Afterlife.aka.utóélet.2014.

Café Del Mar - Dreams 6 (2013). Café del Mar Dreams continues its successful story with another great selection of 13 titles, carefully compiled by Toni Simonen Café del Mar Dreams 6 continues a series that was established in 2000, which explores the more ambient sound of Café del Mar. The album features fantastic new tracks from artists like Bliss, Amanaska, Afterlife and Chris Coco. Nearly all tracks on the album are exclusive…

AKA's 1970 debut album Do What You Like combines earthy, heavily buzzing, and fuzzed-out rock monuments in the vein of classic UK and US bands with a few tunes in the Continental European heavy rock style, with big chorus lines and a bit of a pop thrown in for good measure, plus great melodic ballads and pop tunes in their native Indonesian language. The Indonesian band carried their trademark sound through whole recording career, including Reflection, their second album, originally released in 1971 and reissued here for the first time. Different melodies and titles but the same wild crossover of styles, with a change between each and every song. Lush epic ballads, powerful heavy rock, a great beat tune with a flowery feel that drags you straight to the dancehall, and another epic and utterly heavy blues rock and psych freak-out…

UMTV are releasing ‘Café Mambo, 20 years of Ibiza Chillout’ celebrating 20 years of legendary DJs and classic music in Ibiza’s iconic pre-party bar on 16 June 2014. Mixed by Café Mambo resident Pete Gooding, artists include Lana Del Ray, Fatboy Slim, London Grammar, Grace Jones, Pete Tong, Groove Armada, William Orbit, Tensnake, Moby and Frankie Knuckles. The album also features an exclusive remix of a Phil Collins’ The Roof is Leaking as well a remix from The Rolling Stones. With a blend of classic, exclusive and rare songs, this album marks 20 years of iconic chillout music on The White Isle. Pete Gooding, Café Mambo resident says ” This album represents a fantastic 20 years of chilled music in Café Mambo. With such an incredible setting and view of the sunset, I have been honoured to play there over the years”.

UMTV are releasing ‘Café Mambo, 20 years of Ibiza Chillout’ celebrating 20 years of legendary DJs and classic music in Ibiza’s iconic pre-party bar on 16 June 2014. Mixed by Café Mambo resident Pete Gooding, artists include Lana Del Ray, Fatboy Slim, London Grammar, Grace Jones, Pete Tong, Groove Armada, William Orbit, Tensnake, Moby and Frankie Knuckles. The album also features an exclusive remix of a Phil Collins’ The Roof is Leaking as well a remix from The Rolling Stones. With a blend of classic, exclusive and rare songs, this album marks 20 years of iconic chillout music on The White Isle. Pete Gooding, Café Mambo resident says ” This album represents a fantastic 20 years of chilled music in Café Mambo. With such an incredible setting and view of the sunset, I have been honoured to play there over the years”.

On the third album by AKA, the leading Indonesian rock band of the ’70s, there was a slight change concerning the overall direction. With three exceptions - the powerful funk-rock of the opening title-track, the dirty garage beat of the B-side opener “Skip Away,” and the energetic up-tempo soul-pop of “Raja Jalan” the band turns to soft rock and Indo-pop ballads on this LP. And guess what - these folks really knew how to pull it off, even with lush pop harmonies that often touch the borders of the tear-jerker field. Crazy Joe, originally released in 1972 and reissued here for the first time, is a rather courageous album, with those three rawer and more energetic tunes alongside the gentle plush of the pop tunes. All those who dare to listen between the notes will find a massive load of delicate arrangements and rather striking melodies…