Jump to content

V/A - Macao Cafe 1


Guest Lunar Man

Recommended Posts

Max Dado Serge & Maurizio come with a new chilled release called macao cafe "phuture sound of ibiza" ...here is the track list:

 

1 TOBIN OR NOT TOBIN?

2 EVOLUTION OF THE MERKABA

3 UNDERCOVER MYSTIC

4 HOMICIDE

5 FLAMENCOS

6 CANDYMAN

7 ENVIOUS EYES

8 WHAT YOU GONNA DO?

9 THE END OF THE BEGINNING

10 TRIPTONITE (PLAYA MIX)-------------------->nitrox version

11 SAILING

12 LEVANTE

13 FORGET ABOUT IT

 

... anyone heard of it?

... first impressions?

... a new bomb?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest --== MiLeS ==--

Kinda jazzy, funky chillout music (influences: Amon Tobin T1,2,12 Fun loving Criminals T3, Massive Attack T9, Aphex Twin T13) for coffeeshops (hence the name) and thus a tad different than your average psyambient compil. Maybe Backroom Beats is a good reference.

 

Although it is pretty decent and refreshing, when the first tones of Triptonite emerge U actually hear how damn good Etnica's own psyambient format is (Hells Kitchen, Beast Man, Baraka, Patricia our Happy).

 

But at least here the Etnica guys show they are far more capable than just being hard pounding techtrance act numero zillion (Nitrox/Chrome)...

 

Yeah, I would recommend Macao Cafe ...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 6 months later...
Guest Lunar Man

V/A - Macao Cafe 1

 

Posted Image

 

Artist: Various

Title: Macao Cafe 1

Label: Etnica.Net

Date: 2001

 

Track listing:

 

01. 5'29" Federico Baltimore : Tobin Or Not Tobin ?

02. 7'23" Phuture Sound Of Ibiza : Evolution Of Merkaba

03. 6'20" Ju Ju Space Jazz : Undercover Mystic

04. 4'54" Phuture Sound Of Ibiza And Cato : Homicide

05. 6'05" Phuture Sound Of Ibiza : Flamencos

06. 5'03" Phuture Sound Of Ibiza : Candyman

07. 3'29" J Doe/B : Buchbinder

08. 6'25" Phuture Sound Of Ibiza : What You Gonna Do ?!

09. 4'50" Phuture Sound Of Ibiza : The End Of The Beginning

10. 7'46" Etnica : Triptonite (Playa Mix)

11. 6'33" Phuture Sound Of Ibiza : Sailing

12. 5'09" Sergio Mendoza y Federico Baltimore : Levante

13. 3'27" Phuture Sound Of Ibiza : Forget About It ...

 

Review:

 

A CD released on Etnicanet. I guess it's tribute to a cafe in

Ibiza. Don't except anything Psychedelic, more an Ambient, World and

relaxing CD. I can also tell you that P.S.O.I. (Phuture Sound Of Ibiza) is

Max Lanfranconi and Maurizio Begottis new Project..Also Federico Baltimore

is Dado (Deedrah/synthetic)..The only track new from before is etnica -

Triptonite from the Nitrox album. Many of the tracks uses guitar and the

rythm section is awesome. Sounds like a real drummer..My favourite track

here is Sailing from P.S.O.I. for it's great mystic feeling and

Etnica-melody...the track Sergio Mendoza y Federico Baltimore - Levante has

the most beautifull accoustic guitar melody i heard. Sounds a little like

Desperado with Antonio Banderas :)

I think all the tracks are good and it's a CD worth at least tp check out in

this dark period of Trance. Waiting for the Second Macao Café. A strong 8

From Me. BOM!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Most of the tracks sound louge with the Etnica touch...they have always been

good at composing ambient.

Yet this looks more like an album.

Musically speaking, the whole cd is very relaxing, with not so many synthetic

instruments. Here you can hear guitar, castanets, flute, piano, etc... The

tracks in which you recognize most the Etnica expertise are nr. 9,10,2,4.

I can add that Sergio Mendoza is Serge(Antidote/Total Eclipse), and Deedrah and

him have also managed to give this lounge touch... Overall this is a good

compil to listen to at home in casual situations... 8/10.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest Psylent Buddhi

An average effort from the Etnica guys, and the best tracks on this disc aren't

even from them. Ju Ju Space Jazz, Deedrah and Serge have produced the only

interesting outings on this compilation. The rest is somewhat formulaic. When

I'm in the mood for music like this, I'd rather throw The Cinematic Orchestra

in the cd-player than this. /PB

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Etnica's showing off their musical skills with a very nice compilation of funky

grooves, beautiful soundscapes & sonic psychedelics. Best served in warm

summer nights.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest --==1400MiLeS==--

Not exactly impressed by the one-dimensional play-it-safe techtrance

bandwagonjumping of Etnica's 'Chrome', I gave this tribute to Ibiza's Macao

Cafe a spin and in short its a deliciously sweet collection of

worldmusic/chillout which is remotely comparable to Shpongle's deep trip

'Tales of the inexpressible' as P.S.O.I. also throws in many analogue

instruments and there is a heavy latin flavour. The comparison ends there as

Macao Cafe is less trippy, more down-to-earth but foremost this is an

excellent showcase of the diversity Etnica is capable of. That they also

managed to produce the ultimate lazy summer nite experience is an even bigger

accomplishment. Fav trax: 1,2,5,9,10,11 and 12. Very recommended but only

apply if your ears can appreciate some jazz, fusion and flamenco: 8.5/10.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...