Style :

Chilled digital snapshots of lush psychedelic dreamscapes by some of the most in-demand names of the current ambient trance scene. The style morphs from some very atmospheric, spiralling, rhythmic ambience from Solar Fields where percussions scatters and reverberates, through Vibrasphere's restrained 'All Green Seasons' and on into more beat driven tracks, increasingly heavy until Aes Dana breaks it all down again into the whispering, fluttering 'Seaweeds Corporate' with a melange of pulsing basses and arps that straddle haunting pads and effects - rising and falling eventually into oblivion.

Mood :

The overall mood is one of emotive bliss - deep, ambient and rich - wrapping the listener in thick liquid blankets of sound. Variations within the whole though range from soporific, loose structures where breaks echo in layers, coming and going like summer breezes to dub patterns and ethnic grooves, many scented with techno-aural incense rising in binary curls. There is the futuristic drum and bass lightness of Intocyrcle, the shadowy 'Numbers' by Nada and a sprinkling of sparingly employed ethnic samples and exotic waves that swirl and vibrate, illuminating the cycles and sequences of the synths and the programming.

Artwork :

Another tasteful digipack (they are much nicer than jewel cases aren't they) lit with a glowing green warmth. Artwork combines verdant mountain photographs with hazy image manipulation and a gliding graphic seahorse design. Text is accompanied by some sharp graphic elements and layered panels with some transparent repetitions radiating into the background. Inside are full credits and recording details, a list of 'smiles' and a verse and dedication. Overall, the kind of CD that you like to put at the front of your collection because it looks good.

Overall :

Candyflip Records from Greece take a step away from their usual menu of thumping psytrance releases here. Mountain High is mellow and absorbing, evocative and comfortably exploratory. Triac's beautiful 'Anticipation' typifies the strengths of the compilation - unhurried with plenty of open space where eddying loops and washes slipstream sparse melodies and mellow beats. You get the feeling that these guys have all the latest technology and are enjoying stretching it, restructuring it in ways the manual doesn't cover. Each track is different chamber to inhabit, part of the whole, yet confidently distinct and individual.

Who will like this album :

Psy-chill and ambient trance fans who like a journey rather than a fixed pace throughout. If you know the names on the track list - you, pretty much know what to expect.

First chill out release by Candyflip Records,one of the leading Greek labels.
The cd was compiled by Alexis, also known as Alex Candy, label manager of Candyflip who proves us that besides managing a successful label, he also has some very spectacular music choices. A very impressive compilation where you get to feel it all, from environmental and dreamy to mysterious and even a bit scary, from ethnic sounds to ditch, drums and bells.The music starts from soft, mellow and sleepy slowly evolving and developing to more melodic and jumpy. Each track has a different style, each track is unique in its sounds and does not resemble its precedent. High quality compilation, you can clearly feel that each track was meticulously chosen. My only negative remark is that the cd starts from slow moving to more energetic and then at some point falls again to slow and then rising up again. Besides this minor factor, a very recommended chill cd.

Candy (Isratrance), Israel

Atmospheric melodies, ethnic instruments and soft dub beats are what define this first journey into chillout by Candyflip Records. Mountain High starts with atmospheric Orbesque style ambience and then gradually moves through the gear box gently taking the listener higher and higher until it peaks with the A.E.S Dana track - Seaweeds Corporate. Mountain High is a CD that you can really smoke yourself to oblivion with!

