The music is soft and layered, the rhythms are mid-tempo to downbeat. This album sounds pastel - like a watercolor masterpeice painted with sound. This is not the thundering electronica of the Rave. Instead, it is more like a sunny day on a lonely beach, where life moves on at a more natural pace. The music compiled by Jose Padilla on this album represents the best that Ambient/Trip-Hop/Electronica has to offer. Melodic, entrancing and trippy. This collection is an absolute must if you are at all into this kind of music. If you aren't into this kind of music, you will be. This is my first Cafe Del Mar CD and it has inspired me to buy more. Heck, I'll probably get them all