Where acid jazz was red-hot, Jazzanova's arrival in the late '90s signaled the rebirth of cool jazz in the electronic scene. Early cuts like "Bohemian Sunset" spell out the German group's silky style with languid Latin beats, deep blue keys and a hint of sampledelic mischief—Middle Eastern vocals and cawing crows. They are just as central to early-'00s broken beat: "The One-Tet" injects head-nodding hip-hop with deceptively tricky rhythms and moody, late-night atmospheres. And the group transcend electronic music with songs such as the José James-featuring acoustic ballad "Little Bird", a picture of soulful simplicity.