VA - A Tasty Sound Collection (2009-2012)

The In-akustik connoisseurs series - something for every refined taste, continues... Absinthe is one of life's finer indulgences. As are the tracks on this collection. This CD provides the perfect musical accompaniment for every round of absinthe. Simply place it in the player and sit back and relax while taking an occasional sip of the green fairy, perhaps adding a splash of water from time-to-time. This collection has everything to set your thoughts completely free. Voices as diverse as absinthe itself. In addition to music to match the mood, aficionados will also appreciate the wealth of information on the history and tradition of the drink as well as useful tips and recipes for every occasion.

Whatever one calls it - beer is consumed everywhere and suitable for all occasions. With really good rock it sparkles and foams especially delicious. We've put together 14 tracks here that will suit every taste.

Additionally you will find interesting facts about the tradition and history of this beverage.

A Tasty Sound Collection: The In-akustik connoisseurs series - something for every refined taste. The successful series continues... Champagne! In victory one deserves it; in defeat one needs it. (Napoleon Bonaparte) Enjoy your bubbly in true style with this effervescent collection of folk songs, ballads, rhythm and blues, swing and jazz. The songs are like Champagne - sparkling like Mrs. Pinocci's Guitar by Cheryl Wheeler or fizzing with life like At Sundown by the Hot Club of San Francisco. In addition to music to match the mood, Champagne-lovers will also appreciate the wealth of information on the history and tradition of the famous drink as well as useful tips and recipes for every occasion.

A Tasty Sound Collection: The In-akustik connoisseurs series - something for every refined taste. The successful series continues... I drink a great deal, I sleep a little, and I smoke cigar after cigar. That is why I am in two-hundred-percent form. (Winston Churchill) Cigars & Sounds is a collection of ballads, blues and boogie, which takes slightly longer to play than it does to smoke a cigar. The smoky ambiance of these tracks is the perfect accompaniment to a good cigar. In addition to music to match the mood, aficionados will also appreciate the wealth of information on the history and tradition of cigars as well as useful tips and recipes for every occasion.

A Tasty Sound Collection: The In-akustik connoisseurs series - something for every refined taste. The successful series continues... It is high-time to enjoy cocktails with the right music and not with the same old dull background muzak. The Cocktails & Guitars collection contains 17 tracks which are the perfect sound for any cocktail party - 74 minutes of music as powerful as the drinks on offer. With fantastic cover versions of famous songs such as Fly Like An Eagle or Isn't She Lovely. In addition to music to match the mood, aficionados will also appreciate the wealth of information on the history and tradition of cocktails as well as useful tips and recipes for every occasion.

Music – as hot as coffee: Make yourself a cup, get comfortable and enjoy music that originates from the same regions as the coffee in your cup. The sound is distinctly Cuban, Caribbean and Columbian. On this compilation you will find music that‘s as hot as your favourite coffee. Something between Salsa, Merengue and Latin Jazz.

Caffeine for your ears: from Al DI Meola to The Sons Of Buena Vista. Enjoy Mas Que Nada and Garota De Ipanema as you have never heard them before. And if that wasn‘t enough, have another coffee.

Listening to music and drinking tea: Tea stimulates, refreshes and strengthens, but most of all, tea also relaxes. It's time to wind down from the stress of everyday life. From the stress of work. Even better if combined with the right music. And that is exactly what this compilation of wonderfully relaxing sounds aims to achieve. Music for letting your soul dance on air. With pieces from artists like Friedemann, David Russell, Christian Straube and more. Either way, all of these pieces have been selected just for enjoying tea. In the booklet you'll find interesting facts and background knowledge on the history and tradition of tea, how to create your own tea ceremony and some special recipes.

Music, as blue(s) as whisky: Whisky is a drink of the night.

It is best enjoyed in small sips, for example, in a night club. With dimmed light. And nothing goes better with whisky than the Blues. Let whisky melt on your tongue and enjoy this compilation of blues hymns related to whisky and those times that simply call for a drink – and someone that offers one (Somebody Buy Me A Drink – David Johansen). Experience how whisky can affect you (Crazy when she drinks – Lee Rocker) and how it can ease the pain of missing someone (Miss You – Cadillac Blues Band).

Enjoy the Blues for the full duration of a whisky drink – more than 56 minutes of other great tunes from artists like Kenny Neal, the Vivino Brothers or Miller Anderson.

Just enough time to sip on a single malt.

As a label, Inakustic issues some of the most strangely themed compilations out there. Not necessarily in terms of their titles or what’s on them, but in how their content relates to said title, and in how these tunes remotely relate to one another. The Tasty Sound Collection: Wine & Vocals is a case in point. A simple example is the placing of Gary Barden's and Michael Schenker's nuevo-styled metallic flamenco number “Dance Gipsy Lady” between the bossa-flavored “One More Day,” by Tuck & Patti wannabes Friend N Fellow, and Lucy Kaplansky's excellent urban folk snapshot “Manhattan Moon.” Huh? These three selections are the most glaring of the bizarre entries found here, but they’re made more so because they open the set! America makes an appearance with a re-recorded “I Need You,” and songwriter Rebecca Pidgeon has two decent cuts here in "Grandmother," and her strange but beguiling medley of "Auld Lang Syne" with "Bring It on Home to Me." The Vivino Brothers and their nocturnal blend of sheeny blues-pop are here with “Fool’s Gold,” as are Blues Company with the non-blues “Member’s Only,” Chris Farlowe's “Tough on Me, Tough on You,” Sara K.'s “Vincent,” and Serah & Friedmamn's “New Moon.” Maybe the compilers meant that this set is only desirable if you've had too much wine and want to listen to music with vocals? There isn’t one compelling reason to even consider this compilation. The “shuffle” feature on your mp3 player would do a far better job.