| | Back Room Vol. 2 CD
Various Artists: Electro Vibes Orchestra.
Audio Mixer: Nic Conef.
Audio Remixers: Werner Niedermeier; Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez; Louie Vega.
Liner Note Author: Joe "Not C" K.
Made for those who are looking for more sophisticated club music, Back Room, Vol. 2 is a two-disc collection of DJ-mixed tracks that highlight the more sensuous, lush, and seductive nature of house. The beats are there, but the keys and synths, the flutes, and the smooth (generally female) vocals are more important, and are shown off well. Not all of the artists included are big names in the scene, but the overall aesthetic is kept intact as the album moves from Trentemoller's "Le Champagne" to Reel People's "The Rain," from Natenshun's "Soul Music" to Fire Island's "There But for the Grace of God." For those looking for an upbeat set to propel through marathon clubbing sessions, Back Room, Vol. 2 will disappoint, but for those wanting mellower house to relax to as the sun sets on a Friday evening and to keep on repeat until early Monday morning, it may just do the trick. ~ Marisa Brown Back Room Vol. 2 Music | List Price | $19.97 (You save $3.88) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, R&B, House, Dance, Oldies Collections | | Label | Kinkysweet Recordings | | Orig Year | 2006 | | All Time Sales Rank |  132833  | | CD Universe Part number | 7068691 | | Catalog number | 34 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Jun 27, 2006 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Alessandro Oliviero; Arthur Russell; Mike Patto; Andre Bonsor; Jean Vanesse; Sinan Baymak; John Buckby; Thomas Sohet; Anders Trentemoller; Danny Ward; Steve D'Acquisto; Lars Behrehroth; Miles Hollway; Tom Davidson |
Back Room Vol. 2 Songs | | Back Room Vol. 2 CD DISC 1: |
| 1. | Funkaddiction - Marathon Men/Don Williams |
| 2. | Sparkle Motion - Spirit Catcher |
| 3. | Champagne, Le - Trentemoller |
| 4. | Burning Bridges - Electro Vibes Orchestra |
| 5. | Into the Blue - Shaun Escoffery (4hero Extended Mix) |
| 6. | Butterflies - Dyanna Fearon/Reel People/Dyanna Fearon |
| 7. | Rain, The - Reel People/Sharlene Hector |
| 8. | Is It All Over My Face - Loose Joints (MAW Remix) |
| 9. | Love Groove - Electro Vibes Orchestra |
| 10. | Eber's Groove - Hot Toddy |
| | Back Room Vol. 2 Songs DISC 2: |
| 1. | I Miss the Things - Sinan Baymak/Lars "LB" Behrenroth (Summer in Hamburg Mix) |
| 2. | Moving On - Hird (mix) |
| 3. | Get It On - Mono Deluxe |
| 4. | Soul Music - Notenshun/Sandy Mill (06 Remix) |
| 5. | We've Only Just Begun - Lee McDonald (TM Juke Mix) |
| 6. | Superhi - Dubble-D |
| 7. | How Long - Casbah 73 |
| 8. | Downtime - Paper Issue #2 |
| 9. | Taking Me Over - Schmoov! |
| 10. | There But for the Grace of God - Fire Island |
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