Let’s start by, making it clear
Who is the enemy here
And we’ll show them
That it’s not them
Who is superior
From “Marching the Hate Machines Into the Sun”, the first track on Thievery Corporation’s newest album, “The Cosmic Game” (iTunes), which hit stores in the US on Feb 22nd.
Album reviews:
My take: the album is very well-produced and the multi-ethnic instrumentation gives it a global feel. “Marching” is definitely a standout track, and as the Christian Science Monitor remarks, “has the aural impact of a majestic sunrise”.
Listen to “Marching” [mp3, 6.2 mb, 4 mins, VBR]
“Holographic Universe” is another favorite, for its ability to combine a blissful melody with a funky beat and bassline. “Pela Janela” (featuring Gigi Rezende) also impresses with very groovable Latin rhythms. I’m pretty sure it’s not going to be leaving my car’s CD player anytime soon — that is, unless I want to talk to anyone. It’s pretty bad background music.
(Thanks to ediblog for the heads up.)
Update, 7:12pm: Thought you might like to hear the track that immediately follows “Marching”; here’s the funky Warning Shots (featuring Sleepy Wonder And Gunjan) [mp3, 7.4 mb, 5 mins, VBR]. It’s a great track highlighting that world sound I spoke about — and through some weird crossing-over of the electronica musical universe, contains a sample contained in a track Hybrid played in their Amphitheatre set (download) [mp3, 100.7mb, 1:13:23, 192kbps] Skip forward to the 42:30 mark and you’ll hear it. Cool!