15:34:00
A+ A-

REVIEW: Various Artists - Tranquillity State out on Alter Ego records

Tranquillity state is a place, sound or emotion that can only be reached upon an unparalleled sense of peace in the mind. In our perception it can be found within these perfect musical ingredients to take you on your own perfect voyage.
 
We have thirty-five summer soaked, reflective chill out tracks from a legion of unquestionably talented and inspiring artists.
 
Over the two discs we are taking you through a voyage of serenity and inception with sun-kissed Balearic guitars, rich emotive soundscapes, thought provoking melodies and glorious vocal tracks to help you unwind.
 
  Tranquillity state tracklist:
Rory Gallagher & Luigi Palagano - Es Vedrà (Intro Mix)
Blugazer - Journeys Beyond (Chillout Mix)
Colonial One Feat. Isa Bell - Always On My Mind (Domenico Cascarino & Luca Lombardi Remix)
D'alt Vila - Breathing (Original Mix)
Elliott Wheeler feat Melanie Horsnell - Stay With Me (Original Mix)
Anhken - Pean (Part 3) (Original Mix)
Dominic Hudson - The Crossing (Original Mix)
Pierre In The Air - Sunday Evening (Original Mix)
Amurai Feat. Sean Ryan - Killing Me Inside (Acoustic Mix)
Es Vedrá - La Hacienda (Original Mix)
Max Graham Feat. Jessica Riddle - Why This Is Goodbye (Original Mix)
Blugazer - Singer Island (Chillout Mix)
Max Denoise feat Claire Willis - Bring To Me Life (Original Mix)
Soulforge & Domenico Cascarino - Under The Carpet (Original Mix)
Astrid Williamson - Dance (Lapalux Remix)
Alex M.O.R.P.H & Woody Van Eyden feat Kate Peters - Heavenly (Gavin & Nox Chillout Mix)
Cryophonik - Beyond Horizons (Original Mix)
Rory Gallagher Feat. Kelly Dowell - The Planets Bend Between Us (Domenico Cascarino & Luca Lombardi Chillout Mix)
Latham & Quano - Fallen Angel (Original Mix)
Sunlounger Feat. Zara Taylor - Try To Be Loved (Chillout Mix)
Ad Brown - Shimmer (Original Mix)
Vitaly Beskrovny Feat. Simon Latham - If I? (Original Mix)
Kyau & Albert feat. Julia Lutat - Run (Original Mix)
Domenico Cascarino & Luca Lombardi - Falling In The Water (Original Mix)
Rory Gallagher Feat. Jess Doughty - As We Orbit (Original Mix)
Hysteria! - Winding Roads (Original Mix)
Bt - The Ghost In You (Original Mix)
Aiemo - Cocktail Island (Original Mix)
Kyau & Albert - Walk Down (Original Mix)
Robert Mint - Driver (Tranquillity State Edit)
Eugene Kush - My Memories Are Always With Me (Original Mix)
 
 
Dimitri Kechagias review:   Alter Ego records presents one of the finest chill out compilations that you can find in the market at the moment. The high quality independent record label that has offered us many trance and progressive anthems offer the first after clubbing, beat less chill out lounge compilation called   Tranquillity State. It is divided into 2 great CDs under the titles Serenity & Inception. Serenity opens the proceedings with relaxing sounds of sea waves and the beautiful melodies of the top Es Vedra. Blugazer's Journeys Beyond stands out for the big orchestral classical music theme.Colonial One Feat. Isa Bell - Always On My Mind is a warm mesmerizing vocal trance beauty that Domenico Cascarino & Luca Lombardi remixed it as an accoustic version with just the piano and the voice. Great strings and melancholic piano melody are the main elements of D'alt Vila - Breathing. Elliott Wheeler feat Melanie Horsnell - Stay With Me is a mysterious magical cinematic dark track that sounds like being played from an old vinyl.  Anhken lights up the proceedings with an early morning piano melody on  Pean (Part 3). The exceptional album continues with Dominic Hudson and the beautiful The Crossing with electronic blissful melodies, percussion, piano theme  and some heavenly style vocals. Pierre In The Air  creates the perfect track for your  Sunday Evening that is calming and unresting at the same time with uplifting choir style vocals and euphoric strings. Amurai's magnificent  Killing Me Inside Feat. Sean Ryan is included as well. One of the strongest  male vocals that we heard off with Sean outstanding heartbreaking performance.  Es Vedrá - La Hacienda is a relaxing liquid state track with sea waves splashing on the beach that is used as the best intro for Max Graham Feat. Jessica Riddle - Why This Is Goodbye to continue our journey with just the piano and the human voice that seems to be the strongest instrument. Blugazer appears for the 2nd time with his Singer Island anthem with chilling balearic guitar riffs, the well known piano melody and warm strings. The lovely Claire Willis offers her vocals on Max Denoise  Bring To Me Life with harp and piano melodies creating a magical soundscape. Soulforge & Domenico Cascarino - Under The Carpet is a late night atmospheric beauty with romantic melancholic guitar melody and heart opening synths and strings. Lastly Astrid Williamson - Dance (Lapalux Remix) is a classic balearic style track with dub and trip hop influences. The second CD is called Inception. It begins with Alex M.O.R.P.H & Woody Van Eyden feat Kate Peters - Heavenly (Gavin & Nox Chillout Mix). Soulful and deep as we love it to be with Kate Peters exceptional performance and deep meaningful lyrics. Cryophonik - Beyond Horizons includes the relaxing sea waves sound and great guitar melody to make you dream and travel without moving. Rory Gallagher Feat. Kelly Dowell - The Planets Bend Between Us is remixed perfectly by Domenico Cascarino & Luca Lombardi. Its definitely a different track with jazzy soul influences and Kelly's heartfelt performance. Latham & Quano - Fallen Angel is a breaks style track with epic style melody, chopped vocals and some ethnic influences as well. Sunlounger Feat. Zara Taylor - Try To Be Loved  is one of the finest Roger Shah productions with Zara's powerful and expressive voice singing the already classic and unforgettable lyrics. Ad Brown is part of the album with his outstanding Shimmer (Original Mix). Emotionally charged track with great synths and mesmerising heavenly style voices in the background. Vitaly Beskrovny Feat. Simon Latham - If I? is a fantastic indie dance influenced track with Simon stand out with his very unique and very crystal clear voice. The excellent Kyau & Albert feat. Julia Lutat with  Run is included and will win your heart with the breaks/ drum n bass fusions of sounds. Domenico Cascarino & Luca Lombardi - Falling In The Water is a blissful balearic lounge track with spanish guitar riffs and soothing melodic layers. Rory Gallagher Feat. Jess Doughty - As We Orbit is definitely a highlight of the album with the chunky rolling basslines and Jess different and very unique performance. Hysteria! - Winding Roads is a classy lounge track with jazzy moody atmosphere. The legend BT is part of the album with the massive  The Ghost In You with indie rock influences. One of his finest tracks is the perfect choice to continue our journey. Aiemo - Cocktail Island (Original Mix) follows the classic lounge way with live like instruments and a feeling that you watch a band performing the track. The compilation includes the second Kyau & Albert track called  Walk Down  in its original mix that is very atmospheric and touching as well. The massive Robert Mint's  - Driver is included on a special edit for the compilation. Last track for the 2nd cd is Eugene Kush - My Memories Are Always With Me that serves as the perfect track to round up the proceedings and keep the memories of this CD always in your mind. Overall Alter Ego presents an excellent compilation that stands out because of the great mixture of wide variety of tracks with influences ranging from trance,jazz,soul or world music. Pure perfection. Love IT!     
Additional info: