Product Description

Stéphane Pompougnac started out as a waiter at Hôtel Costes before becoming a DJ. Working his way up to resident DJ at the
famous Parisian club Les Bains Douches, he was invited to spin at the ultra chic Hotel Côstes, located in the 1st arrondissement
(the design maxim was all things in excess ) where its bar and Italian style courtyard are its main attractions. Pompougnac s
spinning talents led him to release a compilation CD of which we are proud to present the Twelfth volume. Now celebrating
ten years since the release of volume one, the series has sold over
four million units worldwide. Volume 12 promises to continue the
brands legacy as the top shelf brand in the chillout/electronic
/lounge genre. Pompougnac has become a highly sought after DJ
for a variety of events worldwide, including fashion shows by Gucci
and Yves Saint-Laurent. More than just a DJ, he is considered to
be a personality.

Track Listing

1. Alright (Unforscene)
2. Raid The Radio ? (General Elektriks)
3. Latin Cha Cha (Stephane Pompougnac)
4. Pink Skyscraper (Normalites)
5. In The Morning (Natural Self)
6. The Wicked Thoughts Of You (Tafubar)
7. How Many More Years ? (Afterlife & Pete Gooding Present No Logo)
8. Diamond In The Dark (Damian Lazarus)
9. I Have To Run Away (Malik Alary Feat. Manu D)
10. 2 B @ 1 With The World (Massivan)
11. You Wouldn't Want To Be (The Revolution, Cameron McVey & Stan Kybert)
12. One On One (Charles Schillings Feat. Juanita Grande)
13. Get Closer ? (Ben Westbeech)
14. Beijos (DJ Vadim)
15. Ether (Sei A)
16. Plage Ensoleillee (Despina Ricci)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1765 in Music
• Released on: 2009-09-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Customer Reviews

What Happened?
This CD takes the number twelve spot on my CD player and that's about where it falls when compared to the eleven other Hotel Costes CD's that preceed it. I guess it was to much to hope for that S.P. could keep it up. The selections don't have the range of quality and ability to keep you interested in listening to it more than a time or two...even this may be more of a morbid fascination-playing it the second time, but being such a fan, evenso, after I got it I played it about ten times trying to get into it thinking it was just me, well there is just too much synthasized low quality junk here. S.P. has had the knack to find innovative one hit wonders and under used oldie but goodies for his prior work but these "artist" must have given him this stuff for free in hopes of getting some of their otherwise unsellable CD's sold...and what's with putting pieces with profanity in there? Maybe next year...

The best Hotel Costes in quite some time
There's something cool and yet not "hipster cool" about French chillout music. It's nice to come home to after a bad day at the office, or as background music while you're watch the world go by outdoors.

The Hotel Costes series has sort of gone downhill from Volumes 9 through 11. It just seemed like Stéphane Pompougnac has been putting out less than great albums as of late. Don't get me wrong, they're still good - but lacked the awesomeness that you've come to expect from this series.

If you're looking at getting into this series, Vol 12 is a great starting point. It's great background music, and it's something I enjoy listening to before a power nap. This album is one you'll want to have on your mp3 player to make commuting more tolerable.

Love it or Hate it
Interesting reactions to Costes 12 with mostly either 5 stars or 1 star and opinion is clearly divided.
But isn't this what always happens when someone dares to be different?

One thing's for sure... Stephane's choices are a million miles away from the plethora of chillout by numbers tunes heard on the more corporate CDs. Same ole same ole? I don't think so.

As far as the little bit of profanity goes at first I was surprised but on a second listen I felt it was in context. This album needs plenty of listening to as it's a real grower.

Keep the vibe alive Stephane.