1 	–Minus 8 -	Heaven 	4:02
2 	–Minus 8 -	Back 	4:38
3 	–Minus 8 -	Angel 	2:51
4 	–Minus 8 -	The Comeon 	5:04
5 	–Minus 8 -	Can You Wait 	2:09
6 	–Minus 8 -	Playa Blanca 	4:13
7 	–Sitta, Fantom I.K.E., Minus 8 -	Nothing Else 	3:23
8 	–Minus 8 -	Climb 	3:37
9 	–Minus 8 -	Natashushka 	3:59
10 	–Kesia, Minus 8 -	Show Me the Way 	3:00
11 	–Minus 8 -	Solaris 	3:58
12 	–Minus 8 -	Hal 8008 	3:58
13 	–Minus 8 -	Spacious 	3:43
14 	–Minus 8 -	Desire 	5:38
15 	–Billie, Minus 8 -	Forbidden Love 	4:46

By the end of the '90s, Minus 8 producer Robert Jan Meyer had developed a diverse, unique style of beat-driven jazzy dance music that won him much acclaim. His late-'90s drum'n'bass-influenced recordings for Inflamable and Higher Ground had been successful, but Meyer's work for Compost took him to another level alongside similarly adventurous beatmakers as Jazzanova and the Trüby Trio. Like these producers, Meyer crossed all boundaries as Minus 8, at times making music that's jazz-inflected, other times making music with a strong Latin feel. His work for Compost also distanced him from the drum'n'bass scene and moved him closer toward the burgeoning nu-beat scene of the early 2000s. In addition to his best-known work for Compost, which includes full-length albums, the Swiss producer also compiled CDs for Mole and remixed many of his peers. Bringing together drum'n'bass-style breakbeat percussion, a down-tempo sense of Latin rhythm, a jazz approach to arrangement, and a deep dose of funk, Robert Jan Meyer's Minus 8 project originally resulted from his years as a bass player in funk bands. Perhaps more notably, though, his music resulted from his urge to present an alternative to the sped-up "plus eight" style of dance music sweeping across Europe during the early '90s (a reference to the positive and negative pitch adjustment on turntables). Meyer first made a name for himself as a DJ, touring with many of the U.K.'s drum'n'bass elite: Grooverider, Bad Company, Goldie, and Krust, among others. DJ Cam then released Meyer's first Minus 8 productions on his Paris-based Inflammable label. The second Minus 8 full-length, Beyond Beyond, appeared on the U.K.-based Higher Ground label, and the prominent Munich, Germany, label Compost released Elysian Fields, the third and most celebrated Minus 8 album to date. His second release for Compost, Minuit, confirmed his move away from the drum'n'bass motifs that had characterized his late-'90s work. --- Jason Birchmeier, allmusic.com

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01. Elysian Fields
02. Neverland
03. Circles Blurring
04. Breathe
05. Driven
06. Mondo Bopp
07. Sarug & Terah
08. Starstruck
09. Snowblind
10. Beyond Material
11. Cold Fusion           play
12. Nonhuman
13. Badman & Throbin'
14. Sellafield            play

Musicians:
Mike Baum: Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Firat: Fender Rhodes
Philipp Mall: Saxophones, Flutes
Tamas Szollesy: Hammond Organ
Chris Weisendanger: Adittional Rhodes & Hammond
Domenico Ferrari: Guitar FX (Track 11)
Billie: Vocals, Scratches
Tanja Birri: Vocals (Track 4)
Robert Jan Meyer: Bass, Drums, Programming, Arranger

DJ Robert Jan Meyer aka Minus 8 wydał jak dotąd 6 albumów: Beyond (1996), Beyond Beyond (1998), Elysian Fields (2000), Viktor Vogel – Commercial Man (Soundtrack, 2001), Minuit (2002), Eclectrica (2004). Udziela się także na wielu festiwalach jak np. Amsterdam Dance Valley, Montreux Jazz und Roskild. Grał również w Polsce. Zamiłowanie do kinematografii sprawiło, że tworzy także muzykę do filmów („Viktor Vogel – Commercial Man“), shortów, spotów trailers (m. in. Apple Powerbook) i trailerów.

Minus 8 aka Robert Jan Meyer from Zurich, Switzerland, is a musicproducer and a DJ. He released 5 albums: Beyond (Inflamable, 1996), Beyond Beyond (Higher Ground, Sony Music UK, 1998), Elysian Fields (Compost Rec, 2000), Minuit (Compost Rec, 2002), Eclectica (Stereo Deluxe, 2004). He compiled compilations as: Science Fiction Jazz Vol. 1-9, Batucada Vol. 1&2, Play 1&2 and many more. He composed music for german movie Viktor Vogel - Commercial Man (Deutsche Columbia Pictures) and for spots as: Apple Macintosh Powerbook, Volts & Visions Festival, Valser Mineralwater and many more.

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