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Hôtel Costes Vol. 4

Stéphane Pompougnac

Hôtel Costes Vol. 4

Pschent

PSC-200

2LP Black $40
  • 2LP pressed on black vinyl
  • Fourth installment of the Costes series from French DJ/Artist Stéphane Pompougnac
  • Compiled with a light, often unmixed touch

Description

The Hotel Costes series continues to compile darkly attractive lounge music for listeners with an ear open to the sounds of percussive drum'n'bass. Many of Stéphane Pompougnac's picks revolve around the Thievery Corporation sound (Imada, Gotan Project, Dublex Inc.), serrated breakbeats quietly slamming into intelligible jazz and emphasis-free house music.

Early on, there's little beating the Method's I've Got a Cat. A taut production and cheerful, simplistic female vocals -- the title includes every piece of lyric -- float over what can realistically be described as a slide guitar gurgling salt water. With its adaptable selection, Hotel Costes, Vol. 4 rolls over much of its competition; it's never too stern and it's compiled with a light, often unmixed touch.

Preview Tracklist

  • 1 Variety Lab – London In The Rain
  • 2 The Method – I've Got A Cat
  • 3 Thunderball – Solar
  • 4 Dublex Inc. – Tango Forte
  • 5 Scott Grooves – Organ Nights (Part 2)
  • 6 Slow Supreme – Granada
  • 7 Stéphane Pompougnac – Closer To Julie
  • 8 Jon Cutler – It's Yours (Jon's B-Side Breakdown Mix)
  • 9 Imada – Playground Do Brasil
  • 10 Major Boys Feat. Aurelia – Sous Le Soleil (Cuba Acoustic Mix)
  • 11 Doctor Rockit – Café De Flore (Charles Webster's Latin Lovers Mix)
  • 12 Gotan Project – Epoca
  • 13 Shantel – Whatever
  • 14 Orbient – Boarding (Doubleseat Mix)