Melt 2000 records are doing good things for all those who want to venture further than the trance climbs of Birmingham or the electro-fuelled hipness of London.
Putting out the likes of Juno Reactor, the Brighton based label specialise in a fabulous brand of alternative dance. Without wishing to tag, world-ambient is their main bag.
This particular release has been meticulously compiled by Robert Trunz and Mario Cee and features a large realm of artists from Ashley Beedle to Smadj to Smith & Mighty.
The drums of Africa collide with Kalahari tribe calls and electronic musings mesh the mind to dunes and sundown.
Twenty five tracks which feature Afro-raps and chants take one on an educational excursion which joins Balearic Salinas beach, Blossom-ripe head nodders with jazzier takes and not much of a sniff at Afro-rock. Proper music.
