Frequent Flyer: Departure Lounge CD


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Kinkysweet comps make up in pure imagination what they lack in memorable tunes or notable talent. Disc one of Departure Lounge features tracks from Late Night Sneaky ("Tell Me Where You Are") and Bud Not Bombs ("Pick Up"), but in reality these are separate aliases for producers Michael Anthony and Todd Christensen. And yet, like most of the Frequent Flyer titles, Departure still tries in earnest to take you on a trip. The collection has a great central theme in its fantasy airport lounge. It's a place where the crowd is always fluid; ideally it's international too, and ready to unwind with a few loosened blouse buttons. Disc one sets the appropriate mood with "Golden Nectar," where a slight hip-hop shuffle guides the breathy notes of a flute. "Inner Soul" has a bossa nova flair, and the typical global fusion of "Sunspot" dates all the way back to Banco de Gaia's 1994 album Maya. Disc two begins with "Stayridge Terrace" from Ian Pooley, one of the bigger names on Departure. It's a breezy track that suggests the Doobie Brothers' "Black Water" interpreted by ambient hip-hop kids. However, the resulting "Fuzzy Green Stop Lights" doesn't capitalize on its evocative title, and that's a recurring problem with this set. There are nice ideas here and there -- sultry keyboard washes, meandering ethnic and hip-hop rhythms, the whisper of a pretty girl; "Desert Wind" is a late highlight -- but musically speaking Departure Lounge only partly delivers on its concept, leaving the rest up to you. Which, in a way, is just like your initial conversation with that pretty flight attendant from Singapore Air. ~ Johnny Loftus

DJ: Christian Dwiggins.

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Frequent Flyer: Departure Lounge Music

Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Electronica, Dance, Oldies Collections
Label	Kinkysweet Recordings
Orig Year	2005
All Time Product Rank	281,642
CD Universe Part number	6974597
Catalog number	24
Discs	2
Release Date	Nov 08, 2005
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Heinz Tronigger; Amani Friend; Mark Ralph; Patchen Preston; Carlos Torres; Micheline Berry; Michael Kreiner; Justin Boland; Julien Bendall; DJ Mael; Majitope; Ian Pooley; Michael Anthony; Michael Tello; Phobos; Roland Voss; Seb Taylor; Toby Marks; Rara Avis; Craig Kohland; Ben Clark (Compilation)

Frequent Flyer: Departure Lounge Songs

	Trk	Song	Time	Price
	1	Tell Me Where You Are See All 17
	2	Golden Nector
	3	Szeto
	4	Inner Soul See All 4
	5	Beneath the Surface See All 7
	6	Pick Up See All 12
	7	Barrio Beats See All 6
	8	Sunspot See All 15
	9	Temple See All 29
	10	Lalla's Ecstasy
	11	Edge of Forever See All 4
Disc 2
	1	Storyridge Terrace
	2	Fuzzy Green Stop Lights
	3	Drive * See All 182		$0.99	(From different album)
	4	Om Namo Bhagavate See All 2
	5	Walking Through * See All 4		$0.99	(From different album)
	6	Desert Wind See All 15
	7	Wish * See All 45	3:00	$0.99	(From different album)
	8	Para Don Alonso See All 7
	9	Somasomasu
	10	Spazzy McGee
	11	Shakti Jai
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