FB - UPFRONT Magazine, UK

This is an incredibly earthly and organic album, you can tell that by just looking at it's cover art. Mountain High from Greek record company Candyflip records is their debut into the chillout mix album scene. And what a debut it is, picking the finest from Solar Fields, Triac and even Indidginus himself, who makes an appearance with his track 'Spiritual Spearmints'.
The album is all about fading electronic Psy-Trance chillout, the sounds and the way they move and reflect nature, an electronic rainforest of fantastic music. The bass in these tracks is defiantly worth a mention, given the right speaker setup, you could do some serious damage with these tracks. The CD sleeve and cover art is superb, a Green cardboard sleeve with a clear plastic tray stuck to the middle division which is surrounded by beautiful distorted photographs and 3D animated designs.
Track one from Solar Fields titled 'The Sight is White' is a very ambient instrumental track, echoing natures sounds and slow pace. Virtually beatless apart from the echoing kick drum which announces itself every so often. And what sounds like slowed down chewed-up voices underlying the track.
Vibrasphere's 'All Green Seasons' echoes the same ambiance found in track one, but more with a more prominent beat and bass strum. Half way through the track, a lightly strummed guitar rises above the beat and synthesis, which is able to draw out the track significantly.
Indidginus's track 'Spiritual Spearmints' Takes a highly ambient path also, but quickly turns to another path, when a womans voice enters, slowed down and twisted, sounding tortured carries on for some time. Various sounds glide in, some sound like a powered door closing, the others like spacecraft flying past at high speed. This carries on for some time until the track finally begins to drop and sound more violent and twisted, until it simply fades out, leaving only the original sounds of the track.
Triac feat. Sharon's track 'anticipation' first sounds like it's going to be the first vocal track on the album because of the title. but no, it sounds more like a continuation of Spiritual Spearmints, without distorted voices and futuristic sounds.
J. Views - Untracked, at first sounds like an old movie score, but then develops with a beat, and synthesis. And then a sample I'm sure I recognize, of what sounds to be a tribal chant, searching through all my CD's, I still can't find the sample anywhere else... damn!
This would be the perfect track to underlie a movie, it doesn't demand too much attention, and the classical guitar gives it a relation to a somewhat Mexican or Spanish scene.
Throbbing and fading its way in is 'Insence' by 'Kick Bong' with a great beat which sounds as if its coming from down a short pipe, this is soon backed by tribal bongos. There's even more distorted vocals in here and classical guitar, Finally the song really begins to drop around the 5min mark, where the beats become more powerful and forceful and even begins to sound like its building again. But one by one, the instruments begin to strip back for the fade out, after almost nine minutes.

Track 7 is 'Numbers' by 'Kick Bong' which comes in quietly with a haunting score and later a fresh beat. This track is very electronic, with glitchy computer blips and beeps throughout, totally unexpected from how the track started.
Track 8 is 'The Bushman' by 'Cell' features more tribal bongos and a wobbling bassline, soon the tempo picks up and the track begins to drive itself along when the beats start to get continually heavier and more electronic sounds join the timeline.
Track 9 by Introcycle feat. Wiama is an up tempo tribal track, with some rather nice sounding wind instruments. This is most defiantly one of the most upbeat tracks on the album.
J. Views is back on Track 10, with a European sounding wind instrument track , probably one of the least memorable tracks on the album.
Track 11 by A.e.s. Dana is called 'Seaweeds Coporate' which returns the album to its original organic blend of music. This slow track reminds me very much of the deep ocean, everything just seems to move with the flow, great midnight track.
All in all, In my opinion, this is one of Candy Flip's best releases to date, this is a great chillout album, beating down all the others simply because it never became too engaging or boring, and timing in at 78m:49s it made the most of the time available on a CD. this is an album which is staying in my CD collection.
Jeffrey Smith (www.downbeatmusic.tripod.com), New Zealand
First out is Solar Fields (Magnus Birgersson) from Sweden who has released two albums on the French label Ultimae Records. The track we get here goes the usual Solar Fields direction, with deep atmospheric floating vibes. Totally relaxed slow ambient music. Track 2 is by the masters of progressive trance, Vibrasphere (Rickard Berglöf and Robert Elster), also from Sweden. They are also known for some really strong dub tracks on their two albums. The track we get here is not on any of their albums. This is a bit slower than we are used to from these guys, but still deep and dubby with good relaxing melodies. Nice one. Track 3 is by Indidginus (Michael Martin) from UK. This is a beautiful track with a tribal female voice, floating sounds, deep dubby bass and a simple melody. Track 4 is by someone called Triac and Sharon (Michael Reznik, Ilan Lanz and Sharon Safanov) from Israel. Here we get more relaxing dubby down tempo rhythms, and a psychedelic floating vibe. Nice one. Track 5 by J. Viewz is a side project of one half (Jonathan Dagan) of Violet Vision from Israel. He has proved great skills in the Violet Vision project, and here he gives us some dubby chill with ethnic influences. Some Balearic guitar and relaxed rhythms with a floating vibe above. Not as deep as I would like it to be, but okay if you want some café chill.

