Re: Thievery Corporation

From: Don Knox (donknox@pacbell.net)
Date: Sat Oct 14 2000 - 05:07:39 MET DST

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    Well, since we're all on a K&D freakout, I have to recommend The K&D Sessions
    over DJ Kicks (this doesn't include Tosca, which is another story
    altogether)...esp. with it being a 2-disc set. A masterpiece in downtempo
    grooves...in my opinion.

    "Leslie N. Shill" wrote:

    > I have to say that the Kruder and Dorfmeister DJ-Kicks album is one of my
    > all-time faves, I recommend it highly to anyone who has not listened to it!
    > Get it if you dont got it!
    >
    > leslie/The Power of Sound
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: Juuso Koponen <mekaanikko@nutempo.com>
    > To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 12:42 AM
    > Subject: Re: Thievery Corporation
    >
    > > > Friday, when I picked up Thievery Corporation's DJ-Kicks. Man what a
    > groovy
    > > > ..
    > > > I'll definitely by checking out more downtempo stuff in the coming
    > months,
    > > > and would be grateful if you could recommend anything I should be
    > listening
    > > > to.
    > >
    > > If you like Thievery Corporation, you'd probably also enjoy the Vienna
    > > sound, ie. Kruder & Dorfmeister and their and their buddies' various
    > > other projects like Tosca, Peace Orchestra etc. Check out their label
    > > G-Stone (and of course you should also check Thievery Corp's 18th Street
    > > Lounge label as well).
    > > Kid Loco was mentioned, that's strictly recommended ("Grand Love Story"
    > > and "Jesus Life for Children Under 12 Inches" are good starting points),
    > > and the DJ Kicks series as a whole is mostly great stuff and the artists
    > > in featured in it are great also. On the downtempo tip, besides Thievery
    > > Corp., I'd recommend K&D's, Kid Loco's and DJ Cam's DJ Kicks albums.
    > > My personal favourite in downtempo is a German group called Terranova
    > > (formerly Turntable Terranova) who record on Copasetik records (they've
    > > also released some stuff on Compost). Their "Close the Door" album is
    > > amazing. On the same tip is a guy called Aim, whose "Cold Water Music"
    > > is also excellent. Bittersweet, melancholic stuff with fat beats.
    > > Other recommended artists and records:
    > >
    > > DJ Food: Kaleidoscope
    > > DJ Food: A Recipe for Disaster
    > > Howie B: Turn Off the Dark
    > > DJ Shadow: Entroducing... (and everything else)
    > > UNKLE: Psyence Fiction
    > > Funkstörung
    > > Coldcut
    > > Mr. Scruff
    > > Dobie (my favourite track by Dobie is "Cloud 98 3/4" on Pussyfoot)
    > > Underdog (and anything on his Output imprint)
    > > Jah Wobble (if you like the dubbier edge of Thievery Corp.)
    > > Massive Attack (obviously)
    > > Thievery Corporation: Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi
    > > v/a: Headz 1-2
    > > Ryu: Ga (and other DJ Krush stuff too, the Code 4019 mix for example is
    > > great)
    > > Astronauts of Antiquity
    > > Nigo: Ape Sounds (more on the post-rock tip)
    > > Ninja Tune comps (which usually also have a great deal of "traditional"
    > > hiphop, but great downtempo tracks too)
    > > Count Basic
    > > Lamb
    > > Towa Tei
    > >
    > >
    > > --
    > > "Betwixt decks there can hardlie a man catch his breath by
    > > reason there ariseth such a funke in the night..."
    > > - W. Capps, 1623
    > >
    > > mekaanikko@nutempo.com
    > > legal notice: http://www.nutempo.com/message_legal.html
    > >



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