Interchill's "Earth Octave Lounge, Vol. 2" is a lush amalgamation of dubby, laid-back grooves, ambient soundscapes, sweeping synths, and near-eastern/mediterranean vibes, selected in an unmistakably northwestern US and western Canadian style; rhythmic, melodic, with organic, yet overtly electronic synth edges and a certain warmth all its own.

1. m-seven "Electronic Flip"
2. Aquila "La Rosa"
3. Overflow "Ruuhilampi"
4. Human Blue "Beautiful Stranger"
5. Crystalline "A Sigh Becomes a Thousand Trees"
6. Guru Shishya "Cagian 3"
7. Liquid Stranger "Political Finga"
8. Alucidnation "Skygazer (3002 remix)"
9. Fredrik Ohr "Return"
10. Mystical Sun "Halo"
11. Drift "Ember (rem-ember mix)"

It's the kind of compilation you can just put on and relax to, all the way through, and if you can rock the slow grooves, you'll find a few gems as well. The slow groove rocking tracks include m-seven's "Electronic Flip", a dubby, western Mediterranean lounge groove with soft female vocal melodies.

Also, Aquila's "La Rosa", which is based on a traditional Sephardic (an occidental branch of Jews) wedding song, drifting on synth sweeps, spanish guitar, and a combination of organic and electronic percussion and flanged synth keys (strong Natacha Atlas vocal style). Aquila is a newly formed collaboration between David Battenfield and Irina Mikhailova, who has also lent her voice to Kaya Project among several others.

If you're into psy-trance flavored, Detroit-house inspired, muted 4/4 beats, check out Human Blue's "Beautiful Stranger".

Guru Shishya delivers an excellent jazzy, downtempo piece with "Cagian 3"; beautifully drifting piano, shuffled breaks, distant spoken voices, slow rolling bass, and Indian strings.

If you've got a taste for psy-trance, dub and ambient with middle-eastern influences, you can't go wrong with this collection. Make it a soundtrack to your next get together with close friends. Warm and beautiful.

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