That coffee chain Starbucks would issue a compilation of chillout trip-hop is patently absurd. It's as counterproductive as positioning a humidifier and a dehumidifier face to face in the same room. Or perhaps Ambient Luxe is intended as the downer that takes the edge off Starbucks consumers wired on espresso. It's as if Starbucks hired Elvis' personal physician, Dr. Nick, as its chief programmer. In any case, Ambient Luxe is a sturdy if predictable collection of placid downtempo electronica designed for consumers who've either never heard the stuff before, or with a Portishead or Zero 7 disc in their collections. Highlights include Kruder & Dorfmeister's "Definition," Nicola Conte's "Bossa per Due," and Apollo 440's "The Man with the Harmonica."

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1 5.06 DEFINITION KRUDER & DORFMEISTER
2 5.52 BOSSA PER DUE NICOLA CONTE
3 5.42 RED DUST ZERO 7
4 5.58 A MAN CALLED ADAM YACHTS 5 4.20 THIS LIFE MANDALAY
6 6.32 SINZING SUNSET BOULEVARD MOODORAMA
7 4.33 SOHO VIBES MO HORIZONS
8 4.57 ELEVATOR JAFFA
9 3.27 HARD PETTING TIPSY
10 2.59 PONCIANA KARL ZERO
11 4.49 LATE LOUNGE LOVER HACIENDA
12 4.36 PURE AND EASY DINING ROOMS
13 5.57 THE MAN WITH THE HARMONICA APOLLO FOUR FORTY