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Cafe Del Mar - Volumen Ocho (Vol. 8)

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Audio CD (18 Jun 2001)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
ASIN: B00005KITO
Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 16,847 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)
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1. Utopia - Goldfrapp

2. Any Other Name - Thomas Newman

3. Sunrise - Afterlife

4. Worthless - Dido, Dido Armstrong

5. Gula Gula - Mari Boine

6. 100 Billion Stars - Lux

7. Day By Day - Mark De Clive-Lowe

8. Tatouage Bleu - Ben Onono

9. Cookie Raver - Illumination

10. Will You Catch Me - Tiny Tunes

11. Pina Colada - Digby Jones

12. Apache - Scripture

13. Gabriel - Lamb

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Music lovers can always tell the summer's here because the market gets bombarded by a wealth of 'chill out'compilations but none so esteemed as the Café Del Mar series. One the first ever "Balearic" comps to emerge into the dance market, it's imaginative and considered song selections have ensured it has remained one of the finest too. Conjuring up the mood of Ibiza's more gentle side beautifully, the series features enigmatic combinations of downtempo beats, gorgeous guitar strums, wistful flute and lush strings. This 8th excursion is once again akin to sinking into a hot, scented bubble bath after a hard days work, with supine sonics from respected artists such as Goldfrapp ("Utopia"), Dido ("Worthless"), Afterlife ("Sunrise"), Illumination ("Cookie Raver"), Ben Onono ("Tattouage Blue"), Digby Jones ("Pina Colada") and Scriptiure ("Apache"). As we've come to expect from the Café Del Mar series, this album provides the perfect backdrop to any relaxing summer day. --Paul Sullivan

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5.0 out of 5 stars If music were a big hammock.................., 16 Aug 2001

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Considered by many to be the benchmark in ambient/chillout compilations the Cafe Del Mar series always has a lot to live up to, particularly after Jose Padilla decided he'd had enough and passed the job of compiling to Bruno for Vol.7. Well, the batton has been passed again to Luke Neville & Ben Cherrill with great results.... Vol.8 steers away from quick fix chill-out music and delivers something a little special. Tracks tend to creep-up on you, the build-up on Dido's Worthless being a good example. As a result this album gets better and better with each listen. Depending on taste you might not like every track as the musical origins are wide and varied as usual, but as a whole this is another classic from the 'can do no wrong' Cafe Del Mar series. Get it, find a spot and enjoy..... Ads

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5.0 out of 5 stars The supremo chillout album, 19 Aug 2001

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This has been the most suprisingly good cd I've heard all summer, addictive, and each time I play it, someone either wants to borrow or buy it, good sign. Caf� del Mar 8 has the cr�me de la cr�me of chill out and electronica artists and producers, and makes a mockery of all the other rip off cd's in this genre trying to achieve the same depths of chill and style. Highlights for me are Illumination's "Cookie Raver", a mixture of Sueno Latino and deep Future Sound of London type beats and vibe, Illumination's remix of Mari Boine, "Gula Gula", and the Lamb anthem "Gabriel". Thanks Caf� del Mar, and keep up the good work with cutting edge acts like these.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Time to lay this old dog to rest, 26 Sep 2001

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There is an easy explanation as to why this volume of Cafe del Mar is such a huge disappointment - it's related to the others in name and not by nature. The Cafe del Mar series truly ended when Jose Padilla stopped compiling them with Volume 6. He was the true essence of Caf� del Mar but left stating people only went there because they were told to and it had lost it's original beauty - i.e. it had got to commercial - just like the island of Ibiza itself. Bruno compiled Volume 7, which wasn't bad but still not a patch on what had come before.

So on to Volume 8. Manifesto have such faith in the 2 DJ's that compiled this that they are not even given a mention on the front - only in small print on the back.
The track selection and sequencing is poor compared to the standards set by Padilla. He had a talent of being able to bring together a diverse selection of tracks but all with a common Balearic feel and sequenced them brilliantly so each one rolled off the other. Not the case here at all. What Dido and Thomas Newman have to do with Ibiza I don't know. I'm sure if it weren't for Jakarta's "American Dream" being such a hit then the American Beauty theme wouldn't have been included at all. There are the some of the usual suspects however - Afterlife and Lux with very strong offerings. However, the overall feel of this compilation is quite dull and it seems to meander directionless until it reaches the incredibly dull and depressing "Gabriel" by Lamb.

In between there are a few tracks that make it worth the purchase (just!!!):- Tattouage blue and Pina Colada come to mind

No doubt there will be another Volume next summer to cash in on the reputation the series is built up. Lets hope it is better than this.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Chill-out without the funk....
A great album to sip sangria to. Not a 'jazzy' as the latest Vol.9 but offers a warm blend of subtle head-calmindg tunes and 'beaty' vibes. Read more

Published on 13 Nov 2002 by absonic

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
As an avid fan and collector of the Cafe del Mar series, i found vol.8 to be very disappointing in its lack of tune-full and melodic sounds found in the other volumes. Read more

Published on 3 Aug 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent - mellow, tranquel with mediterranean influences.
I have all the Cafe del Mar CD's and bought this in France where this kind of music seems to be prolific. Read more

Published on 26 Jul 2001 by denisedenovan_jones@hotmail.com

5.0 out of 5 stars The most mature Cafe Del Mar yet
Brilliant atmosphere, definitely a chill out album and in my opinion the collection has reached a degree of maturity that only comes with the years. Read more

Published on 4 Jul 2001 by gdemet@otenet.gr

4.0 out of 5 stars Oh So Cool
To start with, goodbye volume siete (7), and to say I was a little dissapointed sums it up really, although being a music lover of all genre this still stands as a cut above the... Read more

Published on 3 Jul 2001

2.0 out of 5 stars Best "Slasher" Album about!!!
This is quite possibly the worst chill-out album I've heard yet....if you make it past the first few tracks without slashing your wrists or falling into a deep coma, then maybe... Read more

Published on 28 Jun 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb mood music, the best of this genre defining series
Cafe Del Mar's genre defining compilations have hit a new high with this, the eighth in the series. The ebb and flow, the careful selection of established acts like Goldfrapp... Read more

Published on 27 Jun 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Balearic bliss
fresh from the sunset cafe, with the sound of waves lapping at the shore and the sun beating down from the blue med sky cafe Del mar volume 8 brings all the usual Balearic bliss... Read more

Published on 20 Jun 2001 by lmageean@mutv.com

3.0 out of 5 stars The latest but not the greatest.
The much imitated but never bettered Cafe Del Mar series always offer up the best in an ever-expanding market of summer Baeleric ambient tunes. Read more

Published on 19 Jun 2001

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