Buddha-Bar VII - By Ravin & David Visan 2cd (2005) (eac-log-cover)

Buddha-Bar VII - By Ravin & David Visan (2005)

electronic | 2cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 1060MB

George V Records | rar +5% recovery

Ravin and David Visan have again served up a luscious, alchemical brew in which the purity of traditional sounds blends with pulsing electro in the holiest of unions. "Sarod", the first disc, serves up a harmonious yet assorted platter of Brazilian, Vietnamese, Hungarian, Indian, and Malian sounds. "Sarangi", the second disc, is a homage to Ustad Sultan Khan, elegantly riding a joyful electro-ethnic wave, alighting here and there to be serenaded by such artists as Mabagaya Project, Tito Rodriguez, or King Britt.

Tracks:
* CD1 Sarod
01. Bliss - "Breathe"
02. My Phuong Nguyen & Thierry David - "Huong Viêtnam"
03. Riccardo Eberspacher - "Light Signs"
04. Al-Pha-X - "An Indian Summer"
05. Afterlife - "Take Me Inside (feat. Dannii Minogue) (Christophe Goze Mix)"
06. Ustad Sultan Khan - "Aja Maji (Sacred Rhythm Version by Joe Claussell)"
07. Bigtétény's Finest - "Lovasok A Szakadék Felé"
08. Federico Aubele - "Postales"
09. Vargo - "The Moment"
10. Salif Keita - "Moussoulou (Remixed by Charles Webster)"
11. José Padilla - "Light My Heart"
12. Bebel Gilberto - "Aganjú (John Beltran Remix)"
13. Ramasutra - "Magma Mama"
14. Peppe Barra - "Core Nire (Azoia Remix)"
15. Da Lata - "Distracted Minds"
16. Laidback - "Happy Dreamer"
* CD2 Sarangi
01. Kirpi - "The Song"
02. Sainkho Namtchylak - "Ohm Suaa (Remixed by Martin Morales)"
03. Lonesome Echo - "Spirit of Drums (feat. Mutabaraku) (S.U.M.O. Afrobounce Remix)"
04. DJ Nasha - "Flute Fantasy"
05. Ryukyu Underground - "Mo Ashibi (Jason Bentley Remix)"
06. Luciano Supervielle - "Perfume (Remixed by Campo)"
07. Mambayaga Project - "Joy On A Stick"
08. King Britt Presents Oba Funke - "Uzoamaka"
09. Phatjak vs. DJ Hamoodi - "Ritmo Caliente"
10. Harem - "Medusa"
11. Mo' Horizons - "Drum'n Boogaloo (Full Vocal Mix)"
12. Mambayaga Project - "Clockwork (Shantel vs. Mahala Rai Banda Remix)"
13. Tito Rodriguez - "Mama Guela (Stuhr Remix)"
14. Les Négresses Vertes - "Sous Le Soleil De Bodega (Bodega Di Moko)"

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Buddha-Bar VI - By Ravin (2004) 2cd (eac-log-cover)

Buddha-Bar VI - By Ravin (2004)

electronic | 2cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 910MB

George V Records | rar +5% recovery

AMG:
The sixth installment in the famed Buddha-Bar series is the creation of producer Ravin, a Paris-based DJ of Indian extraction who has been combining traditional sounds of South Asia with European electronica for the past 15 years, and is currently the resident DJ at the London bar from which this series gets its name. Buddha-Bar, Vol. VI consists of two discs, about half the contents of which are previously unreleased. Assuming that the 13 tracks included on the condensed promotional version are representative of the whole album, it's a beautiful and surprisingly restful affair -- funky enough, to be sure, but not something that will compel you to dance if you're not up for that. Michael Stipe is almost unrecognizable on a gentle and introspective romantic ballad called "The Way You Dream," and there are clubby remixes of a piano miniature by the 20th-century French composer Erik Satie, and of Sarah Vaughan's rendition of "Whatever Lola Wants," as well as more obscure fare from the Danish group Bliss (whose "Manvantara" is both rhythmically intricate and absolutely gorgeous) and a band called Loopless (whose "Pink Blue Hotel" is a sort of dub-house fusion with nice, breathy vocals). The album offers a surprising variety of textures and sounds despite its relative consistency of mood. Highly recommended.

