Designed for lazy afternoon listening and balmy summer evenings, Beach House 2 features a gloriously sunny selection of deep house gems. The follow-up to one of 2000's most intelligent house compilations, it hits all the right notes thanks to a fresh and funky mix of laidback instrumentals, gently uplifting vocal numbers and little-known club bombs. Despite a track-listing light on populist ...
If your ears have been treated to the first three compilations in this series, it should come as no surprise to hear that the music emanating from your speakers will be damn sexy house. The mix is accessible--think Moloko's "Time Is Now" or a gospel influenced mix of De'Lacy's 1995 hands in the air classic "Hideaway". It's also melancholic (when the Basement Jaxx re-cycle chords from Remedy's ...