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Cafe Mambo 2008 Mixed by Andy Cato [Defected]
10 June 2008

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Andy Cato, perhaps better known as one half of Groove Armada, couldn’t be a better choice to take charge of Café Mambo 2008, the first in the illustrious series that resident Pete Gooding hasn’t helmed.
Café Mambo 2008 is spread over two CDs: Dia (day) is geared towards sunset and Noche (night) on Ibiza after dark. There aren’t many producers in the world today who have captured the very essence of these themes in their music: Groove Armada’s At The River is a spine-tingling downtempo anthem (Cato plays that mesmerizing trombone), while Superstylin’ and Shake That Ass, are peaktime dancefloor grenades. On top of that Cato’s long been based in Barcelona, the Catalan capital and Mediterranean epicentre for dance music that shares a counter culture spirit with Eivissa.
In these terms Cato’s Dia is perfectly pitched: it’s widescreen with a gentle ambience, mirrors the changing light by subtly evoking similar moods and emotions, and has plenty of room to pause for breath, and reflection. Opening with the acoustic blues of John Cale’s Magnolia, Cato communicates the brilliant white sun’s last hurrah with Morgan King’s dazzling I’m Free. Coldcut’s classical-electronic symphony Autumn Leaves tracks the golden sun’s gradual transformation to pinkish-red and Brian Jonestown Massacre’s psych-rock breaks the wistful melancholia, before Kruder & Dorfmeister blissed-out drum and bass, and LCD Soundsystem’s 45.33’s rippling pianos and smooth synths, hint at the possibilities of the night ahead.
Noche is pregnant with the mischief, magic, and mystery that is nocturnal Ibiza. Sterac’s 1996 classic emotechno Secret Life Of Machines is the path between Dia and Noche, Tam Cooper’s tougher Galactica gets hips and feet moving in tandem. Groove Armada’s teasing Love Sweet Sound marries Candi Staton’s soaring soul to sharp electro house, Shades Of Rhythm’s Everybody rolls back the years to glorious piano house at its finest, and Sebastian Davidson’s Great Taste, Zero Sugar is new school, lithe fluttering electro. By the time Danny Clark & Jay Benham & Su Su Bobien’s Wondrous’ guttural vocal house, and Last Rhythm’s Last Rhythm’s deep house goodness rounds off Noche, sunset is but a distant memory.
Café Mambo 2008 is everything you would expect and more – it’s a kaleidoscopic mix, taking in blues, rock, electro and house, with a couple of curveballs in homage to Alfredo’s anything goes Balearic DJ blueprint.

Released: 16/06/08

Disc 1                   

1. Magnolia - J.J Cale                

2. Don't Want To Know - John Martyn                

3. When The Rain Falls (Original Mix) - Mike Monday                

4. Cycling Trivialities - Jose Gonzales                

5. I'm Free (The Full Length La Serrena Mix) - Morgan King                

6. Rub Your Potion (Fear of Theydon Mix) - Grand National                

7. Autumn Leaves (Irresistible Force Mix Trip 2) - Coldcut                

8. Anemone - The Brian Jonestown Massacre                

9. La Telecabine - Caia                

10. Paris - Groove Armada                

11. Finley Quaye ‘Even After All (Clean Version) - Finley Quaye                

12. Deep Shit Pt. 1 and 2 - Kruder and Dorfmeister                

13. Angel - Weekend Players                

14. 45:33 - LCD Soundsystem               

Disc 2                       

1. The Secret Life Of Machines - Sterac                

2. Galactica (Jimpster Remix) - Tam Cooper                

3. Gonna Find a Way (Mind State Mix) - Furry Phreaks                

4. Anywhere You Are - Sunshine Jones                

5. The 7am Drop - Andy Cato                

6. Dance Dance - Danell Dixon                

7. Really Don't Stop (Lawnchair Generals Mix) - Martin Venetjoki feat. Derek Conyer            

8. Love Sweet Sound (Album Version) - Groove Armada                

9. Black Thighs (Digs & Claude Foncept Blood Sugar Mix) - Band of Flys                

10. Everybody - Shades of Rhythm                

11. Body and Mind - Budai and Vic                

12. Great Taste, Zero Sugar (Original Mix) - Sebastian Davidson                

13. Wondrous (MuthaFunkaz Dub – Andy Cato Edit) - Danny Clark & Jay Benham feat. SuSu Bobien      

14. Last Rhythm - Last Rhythm

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