Tracks:
* CD1 Rebirth
01. B-Tribe - "Angelic Voices (Rebirth Mix)"
02. 1 Giant Leap - "The Way You Dream"
03. Dolphin Boy - "Shake It Loose"
04. Daniel Masson - "Sonargaon"
05. Deew - "She Will Never Learn"
06. Erik Satie - "Gnossienne No. 1 (Buddha Bar Remix)"
07. Cellar 55 - "Por-do-sol"
08. Ryukyu Underground - "Kanasando (Rebirth Remix)"
09. Ganga - "Chair"
10. Dos Hombres - "The Alkemyst"
11. Slow Train - "Naturally"
12. Quicksound - "Cold Winter"
13. Touch & Go - "Straight To...Number One (Dreamcatcher's Remix)"
14. Cantoma - "Essarai"
* CD2 Rejoice
01. Baul Dimension - "Bangla Soul"
02. Table vs. Ludovico Einaudi - "Memory"
03. Slow Train - "Trail Of Dawn"
04. Loopless - "Pink Blue Hotel"
05. Télépopmusik - "Breathe (Banzai Republic's X-Hale remix)"
06. Sarah Vaughan - "Whatever Lola Wants (Gotan Project Remix)"
07. Bliss - "Manvantara"
08. Baul Dimension - "Baul Dimension"
09. Afterlife - "Sunrise"
10. PQM - "Nameless (feat. Pilgrim Soul)"
11. Casa Flava - "De Mome De (Paris & Sharp Remix)"
12. Perfect Sense - "Bumba (Stereo Sax Mix)"

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Buddha-Bar V - By David Visan (2003) (eac-log-cover)

Buddha-Bar V - By David Visan (2003)

electronic | 2cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 970MB

George V Records | rar +5% recovery

Amazon:
I have to admit I had high hopes for this cd, not saying its bad by any means, just not what I expected from listening to the past releases. There are some wonderful tracks on this cd. Many dreamy tracks of world music, and even a few good beats. If you were expecting Euro lounge or Euro chill-out beats you will barely find any, but if you keep an open mind you will be joyfully surpised at the wide range of tunes and earthy beauty of many of these sounds from around the world. The first cd is much more layed back and mellow, but a pleasue to listen to. The second cd is a bit more up beat, and has a few steller tracks by the likes of dZihan & Kamien. A few other stand out tracks are by Refractory featureing J.C. Sindress and Youn Sun Nah, Trupet Thing, and David Visan and Mickael Winter featuring stunning vocals by Ani Choying Drolma, I won't list them all but there are plenty of wonderful songs on here. Yes this cd is rather "light" and "sweet" but it is a pleasure to listen too, and who knows maybe you will find a whole new type of ethnic music to indulge in. If you really want to splurge and get some great world chill-out music, buy the Karma Collection and the Karma Collection 2003, they are true gems!!!!!!!

