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If any music could provide the perfect soundtrack to a global journey in search of spiritual enlightenment it would be Buddha Bar's chilled-out but slightly worthy world music. Buddha Bar Vol. 5 follows the same mood-enhancing vein of its predecessors, pulling in a cross-section of sundry global overtures and ethnic bric-a-brac to create a lifestyle accessory that's right up there with designer napkin holders. Fittingly, the two CDs are marked "Dinner" and "Drink", but it's hard to discern any real difference. Each contains the obligatory shower of Indian tablas, Moroccan percussion and mournful Romany string
If any music could provide the perfect soundtrack to a global journey in search of spiritual enlightenment it would be Buddha Bar's chilled-out but slightly worthy world music. Buddha Bar Vol. 5 follows the same mood-enhancing vein of its predecessors, pulling in a cross-section of sundry global overtures and ethnic bric-a-brac to create a lifestyle accessory that's right up there with designer napkin holders. Fittingly, the two CDs are marked "Dinner" and "Drink", but it's hard to discern any real difference. Each contains the obligatory shower of Indian tablas, Moroccan percussion and mournful Romany strings that combine to create a cultural brew pleased with its own taste, but also oddly disorienting. Songs cross-pollinate all over the place, fusing the disparate vibes of gypsy Spain, Hindu carnival and medieval pageantry into one "organic" take-away. Sometimes it's head-noddingly agreeable stuff, especially when a flurry of tougher dance tracks weave their way through the ambience, but this is mostly "conscious" background music for graphic designers--borrowed style for maximum effect. --Paul Tierney
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Manufacturer: George V
Release date: 10 March 2003
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 3596971824723
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