Quintessential compilation previously released exclusively in Japan in 2003. A proper reflection of the full range of deep dance & ethereal eclecticism that was Spiritual Life Music, New Birth compiles ten of the most disparate expressions of the label that single-handedly broke down the barriers between house music and so many established, "legitimized" genres. No longer blocked off from the relatively singular focus of disco’s revenge, Joe Claussell’s imprint embraced Jazz, African & Latin musics, deep techno, ambient & drum & bass (to name but a few) in search of a new dance aesthetic, advancing with committed sincerity and pioneering resolve an entirely new approach to the art of electronic music. Completely flipping the script in their insistence on integrating the institutionalized world of studio music with the raw emotiveness of house music, Spiritual Life executed with painstaking integrity what was later feebly replicated by so many mediocre lounge compilations of lore, incapable of replicating the same inherent sincerity and musical palate that pushed the label beyond typical electronic mainstay into a harbor for much of the most breathetaking music to be released in the late 1990's andearly 2000's, well beyond the confines of dance music or house.  From the Don Cherry inspired Jazz-dance masterpiece "Desireless" born of Daniel Moreno's legendary Speaking In Tone's gatherings, to the earily melodic techno of Jeff Mills' Slam Mode rework; from the haunted, beautiful choas of Pato Bahia's "Alalide"---demonstrating the legitmate quality of recording & musicianship that typified Spritual Life---to the deep afro club of Les Go's "Dan Gna", this CD compilation reminds us once more of the exceptional trailblazing that characterized this essential label, standing at the forefront of universal dance music and an eternal testament to the creative limitlessness of house at its most cutting-edge and forward-looking.