Tracks:
CD 1 (Dinner)
01. Jade Or feat. Bielka Nemirovski – Nie Kantshaietsa
02. Mikis Theodorakis – I've Kept A Hold Of My Life
03. Refractory Feat J-c- Sindress & Youn Sun Nah - Road
04. Trumpet Thing – Far Away
05. Mystic Rhythms Band – Gesso's Guitar Song
06. Angelique Kidjo – Lemanja
07. Elie Karam – Baadima
08. David Visan & Mickael Winter feat. Ani Choying Drolma – Tamtra Tibet
09. Mariza – Loucura
10. Maria Papadopoulou – Maskaremeni
11. David Visan & Carlos Campos – Indra Story
12. Laurent Dury – Silk Road
13. Alihan Samedov – Sen Gelmez Oldun
14. Frederick Rousseau – Princess W. Cheng
15. Operatica – Mon Amour
CD 2 (Drink)
01. Emma Shapplin – La Notte Etterna
02. Dzihan & Kamien – Just You & I
03. Sarma – Muel
04. DJ Disse – Egyptian Disco(Buddha Bar edit)
05. Gipsyland - Safaam
06. Mondo Candido – Meglio Stasera
07. Latour – Blue
08. Despina Vandi – Gia
09. Giampiero Ponte feat. Moran – Sphynx (club mix)
10. Julie – Blinded
011. David Visan - Czardas
12. Rubin Steiner – Wunderlande
13. Ritchie Lawrence – Lawrence d'Arabie (Ambient mix)

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Buddha-Bar IV - By David Visan (2002) (eac-log-cover)

Buddha-Bar IV - By David Visan (2002)

electronic | 2cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 870MB

George V Records | rar +5% recovery

AMG:
The Buddha Bar series has become a band name by now, and Buddha Bar, Vol. 4 does nothing to break the new tradition. Compiled by David Visan, the two-CD set is divided into "Dinner" and "Drink." The former is definitely music for the consumption of comestibles, pleasant and polite with exotic touches of world music, like Nitin Sawhney's "Moonrise" or Gotan Project's revolution of the tango with "Una Musical Brutal," but they're the mildest examples of the artists' output, never pushing themselves forward, but providing a backdrop for food and civilized conversation. "Drink" fares a little better, but has traces of anonymity -- Time Passing with "Party People," for example, or Chris Spheeris and "Dancing With The Muse" could both come from a modern TV ad -- although its less afraid of imposing itself, with the delightful Panjabi Mc, whose track is gleefully annoying, and Loving Paris, who offer "Loco," which is exactly that. Egyptian heartthrob Amr Diab comes across as glossier than usual in this setting, while salsa diva Celia Cruz contributing a version of "I Will Survive" is one of the musical standouts -- the song translates surprisingly well to her genre. Still, it's a disc without rhyme or reason, and bizarrely sequenced, with little sense of movement, just a random bunch of tracks slung together without a great deal of thought. Overall, a moderate success only.

Tracks:
cd1: Dinner
1. La Fille De Pekin - (with Frederick Rousseau)
2. Tibet (A Passage To...) - (with Tibet Project)
3. Opium - (with Jade Or)
4. Moonrise - (with Nitin Sawhney)
5. Window Of My Dreams, A - (with Nash Didan)
6. Amatevi - (with Agricantus)
7. Tiempo - (with Manuel Franjo)
8. Historia De Un Amor - (with Guadalupe Pineda Con Los Tres Ases)
9. Distant Lands - (with Armen Chakmakian)
10. Desert Dancer - (Zeb's Slow Camel Ride remix, with Nickodemus)
11. Monsoon - (with FLAM)
12. Rahda Ramana - (with Tulku)
13. Tora To Thimithikes - (with Natassa Theodoridou)
14. Una Musica Brutal - (with GoTan Project)
cd2: Drink
1. Karma - (Extended mix, with Outsized)
2. Party People - (with Time Passing)
3. Mundian To Bach Ke - (with Panjabi MC)
4. Comme Toi - (with Ishtar)
5. Dancing With The Muse - (with Chris Spheeris)
6. Irish Coffee - (with David Visan & Carlos Campos)
7. Novel Sound, The - (with Llorca)
8. Loco - (with Loving Paris)
9. Percussion's Rhythm - (Dimitri From Paris Re-Edit, with Roland Louis)
10. Louxor In Vegas - (with Dan Lacksman's Alliance)
11. Agoraki Mou - (with Angie Samiou)
12. Aktar Wahed - (with Amr Diab)
13. Yo Vivire - (with Celia Cruz) :: I Will Survive - (with Celia Cruz)
14. Nocturne In Paris - (with Usual Masters)

