African Chill (The Quiet Eternally Beating Heart Of Africa) - Various Artists

Advantages: Everything; up there with the best of them
Disadvantages: You have to change disc!

...I bought this in 2006 for £5. This is one seriously chilled album, featuring many unheard of artists. It has 30 tracks in total. The design is simple, the packaging minimal. There is over 2 hours of tunes on here. I would compare this to Red Jerry's "Deep and Chilled Euphoria" from 2001. The tracks on here are more recent, one of them "Kota" by Bonobo being featured on an O2 advert some years ago. It has happy parts, sad parts and parts that allow you to reflect. "Shake It Loose" by Dolphin Boy takes your mind to another dimension. "Only Hush" by Nostalgia 77 sounds very underground and shady. But "Kota" must be one the top tracks, simple and non-mainstream. All in all a fabulous album!... Read review

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Advantages: Deep Chilled out way to relax
Disadvantages: Honestly none

...Have you ever wanted to be totally relaxed? Have you ever wanted to just get away from that thing called life? This compilation, in the Euphoria series, works extremely well. The concept it very simple, well know trance tracks, mixed with long relaxing beats, it's absolutely brilliant. The whole 2 1/2 hours worth of music spread across 2 discs, fades into each track, from one to the other. This basically means, uninterrupted music! There are various style spread across the whole music journey here. Fast famous trance hits, and amazing mind chilling mixes of newer music. These all bring life and a whole new meaning into your mind as you listen. I rented the CD after seeing a TV advert on sky, I really don’t why I did, but I certainly have no regret against it. It’s very hard to explain how the music feels in most... Read review

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Advantages: Great triple CD
Disadvantages: None

...Essential Afroboeat is essential if you are in any way interested in Afrobeat music. The CD sleeve notes bake a somewhat bold claim. "This is Afrobeat: The past, the present and the future. Contributions to this compilation come from all the corners of the Earth, with influences from every culture of the world. Fela said that Africa was "The centre of the world." This compilation has proved him right: Afrobeat is afrian and Africa is at the centre. The contribution of each artist to this compilation is testimony to the fact that Afrobeat is universal." But are these sleeve notes right? Yeah. I guess they are, pretty much. There's a glittering array of some of the best of the most talented musicians from Africa. There's Fela Kuti himself, with his super-eclectic style, which combines elements of R&B, Reggae, Ska and some hard pushing... Read review

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