[ 18th Street Lounge Music / CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 30 May 2006
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'Versions' is the ultimate collection of Thievery Corporation remixes - 18 dubbed-out laid-back tracks from the trip-hopping, echo-loving production duo.
'Versions' is the ultimate collection of Thievery Corporation remixes. The trip-hopping, echo-loving production duo already proved they were top-notch re-mixers with their 'Abductions and Reconstructions' collection. Now, 7 years and 18 dubbed-out laid-back tracks later the two-some have convinced us that their remixes are just as desirable.
Surprising names like the Doors and Herb Alpert sit next to usual suspects like Bebel Gilberto and Sarah McLachlan, all of them getting a cosmopolitan sheen with spliffed-out bachelor pad music drenched in dub being the most common outcome. Divergent tracks like the worldbeat-ish cover by Nouvelle Vague "This Is Not a Love Song" (Originally Public Image Ltd) and the surprisingly finger-snapping rework of Fear of Pop's "In Love" keep things from getting stoner dull. The Doors remix is tasteful, the Herb Alpert cut is luscious and dreamy, and the version of Wax Poetic's "Angel", with guest vocals from Norah Jones, expands upon the original track's sensuality and bliss.
As a bonus the electronica duo offers up three of their own tracks (including the previously unreleased reggae number "Originality", with Sister Nancy).
Adding to the set's desirability is the beautifully designed and very thick booklet, which pays homage to the cover of the Beatles' 'Revolver' over 25 pages.
1. Tarana - Ustad Sultan Khan
2. Habanos Days - Damien
3. This Is Not A Love Song - Nouvelle Vague
4. Beloved - Anoushka Shankar
5. Who Needs Forever - Astrud Gilberto
6. Desert - Emilie Simon
7. Lemon Tree - Herb Alpert
8. Originality - Thievery Corporation & Sister Nancy
9. In Love - Fear Of Pop
10. Girl's Insane - Januaries
11. Strange Days - Doors
12. Revolution Solution - Thievery Corporation
13. Shiva - Thievery Corporation
14. Khalghi Soup - Transglobal Underground
15. Angels - Wax Poetic & Norah Jones
16. Nothing To Lose - Isabelle Antena
17. Cada Beijo - Bebel Gilberto
18. Dirty Little Secret - Sarah McLachlan