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The Cosmic Game
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Manufacturer: Eighteenth Street
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0795103008120
Label: Eighteenth Street
Manufacturer: Eighteenth Street
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Eighteenth Street
Release Date: 2005-02-22
Studio: Eighteenth Street
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The most fully-realized Thievery set to date, their fourth studio record packs an all-star punch, with cameos by FLAMING LIPS, PERRY FARRELL, DAVID BYRNE, and more of their usually lovely futuristic bossa/lounge/downtempo sound. Check out ThieveryCorporation.com to launch soon.
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Summary: More of the same, but with some intriguing steps towards psychadelia
Comment: In most respects, Thievery Corporation's 2005 album THE COSMIC GAME is a further refinement of the global lounge styles they had explored in previous efforts. There's Asian female vocals and sitar ("Satyam Shivam Sundaram"), echoes of Brazil ("Pela Janela"), and a rastaman glorifying Hallie Salassie ("Warning Shots"). The duo of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, who ran an elite lounge in Washington DC that would accept only the finest dress and comportment, also continue their theme (its sincerity is questionable) of the Third World masses held down by the Man; witness the songs "Revolution Solution" and "Amerimacka" where Perry Farrell and Notch deliver such lines "The toil of the many goes to the fortunate few" and "Land of the free built on slavery." Most tracks are banal, musically fluff and nothing that compels a purchase if you've already got THE MIRROR CONSPIRACY and THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON.
Yet, there are a couple of songs where Thievery Corporation ventured in a new direction that should have been featured more heavily on this album. The opening "Marching the Hate Machines (Into the Sun)" and "Sol Tapado" are clearly influenced by 1960s psychadelia, and the "Pink Floyd meets dub" soundworld creates a chillout vibe much more effectively than Thievery Corporation's now played-out World music extravaganza.
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Summary: Classic 'Thievery' riffs and groovy beats
Comment: This is yet another high-quality, gold-standard Thievery Corp release. Fantastic reggae & Indian influenced riffs and groovy beats. I love albums you can just listen to from beginning to end without having to skip a song; always the case with their music. Stick the cd into your player and then sit 'relax' with a special friend or party with a bunch of pals and chill out. Love this album. So far I've love all their albums that I've come across, inclu "Sounds (Songs?) from the Thievery HiFi" and DJ Kicks and "Richest Man in Babylon". I need to investigate what else is out there. "Versions" in on order.
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Summary: Outstanding
Comment: The CD is awesome. I have "The Mirror Conspiracy" as well. "The Cosmic Game" is the one I just bought. It groves very well, its a great CD for the car ride home from a hard days work. As well as a great soundtrack for a clam dinner party with friends. If you like Thievery Corporation, this album is a must have.
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Summary: Another great offering from the Conspiracy group
Comment: These guys put so many genre's together they come up with their own. Is it middle eastern, is it Jamaican, is it rock and roll, is it jazz? Hey you, quit your categorizing and just listen to the music! It's good for the soul!
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Summary: Progressive decline in creativity by T.C.
Comment: It seems that since the Mirror Conspiracy, all these guys do is turn out endless variations of the same played-out sound
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