Lounge Story, Vol. 2
Price 13.99 - 23.37 USD
"Lounge Story 2" retraces the history of lounge music born in the 1960’s while showcasing its influences on contemporary musical motifs. Exquisitely chosen, it forgoes the typical downtempo, chill-out and "back to mine" grooves in favor of a sophisticated and chic musical program that is both classic and contemporary, while tipping its hat to the French "easy-listening" or "lounge-core" underground movement. "Lounge Story 2" offers something for everyone. Similar to internationally-acclaimed releases like "Verve Remixed I & II," "Blue Note Revisited" and the ingenious "Hotel Costes" series, the compilation is an intoxicating and adventurous journey through the multi-dimensional world of jazz and jazz-influenced sounds. From bossa nova, future jazz, swing, broken beat, house, samba, Afro-Latin rhythms, jazz-funk fusion, textural electronic & organic downtempo grooves and lush smoky jazz nuances, the rapturous collection is a seductive and bewitching tour-de-force essential to old and new school heads alike. Highlights include: Moondog’s infectious and swinging 1969 pearl "Lament I, Bird’s Lament" (which was immortalized in Mr. Scruff’s 1999 international smash and Lincoln Car commercial theme "Get A Move On"), Carol Ventura’s sweepingly cinematic "I Want To Be With You," Eric Pierre feat. Ladygatica’s sumptuous "Channel Zero (Shade of Soul Remix)," Patchwork’s timeless Afro-Latin inspired rare groove "Summertime," Nicola Conte’s brilliant re-working of Truby Trio’s brilliant "High Jazz," John Beltran’s cosmic future-jazz drenched "Heaven and Earth," Hajime Yoshizawa’s symphonic broken-bossa masterpiece "I Am With You" featuring the indelible vocals of Smoke City chanteuse Nina Miranda and co-produced by Chris Franck (Smoke City / Da Lata) and Colorblind’s penetrative slow-burning closing track "Erotica."