Thievery Corporation, The Outernational Sound

The Outernational Sound, released 29 Jun 2004 2004 ESL Music 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 trippedout 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 soun