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St. Tropez: The Sex, The Beach, The Music (Petrol/EMI)
This is an excellent compilation of lounge music, perfect for getting your party cozy and comfortable. On headphones or blasted on a good sound system, this album will certainly please lounge aficionados.
Our picks include Cubismo Grafico and Vegomatic. Also recommended are Her Majesty’s Sound (I am a Lady) with echoes of James Bond soundtracks, and the very bouncy Linky (Ce Matin La).
This CD is part of a new series of lounge and world music compilations from Petrol Records. In sum, if you can’t get a ticket to St. Tropez, get this album!
Author: Madanmohan Rao
Madanmohan Rao is an author and media consultant from Bangalore, and global correspondent for world music and jazz for World Music Central and Jazzuality. He has written over 15 books on media, management and culture, and is research director for YourStory Media. Madan was formerly World Music Editor at Rave magazine and RJ at WorldSpace, and can be followed on Twitter at @MadanRao.