Track 6 is by Kick Bong (Franck Jousselin) from France who has appeared on several compilations lately. The track we get here is a pretty dark, tribal track, with some weird voice samples and a cool mystic guitar alike sound. Track 7 is by Nada (Humphrey Bacchus and Russel T. Davies) from UK, who mostly releases tracks on the chilled side of Dragonfly Records, Liquid Sound Design. Some of the tracks they have released on the LSD label are really great, but the track we get here isn’t as good as those, but not bad either. Heavy dub rhythms mixed with some tribal rhythms. I’m really looking forward to more releases from these guys in the near future. Track 8 is by Cell (Alex Scheffer) from France who has mostly released tracks on the Ultimae label. Here he goes the tribal way, and give us a deep relaxing track with tribal drums and relaxed down tempo rhythms. Could have been a bit more varied, but okay. Track 9 is by some Greek people called Intocyrcle and Wiama. This sounds pretty groovy with some psychedelic floating guitar and relaxing flute. Experimental and interesting. Track 10 is another track by J.Viewz again. Here he gives us a chilled track with guitar and some vocals he has done himself. The rhythm you get here reminds me a bit of house and I feel that the track lacks of something. The last track is by Aes Dana (Vincent Villuis) who also has mastered this compilation. He has released two strong albums on Ultimae Records, and here he gives us a taste of his totally deep ambient soundscapes. Very atmospheric and pretty dark ambient with experimental chilled beats and melodies. Nice finish on this compilation.
PK (www.trance.net), Denmark
The general theme for the album is set by Candflip’s owner and compiler of the album, DJ Alexis, in a more trippy, rhythmic, with slightly lighter breaks, solid airy guitars, a ton of percussions, less flutes, less dub, more Psychedelia.
The compilation kicks off with Swedish artist, Solar Fields, British Didj Extrodinare, Indidginus, and hall of famers of the Swedish percussion, Vibrasphere. Slow parts, with not so much as a drum beat here and there. The rhythm section is propelled by our very own trance group, Triac, comprised of Ilan Lanz and Sharon Tehila, followed by Jonathan Dagan, one half of Israeli Duo Violet vision, who gives his tune a Posfordesque touch, and makes it sound like the penultimate thing. From there on end the album slips and slides its way to the end, with the 10th tune, again with Dagan and his guitar work, and the 11th tune, which kicks it in a more danceable fashion. In short, a great album, with great sound. Buy it. Sit Down. Listen.
Ariel (Layla Magazine), Israel

Candyflip Records, first foray into ambient & downtempo comes to you with a concept that shines through from the title, Mountain High, right down to the flow of the rhythms and melodies. Label man Alex_Candy has put together a cadre of amazing sounds from established and relatively unknown artists.

The first three tracks - from Solar Fields, Vibrasphere, and Indignus - swirl around the beginning and preparation of a long trip. The mood of these tracks is slower and begin slightly scattered, but show the formation of intent, the planning of a major excursion.

The next three tracks from Triac, J Views, and Kick Bong - set the pace of the journey. They have a determined and steady pace, keeping time to an orchestrated movement up the mountain. One of the more notable moments in this part of this trip is Untracked from J Views, which begins as a straight ahead groove with an extremely deep and concerted bass line which fuel the rhythmic aboriginal-esque chants. At the breakdown, the rhythm shifts into a slow shuffle with highly tweaked-out drums.

Nada ratchets up the pace and the tempo in the third leg of the journey with the track Numbers, which will be the favorite amongst chillout DJs. This is a beautiful and driving track with a bass & drum section that implores your entire body to move. Cell follows with an equally midtempo tribal trance jam that pits psychedelia against acoustic drums. Then comes the big surprise of the album : a track from Introcrycle. This track has a midtempo bass line and rhyrhm, but soon enter high-tone percussion in doubletime creating an absolutely frenetic pace. It feels as though the summit has just come into sight, where the mind races but the body stays with its determined pace, both held together with a rhythmic line from the flute.

The next track from J Views, holds with the pace, but near the end shows the eventual breakdown, resetting the pace much slower just before reaching the top. Leading into the final and most emotional track in the album from Aes Dana. This track begins with the emotional uncertainty of reaching the peak. Two minutes into the track, the final destination is clear and the pace quickens, the final momentum towards the highest point. Aes Dana’s kick drums pound like the beating heart flooded with the adrenaline gained from accomplishment and conquering the task.

Indeed, we’ve seen our fair share of dubious compilations that proffer deep concepts but lack follow-through in the execution. Mountain High begins and ends as a true journey and its tracks overflow with raw emotion.

Fuck is this a good album.

Maer Israel (dj v0lljude) of Dub Beautiful Collective, OEM Radio, and Ambient Airlines CD Store, USA

Mountain high? Clever little play on words, eh? Nicey nice! Anyway, here’s a bunch of chilled tunes from Greek label Candyflip compiled by top dog Alex Candy himself. Mastered by Huby & Vincent from Ultimae, which is a quality stamp in my book!

