Product Review

Saint Germain Des Pres Cafe, Vol. 4 offers stylish, laid-back electronica influenced by hip-hop and jazz, particularly on Slow Train's bittersweet 'Naturally' and Nathan Haines' cheeky 'Squire for Hire'. The collection features several of the leading lights of electro-jazz, including such standout tracks as Nicola Conte's 'Fuoco Fatuo, Koop's Tonight' (Nicola Conte New Jazz Version), Kruder & Dorfmeister's 'High Noon', and Matthew Herbert's 'Suddenly'. Cuts by Loopless, Paul Hunter, and Nicolette round out this smoothly eclectic collection, which manages to be more than just fashionable sonic wallpaper. Digipak. Wagram. 2005.