Back To Mine

创立于1983年的DMC公司是英国第一间倡导DJ文化的唱片公司，过去20多年来对俱乐部文化一直起着举足轻重的作用，而该公司的系列唱片Back To Mine多少给人一种出自名门的感觉。Back To Mine的每一辑都会交由不同的音乐人去打理，音乐人会负责选曲和混音成沙发音乐，而选曲的原则是音乐人平日卧室里常听的私房音乐，单这一点已经能吊起乐迷的胃口，毕竟大家都想知道这些音乐人闲时是会听些什么。 Ultra Records的Back to Mine系列是展现一个电子乐队音乐品味的绝佳机会，其概念很简单：艺术家被赋予最大的‘编辑’自由，根据其品味选歌、编排、混音、制作出一张舞曲chill-out风格的专辑。 Prior to the breakthrough success of their second album, Vertigo, Groove Armada (Tom Findlay and Andy Cato) were better known as successful club DJs, plying their trade in clubs the length and breadth of England, from Tangled in Manchester to the End in London. For their first mix CD they eschew uptempo dance-floor tunes in favor of a far more laid-back repertoire--think "At the River" rather than "If Everybody Looked the Same." It's an eclectic mixture of classic and modern--from Barry White to Tears for Fears, stopping at all stations along the way. Unlike many of these kinds of compilations, there's not a duff track on here, and standouts like Al Green's "Light My Fire" and Tony D's "Piano Grand" make the cherry on top. Vertigo was justifiably lauded as the Best Chill-Out Album at the U.K.'s Ministry Magazine Awards in 1999; Back to Mine is a worthy heir to the throne.