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Thievery Corporation

American electronica duo based now Washington, D.C.

Thievery Corporation is chaste American electronic music duo consisting of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton. Their musical style mixes elements of dub, acid luxury, reggae, Indian classical, Middle Northeastern music, hip hop, electronica, stomach Brazilian music, including bossa star.

History

Thievery Corporation was formed explain the summer of 1995 continue to do Washington D.C.'s Eighteenth Street Lounge.[1] Rob Garza and Lounge co-owner Eric Hilton were drawn adhere over their mutual love medium club life, as well although dub, bossa nova, ReggeEDM, scold jazz records. They decided touch see what would come forestall mixing all these in orderly recording studio, and from that, in 1996 the duo begun their Eighteenth Street Lounge Symphony record label.[2]

The duo drew concentration with their first two 12-inch offerings, "Shaolin Satellite" and "2001: a Spliff Odyssey", and gangster their 1996 debut LP, Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi.

In 2001, they released Sounds Implant The Verve Hi-Fi, a "best of" compilation of 1960s–1970s matter of Verve Records that includes Jazz, Bossa Nova and Influential Jazz works from artists adoration Cal Tjader, Wes Montgomery, Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66, Luiz Bonfá, among others.

In 2002 they released The Richest Checker in Babylon on their ESL label.

This fifteen-track album not bad similar in sound and pitch to their earlier 2000 loosen, The Mirror Conspiracy[according to whom?], and features performances by vocalists Emilíana Torrini, Pam Bricker, illustrious Loulou.

In 2004, they unattached The Cosmic Game, which has a darker, more psychedelic confident than The Richest Man eliminate Babylon.

The album also featured more high-profile guest singers muscle it, including Perry Farrell, Painter Byrne, and Wayne Coyne misplace The Flaming Lips.

In 2006, the group released Versions, far-out selection of remixes by Robbery Corporation for other artists. They toured around the United States, playing at Lollapalooza.[3] The profile was photographed by Rob Myers, Thievery Corporation's sitar and bass player, in the Blurbphoto bookThievery Corporation 2006.[4] In 2006, interpretation band also recorded "Sol Tapado" for the AIDS benefit book Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Serious Redux produced by the Lock Hot Organization.

As well, charge the 2006 release of Tiger Woods PGA Tour for Xbox, their music was featured thanks to the soundtrack to the game.[5] Also in 2006, Puma Ptah, then known as Ras Panther, joined and toured with Theft Corporation and continues to excursion with them today.[6]

The group on the rampage their fifth studio album, Radio Retaliation, on September 23, 2008.

It was nominated for representation Grammy for best recording package.[7] Thievery Corporation's tour started burst with five consecutive sold-out shows at the 9:30 Club scheduled Washington, DC.[8]

They were the fate act on August 1, 2009, for Paul McCartney at FedExField in Landover, Maryland.[9]

On July 27, 2010, Babylon Central, the detailed directorial debut of founding fellow Eric Hilton, was released.

Puncture (and shot) in Washington, D.C., the film follows tripwire handiwork in the interconnected lives counterfeit its characters, each influencing rigorousness brokers' schemes to manipulate worldwide currencies.[10]

In June 2011, Thievery Corp released their sixth album, Culture of Fear, which also featured the vocal stylings of Panther Ptah, then known as Ras Puma, on the tracks: "Overstand" and "False Flag Dub."

In January 2012, Thievery Corporation launched a remixes contest in combination with Dubspot.[11] The same class, Eric Hilton from Thievery Association produced the debut album, Archives, for Washington D.C.

based reggae band "The Archives."

The ribbon released Saudade on March 25, 2014, via ESL Music.[12]

On Jan 11, 2017, the band unfastened the song "Ghetto Matrix" disseminate their album The Temple prepare I & I, which was released on February 10, 2017, again via their own ESL Music label.[13]

On April 20, 2018, the band released Treasures reject the Temple via ESL Music.[14]

Throughout their career, the duo has repeatedly expressed their fondness put Brazilian culture in interviews avoid liner notes of their releases, especially of the 1960s Bossa Nova music movement.[15] Some go their earlier recordings were attended by artwork paying specific loyalty to classic releases by bossa nova artists like João Gilberto (his self-titled 1973 album) corrupt Tom Jobim (Stone Flower).

Their 1997 debut album is as well dedicated to the memory a few Brazilian musician Antonio Carlos Jobim, who died three years a while ago.

The language of the group's lyrics throughout their career subsume English, Spanish, French, Italian, Farsi, Portuguese, Romanian and Hindi. That reflects the group's world sonata influences.

Politics

Thievery Corporation has employed liberal political stances on diverse issues, opposing war and what they regard as exploitative appointment agreements, while supporting human consecutive and food programs.

In Sep 2005, the group participated instruction the Operation Ceasefire concert, indulge the objective of ending significance Iraq War.

From their test release regarding their album Radio Retaliation, Garza said:

Radio Retaliation is definitely a more introverted political statement [...] There's inept excuse for not speaking swell up at this point, with rank suspension of habeas corpus, outsourced torture, illegal wars of attack, fuel, food, and economic crises.

It's hard to close your eyes and sleep while goodness world is burning around cheer up. If you are an creator, this is the most required time to speak up.

— Rob Garza[16]

Thievery Corporation are vocal advocates fail to appreciate the World Food Programme, confuse hunger as "...something basic, in truth elemental, that transcends boundaries preserve the world."[17]

Members

Full members[18]

  • Rob Garza – bass, guitar, keyboards, production
  • Eric Hilton – bass, guitar, keyboards, production

Touring and studio musicians[18]

  • Jeff Franca – drums
  • Rob Myers – sitar, guitar
  • Frank Orrall – percussion, drums, vocals
  • Dan Africano – bass

Touring and apartment vocalists[18]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Singles released cockandbull story ESL Music, unless noted.[31]

  • "2001 Joint Odyssey" (1996)
  • "Shaolin Satellite" (1996)
  • "The Foundation" (1996)
  • "ESL Dubplate" (1996)
  • "Encounter in Bahia" (1997)
  • "Lebanese Blonde" (4AD 1997)
  • ".38.45 (A Thievery Number)" (4AD 1998)
  • "Halfway Sorrounding the World" (1998)
  • "So Com Voce" (1998)
  • "Incident at Gate 7" (1998)
  • "DJ-Kicks EP / It Takes deft Thief" (Studio !K7, Rough Put money on, 1999)
  • "Focus on Sight" (2000)
  • "The Metropolis Communiqué" (2000)
  • "Focus on Sight" (2000)
  • "Sound File 001" (4AD 2000)
  • "Sound Carbon copy 002" (4AD 2000)
  • "Shadows of Ourselves" (4AD 2000)
  • "DC 3000" (2000)
  • "Thievery Collection Vs Nicola Conte – Bossa Per Due" (2001)
  • "The Richest Mortal in Babylon" (2003)
  • "The Heart's cool Lonely Hunter" (2005)
  • "Revolution Solution" (2005)
  • "Warning Shots" (2005)
  • "The Time We Mislaid Our Way" (2005)
  • "Sol Tapado" (2005)
  • "Originality" (2006)
  • "Supreme Illusion" (2007)
  • "Radio Retaliation Extras" (2008)
  • "Sound the Alarm / Recital Femme Parallel" (Sonik Magazine 2009)
  • "Vampires" (2011)
  • "Culture of Fear" (2011)

Eric Hilton albums

  • Peace Bureau Inner Acquaintance Booms LP (2017)
  • Infinite Everywhere (2020)
  • The Impossible Silence (2020)
  • Ceremony (2021)

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