Unlike many Christmas albums, T.I.M.E.C.'s "Noelectro (Merry Christmas Electro Jazz)" doesn't consist of traditional Christmas songs repackaged in an updated style, the songs here are simply influenced by Christmas. You'll hear familiar melodies for sure, but only in small parts.

1. Pianolude (feat. Tino Rosso)
2. Deep Christmas (feat. Professor Oz)
3. Mambo Sapin (feat. Los Lobes)
4. Doin' The Merry (feat. DJ Guarana & Tino Rossi)
5. Django Bells (feat. Mister K & The Fabulous)
6. Tuff Santa (feat. Havanito)
7. Best Christmas Specials At Apu's (feat. Steve & Larry Johnson)
8. Flûte (feat. Captain Détendu)
9. Flutalo (feat. The Cheesewursts)
10. Merry Christmas From The Mancheese (feat. Le Sourire Des Hommes)
11. Doin' The Merry (reprise)(feat. DJ Guarana & Tino Rossi)

The holiday vibe comes through in the use of vocal samples, sleigh bells, and other sounds normally associated with that merriest of holidays. But, as anyone familiar with T.I.M.E.C.'s writing style knows about their taste for humor, the approach they've ultimately taken with this album is completely irreverant.

From titles like "Deep Christmas" and it's slow, heavy beats, fluttering Middle Eastern percussion, bell synth melodies, and groove that stops short of dub, to the mambo beats, sleigh bells and "Oh Tannenbaum" vibe work of "Mambo Sapin" to the smooth, mellow breaks of "Doin' The Merry" you can't help but surrender to the holiday magic. And those are just the first three tracks.

If you're looking for some irreverant, downtempo Christmas beats that slap tradition in the face at the same time they kiss its cheek... there can't be anything better than this.

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