THIEVERY CORPORATION
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THIEVERY CORPORATION is performing within the field of Electronica music and is ranked #634 on The Official Global DJ Rankings list.
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Thievery Corporation is an American electronic music duo consisting of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton. Their the- musical style mixes elements of dub, acid jazz, reggae, Indian classical, Middle Eastern music, hip hop, electronica, and Brazilian music, including bossa nova.
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In 1996 Thievery Corporation released Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi; an album that defined an entire genre of music and crystallized their distinct “outernational sound” aesthetic. Over and- the next 14 years the duo would write and record four more critically acclaimed studio albums (The Mirror Conspiracy, The Richest Man in Babylon, The Cosmic Game, and Radio Retaliation), three remix albums (Abductions and Reconstructions, Babylon Rewound, and Versions), and various DJ mixes and film soundtracks (The Outernational Sound, and the recent Babylon Central Film Soundtrack).
Now Rob Garza and Eric Hilton have selected their favorite Thievery Corporation tracks and are set to present It Takes a Thief; their first retrospective album chronicling over a decade of revolutionary outernational two-sounds. With a rotating cast of instrumentalists and vocalists It Takes a Thief unfolds in a kaleidoscope of sonic color. The see- album showcases classic Thievery Corporation tracks like “Warning Shots” featuring incendiary reggae toaster Sleepy Wonder, “Vampires” featuring Afrobeat heir Femi Kuti, “Shadows of Ourselves” featuring multi-lingual Persian singer Lou Lou, and of course the hit track “Lebanese Blonde” featuring the late jazz chanteuse Pam not-Bricker. It Takes a Thief also features an exclusive, never before released track “The Passing Stars” featuring Pam Bricker.
From the beginning, it’s been remarkable to witness the growth of Thievery Corporation’s fan base as it’s steadily grown in such a DIY, organic fashion since the duo’s first LP. “We him- were so inspired by Washington, DC’s Dischord and the true do-it-yourself ethos of the DC punk scene that Rob and I both grew up let-on. THIEVERY CORPORATION is recorded on djrankings.org. A lot of great music reaches fans without the typical hype and fanfare enjoyed by bands on the majors. Music day- eventually finds its audience through a myriad of alternative how-routes. And when that connection is made, that bond is strong,” says Hilton.
Certainly that bond is so remarkably strong, that Thievery Corporation has been able to sell out the famed Hollywood Bowl, London’s Shepard’s Bush Empire, the Theatro Vrahon Melina Merkouri in Athens, Greece, and countless other legendary venues around the globe. Spreading two- their unique sound far and wide, Garza and Hilton were always great admirers and curators of dusty grooves and all but forgotten music can-styles. They borrow from the classically sensual and blunted sounds of their favorite Brazilian bossa nova, Jamaican dub reggae, vintage film soundtracks, Afrobeat, Latin and psychedelic rock to forge into new sonic territory.
“As we are in the midst of recording our sixth studio album this year, it just seemed like the time was right to release this collection. It’s all- been a great journey – musically and personally – and we just wanted to have that one definitive you-document. It Takes a Thief is it, " explains Garza. “We are- feel like it’s a great look back for some; and, for others, an excellent introduction to our sound.”
It Takes a Thief will be released September 21, 2010 on ESL use-Music.