Track Listing

1. Mumbai Theme Tune - A.R. Rahman
2. More Than Ever People - Levitation
3. Appreciation [Radio Mix]
4. Paradise [Tease Mix] - Larry Heard, Nookie
5. Penelope [Radio Edit]
6. Tout Est Bleu [Original Ame Strong S.A. Remix] - Ame Strong
7. Uschi's Groove - Ballistic Brothers
8. Lubumba '98
9. Face a la Mer [Massive Attack Remix-Full Version]
10. Talking With Myself '98 [Canny Remix] - Electribe 101
11. Pojo Pojo
12. Transfatty Acid [Kruder and Dorfmeister Remix Edit]
13. Angels Landing [José Padilla and Sunchild Remix] - Salt Tank
14. Mani - Paco Fernandez
15. Close Cover - Wim Mertens

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16644 in Music
• Released on: 1999-08-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Album Description
Fifth in the extremely popular dance compilation series. Compiled by Jose Padilla. 15 tracks from such artists as Levitation, Ame Strong, The Ballistic Brothers, Les Negresses Vertes and Lamb. 1998 release. Standard jewel case.

Amazon.com
Café Del Mar's Volume 5 (recently released for the first time in the U.S.) oozes warm, fuzzy, and thoroughly provocative trip-hop laced tuneage sans the shadow of conventional electronica. As is the way with the Del Mar catalog, a true gem sits amid the collection waiting to be discovered. In this case, it is the superb "Les Negresses Vertes" from Face a la Mer (a.k.a. a Nick Warren project from the early 1990s) given a thoroughly good dubbing by the great Massive Attack. Only the KLF-like spatial dreamweaving of Lamb's "Transfatty Acid (Kruder & Dorfmeister remix edit)" comes close to bettering it.

Elsewhere, Levitation's "More Than Ever People" is pure orange sunsets on shimmering waves, the warmth of its backbeat adding sensuality, while the retro-disco of French act Ame Strong's "Tout Est Bleu" has the rounded curves of bottom-end as opposed to the sharpened corner of dancefloor disco. Overall, the way to enjoy Volume 5 is to adhere to cliché No. 177 (the sum is stronger than individual parts), dim the lights, find some romantic company, and let the music do the talking. --Steffan Chirazi

Customer Reviews

Good, but too Rhumba-delic
This volume stands out a bit from the ones I already have as a deviation from the electronica/ambient/cool tone of the others. Although volume 5 is solid and enjoyable it is NOT a typical Cafe Del Mar CD. The music is more lively and danceable with plenty of rhumba-delic beats. This is not a bad thing, but is not what I expected either.
Do NOT buy this volume if you want more of what is on 6 & 7: cool, calm, electronica/ambient music.
DO buy this volume if you'd like some light, well-crafted breezy music best for brunch backgrounds or dancing in the living room on a Sunday afternoon with your honey.

NOON TRAIN REVIEW
As an experienced listener in the chill category let me categoricly state in the simplist terms, this album is a must have. It should be your first purchase in this category. It is by far the best in the series and caters to a wide audience. I own a hair salon and play acid jazz always. This album gets more feedback then any i've ever heard before. I should get a commission for how many people that have bought it as a result of my salon. There is no bad situation for this cd. The volume you play it at depends on your mood. You could literaly jam in your car until your rear-view rattles off or have a dinner party with your parents boss best friend and high school science teacher and it would be a hit. You can't go wrong.

A Must Have
This kind of CD you just need to have. Picture this: Room with dimmed lichts, fireplace,Wine,Cheese and the lady you love arround you! Cafe del Mar Collection, in total 6 cd's is a Must Have, buy without listening. Nice songs, instrumental pieces, always with the smooth sound of synths.