| Artist |
Thievery Corporation |
| Album Title: |
The Richest Man In Babylon |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Electronica/Dance: Trip Hop |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
09/17/2002 |
| Label |
Eighteenth Street Lounge Music |
| Catalog No |
ESL0060 |
| Bar Code No |
7 95103 00602 7 |
| Packaging |
Digipack |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes (4:10)
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| 2.
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Facing East (3:43)
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| 3.
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The Outernationalist (3:30)
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| 4.
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Interlude (1:21)
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| 5.
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Omid (Hope) (3:48)
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| 6.
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All That We Perceive (3:46)
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| 7.
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Un Simple Histoire (A Simple History) (3:45)
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| 8.
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Meu Destino (My Destiny) (3:29)
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| 9.
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Exilio (Exile) (3:03)
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| 10.
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From Creation (4:20)
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| 11.
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The Richest Man In Babylon (3:50)
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| 12.
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Liberation Front (5:04)
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| 13.
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The State Of The Union (4:28)
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| 14.
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Until The Morning (3:56)
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| 15.
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Resolution (4:48)
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| Date Acquired |
07/11/2008 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Electric Fetus - Duluth |
| Purchase Price |
14.39 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
Design – Neal Ashby
Engineer – Chris Garrett (tracks: 13), Desmond Williams (tracks: 1 to 12, 14, 15)
Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
Photography By [Booklet] – Bill Crandall, Daniel Cima, Hector Emanuel
Photography By [Rob Garza & Eric Hilton] – Brian Liu
Producer – Eric Hilton, Rob Garza
Written-By – Hilton, Garza
Phonographic Copyright (p) – ESL Music
Copyright (c) – ESL Music
Recorded At – ESL Studios
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Analyzed: Thievery Corporation / The Richest Man in Babylon
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.01 dB -9.91 dB 4:10 01-Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes
DR9 -0.01 dB -10.81 dB 3:44 02-Facing East
DR8 -0.01 dB -9.68 dB 3:30 03-The Outernationalist
DR7 -4.52 dB -13.44 dB 1:21 04-Interlude
DR8 -0.01 dB -9.00 dB 3:48 05-Omid (Hope)
DR7 -0.01 dB -7.97 dB 3:46 06-All That We Perceive
DR8 -0.01 dB -9.06 dB 3:45 07-Un Simple Histoire (A Simple Story)
DR7 -0.00 dB -8.89 dB 3:30 08-Meu Destino (My Destiny)
DR8 -0.01 dB -9.21 dB 3:03 09-Exilio (Exile)
DR7 -0.01 dB -8.36 dB 4:20 10-From Creation
DR7 -0.01 dB -8.93 dB 3:50 11-The Richest Man in Babylon
DR7 -0.01 dB -9.12 dB 5:04 12-Liberation Front
DR6 -0.00 dB -7.39 dB 4:29 13-The State of the Union
DR6 -0.00 dB -7.88 dB 3:57 14-Until the Morning
DR9 -0.01 dB -10.84 dB 4:47 15-Resolution
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 707 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by John Bush:
Even more similar to its predecessor, The Mirror Conspiracy, than that one was to the first Thievery Corporation LP, The Richest Man in Babylon provides some beat-heavy, languorous excursions into territory long-favored by Thievery Corporation -- namely, the music of Brazil, India, and Jamaica -- but doesn't have the hooks or the production finesse to compete with The Mirror Conspiracy. On the opener, "Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes," guest Emiliana Torrini treasures her vocals endearingly, but the backing could've been taken wholesale from any of a dozen Thievery productions (or perhaps Air's Moon Safari). "The Outernationalist," a bass-heavy trip into ambient-dub headspace, sounds great too, but it also occupies the same territory as a previous track (2000's "Treasure"). Vocalists LouLou and Pam Bricker both return for two features each, practically indistinguishable from their previous tracks. (Of course, it's difficult to resist a bland sound when the bassline for an entire song, "Un Simple Histoire (A Simple Story)," encompasses only four different notes and continues throughout.) Fortunately, a few tracks on the backside do plow new ground, thanks in part to new guests: "Meu Destino (My Destiny)," with the ephemeral falsetto of Patrick de Santos; "Exilio (Exile)," which introduces Afro-Cuban percussion into the Thievery template; and a great feature for Shinehead on "The State of the Union," while Garza and Hilton throw in a few extra beats (for once). Admittedly, a solid set of treading-water productions is vastly preferred to a bad album, especially on the dancefloor. Sure, it could've been worse, but it also could've been slightly different.
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