| Product Summary | | Label: Caroline Distribution | | UPC: 00795103008120 | | Release Date: 2/22/2005 | | Buy.com Sku: 63939694 | | Item#: M9JJ4W | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Marching The Hate Machines (Into The Sun) - (with The Flaming Lips) ~ Thievery Corporation |  | | 2. Warning Shots - (with Sleepy Wonder) ~ Thievery Corporation | | | 3. Revolution Solution - (with Perry Farrell) ~ Thievery Corporation | | | 4. Cosmic Game, The ~ Thievery Corporation | | | 5. Satyam Shivam Sundram - (with Gunjan) ~ Thievery Corporation | | | 6. Amerimacka - (with Notch) ~ Thievery Corporation | | | 7. Ambicion Eterna - (Spanish, with Verny Varela) ~ Thievery Corporation | | | 8. Pela Janela - (Portuguese, with Gigi Rezende) ~ Thievery Corporation | | | 9. Sol Tapado - (Portuguese, with Patrick De Santos) ~ Thievery Corporation | | | 10. Heart's A Lonely Hunter, The - (with David Byrne) ~ Thievery Corporation | | | 11. Holographic Universe ~ Thievery Corporation | | | 12. Doors of Perception - (with Gunjan) ~ Thievery Corporation | | | 13. Wires and Watchtowers - (with Sista Pat) ~ Thievery Corporation | | | 14. Supreme Illusion, The - (with Gunjan) ~ Thievery Corporation | | | 15. Time We Lost Out Way, The - (with Loulou) ~ Thievery Corporation | | | 16. Gentle Dissolve, A ~ Thievery Corporation | |
| 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.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Thievery Corporation: Eric Hilton, Rob Garza (various instruments, electronics). | | Personnel: Flaming Lips (vocals, guitar); Gigi Rezende, Gunjan, Loulou Djine, Notch, Perry Farrell, Sleepy Wonder, David Byrne, Verny Varela, Patrick DeSantos, Sista Pat (vocals); Robertito "La Guira" Santos (berimbau, percussion); Arjuna Pashwami (sitar); Brad Clements, Rick Harris , Jim McFalls, Bryan Mills (horns); Frank Orrall (tabla, percussion); John Nelson (percussion). | | Additional personnel: Frank Orrall, Gigi Rezende (vocals); Perry Farrell, Flaming Lips, David Byrne, Sista Pat, Robertito "La Guira" Santos. | | Recording information: The Consulate, Washington DC (2003-2004). | | Photographer: Daniel Lima. | | Washington, DC-based sophisticates Thievery Corporation (producers Rob Garza and Eric Hilton) made several albums of superb down-tempo electronica prior to THE COSMIC GAME, and each release refined the duo's sensuous blend of deep, head-nodding beats, exotic world-music melodies, and lounge-ready atmospherics. This 2005 record builds on the strengths of the Corporation's previous albums, offering more stylish, club-targeted soundscapes to excellent effect. The series of all-star guests that parades through the album raises the Corporation's profile even higher. | | The Flaming Lips contribute additional instruments and vocals to the dreamy opener "Marching the Hate Machines (Into the Sun)," while the trip-hop-flavored "Revolution Solution" features Perry Farrell on vocals. Indian themes surface with vocalist Gunjan and sitar player Arjuna Pashwami on "Satyam Shivam Sundaram," and Verny Varela's singing gives the crowning touch to the bossa nova track "Ambicion Eterna." Even David Byrne makes an appearance, on the spacey mariachi boogaloo "The Heart's a Lonely Hunter." This fine mix of elements results in Thievery Corporation's most pop-oriented and accessible release, without sacrificing any of the group's ear-pleasing artistry. |
Producer: Rob Garza; Eric Hilton |
Engineer: Chris "Stone" Garrett |
Musical Guests | | Perry Farrell | | The Flaming Lips | | David Byrne |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 02/22/2005 | | Original Release Date : 2005 | | Catalog ID : 81 | | Label : ESL | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00795103008120 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (No. 968, p.73)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "[THE COSMIC GAME] displays much of what we've come to expect from Thievery: lush, down-tempo beats laced with authentic Jamaican and Latin flair. One notable change? Big-time guest spots..."Uncut (p.108)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "[With] some soulful reggae vibes." Mojo (Publisher)
(p.89)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "Washington DC's favourite loungecore dubheads embellish their gently pulsating, reggae-tinged house style with Latin and Indian influences." |
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