fc#AlternateFridayMusic
Apr 12 2024
The prompt is High
Thievery Corporation, “Lebanese Blonde” from “The Mirror Conspiracy,” 2000
Lyric:
“Too low to find my way
Too high to wonder why
I've touched this place before
Somewhere in another time
Now I can hear the sun”
#ThieveryCorporation might not be the household name that fellow #downtempo practitioners #MassiveAttack have become, but they are nevertheless global superstars in the world of downtempo. The lyrics above aptly describe their music; unlike the moody darkness of #TripHop, Thievery Corp's music is imbued with warmth via #reggae, Brazilian, Middle Eastern, and Indian influences.
Founders #EricHilton and #RobGarza busy themselves as DJs, producers, record label impresarios, and solo recording artists, but it’s as Thievery Corporation that they rose to prominence, and that I know and love them best.
Aaron V. Humphrey