As the world whipped itself up into a millennial frenzy, the Six Degrees Travel Series was busy releasing a crop of genre-defying records from around the planet. Brazilian beats mixed it up with electronic percussion, Indian classical players performed to DJ-programmed beats, musicians and producers from many different locations and backgrounds made a beautiful noise together and somehow it all seemed perfectly natural. We think it's a short and immensely pleasurable trip from what you're familiar with to something brand new. Traveler '00 features twelve such journeys culled from our Travel Series releases as well as some favorite tracks from like-minded labels around the globe. Don't worry if you find yourself in new sonic terrain... everything is closer than you think.
Featuring:
Bebel Gilberto: The new heiress to the bossa throne takes Brazilian music to exciting new directions on her Ziriguiboom debut, Tanto Tempo. This remix by Dutch mad scientists Arling and Cameron is a Traveler exclusive.
Uman: The French duo serve up a sunny, happy groove complete with horns on this track from their latest, You Are Here.
dj Cheb i Sabbah: 1999 was a great year for dj Cheb i Sabbah's Shri Durga project. Named one of the year's best by such publications as The Wire, Straight No Chaser and The Beat ,Shri Durga was also remixed by some of the leading lights of the Asian Underground, resulting in MahaMaya: Shri Durga ReMixed . Aki Nawaz's alternate Organic Chill Mix appears here for the first time.
Bob Holroyd: "African Drug" is an epic mix journey executed by Coldcut, two of electronica's pioneering geniuses. This version of Bob Holroyd's percussion classic has previously only been available in limited vinyl release.
Suba: Suba's debut beautifully balances Brazilian and electronic sounds to invoke the spirit of S