Abductions and Reconstructions

by Thievery Corporation

Abductions and Reconstructions cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 6 April 1999
  • Label: ESL Music
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:12:28
  • Community rating: 3.43/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Steven Albert, Gigi Rezende, Ustad Amir, Bebel Gilberto, Chuck Brown, April Lynne Stace, Ras Pidal, Jana Andevska, Abraham, Chris Vrenios, Norman Howell, Ramon Gonzales, Eric Hilton, Javier Miranda, Femi Kuti, Rene Ibanez, Verny Varela, The Diaz Brothers, Rob Myers, Tony Touch, Pamela Bricker, Desmond Williams, Frank Orrall, Kelvin Sampson, Frankie Addison, David Byrne, Sleepy Wonder, Jim McFalls, Perry Farrell, Ashish Vyas, Shinehead, Sista Pat, Seu Jorge, Roberto Berimbau, Frank Mitchell, Andy Cazedo, Wayne Wilentz, Patrick De Santos, Lou Lou Ghelichkhani, Dexter Archer, Bryan Mills, Sonny Caberwal, Harold Little, Doo Wop, Rob Garza, See-I, Emil铆ana Torrini, Dave Finnell, The Flaming Lips, Zack Grady, Lou Lou, Roberto Santos, Chris Garrett, Jim West, Arjuna Pashwami, Rick Harris, Brother Jack, Anoushka Shankar, Mike Thomas, Brad Clements, Archie Steele, Notch, Craig Madley, John Nelson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A remix compilation from Washington, D.C. duo Thievery Corporation, collecting reworkings of tracks by other artists alongside their own downtempo material. The set reflects the pair's dub, bossa and lounge-inflected production style developed at their own Eighteenth Street Lounge label.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, repetitive, sampling, synthesizers, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Dance On Vaseline (Thievery Corp. Meets David Byrne Remix) (5:36)
  2. I Will Follow You (Souka Nayo) (Thievery Remix) (4:52)
  3. KC Doppler (Thievery Corporation Remix) (4:41)
  4. Transmission Central (Remixed By Thievery Corporation) (4:46)
  5. Tickertape Of The Unconscious (Thievery Corporation Remix) (4:10)
  6. Porno 3003 (Thievery Corporation Remix) (4:21)
  7. Hijack (Reach For The Sky) (4:58)
  8. Ave Maria (Thievery Corporation Remix) (4:05)
  9. Defenceless (Thievery Corporation Remix) (4:46)
  10. Polyesterday (Thievery Corporation Remix) (4:04)
  11. This Strange Effect (Thievery Corporation Remix) (4:48)
  12. Sexelevatormuzik (Thievery Corporation Remix) (5:15)
  13. Boof N' Baff N' Biff (Black Uhuru Meets The Thievery) (5:45)
  14. Savoir Faire (Thievery Corporation Mix) (5:44)
  15. Closer To God (Thievery Corporation Remix) (4:37)

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