Thievery Corporation

jackhammer · 06-09-2008, 06:09 PM

Following a small mention in a Reggae thread, I felt it was time to honour Thievery Corporation. Comprising of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, TC are primarily DJ's, based in Washington D.C. Their sets at the legendary 18th Street Lounge consisted of Jamaican Dub, Brazilian Bossa Nova, Indian Vibes, Chilled Beats and sublime Rap. Eventually they began writing and recording their own music which incorporated all of these elements. What sets TC apart from a lot of their contemporaries is the championing of global music and a 'music first, band second' attitude, which has bought a number of quality mix albums and their own releases.

Recommendations:

Mix Albums
DJ Kicks
The Outernational Sound

Original Releases
The Mirror Conspiracy
Babylon Rewound (which is a remix album of their own work!)

From their DJ Kicks compilation:

From the Mirror Conspiracy:

bsmix · 06-09-2008, 07:05 PM

ooo I'm down with that first video. I def like the more uptempo stuff they do rather than the super chill stuff. And I don't really like the tracks I've heard with girls singing for some reason. I'll have to check out those albums tho.

jackhammer · 06-09-2008, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bsmix

ooo I'm down with that first video. I def like the more uptempo stuff they do rather than the super chill stuff. And I don't really like the tracks I've heard with girls singing for some reason. I'll have to check out those albums tho.

I like both aspects of their music but I can appreciate what you are saying. This is a remix of one of their own tracks. I think you will love this:

bsmix · 06-10-2008, 12:50 AM

yeah thats such a good combo with the reggae and beats.
Here's another one I really liked, from The Cosmic Game
YouTube - Marching the Hate Machines (Into the Sun)

bsmix · 06-18-2008, 01:06 AM

wow 'Wires and Watchtowers' off THE COSMIC GAME is dub as ****. so awesome. Is that an old song redone?

SubPop · 06-19-2008, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackhammer

Recommendations:

Mix Albums
DJ Kicks
The Outernational Sound

Original Releases
The Mirror Conspiracy
Babylon Rewound (which is a remix album of their own work!)

Yeah these guys are great, I would add

"The Richest man in Babylon" to the recommendations list.

ManFromTheFuture · 05-09-2009, 09:22 AM

I'd like to carry on the appreciation of the musical talent of these boys, they make brilliant songs that mix elements of world music without the cringing "ethnicity" that much of world music contains with modern electronic sounds to great effect. They have a nack of sounding old & modern at the same time, superb stuff IMO.

If you've never heard these guys I'd check out first

The Cosmic Game

Then any other album none of them are duds.

LoathsomePete · 05-09-2009, 11:13 AM

A friend up mine hooked me up with a few of their CD's, I haven't delved too far in yet, but I have liked what I heard.

DReills84 · 05-20-2009, 05:31 AM

I love thievery Corporation. I love the DJ Kicks album. It's up there with Kruder and Dorfmeister for the best DJ Kicks album!

jackhammer · 05-20-2009, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DReills84

I love thievery Corporation. I love the DJ Kicks album. It's up there with Kruder and Dorfmeister for the best DJ Kicks album!

I got the Rocker's Hi Fi DJ Kicks album on the strength of the track on the superlative TC DJ kicks. So disappointed.

06-09-2008, 06:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Thievery Corporation Following a small mention in a Reggae thread, I felt it was time to honour Thievery Corporation. Comprising of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, TC are primarily DJ's, based in Washington D.C. Their sets at the legendary 18th Street Lounge consisted of Jamaican Dub, Brazilian Bossa Nova, Indian Vibes, Chilled Beats and sublime Rap. Eventually they began writing and recording their own music which incorporated all of these elements. What sets TC apart from a lot of their contemporaries is the championing of global music and a 'music first, band second' attitude, which has bought a number of quality mix albums and their own releases. Recommendations: Mix Albums DJ Kicks The Outernational Sound Original Releases The Mirror Conspiracy Babylon Rewound (which is a remix album of their own work!) From their DJ Kicks compilation: From the Mirror Conspiracy: __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

06-09-2008, 07:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
bsmix Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Posts: 179	ooo I'm down with that first video. I def like the more uptempo stuff they do rather than the super chill stuff. And I don't really like the tracks I've heard with girls singing for some reason. I'll have to check out those albums tho. __________________ a music nazi....is still a nazi

06-10-2008, 12:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
bsmix Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Posts: 179	yeah thats such a good combo with the reggae and beats. Here's another one I really liked, from The Cosmic Game YouTube - Marching the Hate Machines (Into the Sun) __________________ a music nazi....is still a nazi

06-18-2008, 01:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
bsmix Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Posts: 179	wow 'Wires and Watchtowers' off THE COSMIC GAME is dub as ****. so awesome. Is that an old song redone? __________________ a music nazi....is still a nazi

05-09-2009, 09:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
ManFromTheFuture Groupie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 8	Thievery Corporation I'd like to carry on the appreciation of the musical talent of these boys, they make brilliant songs that mix elements of world music without the cringing "ethnicity" that much of world music contains with modern electronic sounds to great effect. They have a nack of sounding old & modern at the same time, superb stuff IMO. If you've never heard these guys I'd check out first The Cosmic Game Then any other album none of them are duds. Last edited by ManFromTheFuture; 05-09-2009 at 09:50 AM.

05-09-2009, 11:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	A friend up mine hooked me up with a few of their CD's, I haven't delved too far in yet, but I have liked what I heard. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

05-20-2009, 05:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
DReills84 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 57	I love thievery Corporation. I love the DJ Kicks album. It's up there with Kruder and Dorfmeister for the best DJ Kicks album!