The quality of the remastering on this release sometimes gives the impression that you are listening through a tunnel.

This collection of Art Blakey's groups from 1956 to 1959 is really enjoyable.

The Carmel Strings are good on this release. Unfortunately, Chet really didn't add much musically to the tracks, he comes and goes and you never really get a sense of his "cool jazz" styling.

Check out "Tobacco Road"; a massively good blues song.

Country Music; songs about breaking up, making up, getting drunk, being hung over, leaving home, being homeless, looking back at the past, no where to go in the present. This album has got it all; "reality programming" from the 60's!

"Shift, Smash, Surge, Swell" is probably my favorite of this artfully produced downtempo work by Static (yet what is most appealing about this is Lars Rudolf's coarse, wailing, pulsing trumpet).

I first hear "Colours In Patches" on an Internet Radio station, and was captivated by its nearly ambient IDM / elektro qualities. I've listened to it several times and I find it very compelling...

You find many elektro artists do covers of other Synth Pop / Electro artists. The "Never Never" cover is truly a very worthy contribution to a Vince Clarke tribute compilation!

However, I really don't get the style label of Leftfield for this release? Do you?

Here is a contemporary contribution to Jazz Funk from an indie label in San Diego; Pacific Coast Jazz.

All of the arrangements by Allan Phillips are solid, capturing the essence of 80's funk-a-delic. The rhythm group composed of practiced musicians Rekevics, Marks, McBee and Moore create a solid foundation for the "flute guy" Bradley Leighton to lay down some very nice melodies.

The cd was a surprise for me, it is a very well rehearsed commercial studio production.

A wonderful collection of Downtempo tracks set up by Jazzanova and Resoul. Track 6 is especially enjoyable with the flute passages, especially since I'm also listening to some of Herbie Mann's work.

Although one of the styles tagged for this submission is Folk Rock, I believe that what is intended is "Folk", because many of the Tracks have some very fine vocal passages that comfortably compliment the electronic and acoustic instrumentation.

I really enjoy this compilation and I would recommend it as a library item for background music in any contemporary coffee house.

House...Deep House...Very Deep House.

This was a very nice album. I especially like the second track "Ready" with the vocals by Terra Deva. Overall, each track comfortably flows into the next without them being mixed, where the vocals added actually compliment the songs without the hip-hop bounce.

I would recommend this album as a good example of Deep House and as an enjoyable 60 min of smooth, downtempo, house grown grooves.

I actually got this on a whim; I'm born on the 24th of July. Besides the painting by Jon Burgerman used in the cover artwork is very captivating.

This compilation contains a number of songs by artists that I enjoy; "I Have Seen" by Zero 7, "Daydream In Blue" by I Monster and "Aquarius" by Boards Of Canada. I have found these artists and their songs in many other compilation sets, which I have enjoyed.

However, in this set they really do not fit well together. The flow of the sound-scape's shown by the order of the tracks is rough and really does not bring out the beauty of sound that many of the tracks truly contain; remember that the shape of song heard sets the tone for the song that follows.

If you are looking for a source of a particular song that you have been searching for then get it, but if you are looking for a set of songs that give you a couple hours of continuous listening pleasure, get something else.