This is supposed to be a journey-compilation. Starting at the bottom of the mountain, and then progressing thru the tracks till the mountain top is reaching with the last track. How nice a concept! Let the journey begin…

#01: The soundtrack to the first steps up the hill is this little wonder, by Solar Fields. Nothing complicated going on here, this is minimal ambient. Beatless grooves and mellow soundscapes, Pure ambient! Magical!

#02: Vibrasphere -The kings of progression! Does it get any better? ;o) This is dub territory folks! Easy going atmospheric soundscapes, deep groovy beats and brilliant little melodies, all very intelligently put together into one amazing work of art!

#03: Ahh, this one is so damn cool! Indidginus nailed it! The perfect chilled, moody ambience is there from the get go, with organic sounds wind, water, chanting Accompanied by a gentle keyboard playing a simple melody..And then, a deeeeeeeeep, dubby bass slowly pokes its head out. How beautiful!

#04: Triac continues in Indidginus footpaths, up the mountain. We’re still at the very mellow part of the ehh mellow scale! Dubby beats, organic sounds, smooth percussion. Man, I like this part of the mountain! Electro trance melodies chilled to perfection! Nice track!

#05: J.viewz the downbeat alter-ego of Jonathan from critically acclaimed Israeli sensation Violet Vision. And the talent we all know clearly shines through on this experimental piece. Yes, we’ve moved north up the mountain and the focus is slowly going towards more tribal, housey dub. This track has some of the most interesting voice samples. Repetitive, eastern inspired chants cut up and looped. Very intoxicating. Another nice track!

#06: Kick the bong and light some incense! We’re getting even more tribal now. This percussion based track slowly builds into something that could be the soundtrack to some tribal ritual. Characteristic is the use of a minimal acoustic guitar? Or perhaps even a sitar? Can’t tell, but it sounds so good! I’m lighting some incense right now! Very ethnic, very slow, very nice!

#07: Numbers go on!? Rrrright, so further up the mountain, we’re getting just a little tranceier now! But just a little. The bass is a little sharper now, and suddenly we have drum loops. This is ethno electro dub, in its purest form. Also this track showcases good use of percussion with all kinds of nice rhythms. However, I feel it kinda lacks a sense of direction. Average track.

#08: Going further up, we encounter a bushman! Wow, jungle-influenced tribal beats alongside distant floating melodies and the random voice sample of a woman thrown in here and there. This is one funky bushman! Though, he tends to be stuck on the same note for a short while.And what’s with the abrupt ending? Decent track

#09: Ahh, things are picking up now- This dubby, electro piece has an instant wiggle-your-toe effect on you. All kinds of percussion are used here- Drums, bongos, claves, etc. Also we’re treated to a simple, yet beautiful melody that occasionally pops up. And again - a short sample of a woman sayin’ something in a foreign language. Very cool track!

#10: Takin’ it down a notch. So we’re going down the mountain now? Second track from J. viewz, though the style is somewhat different here. We’re going dubby again - I’d even go as far as saying heavy dub - With Raja Ram-like flutes. Eventually, the track reaches some kind of peak where we get some well crafted, slow electric-guitar sounds. Decent track!

#11: We’ve reached the top! This is Vincent of former Asura-fame and man, does he know his shit! This is by far the darkest track here. Extremely well-produced dark, ambient here- Immensely psychedelic trance-inducing in nature. Truly a worthy last track! This is amazing!

This is truly a magical journey. All in all, this is a huge, amazing, eclectic ambient compilation. The production is crystal-clear and the most of the tunes are so very good. Perhaps I would have changed the order of some of the tracks, to ensure a 100% flawless flow, but that’s really nitpicking. This album gain so much with headphones so put them on, close your eyes and climb that misty mountain! It’s a journey you’ll not soon forget. Highly recommended!

9/10

Favourites: 1, 3(!!), 6, 9(!), 10(!!)

DeathPosture, Denmark
Alex, label manager of Candyflip Records, selects for this compilation unreleased chill and ambient tracks from Aes Dana, Cell, Indidginus, Vibrasphere, Kick Bong and many more artists. The compilation directs the journey into tranquility paths and understanding of the things around us, having the support of the sound that Huby Sea constructed at the Ultimae studio in France. Labyrinths made from ice that require total intentness. Once more very good work has been done in the cd cover and artwork.
Harris P. (Freeze Magazine), Greece
Mountain high is the first chill out compilation from the Greek label Candyflip. The cover looks excellent and really portraits the compilation in a way. The tracklist is very diverse but it's a shame most artists are from other labels.

