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1.StopAdeusz – The Soft Pink Truth 05:30
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2.StopNightriders: Grenhouse FX Mix – Electric Birds 05:32
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3.StopGuero: Bedside – Warmdesk 06:23
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4.StopPolokolipt: Friendly Fe-Lion Mix – Daniel Gardner 05:23
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5.StopSomatonin – Jetone 07:16
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6.StopImpel – Electric Birds 07:23
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7.StopWho Speaks for Earth? – Sagan 05:29
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8.StopSala de la Lectura – Emisor 03:46
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9.StopDrought – Bizz Circuits 03:49
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10.StopMnaomai – Emisor 04:08
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11.StopDubbing in Gaza – Bizz Circuits 06:40
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12.StopFake Philly Strings – Pan American 09:02
Volume two in Deluxe's compilation series Night Owls is different from the first installment. Avoiding ambient electro and dreamy soundscapes, it focuses on rhythm. Danceable but not dance, the music follows light clicks cuts guidelines with sidesteps into IDM and, yes, a couple of atmospheric tunes. The roster includes label favorites Electric Birds and Bizz Circuits, the latter adding two new tracks to his album The Very Best of Bizz Circuits, released at the same time. Emisor also delivers two cuts: "Sala de la Lectura" has a Latin drum machine thing going, while "Mnaomai" boasts a romantic Fender Rhodes. The other featured artists are all Canadian or American: Warmdesk pulls off a nice number where clicks look like glitters; Soft Pink Truth (aka Matmos' Drew Daniel) opens the set with "Adeusz," a dancefloor-friendly cut, although not as straightforward as the duo's ****** soundtracks (see Vague Terrain Recordings' A Viable Alternative to Actual ****** Contact). Concluding the track list is an honor awarded to Pan American. His "Fake Philly Strings" takes listeners back to the mood of Night Owls 01. Volume two delivers the goods and makes a fine continuous listen, but there is not much here to write home about. François Couture, Rovi
- Genre: Electronica
- Category IDM
- Label: DELUXE (REVOLVER)
- Release Date: October 22, 2002
- Artist: Night Owls 02
- Additional Artist: Electric Birds (Performer), Warmdesk (Performer), The Soft Pink Truth (Performer), Various artists collection, Daniel Gardner (Performer), Jetone (Performer), Bizz Circuits (Performer)