Claude Challe's Nirvana Lounge, Vol. 2 ventures even further in a dance direction than the first volume, thanks to tracks such as the Deep Forest remix of "We Enter" and the Rollo and Sister Bliss remix of "We Come One." However, Challe doesn't completely disown his worldbeat roots, particularly on the hypnotic, string-driven "Latin Masala," the Mediterranean-influenced "Deceptively Similar," and the dramatic, percussive "Batu." "Ponger Star," which samples a ping-pong ball being hit as its main rhythm, is another of the album's highlights, reaffirming that even as Challe's music moves in a more mainstream direction, he still leaves plenty of room for creativity.
Nirvana Lounge, Vol. 2
Claude Challe
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Nirvana Lounge, Vol. 2 Review
by Heather Phares
Track Listing - Disc 1
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Claude Challe feat: Alladin / Karunesh | 05:52 | Amazon | |||
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Claude Challe feat: Prem Joshua / Radar | 05:23 | Amazon | |||
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Claude Challe feat: Nash Didan / Blue Planet | 08:23 | Amazon | |||
4 | Claude Challe feat: Bliss / Genetic Drugs | 06:08 | Amazon | ||||
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Claude Challe feat: Rootsman / Samco | 04:31 | Amazon | |||
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Claude Challe feat: Northern Comfort / The Vision | 05:31 | Amazon | |||
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Claude Challe feat: Riccardo Eberspacher / Caricias Sonadoras | 05:45 | Amazon | |||
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Claude Challe feat: Faithless / Ganga | 07:48 | Amazon | |||
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Claude Challe feat: A Guy Called Gerald / Karmix | 08:03 | Amazon | |||
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Claude Challe feat: Govinda / Out of Phase | 04:25 | Amazon | |||
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Claude Challe feat: Out of Phase | 04:49 | Amazon | |||
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Claude Challe feat: Egyptian Musical Club / Ensemble Ethnique / Acid Queen | 03:12 | Amazon | |||
13 | Claude Challe feat: Mo' Horizons / Praful | 05:42 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 2
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Claude Challe feat: Alladin | Amazon | ||||
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Claude Challe feat: Radar | Amazon | ||||
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Claude Challe feat: Blue Planet | Amazon | ||||
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Claude Challe feat: Genetic Drugs / Jasmon | Amazon | ||||
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Claude Challe feat: The Rootsman | Amazon | ||||
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Claude Challe feat: Vision | Amazon | ||||
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Claude Challe feat: Trumpet Thing | Amazon | ||||
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Claude Challe feat: Faithless | Amazon | ||||
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Claude Challe feat: A Guy Called Gerald | Amazon | ||||
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Claude Challe feat: Out of Phase | Amazon | ||||
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Claude Challe feat: Amr Diab | Amazon | ||||
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Claude Challe feat: Ensemble Ethnique | Amazon | ||||
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Claude Challe feat: Mo' Horizons | Amazon |