From the retro mod-breakbeats of Ursula 1000 and Chris Joss, the spy film and near eastern polyrhythms of Thunderball, the ethereal global soundscapes of Ocote Soul Sounds and Nickodemus, the epic hip-hop atmospherics of the Ancient Astronauts and Kabanjak, and the Latin soul of Federico Aubele and Natalia Clavier, ESL Music offers a wide range of sonic temptations for discriminating and sophisticated ears.