Various Artists - Dreamworld: Essential Late Night Listening

Dreamworld: Essential Late Night Listening offers a hip twist on late-night listening compilations -- which are usually the domain of classical, jazz, or new age music -- and gathers a nocturnal collection of trip-hop, electronica, dream pop and indie rock. Massive Attack's classic "Protection," Tricky's "Hell Is Around the Corner," Moby's "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad," and Hooverphonic's "2Wicky" are some of the compilation's more beat-driven offerings, while Dead Can Dance's "The Host of the Seraphim," the Cocteau Twins' "Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires," and Sheila Chandra's "Ever So Lonely/Eyes/Ocean" offer a richly ethereal nighttime experience. Luna's "Sweet Child O' Mine," Spiritualized's "All of My Tears," and Sparklehorse's "Sad & Beautiful World" complete the album with a trio of sweetly dreamy rock songs, and while Dreamworld isn't quite as personalized as a friend's late-night mix tape, it does provide an eclectic sampling of contemporary nighttime sounds. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Name Credits Art Shoji Art Direction Cocteau Twins Performer Craig Armstrong Performer Dead Can Dance Performer Elizabeth Fraser Performer Eric Schmidt Sculpture Gavin Friday Performer Hooverphonic Performer Luna Performer Maggie Magarian Art Direction, Design, Photography Mark Copeland Producer Massive Attack Performer Moby Performer Morcheeba Performer Olive Performer Pigeonhed Performer Sheila Chandra Performer Sparklehorse Performer Spiritualized Performer Tricky Performer