The Outernational Sound Thievery Corporation

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  • Release Date: 06/29/2004
  • Sales Rank: 44,094
  • Label: EIGHTEENTH STREET
  • UPC: 795103007529

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The Outernational Sound

1LISTENInternational Flight / David Snell 1:55
2LISTENYa Ma Le / The Gimmicks 2:18
3LISTENVai Vai / Thunderball 3:10
4LISTENChez Roger Boite Funk / Troublemakers 2:36
5LISTEN3 Play It Cool / Crazy Penis 3:35
6LISTENSlow Hot Wind / Block 16 2:46
7LISTENUnder My Sensi / Boozoo Bajou Thievery Corporation Remix 3:28
8LISTENThe Lagos Communiqué 3:58
9LISTENSea Groove / Big Boss Man 3:44
10LISTENCookin' / Beatfanatic Version 3:16
11LISTENCramp Your Style / Breakestra 2:09
12LISTENSimbarere / Antônio Carlos e Jocafi 2:33
13LISTENRe-Return of the Original Artform / Major Force 3:31
14LISTENShall We Dance / Karminsky Experience 2:37
15LISTENWithin You Without You 2:06
16LISTENMathar / Indian Vibes Discovery of India Mix 3:51
17LISTENExpo in Tokyo / Alan Moorhouse 2:10
18LISTENMy French Brother / Bobby Hughes Experience 3:51
19LISTENRichest Man in Babylon G-Corp Remix 5:40
20LISTENBetter Must Come / Delroy Wilson 2:50

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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. David Jeffries, All Music Guide

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August 08, 2004: Neatly edited sounds with no reflection time. TC's good mix projects, "DJ Kicks" and "Abductions & Reconstructions" had tracks average about 2:30 before transitioning into the next. "Outernational"'s tracks are 1:30, and that's not enough time to get into a groove or mood before the next ugly transition. It plays like a sample medley instead of a CD. And where as TC's previous CDs have held international sounds up high in interesting combinations, these tracks are filled with stereotypical sounds--a vocalist crying "Rastaman!" or "Rastafari!" over a reggae beat as though it means something is getting old. And track #17, "Expo in Tokyo," has a downright juvenile, insulting Oriental riff that kills awesome organ notes. Buy this to play at parties where everyone is bantering and no one is really listening to the music. TC obviously took this one very lightly, so you should too and hope their next one is more contemplative.