CD: Hotel Costes 9

2006 release, French DJ/Artist Stephane Pompougnac's ninth installment in this popular series featuring the best tracks heard at France's premiere club, bar and cafe. The Hotel Costes series serves as a ''tastemaker'' (read: trendsetting) for the rest of the world. His penchant for choosing the very best music for this series burns bright as he incorporates tracks on this outing from Gotan Project, Freedom Dub, Bruno & Ohm-G, One Self, Niko and more. Feel free to luxuriate with the sounds and splendor of the most relaxing place in Paris with the upper crust. The ''COstes'' brand is forever linked with the ultimate in quality and is renowned with patrons as the home of luxury in Paris. After all, the overriding theme is ''all things in excess.''