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Buddha-Bar III - By Ravin (2001) (eac-log-cover)

Buddha-Bar III - By Ravin (2001)
electronic | 2cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 1010MB
George V Records | rar +5% recovery
AMG:
The third issue in a series from the infamous Buddha Bar in Paris, this two-CD set diverges from the "Dinner"/"Party" split that Buddha Bar owner Claude Challe had used on the series' first two installments. DJ Ravin, who is at the helm for this issue, splits it instead into two discs entitled "Dream" and "Joy." The first disc has a more new age, ethnic fusion feel with songs that span from the nouveau flamenco of Jesse Cook to Adrian Enescu's ethereal "Invisible Movies, Pt. I," which features hypnotic vocal samples of Sheila Chandra. The second disc veers off into ecstatic territory with percussion-heavy cuts from artists like Talvin Singh and Kodo. Ekova's "Starlight in Daden" also appears, and Dierdre Dubois' heavenly, exotic-sounding voice fits right in with the downtempo feel of the album as a whole. While this release may not fully capture the unique energy that has made Buddha Bar known as the Studio 54 of Paris, it does present some pleasant chill-out music from a wide variety of electronic artists.

Tracks:
cd1: Dream
01. Secret Love - Nicos
02. Golden Lotus - John Kaizan Neptune
03. Sorocos - Yorgos Kazantzis
04. Solitude - Karunesh
05. Via Pajuta iii - Platon Andritsakis
06. Spiral Dances - Tulku
07. Solo por tu amor - Manuel Franjo
08. Tango Serenato de Schubert - Gustavo Montesano & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
09. Invisible Movies Part I - Adrian Enescu
10. A Night in Lenasia - Deepak Ram
11. Tamally Maak - Amr Diab
12. Danya - Frederick Rousseau
13. Mavis - Eden
14. Sacral Nirvana - Oliver Shanti & Friends
15. On Walks The Night - Jesse Cook
cd2: Joy
01. Triptico - Gotan Project
02. Sufism - Zeb
03. Kale - Osman Ismen
04. My Dear Masters - Freeman
05. Starlight In Daden (Aurora Remix) - Ekova
06. Veena - Talvin Singh
07. Indian Gypsy - Ravi Prasad
08. Flirting Shadows (Sehnaz Longa) - Hasan Cihat Orter
09. Den Me Agapas - Anna Vissi
10. Don't Do Anything - Nacho Statomayor
11. Sitar Ritual - Badmarsh & Shri
12. Strobe's Nanafushi (Satori Mix) - Kodo
13. Arabian Song (Da Ghetto Fuckiro Club) - Livin' in Da Ghetto feat. MOKTAR

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Buddha-Bar II - By Claude Challe (2000) (eac-log-cover)

Buddha-Bar II - By Claude Challe (2000)
electronic | 2cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 1060MB
Chall'O Music | rar +5% recovery

AMG:
Claude Challe's Buddha-Bar, Vol. II compilation has elements of Far Eastern spirituality, African song, European electronica, and Spanish spice. The first album, Buddha-Bar, is very mellow for the most part. Deepak Chopra and Demi Moore, far and away the most recognizable names on the album, do a spoken word ditty on love and self-worth. People who are not fans of new age doctrine will appreciate artists such as Oliver Shanti and Consuelo Luz, both of whom contribute songs that manage to sound musical, spiritual and ethnic at once. The second album varies from hallucinatory to groovy to fairly high-energy. "Tears Inshalla" will appeal to fans of Eastern-influenced trance. Lyrics are of almost no importance on the album. They do exist on most tracks, but they bounce around from English to Portuguese to Arabic. Bits and pieces and snatches of phrases come through here and there -- just enough to make a listener feel in sync with it all. This music is intended to be an ambient journey, and while a few of the tracks seem to stray off into Never Never Land, the majority of them should appeal to fans of worldbeat.

