Thievery Corporation
Versions
(ESL Music)
Washington, DC-based Thievery Corporation continues its specialization in the Brazil-and- dub-based downtempo sound, in development for well over a decade. That may be the duo’s main problem: not much has changed in well over a decade. Versions offers remixes from Herb Alpert to the Doors to Ustad Sultan Khan to Sarah McLachlan—all of which are available elsewhere. Longtime fans probably already have these, leaving newcomers to pick this up. Except for the notoriety of some of the original artists, these remixes pale in comparison to some of their own stuff, such as The Mirror Conspiracy. Beautifully designed packaging though.
—Sean Flinn