Worldwide Groove Corporation
Often regarded as electronica's little girl, lounge music is instead like the savvy child that rapidly learns that indoors is where they get the most attention. That's why chilled-out numbers are best enjoyed with a glass of champagne and not with a cup of instantly-brewed coffee to go. Beverage metaphors aside, lounge music is the comfy armchair in every living room.
With that said, there seems to be no better way to celebrate lounge music than to put out a record that is celebratory without being too exhaustive. "Chillodesiac Lounge Vol. 1: Fever" is a collection of hand-picked tracks that manage to defy gravity in their disorienting, smoky-voiced output. And while doing so, "The Man I Love" and "Tangerine", the first two tracks, also set the mood for the drink-pouring that will most definitely follow.
Fittingly subtitled "Fever", production duo Worldwide Groove Corporation's debut album infuses various jazz standards with groovy new finesse. Based around chunky beats that take any passionate heart to a cushion, "Besame Mucho" is revisited in little breaths of air that pamper the ear. On the other hand, "Mas Que Nada", featuring Kenya Evelyn, Melinda Doolittle, and Missi Hale, now sounds so urgent it's like tropicalia rules the world.
The prelude to what will certainly become a fulfilling career is designed to be sipped and not taken by a huge, single bite. And it comes with what critics call the international appeal, as it features lyrics in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian. Speaking of which, "Midnight in Venice" will take you on a gondola across the city's renowned channels.
The track is one of the four originals included on the album, the others being the stripped-down "Smoke & Mirrors", the fleshed-out "Mimosa", and the naively romantic "You Still Give Me Butterflies". With tracks that, after the first half, seem to flow seamlessly into each other, the record bows out on a high note with two fat remixes that will make you forget all those new age records.
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