Track Listing

1. Treasures
2. Le Monde
3. Indra
4. Lebanese Blonde
5. Focus On Sight
6. Air Batacuda
7. So Com Voce
8. Samba Tranquille
9. Shadows Of Ourselves
10. Hong Kong Triad
11. Illumination
12. Mirror Conspiracy
13. Tomorrow

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15156 in Music
• Released on: 2000-08-21
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Washington's finest purveyors of hazy downbeat soundscapes have already produced two stoned classics with Sounds from The Thievery H-Fi (4AD) and their DJ Kicks mix on K7! Records. Their latest longplayer walks to the same tempo but with an overall more purposeful musical strut. It's organic for a start, with live vocals and sounds, trading in the slightly sullen slow-mo digi-dub for a more refined and soulful brand of chic. Check the breathless beauty of Marla's voice on "La Monde" and "So Com Voce" as she floats into the spaces left empty on previous Thievery encounters. They manage to wring every half-drop of their main musical influences (dub, soundtracks and bossa) into this beautiful record as it sinks into deep waters, oozing sophistication all the way down. Perfect accompaniment when too spannered to dance, this contains the added bonus of jazzual jungle finale, "Tomorrow" to liven you up from contented slumber just before the CD ends. Sweet like syrup, not chocolate. --Dan Stacey

Customer Reviews

Beautiful
This is truly one of the best albums I have ever had the fortune to buy. One of the greatest chilled albums I have heard. Having not been aware of Thievery before I went by the Genre and the excellent reviews it had received. The praise this album and its creators gets is entirely justified!
Buy one.

Quality chill out
This is one of the best albums I've bought in a long while. If you're looking for both a rich, smooth mix of world music with quality lounge, chill out, you will LOVE this album. Its intelligent, creative and a beautiful, sensitive blend of western and eastern rhythms. Multi-layered, its perfect for close, careful listening or with friends and a good bottle of wine.

Essential Chill Out experience
Every once in while a definitive album is created that stands head and shoulders above all other music in it's genre. The Thievery Corporation haven't just thrown a bunch of mixed tunes or ideas together (although they can be just as impressive when they take that approach), they have made a truly original, thoughtful and beautiful album. The dub influence isn't overwhelming and the hispanic/bossa nova creates just enough of an exotic mood to help the listener forget about the daily stresses of life. Some beautiful female vocals complement the unique electronic moods that this duo from D.C. have been creating for quite a while. If you get this cd your next purchase will probably be another Thievery Corporation album, I almost guarantee it. Highlights are tracks one through to thirteen...Get into the Thievery Corporation, you'll be a much cooler person.