Nils Frahm - "4:33" (John Cage cover version)
The Baka Forest People Of South East Cameroon - "Liquindi 2"
Carl Oesterhelt/Johannes Enders - "Divertimento Fur Tenorsaxophon Und Kleines Ensemble" (part 4)
Four Tet - "0181" (excerpt)
Gene Autry - "You're The Only Star" (Nils Frahm '78 recording)
Boards Of Canada - "In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country"
Vladimir Horowitz - "The Flight Of The Bumble Bee"
Miles Davis - "Concierto De Aranjuez"
Victor Silvester - "It's The Talk Of The Town" (Nils Frahm '78 recording)
Rhythm & Sound - "Mango Drive"
Miles Davis - "Generique"
Dinu Lipatti - "O Herr Bleibet Meine Freunde, BWV 147"
Colin Stetson - "The Righteous Wrath Of An Honorable Man"
Penguin Cafe Orchestra - "Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter"
Nina Simone - "Who Knows Where The Time Goes"
Nina Jurisch - "Cleo The Cat" (exclusive track)
The Gentlemen Losers - "Honey Bunch"
Nils Frahm - "Them" (solo piano edit - exclusive version)
Cillian Murphy - "In The Morning" (exclusive spoken word piece)
Review: Given the evocative, emotion-rich nature of his solo piano compositions, Nils Frahm seems a smart choice to mix the latest installment of the long-running Late Night Tales series. He predictably does a fine job, too, putting together an atmospheric, slowly evolving soundscape that variously takes in Four Tet, Boards of Canada, spooky world music (The Beka Forest People of South East Cameroon), crackly 1930s ballads (Gene Autry, recorded from an old 78rpm disc), hazy downtempo jazz (Dictaphone, Miles Davis), Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and the out-there dub textures of Rhythm & Sound. Throw in a few of his immaculate compositions, and you have an alluring late night treat.
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