| Product Summary | | Label: Tommy Boy | | UPC: 00016998311622 | | Release Date: 10/9/2001 | | Buy.com Sku: 60504154 | | Item#: M4FK2C | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Brazilou - Harry Morse Project (previously unreleased, Ze Edit) ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Tourment D'Amour - Africanism (previously unreleased) ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Ya Rayah - Dahmane El Harrachi (Bi Polar remix) ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Latino Love - D-Genre ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Jivan Mein Jana Jana - Kulisch & Vana (previously unreleased) ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Love and Happiness - River Ocean/La India (Sao Benitez Sunset mix) ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Flying Carpet - Carlos Campos/Claude Challe (Club mix) ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Sunshine - DJ Chus/David Penn/Darren J Bell (Montejano's Spanish Guitar mix, previously unreleased) ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Mambo Craze, The - De-Phazz (UR Craze mix) ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Fever - Stereo MC's (Steve Hillage remix) ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Nothing Is Real - Radar ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Kaybettik Biz - Candan Ercetin ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Within Or Without You - Lotus (Album Version) ~ Various Artists | | | 14. Kava - Nomad (Album Version) ~ Various Artists | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | This is a continuous in-the-mix CD compiled and mixed by DJ Albert Castillo. | | Includes liner notes by Donna D'Cruz. | | All tracks have been digitally remastered. | | Personnel: Inda Eaton, Alex Edenborough (vocals). | | Audio Mixer: Julien Jabre. | | Audio Remixers: Kulisch & Vana; Steve Hillage. | | Unknown Contributor Role: Adam Plack. | | Arrangers: E. Pannozzo; Jimmy Harry. | | Taking various kinds of dance music from around the globe and pairing them all together in a nice little package, Rasa: Exotica is an uneven but ultimately decent dance album. The Harry Morse Project begins the entire thing on the wrong foot; their "Brazilou (Ze Edit)" is numbing and dull, leaving the rest of the album to try and make up for this bad beginning. The next few tracks have occasional interesting moments, but they have no protection from their own faults without a really great song to mix things up. The album finally gets a shot in the arm by River Ocean featuring India. Their energetic, passionate "Love and Happiness" offsets the boredom that the first five tracks bring to the mix. The next few songs keep the moment going, updating everything from Latin pop, disco, and classic jazz and transforming them into techno tracks. The Stereo MCs, De-Phazz, and Radar have three excellent tracks in a row, making the end of the album much more preferable to the beginning. Everything else is perfectly acceptable club music, with little of it seeming like it would translate well on a home stereo. But if a lighthearted dance album representing the international scene appeals to you, then this album is a good place to start. ~ Bradley Torreano |
Producer: Donna D'Cruz; DJ Gregory; Francis Peyrat; Jimmy Harry; Stereo MC's; Steve Hillage; Donna D'Cruz |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 10/23/2001 | | Original Release Date : 2001 | | Catalog ID : 3116 | | Label : Tommy Boy | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 65m : 55s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00016998311622 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | NAPRA Review (03-04/02, p.85)
- "...Elevates the heart rate with rousing dance beats..." |
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