Magic Summer

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: September 14, 2004
• Type: Collection (various artists), Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Electronica

Review

An entry in Recall Records' Magic Seasons series which features covers by successful photographers (this one has a print by David Hamilton), Magic Summer drifts by in a druggy, narcotic haze. This isn't California surf music, after all, with sunny harmonies and odes to bright summer days, but is instead a moody compilation of dreamy electro-pop and folk that suggests fog more than sunrays. Among the highlights are Tommy Hools' "Lovin' Arms," which sticks out here simply because it is actually kind of funky, the Bang Gang's ethereal, floating "It's Allright," and the poster child track for all of this, Mazzy Star's "Fade into You." This is a night album. It fades away into whispers when the sun comes up in the morning. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Remember (Lyrics)	Tom Findlay, Andy Cato	Groove Armada	(5:28)
Dice	Beth Orton, William Orbit	Beth Orton	(4:14)
Crazy Girl (Lyrics)	Nick Phillips, Phoebe Tolmer		(4:41)
Twilight Reservation	Tim "Love" Lee	Tim "Love" Lee	(5:15)
Lovin' Arms		Tommy Hools, Chris Stills	(3:07)
Shepard's Song	Bardi Johannsson, Keren Ann	Lady & Bird	(3:07)
Sunny Ray Sun			(2:34)
It's Allright		Bang Gang	(4:03)
Master Blaster	Stevie Wonder	Jehro	(3:45)
Heaven (Lyrics)	Jarrod Gosling, Dean Manuel, Dean Honer	I Monster	(3:53)
Fade into You	Hope Sandoval, David Roback	Mazzy Star	(4:50)
Ground of Original Nature	Shapemod	Terranova	(4:00)
This River		Colder	(4:20)
Swords [to Rococo Rot 12" Remix]	Paul Daley, Neil Barnes	Leftfield	(5:14)
Postcard From	Robots in Disguise	Robots in Disguise	(4:05)
Cloud Patterns	Ian Pooley	Ian Pooley	(4:30)

Credits

David Hamilton (Photography), Nico B (Design)