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World Mix

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World Mix
Studio album by
Released13 April 1994
GenreWorld music
Length1:16:33
LabelColumbia Records COL 476589-2
ProducerDan Lacksman
Deep Forest chronology
Deep Forest
(1992)
World Mix
(1994)
Boheme
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Gavin Report(favorable)[2]
Knoxville News Sentinel[3]

World mix is a re-release version of the Deep Forest eponymous album, originally released in 1992. The record was released by Columbia Records on 13 April 1994.[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Deep Forest" – 5:34
  2. "Sweet Lullaby" – 3:54
  3. "Hunting" – 3:27
  4. "Night Bird" – 4:18
  5. "The First Twilight" – 3:18
  6. "Savana Dance" – 4:26
  7. "Desert Walk" – 5:14
  8. "White Whisper" – 5:46
  9. "The Second Twilight" – 3:02 (Original Deep Forest 1992 release length is 1:24)
  10. "Sweet Lullaby (Ambient Mix)" – 3:44
  11. "Sweet Lullaby (Round The World Mix)" – 6:48
  12. "Sweet Lullaby (Apollo Mix)" – 7:20
  13. "Deep Forest (Sunrise At Alcatraz)" – 7:07
  14. "Forest Hymn (Apollo Mix)" – 6:46
  15. "Forest Hymn" – 5:49 (Originally issued as a bonus track on the 1992 Japanese release)

Credits

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  • Eric Mouquet – Arrangement, Keyboards, Programming
  • Michel Sanchez – Idea, Arrangement, Keyboards, Programming
  • Michel Villain – Add. Vocals
  • Cooky Cue – Keyboards, Programming on [6], Engineer
  • Dan Lacksman – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
  • Guilain Joncheray – Executive Producer
  • Pete Arden – Re-Mixing on [11]
  • Jose Reynoso – Engineer on [11]
  • Apollo 440 – Re-Mix, Add. Production on [12], [14]
  • Mark Spoon – Re-Mix, Add. Production on [13]
  • Daniel Iriibaren – Re-Mix, Add. Production on [13] [5]

Reception

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Innovatively fusing traditional ethnic musics with state-of-the-art rhythms, the work of Deep Forest was best typified by their 1993 smash "Sweet Lullaby," which brought together the contemporary sounds of ambient techno with the haunting voices of the Pygmies of the central African rain forest. The project was primarily the work of the French keyboardists and programmers Eric Mouquet and Michael Sanchez; after the latter returned from Africa with boxes of records he'd picked up across the continent, he and Mouquet began sampling the native sounds for use with their atmospheric dance tracks, and with the aid of producer Dan Lacksman, their eponymous debut LP appeared in 1993. Propelled by the international hit "Sweet Lullaby," Deep Forest was a surprise success; Mouquet and Sanchez soon began work on a follow-up, this time exploring such areas as Mongolia, India and Hungary, recording several tracks with singer Marta Sebestyen. The resulting album, Boheme, appeared in 1995; the third Deep Forest record, Comparsa, followed in 1998, with Live in Japan appearing a year later. Jason Ankeny, All-Music Guide, ©1992-2001 AEC One Stop Group, Inc.

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Charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[7] 14

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] Platinum 15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[9] Gold 25,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Deep Forest – World Mix". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  2. ^ Zimmerman, Keith (1994-01-28). "Gavin Picks — Albums" (PDF). Gavin Report. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  3. ^ Campbell, Chuck (1994-03-18). "Filthy Mouth': David Lee Roth Seems Desperate". Knoxville News Sentinel.
  4. ^ Deep Forest — World Mix
  5. ^ Deep Forest: World Mix
  6. ^ Deep Forest: World Mix
  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 77.
  8. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Deep Forest – World Mix". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  9. ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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