Buddha Bar: Claude (Various) Challe: Amazon.ca: Music

Disc: 1
1. Weather Storm - Craig Armstrong
2. Straight To The Heart - Sina Vodjani
3. Kitu - Deepak Ram
4. Anni Rose - Tulku
5. What Will Be? - Zeava Ben
6. The Merciful One - Zohar
7. La Soledad - Pink Martini
8. Un Bel Di - Aria
9. Une Table A' Trois - Zen Man
10. El Fuego - Zen Men
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Disc: 2
1. 68 - Anima Sound System
2. Touareg - Le Duc
3. Skin - MKL Vs. Soy Sos
4. Drifting Away - Faithless
5. Intro - Psique
6. Two Wrongs Making It Right - Kevin Yost
7. Feeling Good - Huff & Hurb
8. All By Myself - So Emotional
9. Flying High - Byron Stingily
10. Piya Re Piya Re - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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Paris's glitzy nightspot Buddha Bar is best known for its signature ambient environments, which are available in elaborately packaged, pricey, and popular CD compilations. This offering consists of two sections: "Buddha's Dinner," which is designed to accompany a deluxe dining experience, and "Buddha's Party," which is more groove-oriented. Although the selections are inspired by and built upon traditional music, mostly from Asia and South America, fans of club-oriented world music are advised to check out edgier electronica by Cheb I Sabbah, TransGlobal Underground, and Aisha Kandisha. But those who adore the likes of Deep Forest and Enigma will contentedly chill to these tracks. --Christina Roden

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Le Buddha Bar, réputé pour sa clientèle et son cadre somptueux, initient businessmen et jeunes branchés de la capitale aux nouveaux sons électroniques. Claude Challe, maître d'oeuvre des dégustations sonores des lieux, retrace dans cette compilation double CD l'atmosphère détendue et select d'un bar déjà mythique. Le disque Buddha's Dinner, très inspiré par l'univers musical oriental, invite dans une teinte feutrée à se concentrer tranquillement sur son assiette et la bonne compagnie qui vous entoure. Le deuxième CD, Buddha's Party, pousse les convives entre les tables et même vers la piste sur les rythmes plus décoiffants de Faithless, Kevin Yost ou l'excellent Anima Sound System, histoire d'aller un peu plus loin dans les présentations. Ces 2 heures 30 de musique planante et légère laisseront à vos amis les plus select un goût de bonheur apaisé à la fin de vos prochaines soirées ethnic chic. --Gabriel Masurel

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, May 21 2004

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B. Paule "Berny" (Honolulu, Hi.) - See all my reviews
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I bought Buddha Bar V because of the catchy title and the beautiful artwork. To my delight, what I found was an excellent compilation of Euro-Eastern mixes that blew my mind away. Both technically and artistically pleasing, I listen to this compilation and look forward to future mixes by these talented artists. It is like Yin, and Yang, one CD being very soothing and healing, and the other being more energetic and upbeat in tempo. I love it, it is a masterpiece!

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4.0 out of 5 stars The First Entry of the Buddha-Bar Series., April 24 2004

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The Groove (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

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This is the debut entry of the "Buddha-Bar" series, and considering that it was released back in 1999, the material still sounds remarkably fresh. A co-worker of mine recommended the Buddha-Bar series since she knows I'm really into downtempo music with a touch of Eastern flavor. When I approached this set, the first thing that grabbed me was the rather steep pricetag, which seems to be putting off quite a few listeners. But the deal is this: "Buddha-Bar" is recommended depending on who you are. If you're a casual listener who buys maybe 3-5 CDs a year, then this may not be a wise purchase. However, if you're a music lover who has an extensive and diverse range of genres in your collection, then I don't see how forking out the extra cash should be that big a deal. The fact is: the material on this album is very good. In this handsomely-packaged collection, we have two discs: "Buddha's Dinner" and "Buddha's Party." The stronger of these two discs is definitely the "Dinner" one, which has mellowed-out tracks that really give off a sense of calm. My favorite track has to be the lovely "What Will I Be" by Zeave Ben. It's one of those tunes that stayed imprinted in my head because the song is so distinct and beautifully arranged. The "Party" disc has slightly less of an Eastern vibe, but has a fair amount of really good dance tunes that are decent enough for any party. The main attractions here are the Eurodisco bounce of So Emotional, who does a cover of the hit "All By Myself" as well as Byron Stingily's "Flying High," which gets a Brazilian makeover by DJs Masters at Work. While not quite flawless, I'm overall pleased with "Buddha-Bar," and I hope to explore other volumes of this fine series.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Where it all began, April 24 2004

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It is rare for me to get into a series of compilations that leaves me breathless because the music is simply incredible. The Buddha Bar series really changed my life when last year I bought "Buddha Bar V" on a whim. I was so taken by the Asian-influence in the music I heard through out the two cd disc. There were none of the same old songs that I kept finding on other chill out compilations. The Buddha Bar series really raised the bar on chill out music with the quality in songs the djs picked out. Normally I refuse to pay anything more than $20 for a cd but I will make an exception with the Buddha Bar cds. The quality is too good to pay any attention to the price tag.

I stopped by my favorite record store this afternoon after an afternoon matinee of "Dogville". I was going to buy two other cds but the moment i saw last year's re-issue of the first "Buddha Bar" cd, I put those cds aside and grabbed the "Buddha Bar" cd immediately. Parisian dj Claude Challe begins the music nirvana that I know of as my favorite chill out series. Just like the other Buddha Bar cds, there are two discs. One is labeled as the dinner disc which contains laid-back, mellow music while disc two is the party disc which contains dance tracks. I especially loved the Party cd. I loved the remix of Faithless' "Drifting Away", Malik Adouane's "Shaft", and the cheesy So Emotional cover of Celine Dion's "All By Myself". Both cds were a good mix of modern and traditional Asian/Indian dance music which reminded me of Ravin, who mixed the latest Buddha Bar cd. Claude, Dave, and Ravin are all different. I have enjoyed all their work on the Buddha Bar/Chill Out in Paris/Siddharta series. They are all excellent djs. It was great to hear the original dj of the Buddha Bar cds. I have yet to hear a Buddha Bar cd that I didn't like.

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