Thievery Corporation / The Outernational Sound
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Published 2018-04-25
℗© 2004 ESL Music
First off, The Outernational Sound is proof that Thievery Corporation are cool, know their stuff, and have great taste. The tracks they've selected for this mix are more organic than expected, filled with sitars, sambas, and analog dubs with very little you'd think was electronica. Hipsters call this slapping of old jazz, reggae, and R&B records on the turntable "rare groove," and you've got to do a lot of homework to not come off as a charlatan. The duo never come off as anything but smart lovers of groovy music, the quirkier the better. The problem is that the mix isn't seamless and some of the transitions are downright jarring. The Corp's own "Richest Man in Babylon" is a tripped-out highlight -- a high compliment considering it keeps company with killers from Boozoo Bajou and Beatfanatic -- but Delroy Wilson's excellent "Better Must Come" just stumbles out of it. Tracks mix better during the album's softer beginning, but as a whole this sounds more like a cool radio station than someone trying to tell a story with two turntables. Dig it for the great tunes, not the flow.
00:00 International Flight - David Snell
01:55 Ya Ma Le Gimmicks
04:14 Vai Vai - Thunderball
07:24 Chez Roger Boite Funk - Troublemakers
10:01 3 Play It Cool - Crazy Penis
13:36 Slow Hot Wind - Block 16
16:22 Under My Sensi (Thievery Corp. Remix) - Boozoo Bajou
19:51 Lagos Communique - Thievery Corporation
23:50 Sea Groove - Big Boss Man
27:35 Cookin' (Version) - Beatfanatic
30:51 Cramp Your Style - Breakestra
33:01 Simbarere - Antonio Carlos Jocafi
35:34 Re-Return Of The Original Artform - Major Force
39:06 Shall We Dance - Karminsky Experience
41:43 Within You Without You - Alan Lorber Orchestra
43:50 Mathar (Discovery Of India Mix) - Indian Vibes
47:42 Expo In Tokyo - Alan Moorhouse
49:52 My French Brother - Bobby Hughes Experience
53:43 Richest Man In Babylon (G-Corp. Remix) - Thievery Corporation
59:24 Better Must Come - Delroy Wilson
#Electronic #Downtempo #FunkSoul
All Comments (20)
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I lost my daughter very recently. This is the first mantra that has laid a steadying hand on my grieving heart. Thank you.
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I've always dreamed of making music like this with other musicians, in real time. I've been practicing for years to get my chops up. I don't think I'll ever create the skill i desire, and i don't think I'll ever meet the people. I'm glad this music was created and shared.
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Such a great album. A very progressive and unique artist. Love them and other trip hop/electronica acts like Massive Attack, Portishead, Unkle, Amon Tobin, DJ Krush, Boards of Canada, Allflaws
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The last time I listened this album was at least 15 years ago. Now I deeply regret of not having listened it for a long time. It is GREAT
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In case you're a neophyte to this musical collective known as the Thievery Corporation, be it known that these kats are what cool is all about.👌
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Insane a band can be this diverse. I have seen them pop up for years but only started discovering their music a good year ago and holy guacamole what a journey it has been.
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I've been listening to them since 90 s wow time flies
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Twenty years later, and these tunes still have a contemporary feeling to them. Not to mention, they make you want to move!
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Love the Thievery Corporation... The funk they bring to their sets is amazing...been an avid fan for over 20 years... Quality!
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This album is a COMPLETE music tribute to every genre of music and musician ever. An ode to the Ultimate Musician ... Lord Almighty 🎉🎉
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This comp takes me back to 2008 diving into the public library catalogue of music. Good finds and times.
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one of their best albums
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I have know Thievery thru a friend who live in another country. Every time i listen to this it remind me of all the great adventures i have lived with him.
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The bond with this album is like a friendship. Sometime you lose eachother out of sight, but there is always love when you meet again. Njoy :)
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Know I remember what real music sounds like. Thievery Corporation # 1 in the World with drop the bomb music.
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One word to describe this. Class.
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Yes,good music for ever for me
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I can't do anything now, until this finishes.
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One of the best alben out there - I love it. So rich, so 60s, so funky, ... :cat-orange-whistling::cat-orange-whistling:ahhhh
