Thievery Corporation

I’m listening to Thievery Corporation. Wikipedia calls their music a mix of “dub, acid jazz, reggae, Indian classical, Middle Eastern, and Brazilian (such as bossa nova) with a lounge aesthetic.” First I listened to Lebanese Blonde. The band performed that song on Austin City Limits. (I tivo’ed the show.) Then, Holographic Universe. And now, Shadows of Ourselves (also performed on Austin City Limits).

Rob Garza and Eric Hilton are Thievery Corporation, but they often perform and record with other artists. For their Austin City Limits performance, they had a horn section, guitar and bass, singers, even a sitar. Their music is varied but has a recognizable sound.

Here is a video clip of a live performance; watch Sound the Alarm.  This is electronic music. This is club music. This is 1:30 AM having-fun music.

Below, listen to Shadows of Ourselves.

The vocalist on Shadows of Ourselves is LouLou Ghelichkhani, a multi-lingual Persian singer. LouLou grew up in Paris, France, so she can sing in French, and does.

  

Loulou, 21 Apr 2004

And speaking of Austin City Limits, will they ever air another repeat of Leonard Cohen’s performance? I’m referring to his performance with Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla. I’d like to see that show again.