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 ...
When Never, Never Land was originally released in 2003 it was met, like Psyence Fiction before it, with almost equal amounts of critical acclaim and critical carping. Considering the fact that the sound had changed almost beyond recognition due to the absence of DJ Shadow--the new album lacks the raw drum & bass energy of the Drums of Death tracks, but at the same time is freed from ...
Now approaching its half-century, Now That's What I Call Music Vol.48 brings us highlights of the season from the UK Top 40. It is more apparent than ever how diverse popular music has become since its predecessor Now That's What I Call Music Vol.47 was released. Who would have thought back then that we'd be given the angsty rock of Papa Roach ("Last Resort") on the same compilation ...