Shangri-La electronica, acoustic ambient, Balearic organics, downtempo/beatdown, African postmodern/electronic, Indian classical, Southeast Asia, Okinawa, and even the late Umeko Ando, master of the tonkori and bearer of Hokkaido's Ainu music tradition — this is a nice compilation of gems that tightly packages the past, present and future of PINGPUNG, the Hamburg, Germany label in the A-MUSIK lineage known for experimental, cute, oddball electronica, dub, downtempo and alternative disco, across its 20 years. Thirteen artists in all, every one of them a distinctive master: label mainstays Anadol, RVDS, M.RUX, Tolouse Low Trax, MD Pallavi & Andi Otto, Sven Kacirek, F.S.Blumm, Schlammpeitziger, Y Bülbül, plus newly notable additions to the roster such as Museum Of No Art. Every track has its own charm. Recommended. Be sure to check the tracklist too. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)