AS summer rolls in, I can think of nothing nicer than chilling in the backyard with a cold one, some good friends and a CD like this spinning in the background.
French house DJ Stephane Pompougnac continues his five million-selling Hotel Costes series with edition No.15.
As with many of the ‘chillout’ compilations these days, you’re probably not going to recognise the artists, with the exception of Aussie songstress Megan Washington who guests on Lanu’s indie-pop treat Beautiful Trash.
The CD opens stylishly as the jazz leans of Slackwax’s Close To My Fire drift from the speakers while Intergalactic Lovers’ quaint foot-tapper Fade Away continues in a similar vein.
A mild house vibe comes in the form of Second Date’s Young Beautiful Etc, old school hip-hop is delivered on Deluxe’s Mister Chicken and Tom Fire’s Brainwash is funky reggae.
RATING: ★★★
IN SHORT: Eclectic
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