From reading some of these reviews, it appears some people are confused about this release.. perhaps if the contibuting artists' names were placed alongside the tracks (like other compilations) there would not be this confusion...

This is the 6th release in a series called Back To Mine, in which artists and djs are approached and asked to compile a collection of after-hours/back from the clubs tracks... how this differs from other "chill-out" collections is that the artists selected dig deep into their record and cd collections, pulling out rare gems and fave tracks, as opposed to what's hot at the moment.

That said, this newest release of Back To Mine is one of the strongest... I thoroughly enjoyed the track selection and sequencing. Highlights include Deadly Avenger's "The Bayou", Dubtribe's deep house "Do It Now" and Donny Hathaway's beautiful closer "Someday We'll All Be Free". I would give this release 5 stars, but I find the Mary Margaret O'Hara track thoroughly annoying, and wonder why it was included.

The Back To Mine series is well worth checking out. Other standouts in the series being Global Underground DJs Dave Seaman & Nick Warren, as well as Groove Armada. Morcheeba has been picked do compile the next one, due later this summer.

Oh - for more upbeat vibes, check out EBTG's Ben Watt spinning deep house grooves on the amazing Lazy Dog compilation.

for all of you who are confused about why something would be called an ebtg cd but isn't - the back to mine series is all about songs that well known bands would pick if you went over to their place. the interest behind it is discovering and listening to a band's influences, what catches their ear, etc. none of the back to mine cds are songs by that actual band.

now i know that i haven't broken down the track listing and talked about what i like/don't like, but i felt that i had to explain the purpose of these cds. ebtg are just the latest band in the whole series. check out other great ones by bands like faithless and groove armada.

Tracy Thorn and Ben Watt of Everything But the Girl take their turn in the "Back To Mine" series and give us a collection of music that feels extremely personal and revealing. There is a wonderful, seamless shifting in mood as the collection progresses through the excellently mixed tracks by Ben Watt. From DJ Cam's wonderful marriage of jazz and hip-hop in 'Friends & Enemies' to start things off all the way through to the incomparable Donny Hathaway's inspiring, uplifting 'Someday We'll All Be Free' at the finish, it's easy to sense, as the liner notes confirm, just how much this music has meant to Tracy and Ben in the course of their lives. And that's what makes this "Back To Mine" installment such a great success. They don't just talk about it, they convey it, not simply with a great mix of sublime and exceptional tunes, but with open hearts, giving the listener a significant piece of themselves in the process. There's a wonderful, stilling effect the grooves assembled here have on me. Things in my life come into sharp focus then just as quickly fall away and blur as I listen. I feel reflective, moving years into the future or step into my past bathed in the music's ambience. Every track is a stunner, the highlights, aside from the aforementioned, being Slick Rick's 'All Alone', The Ananda Project's 'Cascades of Colour', Dubtribe Sound System's 'Do It Now', Carl Craig's 'A Wonderful Life' and The Roots 'Silent Treatment'. Kudos to Tracy and Ben and to the folks at Ultra Records for the "Back To Mine" series. Long may you run.

I have listened to this hundreds of times and will still play it again. This compilation made me a faithful buyer of Back to Mine series (although some of the series collection is poor!) Ben Watt creates best vibes for a pre or after party.

I have heard many of the Back to Mine mixes and this is one of the better ones. Some are just too mellow, and some aren't mellow enough. This one achieves the perfect balance.

Faithless to me still has the best Back to Mine mix I've heard. To me that is the standard of the series.