01. Solar Fields - The sight is white (7:25)
The first track is a very slow one. Nice deep atmospheric sounds start right off and make you feel light as a feather. It seems right from the start that the first track is a very subtle introduction to the journey this compilation takes you on. Apart from the fantastic tribal drums this track is just filled with melodies and everything echoes deeply into the background. A very nice intro for sure!

02. Vibrasphere - All green seasons (7:22)
Here come Vibrasphere with their familiar sound. You can really notice it's a vibrasphere track right from the start. It just has that dubby deep atmosphere that their tracks always have. It takes a while before the track starts to move since it tries to continue where the last track left off. When the melodies kick in they really move you. In a nice slow way of course. The track reminds me a lot of San Pedro except it's a lot slower and everything is really chilled and really dreamy with a very nice guitar and soft mellow synth melodies. Another great track.

03. Indidginus - Spiritual Spearmints (6:51)
The intro on this track is really deep and apart from some trippy voice sounds the synth really prevails here. Again this is a very slow track with soft synth melodies. However this is the worst track on the compilation. There is flute which comes in around the middle of the track and it doesn't blend with the background at all. Apart from that the track sounds ok but this is just one of those details that makes me skip it.

04. Triac Feat. Sharon - Anticipation (6:43)
After the first three tracks that were a bit slower this one starts to move a bit faster, although it also takes a while before it starts this track has very heavy breaks and drums. It really lifts the compilation from the ambient and dreamy start which is a really good thing.

05. J.Viewz - Untracked (5:59)
This track also continues where the last one ended, In a very similar fashion like the vibrasphere track did. Some very nice acoustic guitars enter the scene and with excellent drumwork and male chanting voices this track is really good. Around the middle it really becomes trippy and the beat starts to get faster. However the guitar enters again and makes sure that all the electronic elements don't prevail. The male voice samples enter again and the entire track just starts to really lift things up. Around the end it slows down again so it's a very dynamic track with interesting beat structure and effect. Great track!

06. Kick Bong - Incense (8:48)
This one starts really dark and mystical. Some chanting sounds are introduced right from the beginning and a very dark melody enters the scene. The entire track has a sort of tribal ritualistic sound. But when the melody develops more it really gives this track that mystical touch. The bassline is just bursting with depth and the tribal drums are just fantastic. It just stays this way all the time and completely hypnotizes you. It’s a fantastic track and probably the best one on the compilation.

07. Nada - Numbers (7:44)
This track starts go a bit more in the electric direction with some excellent drum loops. It's filled with clicks and small trippy sounds overlayed on a great and groovy bassline. But it still has some ethno elements that give it that magical feeling. A very nice distorted theme also enters the scene and this is one track that can blend into any set. Very good.

08. Cell - The Bushman (7:14)
This is one track that should have been placed around the beginning of the compilation. It starts really slow with some ambient melodies and after a couple of minutes some very nice tribal drums appear. The bad thing is that in some parts this track is just too boring. It has a very progressive structure but develops too slowly. Apart from some random chanting the basic structure stays present all the time. It's a good track but lacks diversity.

09. Intocyrcle Feat. Wiama - Maui Tici Tici (7:01)
This one starts with a really aggressive beat and a very deep and very tribal. But the big surprise is an excellent electric guitar which really lifts up the atmosphere. Some very nice flutes also enter occasionally but the most interesting thing in this track are the various tribal instruments used. The track is just packed with them. It doesn't change significantly and just keeps you moving with tons of drum instruments. Fantastic!

10. J.Viewz - Courage wants to laugh (5:51)
The pace really slows down here and we get a sort of dreamy atmosphere with some very nice electric guitars and silent male voices. The basic structure sounds kind of housey but it's filled with ethno elements like the previous tracks. What really sounds great is a flute that always gives tracks a different perspective. The track kind of breaks down after it and starts in a more electric fashion with a different beat which is really nice. The entire atmosphere suddenly changes and it just feels more mystical. As it gets closer to the end it really slows down and just puts you in a dreamy mood again. Another excelent and diverse track.

11. Aes Dana - Seaweeds Corporate (7:45)
This is the darkest track on the compilation. With a downbeat structure and very deep ambient sounds this one just gives a new perspective to the term downbeat. It's something that is perfect for a night time set. The real surprise is the beat which is so dark and powerful yet the calm melody just gives it a different dimension. Although at times it does seem a bit too aggressive and almost reminds you of some x-dream tracks it's still very dreamy track and it's a lot different from any other aes dana tracks. Very Nice.

