Tonight is definitely the night, the mood and the company are just right. So, if you’ve lit the candles and poured the wine, all you need to do now is put on the exotic, passionate and intimate sounds of Simply Erotica and prepare to turn private fantasy into sensual reality.

The fourth volume in Verve's Verve Remixed series was a long time in coming considering how quickly the label spit out the first three. Nonetheless, it is a welcome addition to that shelf if remixes are your personal thang. This set concentrates, once more, on vocalists, and the array is rather startling on the surface, though it's sequenced beautifully. As with any of these packages some cuts work better than others, but there are some true highlights here. Marlena Shaw's reading of Ashford & Simpson's "California Soul" is given a killer treatment by Diplo and Mad Decent, keeping the entire thing rooted in its source material and stretching it with judiciously added bits of early funk, Ramsey Lewis-style soul-jazz, and hip-hop…

Spring has a sound and comes back every year with the CD "Spring Lounge". Sounds like sunshine warm your ears for the most colorful time of the year. Enjoy beautiful chill sounds to dream and relax. Selected by DJ Michael Maretimo.

Only six months after the third volume of Verve Remixed was released, Verve issued this, a box combining the three volumes of the series with an additional disc of extra remixes.
Though variously rooted in hip-hop, rave and dance clubs sensibilities, the art of mixology has evolved into a potent staple of contemporary pop music. That mainstreaming reached a new zenith with the release of the first installment of Verve Remixed in 2002 and continued to expand via two subsequent collections of eclectic Jazz/R&B-rooted remixes that found a growing, enthusiasitc audience at public radio and other adult-oriented radio outlets. This set compiles those three savory, largely Downtempo anthologies of Jazz-DJ Fusion, from the reworked takes on classic vocalists like Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday that dominated the first set to the follow-up editions' more expansive palette…

The annual "MILCHBAR" selection presents the finest chill-out vibes as a soundtrack for the perfect sunset by the sea. This year, Blank & Jones have invited artists from all over the world to contribute to this magical journey: Ibiza residents George Solar (La Torre) and Ken Fan (Café Del Mar), Brit JIM from Crazy P., long-term Danish friends The Swan and The Lake as well as Jacob Gurevitsch and from France Jpye and Alma Este, who contribute a stunning adaptation of Daft Punk's "Something About You".

The fantastic cooperation between Harald Blüchel (Cosmic Baby) and the Schiller mastermind, Christopher Von Deylen. Their take on the set of classical selections is comparable to that or William Orbit's Pieces in a Modern Style, although they have that Cosmic and Schiller feel.

The brothers Giorgio and Martin Koppehele wrote and produced for and with Plácido Domingo, Alan Parsons, Boy George, Midge Ure, Bro'Sis, Suzi Quatro, CC Catch, Shari Belafonte, Chris Thompson, Splash, Odyssey, Nicole, Michelle and Lou Bega. They wrote and produced for advertising jingles, dance projects, music for films, television series as well as for soundtracks and exhibitions such as the Titanic exhibition in Hamburg. The music of Lichtmond combines electronic music with ambient and rock elements that flow into each other. Alan Parsons called Lichtmond as the modern-day Tangerine Dream or Kraftwerk.

It's true that Pram has shared the same bubbly, French-pop sound of Stereolab and Broadcast. But that's where the similarities end. A few cuts into The Museum of Imaginary Animals, the seven-piece band – which includes the recent addition of ex-Broadcast drummer Steve Perkins, no less – makes a beautiful departure into a surreal journey of sound. Rosie Cuckston's reserved vocals help, but it's Pram's original combination of devices (flute, trumpet, and theremin, to name a few) that occasionally evoke an aquatic atmosphere, not unlike Meddle-era Pink Floyd. Like the imaginary creature on the album's back cover, this fifth full-length from Pram is certainly mythical.

Free as a bird comes the new Lemongrass album “Birdy”. A musical homage to the beauty of nature and positive light-heartedness. Roland Voss presents 10 chilled Lo-Fi tracks taking us to luscious, magical gardens, sacred places, blooming forests and spots of silence and peace.