Thievery Corporation / The Outernational Sound

The Outernational Sound, released 29 Jun 2004
℗© 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