Bedouin Cafe CD - Import

Bedouin Cafe collects two discs' worth of stylish, laid-back electronica influenced by Arabic music, particularly on tracks like Cheb Barouc's "Bliss (Sound System Mix)," Ancienne S' "Koubba," and B-Line Brothers' "Souk National." The collection continues in this hypnotic, vaguely eclectic vein with Ayra's "Sweetsmoke," Radar's "Arabiant," Taschen's "Carnival," and Basq's "Morning Sun (Glow Mix)." Cuts by Ochre Oak, Fondouks Foundations, and Rhythm Vendors round out this smoothly eclectic collection, which offers some very pleasant background music for anyone with a fondness for mellow, ethnically diverse electronic sounds. ~ Heather Phares

The Bar de Lune organization takes you once more to another far away corner of the world to present another wonderful excursion of chillout beats. This adventure takes you to the Arabian peninsula, fusing Western beats with Arabic traditional music for a most sublime listening experience. The 3 discs of this set provide hours of listening bliss.