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Moonshine presents the first volume in a series designed to take you back to the sweat-soaked, pharmacologically tinged days of celebration on the Balearic island of Ibiza. Big guns such as Leftfield and Underworld are accounted for here, although the paradisiacal island's soul is best reflected in the lesser known outfits' attempts at Latin-flavored progressive house. Most notable is Tabula Rasa's ode to a favored Ibiza haunt, "Sunset at the Cafe Del Mar." Finally, what document of the legendary capital of music and hedonism would be complete without the atmospheric "Smokebelch II" from DIY-electrogod Andrew Weatherall's sadly now-defunct Sabres of Paradise? All in all, Ibiza Afterhours is a nifty collection: a little bit of dance history and a whole lot of just havin' it out on the floor. Shoom! --Bob Michaels