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Beat Cafe
Folk · 2004 · 12 tracks

Beat Cafe

Donovan

A smoky, jazz-inflected return to beatnik roots. Stripped-back trio arrangements featuring Danny Thompson's legendary upright bass and Donovan's hushed vocals.

2004

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A sophisticated, smoky late-night meditation that feels both ancient and effortlessly cool.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Love Floats
4:19
02
Poorman's Sunshine
4:02
03
Beat Cafe
4:14
04
Yin My Yang
3:36
05
Whirlwind
4:47
06
Two Lovers
3:42
07
The Question
3:07
08
Lord of the Universe
4:48
09
Lover O Lover
4:57
10
The Cuckoo
3:49
11
Do Not Go Gentle
4:27
12
Shambhala
5:29
Moments Worth Waiting For
The hypnotic, walking upright bass line on the title track that instantly transports you to a 1950s Greenwich Village cellar.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Beat Cafe sound next to the rest of Donovan's catalogue?

Late Night+4.0σ

Late Night saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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