Thievery Corporation

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“Our deepest source of inspiration comes from our record collections,” says Rob Garza; an apt reference to their collective nom de plume. Always great admirers and curators of dusty grooves and all but forgotten music styles, Thievery Corporation borrow from the classically sensual and blunted sounds of their favorite Brazilian bossa nova, Jamaican dub reggae, vintage film soundtracks, and psychedelic rock to forge into new sonic territory.

Recording at the Consulate studios in Washington D.C., Thievery Corporation have managed to blossom in the heart of the empire, a city the duo often refer to as “he real Babylon.” The group is a major presence in a scene legendary for fierce independence, musically and politically from genre-defying pioneers as Chuck Brown and Fugazi to grassroots organizations such as Positive Force and the Future of Music Coalition. Formed in the summer of 1995 at D.C.’s Eighteenth Street Lounge – the now world-renowned venue that is still a creative incubator for DC underground music - Rob Garza and Lounge co-owner Eric Hilton bonded over strong drinks, dub, bossa nova and jazz records, then decided to see what would come of mixing all these in a recording studio

Hilton grew up in suburban Maryland, playing guitar under the influence of punk and all it ushered in — first rocking around with a pre-teen garage band, then warmed by the glow of the District’s hardcore revolutionaries, Minor Threat.

1	Lebanese Blonde	2,257
2	Until the Morning	1,959
3	All That We Perceive	1,728
4	The Richest Man in Babylon	1,558
5	Facing East	1,497
6	Liberation Front	1,406
7	The State Of The Union	1,364
8	Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes	1,295
9	From Creation	1,243
10	Holographic Universe	1,238
11	A Gentle Dissolve	1,154
12	Omid (Hope)	1,153
13	Resolution	1,148
14	The Outernationalist	1,109
15	Meu Destino (My Destiny)	953

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The Cosmic Game
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Versions
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The Mirror Conspiracy
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IslandDave wrote:
1 hour ago

Revolution Solution is my fav, and that's saying a lot with all the fabulous TC tracks.

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xamwell wrote:
Saturday morning

i really wanna go to the eighteenth street lounge

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jenko_perelomov wrote:
Friday evening

мое открытие на Last.fm!!! Очень круто!

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AnOdeUnheard wrote:
7 days ago

so so so good.

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kate7878 wrote:
7 days ago

I LOVE YOU GUYS KEEP CREATING COSMIC SOUNDS

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verabaxter wrote:
9 days ago

Nuevos temas en lastfm, de nuestro próximo CD, "La Tercera Parte de la Noche" www.lastfm.es/music/vera+baxter Saludos desde Argentina !!

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AlanSteward wrote:
9 days ago

Tired of 30 second preview clips? If you like electronica, retro-funk, techno, dance, check out http://www.last.fm/music/Alan+Steward All songs are FULL LENGTH

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AUTO_DEFIANCE wrote:
10 days ago

great songs & production. What an innovative sound. We love bands with new sounds and ideas! www.myspace.com/autodef

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ceyhunaksan wrote:
10 days ago

amazing group

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kuba_v wrote:
15 days ago

I like this group. No stupid music but really listenable relax songs...

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The_Slickness wrote:
16 days ago

Indra changed my life.

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DarSlep wrote:
17 days ago

relaxing good songs, simple in some cases

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SanPdro wrote:
18 days ago

Awesome group. Can someone recommend what album to listen to next (besides Mirror Conspiracy, Cosmic Game and Versions)?

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ELTEMPLODENIRVA wrote:
last month

ok ,me gusta son muy goa con un punto ibiza je,je sigue asi no cambie www.eltemplodenirvana.com paz y buenos humos

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alexpugacano wrote:
last month

Esse som é demais!

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gilmahadeva wrote:
last month

One of my influences ever!

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Pertxa wrote:
last month

Strange days, best version ever.

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justas300 wrote:
last month

http://www.last.fm/group/Chill+Out+Music

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mosimosi wrote:
last month

Visit: www.universolounge.com contained videos, artist biography, artist discography and the best radio lounge/chill out of the world!!!!

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FootFun wrote:
last month

Incredible musicians. Completely changed my opinion of what "ambient" can be. I know it's a loose term, but I like loose categories/genres of music.

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