Tracks:
* CD1 (Dinner)
-01. Trumpet Thing – Need You Right Now (Ambient Mix)
-02. Omar Faruk Tekbilek – I Love You
-03. Consuelo Luz – Los Biblicos The Nightingales
-04. Karunesh – Alibaba
-05. Deepak Chopra (feat. Demi Moore) – Desire
-06. Govinda – In Through Time
-07. Oliver Shanti & Friends – Onion Mweng Rainbird
-08. Atman – Spirit
-09. Deadbeats – Funky For You
-10. De-Phazze – Mambo Craze (feat. Pat Appleton)
-11. Nino – Amor Amor
-12. Sa Trincha – Smell Of Paradise
-13. Intro – Farruca
-14. Funky Lowlives – Notabossa
CD2 (Party)
-01. Sun Trust – How Insensitive
-02. Rollercone – Daydreaming
-03. Wally Brill – A Loop In Time (Banco De Gaia Remix)
-04. La Roca – Drama Of Japan
-05. Great Barrier – Cairo (Duke Monster Mix)
-06. Angel Tears - Inshalla (Ya Salam)
-07. Dzihan & Kamien – After
-08. Sidestepper – Logozo
-09. Suba – Felicidade
-10. Kerrie Chandler & Joe Clausell – Escravos De Jo
-11. Soul Ascendants – The String Thing
-12. Attaboy – New World

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Buddha-Bar - By Claude Challe (1999)

Buddha-Bar - By Claude Challe (1999)
electronic | 2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC+CUE+LOG | cover | 1070MB
Chall'O Music | RAR +5% recovery

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Paris's glitzy nightspot Buddha Bar is best known for its signature ambient environments, which are available in elaborately packaged, pricey, and popular CD compilations. This offering consists of two sections: "Buddha's Dinner," which is designed to accompany a deluxe dining experience, and "Buddha's Party," which is more groove-oriented. Although the selections are inspired by and built upon traditional music, mostly from Asia and South America, fans of club-oriented world music are advised to check out edgier electronica by Cheb I Sabbah, TransGlobal Underground, and Aisha Kandisha. But those who adore the likes of Deep Forest and Enigma will contentedly chill to these tracks.
AMG:
Compiled to celebrate the magnetic Paris nightspot, two distinct themes permeate the set -- Buddha's dinner and Buddha's party -- each providing an appropriately tailored ambiance. Craig Armstrong, Deepak Ram, Faithless, and Willy De Ville (!) help set the mood.

Buddha's Dinner
1. Weather Storm-Craig Armstrong
2. Straight To The Heart-Sina Vodjani
3. Kitu-Deepak Ram
4. Anni Rose-Tulku
5. What Will Be?-Zeava Ben
6. The Merciful One-Zohar
7. La Soledad-Pink Martini
8. Un Bel Di-Aria
9. Une Table A Trois-Zen Men
10. El Fuego (Trote King Mix)-Zen Men
11. Shalom-Anima Sound System
12. Guru Bramha-Jai Uttal
13. Meena Devi (Goddess)-Tulku
14. Gypsy Rain-Armen Chakmakian

Buddha's Party
1. 68 (Original Mix)-Anima Sound System
2. Touareg-Le Duc
3. Skin (Original Abstract Mix)-MKL Versus Soy Sos
4. Drifting Away (Paradiso Mix)-Faithless
5. Psique-Intro
6. Two Wrongs Making It Right-Kevin Yost
7. Feeling Good (Epic Mix)-Huff & Herb
8. All By Myself-So Emotional
9. Flying High (Masters At Work Brazilian Vocal
10. Piya Re Piya Re (Remix)-Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
11. Exhebo-Etti Ankry
12. Shaft-Malik Adouane
13. Elveda-Metin Arolat
14. Demasiado Corazon (Live Version)-Willy De Ville