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Track Listings
| 1. Friends and Enemies - DJ Cam |
| 2. All Alone (No One To Be With) - Slick Rick |
| 3. Bayou - Deadly Avenger |
| 4. Stars All Seem To Weep - Beth Orton |
| 5. Flow - Model 500 (G-Funk mix) |
| 6. Cascades Of Colour - The Ananda Project feat. Gaelle Adisson (Wamdue Black mix) |
| 7. Do It Now - Dubtribe Sound System |
| 8. Wonderful Life - Carl Craig |
| 9. To Cry About - Mary Margaret O'Hara |
| 10. Silent Treatment - The Roots |
| 11. Someday We'll All Be Free - Donny Hathaway |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
In a market saturated by mix albums of every description, DMC's Back to Mine series glows like a beacon in a fog of mediocrity. The idea is simple: artists are given a free rein to compile a set that's both intuitive and personal to their taste--a mix of post-club textures chiefly designed for horizontal dancing and chilled-out bonhomie. Latest recruits, Everything But the Girl, take to the idea like ducks to water, displaying a musical pedigree that's latterly embraced house, hip-hop, even drum 'n' bass. Although most people have warmed to the group's shift into dance culture, what will surprise is their sublime choice of tunes. Kicking off with the drum machine jazz of DJ Cam's "Friends and Enemies", the moody hip-hop noir of Deadly Avenger's "Bayou" and their own production on Beth Orton's "Stars All Seem to Weep", the mood is stoner-paced but never drab. Follow this with classy deep house nostalgia, a little stripped back ambience courtesy of Carl Craig and a rousingly sanguine finale featuring Donny Hathaway's "Someday We'll All Be Free", and you have the makings of a fine night in. --Paul Tierney
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Being both an ebtg and back to mine series fan for years, I have been stunned by this. I have played it to death both at home and in the car and am still finding new things in each listen. Ben and Tracey have managed to combine cool, chill and occasionally a dash of melancholy yet somehow always provoking a smile.
It is the perfect soundtrack to the current heatwave (together with a long cool beer whilst watching the sun go down)
I know this will be a long term favourite - quite extraordinary.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
In my opinion this ranks up there with MJ Cole, Groove Armada and Faithless as one of the best albums in the Back to Mine series.
This is a brilliantly conceived album and superbly showcases the musical inspirations behind a very influential musical duo. The mix has all the right ingredients for a chill out album from the beautiful intro courtesy of DJ Cam right through to the end of the CD with Someday We'll All Be Free from Donny Hathaway. In between we have great tracks from Carl Craig, Model 500, The Roots and Dubtribe Sound System. The stand out track for me however is the haunting vocals provided by Beth Orton laid ontop of an EBTG inspired beat - brilliant!!!
As I've said this is one of the best in the Back to Mine series, a pure classic of album which will never date or be out of your CD player - I promise.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I was absolutely blown away by this album. It is a truly remarkable album which blends seamlessly hip-hop, funk and a bit of everything in between. Definite stand-outs (which is hard on an album filled from start to finish with brilliant tunes) are Slick Rick with his beautiful mix of hip-hop and storytelling, and the wonderul haunting voice of Beth Orton.
Buy this album, it's a great addition to anyone's collection. Truly outstanding
Buy this album, it's a great addition to anyone's collection. Truly outstanding
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Freakin' excellent
I'm assuming that if you're into EBTG you already have a fairly sophisticated palette. So there's no need to plead the case. You will love this. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2008 by Mr. Sam Loud
This is great
I cant knock it, y-know? It has plenty of class and the mixing is great. Couple of tracks arent good like Silent Treatment, which I just dont get. Slick Rick is great tho'.
Published on 13 Oct 2003 by Pezza
Absolutely heavenly
I own every masterpiece by EBTG and I like them very much. They have changed their style since the beginning and I don't mind it at all. Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2002 by Pignatti Sofia
Buy with EBTG Inspired Confidence
I listened to this CD for about 3 days and nothing else. It's very easy to listen to. A diverse collection, heavy hip-hop beats, house and old skool soul seemlessly (and i mean... Read more
Published on 19 May 2001 by Stephen Ritchie
Best Back to Mine yet
Having all of them, I can honestly say that this is the best one yet. It's got hip hop, house, more hip hop, funk, and dreamy electronic ambient that make this album amazing. Read more
Published on 30 April 2001 by sweber2001@yahoo.com
Another superb album in the supreme Back To Mine series
This is another mind-blowingly relaxed and chilled out easy listening album. The track listing is well thought out and rivals the Faithless or Tenaglia albums. Read more
Published on 20 April 2001
Some Cool-Chill Tryouts from EBTG
The latest in the 'Back To Mine' series sees Everything But the Girls' Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt choose a range of soft, late-night tracks that have helped shape them into the band... Read more
Published on 19 April 2001
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