Thievery Corporation, Blue States and Arkestra One

Editor's Review:

Any release bearing the Eighteenth Street Lounge Music (ESL) label — like this one, Den Of Thieves: The Sound of Eighteenth Street Lounge Music — is a safe bet for fans of downtempo electro jazz and lounge music. This particular album contains 13 tracks of the best ESL currently has to offer, including a mix of Ursula 1000’s “Samba 1000” by Italian composer and producer Nicola Conte; “See The Light” by electro-dub purveyors Sofa Surfers; and the swanky “Hommage” by French production duo Les Hommes. Most impressive are contributions by ESL owners Thievery Corporation, whose “Language Symbolique” is a sunny and open tune with alluring female vocals; and Desmond Williams’ jazzy composition, “Brooklyn Blues,” that morphs from a soft and sweet jazz number to a mellow jam that marches with a deep and steady groove.
– Max Sidman
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Record Label ESL Music Released August 2003

Tracks Postales - Federico Aubele Language Symbolique - Thievery Corporation Hommage - Les Hommes Samba 1000 (Nicola Cone Mix) - Ursula 1000 See the Light - Sofa Surfers Bare Bones - Blue States Exploration - The Karminsky Experience Welcome Back Cooper - Thunderball VS Liftoff Brooklyn Blues - Desmond Williams the Panther - Thunderball El Amor De Este Pueblo - Federico Aubele Departures - The Karminsky Experience Into the Light - Arkestra One