In the end it's a fantastic compilation with only one bad track. Although it does keep changing from slower to faster tracks it still manages to tell a very nice story and keep a similar style throughout all the tracks. It will surely be on my playlist for a while.
Dovla (trancepleme.com), Croatia

The compilation opens up with Solar Fields- probably the best artist to open a chill compilation with. Magnus supplies us with his usual, larger than life, engulfing atmosphere, with his strong moodiness, and big feel. Not an outstanding piece, but as all his stuff, it's just good. Vibraphere next continue in the same moody and full of feel atmosphere, adding an optimistic hypnotic beat and strings. Beautiful. Indidginus next (T3) with a Tibetan feeling track. I don't connect with this one really. Triac (with a friend)- the crazy producers of heavy tech-trance- show they have a softer side. Anticipation comes with sneaky rhythms, psychedelic squeaks and a beautiful touching all-around atmosphere. Follows J.viewz, with the first of his tracks here. Jonathan, known also as half of the successful Violet Vision duo, is about to make a big impact in the more loungey chill world, but first we get here a taste of his earlier stuff. Untracked (T5) is a tribal piece of psychedelicious downbeat music with the mind-twists, the musicality, and the chant and rhythm induced hypnotism. All that is needed for a great piece of music. One of my favorites here. Kick Bong continues with the tribal hypnotic feel with the monotone, yet totally gabbing Incense. Excellent. Nada next with Numbers (T7), continuing the psychedelic tribal feel with a beautiful track with a great story. Cell's next with The Bushman, another tribal piece in a more relaxed atmosphere. Greece is here as well (after all it's a Greek label). With Intocyrcle and Wiama, we stay in the tribal side of things with fast ever changing tabla work and a beautiful melody. Very nice one, though a bit weak on the production side. J.viewz is back at 10 with another beauty, tribal chants, rhythm changes, beautiful guitar and a bit of a loungey feel. Finishing this compilation, and taking us back into the atmospheric deeps is A.E.S. Dana with a beautiful trancey ambient track.

Bottom line: Alex Candy has done here a good job for Candyflip's first chill compilation. Mountain High offers good organic sounds starting with the airy and venturing into more psychedelic tribal hypnotic realms. Good buy. Favorites: 2, 4, 5(!), 6(!), 7, 9, 10.

Shahar (Isratrance, IL)

Chill comp here on Candyflip records and jolly nice and relaxed it is too. Solar Fields open the proceedings and this is really, I mean really deep! Feeling like a summer meadow in spring with butterflies flitting and birds tweeting and all that. And some really nice squelchy bass synths! Vibrasphere are next and the feel is maintained beautifully. Think washing drying on the line on the side of a mountain then smell the inside of your freshly laundered pants and, well, you get the idea?

Indiginus follows and by now we are comatose amongst the high grass when an inquisitive llama noses against us causing us to lose the half spliff we were cradling lovingly for when we woke up. Triac and Sharon (Traciieeee) are next and though Triac are better known for full paced technoid beats their heavy presence underneath and nice dynamic midrange and top end is sublime. Like mountains. They're sublime. Especially when they have streams running down them. And this tune has that, and fish swimming entincingly in the water too. J Viewz is next and blend ethnic goat vocals with more dubby beats and lovely wandering guitar riffs. Kick Bong are next with a stick of nag champa and stick on bhindis in the form of the eastern influenced Incense and the vibe is totally laid back. We have lost all sense of direction and instead float in a hazy mist above the wonderful smells of the bazaar. Nada are next and although their tunes on other compilations are among my favourite chill tunes ever written this offering lacks their dynamic vigour. Still a good tune but they have done better.

Cell raise the intensity to about that of a hovering dragonfly with some tribal djembes and ooohh! a four-four kick. J Viewz (who is definitely in contention for the most psychedelic hip-hop rude bwoy gansta artist name) takes us back down again but maintains the hectic mental pace with stuttered beats a plenty. Aes Dana then are left to close this compilation and do so in abstract style as is their wont.

So, all in all, a fine compilation that goes places, travels here and there with you the comfortable passenger perched in the perfect vantage point on top of its overpacked rucksack. All tunes are good, and some are great, notably the Triac, and hang together in a nice way.

Ed (psyreviews.com, UK)