Buddha Bar IV (Unibox)

Buddha Bar IV (Unibox)

Buddha Bar IV (Unibox)
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Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set, Limited Edition
CD Release Date: 2002-04-09
Music Label: George V
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. La Fille De Pekin - Frederick Rousseau
  2. Tibet (A Passage To...) - Tibet Project
  3. Opium - Jade Or
  4. Moonrise - Natin Sawhney
  5. A Window Of My Dreams - Nash Didan
  6. Amatevi - Agricantus
  7. Tiempo - Manuel Franjo
  8. Historia De Un Amor - Guadalupe Pineda Con Los Tres Ases
  9. Distant Lands - Armen Chakmakian
  10. Desert Dancer (Zeb's Slow Camel Ride Remix) - Nickodemus
  11. Monsoon - Flam
  12. Rahda Ramana - Tulku
  13. Tora To Thimithikes - Natassa Theodoridou
  14. Una Musica Brutal - Gotan Project
Music CD 2
  1. Karma (Extended Mix) - Outsized
  2. Party People - Time Passing
  3. Mundian To Bach Ke - Panjabi MC
  4. Comme Toi - Ishtar
  5. Dancing With The Muse - Chris Spheeris
  6. Irish Coffee - Carlos Campos
  7. The Novel Sound - Llorca
  8. Loco - Loving Paris
  9. Percussion's Rhythm (Dimitri From Paris Re-Edit) - Roland Louis
  10. Louxor In Vegas - Dan Lacksman's Alliance
  11. Agoraki Mou - Angie Samiou
  12. Aktar Wahed - Amr Diab
  13. Yo Vivire (I Will Survive) - Celia Cruz
  14. Nocturne In Paris - Usual Masters

Music reviews of Buddha Bar IV (Unibox)

Music Review: Far from being a flop.
Rating: 4 Stars

I was in fear of getting my hands on this new release, especially since listening to Buddha Bar III. As said by another reviewer here, the whole thing started smelling like "easy money". Nevertheless, I like risky adventures and just went for this one.

After listening to this double cd several times, and sharing new experiences, I must say I am far from disappointed. David Visan (DJ here in charge) does a great job, and his multicultural background (parents from a different culture, he has also traveled a lot) is clear, especially on cd 1. You just flow through 63 minutes of what I call S.I.S. music (Suave, Incisiva y Sexy). The roots are clearly Mediterranean, in the broad sense, taking you from one point to another of that area, with some latin influences, such as the tango-like closing track. The Mediterranean is SOOOOOOOOO wonderful and rich in different cultures and ways of living, and the cd is an attempt to make you feel and discover it. When it is over, you just want....more. And you hit the repeat button, several times if necessary. CD 1 is six stars by itself.

True that cd 2 is a little more average and lacks a bit of punch, especially if it is filed as "drink" (cd 1 is filed as "dinner", even if I would have called it something else). It is more chill out music than an invitation to move your body as you're having drinks with your friends in an upscale bar of cities such as Paris, Tokyo, New York, Roma... Having said this, it has the inevitable (you'll have this on all those French releases) kitsch tracks : number 8 sounds like what the gypsies play in the streets in Madrid to have people throwing them coins from their balconies, number 9 has that silly synthesizer sound that reminds me of the popcorn song (mid seventies). Then, you have a remake of Gloria Gaynor's "I will survive" sung by salsa icon Clia Cruz, that also sounds more like a joke than anything else.

Overall, a great purchase if you don't get upset with the kitsch side and if it wouldn't be for two drawbacks : still a bit pricy and the shortness of the journey (63 and 60 minutes, that's almost half an hour less than what we could get), which is why it gets 4 stars. Other than that, the second best, after volume one... You won't be disappointed if you like cds such as "Real Ibiza", some of the "Cafe del Mar" (only the best ones), or "Flying carpet".

P.S. Just like the rest of the cds from the Buddha bar and associates collection, all tracks are mixed. Just thought you'd like to know.

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Description of Buddha Bar IV (Unibox)

This fourth installment of the now highly acclaimed Buddha Bar series is presented to you by resident #1 DJ David Visan. After studying music at the Los Angeles Music Institute, Parisian born Visan returned home to France where he was educated in the ways of deejaying by Claude Challe himself (Buddha Bar & Buddha Bar II) His mentor went on to train him in the spirit of the Buddha Bar. Buddha Bar 4 is a new sound adventure and the perfect follow up to its previous volumes. The series grows stronger with each release and IV is no exception. Visan injects new life into this double CD set and unlike the many that have tried to emulate the style of the Buddha Bar he carries you away with as much power, if not more, than those who have previously created the perfect sound in a perfect Bar. Housed in a slipcase. 2002.
There are few better avenues for musical armchair explorations than the classy Buddha-Bar series. This fourth compilation of global grooves taken from the playlist at the famous Parisian restaurant/night spot offers 28 tracks over two CDs: the "Dinner" disc supplies the lighter fare, while the "Drinks" disc is more dance-oriented. Seamlessly produced and sequenced by David Visan, IV offers a smorgasbord of transcendental world music that favors serene and organic over beat-heavy and mechanical. Smoothly moving from the Middle East to North Africa to India to Brazil and back over the ocean to Greece and Andalusia with several stops in between, the selections deftly reflect the self-reverential multinationalism of chic Parisian society. Nickodemus's trancy, tabla-driven "Desert Dancer," Armen Chakmakian's lovely North African "Distant Lands," and Guadalupe Pineda's flamenco-flavored "Historia de un Amor" spice up the "Dinner" disc, while the Arabic orchestra of "Louxor in Vegas" from Dan Lacksman's Alliance, and the modern Indian groove of MC Panjabi's "Mundian To Bach Ke" enliven the "Drinks" disc. Buddha-Bar IV is perfect companionship for a 'round-the-world vacation without leaving the house. --Carl Hanni

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