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VARIOUS ARTISTS Hotel Costes 5

DJ Stephane Pompougnac Once Again Showcases his Supreme Mastery of the Art of Mix on this Fifth Volume of Music from Paris' Famed Restaurant/Lounge. With Every Volume, He Strikes Just the Right Blend of Familiar Sounds and Introduces the Listener to New Tracks with Every Volume. This Series Has Become the Standard by which all Other Similar Collections Are Measured and this Volume Once Again Sets the Bar Even Higher. From the Striking Cover to It's Contents and Aesthetics, the Quality of the Package is Once Again Par Excellence!

The fifth installment in Stéphane Pompougnac's wildly popular series, Hôtel Costes 5 dishes up more of the impeccably classy, impossibly cool lounge beats that Pompougnac regularly spins for Jean-Louis Costes and his guests at the famous hotel in Paris. As on all the others in this series, Pompougnac's lithe, fun mix features the good taste, smooth textures, and chic musique that his clientele demands. Pompougnac's DJ ears catch perfect segues others might miss, like the little pieces of Vision's dramatic "Ponger Star" that can be found in the preceding track, "Cocaine Is a Sin" from the Strike Boys. The usual clever touches are present as well, like Fantastic Plastic Machine's wonderfully fey cover of Joe Jackson's "Steppin' Out." For those of us not fortunate enough to spend our nights soaking up Parisian luxury after a long day of sashaying down the runway, Pompougnac's records allow for a certain vicarious thrill, though more blue-collar ears will yearn for some dirt. After all, dance music at its core is supposed to be dirty, soaked to the bone with sex and sweat. But while Pompougnac's style may lack blood and guts, it's an awfully pretty skeleton just the same. --Matthew Cooke

Tracklisting:
1. Galaxy - Hippiehaus
2. Amour - Rouge Rouge
3. Leaving Monte Carlo - Physics
4. Zwing Ting - The Streamers
5. Summer in Paris - Anggun
6. Champs Elysées [Stéphane Pompougnac Mix]
7. Cocaine Is a Sin - The Strike Boys
8. Ponger Star
9. Doo Uap, Doo Uap, Doo Uap [Radio Edit] - Jean Gabin
10. Voodoo Bliss [Aaron Bingle's Azure Mix]
11. Starlight - Minus 8
12. Illusion (Rollercone Remix) - Limbo Experience
13. Tócame
14. One Night in Rio - Louie Austen
15. Steppin' Out [Costes Re-Edit]

Hotel Costes 5 is available through PSCHENT, distributed by Creative Vibes

 

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