Thievery Corporation is made up of two brilliant DJs: Eric Hilton and
Rob Garza.
They have gained critical acclaim form magazines. Urb raves "Aptly
named, this
studio duo uses the sampler as a weapon, holding hostage the sly secret
sounds
of action movies, MC's and ambient tracks". CMJ praises "Thievery Corporation
will leave you speechless (if not breathless)." XLR8R says "Simply
Yummy".
Thievery Corp. continue to make DJ top 10 lists. For better or for
worse, they are
still generally unknown nationwide and have remained an underground
favorite of
DC.
The group's debut album is entitled "Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi",
a very
relaxing but never drowsy album. There is nothing predictable about
the album
except that you know there will be excellent sampling work and truntable
tricks
where appropriate. For all those who did not quite enjoy DJ Shadow's
"Endtroducing..." this is THE
album for you. An absolutely mind-blowing album that transcends hip-hop
or trip-hop and is truly music
for the soul. They made the top 10 of Sean McCarthy's list on Daily
Vault.
The album is on Eighteenth Street Lounge Records.
The following is a tracklisting:
1) A Warning
2) 2001 Spliff Odyssey
3) Shaolin Satellite--Sound byte in .wav format
4) Vivid
5) Universal Highness
6) Manha
7) The Glass Bead Game
8) The Foundation
9) Interlude
10) The Oscillator
11) So Vast As The Sky
12) .38 .45 (A Thievery Number)
13) Walking Through Babylon
catalog number ESL 5
The record is dedicated to Antonio Carlos Jobim.
For more information, contact:
1212 18th Street NW
Washington DC 20036
phone # 202-342-1611