Ilo's ChampaNeria has bee labeled as one of the essential records in history of Icelandic house music. It's laidback grooves captivated listeners when it first came out 21 years ago - and it still holds up. It begins with Poble Sec - a sampled-based deep house that transports into the middle of luxurious Parisian champagne suite. It's classy and seductive. Followed by BCN, which is a dark yet funky slow jam. Mysterious and somehow erotic. The flipside starts with Nico, a percussion-based playful house anthem which fits every environment and every moment. The releases end with Carlos. It's filtered pads mixed with thumping beat builts up a tension until we're greeted by Mancini's Lujon to give the track an unexpected height. A goosebump ride back into more simple times.[info sheet from distr.]