, and early Massive Attack. Indeed, after Morcheeba's overproduced Fragments of Freedom and Rae & Christian's sloppy Sleepwalking, Simple Things picks up the slack in a rewarding manner. Simple Things might just be a gentle Cinderella, a kind stepsister to Massive Attack's dark masterpiece, Mezzanine. It's rare that a post-trip-hop album is so interesting and engrossing, but the duo of Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker mix a number of musical elements, such as soul-influenced diva vocals, gurgling and ringing keyboards, and classical string arrangements, into a relaxing, potent wave of sounds. Though the album starts to meander in its closing tracks, the first 50 minutes are cohesive, vibrant, and calming. Highlights are too numerous to call out, as the duo switches from instrumentals to songs featuring passionate, energized vocals from Mozez, Sia Furler, and Sophie Barker. All three vocalists mingle as perfect matches to the smart arrangements. Twinkling keyboards, barely-there basslines, and acoustic guitars create rolling melodies that never interfere with the task at hand, that of chiseling textured aural atmospheres. Simple Things is an accomplished slice of soulful genius that rewards frequent spins.

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Gotan Project - Inspiracion Espiracion (2004)

Gotan Project - Inspiracion Espiracion

Original Release Date: Sep 14, 2004

Label: Ya Basta

Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Trip-Hop

Size: 358MB

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Tracklisting:

1. Cerioti - La Cumparsita (0:33)
2. Astor Piazzolla - Cite Tango (3:55)
3. Gotan Project Meets Chet Baker - Round About Midnight (7:09)
4. Gotan Project - Confianzas (5:28)
5. Peace Orchestra - The Man (El Hombre Remix) (7:12)
6. Domingo Cura - Percusion (Part 1) (4:14)
7. Gotan Project - La Del Ruso (Calexico Version) (7:01)
8. Gotan Project - El Capitalismo Foraneo (Antipop Consortium Remix) (3:27)
9. Anibal Troilo - Tres Y Dos (Tango) (2:53)
10. Al-Shid - M.A.T.H. (2:56)
11. Gotan Project - Triptico (Peter Kruder Trip De Luxe) (10:10)
12. Gotan Project - Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre) (Pepe Bradock Wider Remix) (6:18)

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Gotan Project - La Revancha Del Tango (2001)

Gotan Project - La Revancha Del Tango

Original Release Date: Oct 2001

Label: Ya Basta

Genre: Electronica, Downtempo, Trip-Hop

Size: 385MB

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Tracklisting:

1. Queremos paz (5:17)
2. Época (4:29)
3. Chunga's Revenge (5:04)
4. Tríptico (8:28)
5. Santa María (del buen ayre) (6:00)
6. Una música brutal (4:14)
7. El capitalismo foráneo (6:15)
8. Last tango in Paris (5:53)
9. La del ruso (6:24)
10. Vuelvo al sur (7:00)

Review by Mario Mesquita Borges

An unrivaled collection of themes representing a unique fusion amid traditional forms of music and the nouvelle fields of electronica, Gotan Project's La Revancha del Tango discloses unknown frontiers for the modern beat explorers. Inspired by Argentinean tango, Philippe Cohen Solal and Christophe H. Müller, responsible for projects such as Boys From Brazil or Stereo Action Unlimited, united their efforts with Eduardo Makaroff to record what ultimately became a daring musical piece. Mixing styles like dub and downbeat and enrolling the talents of Argentinean musicians like Gustavo Beytelmann and Nini Flores, the founding trio of Gotan Project managed to deliver a unique debut album. "Tríptico," "Santa Maria (Del Buen Aire)," and "El Capitalismo Foraneo" are just of the three themes revealing the trio's composing intuition, manipulating the romanticism and dark inspiration of Argentinean illustrative street music with novel electronica. Operating with instruments like the bandoneon, along with modern percussion, Gotan implements an exclusive creative challenge. "Vuelvo Ar Sur," an Astor Piazzolla original composition vocalized by Cristina Villalonga, closes this unequaled set of melodies, confirming Gotan's sole extent of melody exploration.

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