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This CD sat in limbo for a long time, because the review copy “features” intrusive copy-protection. The first thing it tries to do when you listen to it on a computer is pop up a window and try to install something. It’s too bad, because the The Cosmic Game captures Thievery Corporation doing what they [...]

Balance 010 is a new massive 3-CD DJ compilation from Jimmy Van M.
Balance 010 explores a different world of electronica with each CD. Disc 1 explores ambient and downtempo tracks; Disc 2 picks things up a little with midtempo tracks; finally, Disc 3 moves into uptempo progressive electronica.
Throughout the sets, Van M does a great [...]

Paul & Price are back with Sounds Like Sex 2, a sequel to Sounds Like Sex, one of CD Baby’s top CDs to have sex to. We’re not sure what that means, other than that maybe CD Baby customers like to have sex to mid-tempo house tracks.
Guest vocalists include Angela McCluskey on I Adore You, [...]

Joey Fehrenbach’s Mellowdrama is a very welcome set of ambient/downtempo tracks. At its best, the CD mixes the beautiful otherworldliness of Brian Eno’s ambient classics with mellow beats, creating a future chill-out classic.

em:t records has created a name for itself by releasing a steady flow of quirky, interesting ambient/downtempo disks. They’ve managed to maintain a high level of quality with their releases, by taking interesting music and packaging it with great photography and design.
em:t’s recent gaudi:test 1105 Continuum is no exception. The cd brings together Gaudi’s electronic [...]

Four years ago, Bebel Gilberto’s Tanto Tempo was a surprise hit, bringing bossa nova rhythms to electronica fans and a mainstream audience. The late DJ Suba produced most of the CD, and he brought an adventurous production style to the CD, helping to make it a must-have.
Gilberto is the daughter of bossa nova pioneer Joao [...]

Solo Elektronika is a project of electronica artist Matthew Cahoon, who’s also been involved with an electronic rock group Everpresent.
With his Solo Elektronika release, Cahoon explores an area he calls “danceable soundscapes and groove hypnosis”. He says the music is designed to create “a futuristic dream-like atmosphere”. The CD EP features a collection of mellow [...]

With TimeCode, Code Indigo delivers an outstanding album that combines elements of orchestral electronica, new age and chill-out music.
Code Indigo’s music draws upon a wide set of styles, including new age, orchestral electronica, jazz, chill-out, and world music. The tracks on TimeCode blend these styles seamlessly into a continuous musical work.
On this release, Code Indigo [...]