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A bit uneven...there's better smooth compilations

Scott Woods | Columbus, Ohio United States | 06/03/2001

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Not the strongest compilation I've heard for the market they seem to wish to tap (chill-out, lounge, ambient vibe). It starts out cool enough ("All I Ask" by Rae & Christian, and the misfire #3 "Ten" by Fauna Flash isn't chilled in any way, as it totally houses-out the CD early on and smashes whatever mood it was going for), but it doesn't give us a really classic chill-out track until #5, Hazy Roomz's "Herbal Essence", which is a reggae dub-style grinding number with a strong, super-smoothed out vocal on top. After that, it goes in some almost-cool directions with (#6) Futuremind's "Thru Da Mist" and (#9) A Forest Mighty Black's "Sunday City Sequence", but there's simply not enough strong tracks on here to recommend for new purchase unless you're a DJ looking to pad out his or her after-3 set....."