Renaissance Chillout Vol.1 - Various Artists

Advantages: Good Mixing, Good Tunes, Something a bit different
Disadvantages: Price (although all compilations are like that now), mixing prevents recording off the album

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Advantages: You are able to chill to this album, has 18 tacks on each CD, it has some mixing in within track as well
Disadvantages: Not many Latest tracks on it

...I recently bought the 'Ministry of sound' Chillout session album after seeing it advertised on the T.V, from what was being played on the advert for this album it sounded really good. Well like most Ministry of sound' album they are full of the Beats and chilled house music which is what I like listerning to late at night. But after listerning to it for the first time I was not really that happy with it, it wasn't as good as the made it out to be on the T.V, which I find with some products. But after a few times listerning to it, I found help me to sleep, (this is not good for your electric bill thou. It helped me relaxed after a stress full day at work. I have always like the Ministry of sounds' Compilations, but I have noticed that never really use that latest tracks that are out on the market, don't get me wrong i do like... Read review

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Advantages: There are 2 CDs, each with a different ambience.
Disadvantages: Not very traditional.

...When I bought this CD, I was expecting traditional sounds with a drum and bass backbeat possibly, as the thing that draws me to arabic music is the vocals, and the range of sounds that amazingly eminate from one persons mouth. They have two CDs No. 1 : The Casbah, faster remixes suited to dancing. and No. 2 : The Majlis, this is when you sit, chill and smoke some hookah, whilst listening to the slower jams. Unfortunately, they have not only remixed and revamped the music, they have done the same to the vocals. Some of the songs can be a tad too long, clocking up to 7/8 minutes, which doesn't seem too bad, that's if you like said song in the first place. But, don't get me wrong, I still enjoy listening to it, but as soon as I come across a good revamped modernised arabic CD with original vocals, this one is going to be gathering... Read review

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