The Third Edition of the "Nirvana Lounge" Series Carries on with Lead Proponent Claude Challe's Unique Concept that World Music Should Appeal to the Ears of Anyone in Any Country of the World. It Isn't Just that the Music He Selects for his Compilations Comes from So Many Varied Sources around the Globe, the Fact of the Matter is that Each Track is Good and Pleasing to the Ear, If Not Great. The Wide Variety Presents Tracks that have Roots in Soul, R&b, Blues, Disco, Dub, Electro Opera, Trance and Yet More. Challe Has Traveled to the Four Corners of the Earth and Become Familiar with all the Music of Its Inhabitants and Does his Best to Bring it all Together with this Series and Others He Initiated, Thrilling the Sensibilities of Listeners Worldwide. This is the Real Thing Folks, Accept No Imitations…claude Challe is the Master and Always Will Be.

Claude Challe's Nirvana Lounge, Vol. 2 ventures even further in a dance direction than the first volume, thanks to tracks such as the Deep Forest remix of "We Enter" and the Rollo and Sister Bliss remix of "We Come One." However, Challe doesn't completely disown his worldbeat roots, particularly on the hypnotic, string-driven "Latin Masala," the Mediterranean-influenced "Deceptively Similar," and the dramatic, percussive "Batu." "Ponger Star," which samples a ping-pong ball being hit as its main rhythm, is another of the album's highlights, reaffirming that even as Challe's music moves in a more mainstream direction, he still leaves plenty of room for creativity. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Brand new compilation from Claude Challe, this is his sixth collection following the popular, Buddha Bar I & II, Flying Carpet,Lover Dose & Bains Douches series. As usual nothing but the finest tracks selected by the man himself, 28 in all spread over 2 cd's with a running time of over 160 minutes! Packaged in the same beautiful sturdy digi-book as the afformentioned collections. 2000 release.

Dalida was one of the most important female singers in the history of French music, yet she is hardly known in Britain or America. Her career spanned 32 years from 1956 to 1987, when she committed suicide. She recorded for the Barclay label until 1970, when she moved to her brother's label, Orlando. This collection contains (as far as I know) every song she recorded for Barclay in it's original form (no remixes here). Another massive boxed set is available covering all her Orlando recordings. The CD's that make up the two boxed sets were all made available separately.

Miles Davis - We Want Miles (1982) [2CD] {2006 DSD Japan Mini LP Edition, SICP-1235/36}
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Jazz / Fusion / Jazz Rock

Davis's second recording since ending his six-year retirement was one of his best of the 1980s. Unlike his bands from the 1970s, this particular unit leaves plenty of space and plays much more melodically. Guitarist Mike Stern lets loose some fury, but electric bassist Marcus Miller is not reluctant to walk now and then in a straight-ahead fashion, drummer Al Foster and percussionist Mino Cinelu are tasteful, and Bill Evans gets in a few good spots on soprano. As for Davis, he was gradually regaining his earlier form. This double LP is highlighted by "Back Seat Betty," a side-long investigation of "My Man's Gone Now" and two versions of Davis's childlike "Jean Pierre."

Long awaited Esoteric reissue of Manticore label serie… 24-bit remastered & expanded!