Thievery Corporation / The Temple Of I & I
Artist Thievery Corporation
Album Title: The Temple Of I & I
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Electronica/Dance: Trip Hop
Format Vinyl (2)
Released 02/10/2017
Label Eighteenth Street Lounge Music
Catalog No ESL222
Bar Code No 8 89326 76548 6
Packaging Gatefold LP Sleeve
Tracks
The Temple Of I & I (Disc 1)
A1. Thief Rockers (3:29)
A2. Letter To The Editor (3:54)
A3. Strike The Root (3:32)
A4. Ghetto Matrix (3:47)
B1. True Sons Of Zion (4:05)
B2. The Temple Of I & I (Instrumental) (4:19)
B3. Time + Space (4:33)
B4. Love Has No Heart (4:25)
The Temple Of I & I (Disc 2)
A1. Lose To Find (3:17)
A2. Let The Chalice Blaze (Instrumental) (4:44)
A3. Weapons Of Distraction (5:07)
B1. Road Block (3:37)
B2. Fight To Survive (3:57)
B3. Babylon Falling (3:56)
B4. Drop Your Guns (3:44)
Date Acquired 11/02/2017
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amazon
Purchase Price 12.14

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Notes

First catalog number appears on sticker & printed inner sleeves, while the second & third catalog numbers are listed on center labels and spine respectively.

Issued in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves and a double-sided folded poster.

A sticker is attached on the front cover. A download coupon is also included.

Art Direction, Design – Neal Ashby
Backing Vocals – Tamara Welons
Bass – Ashish 'Hash' Vyas, Eric Hilton, Gianmaria Conti, Rob Garza, Stephen 'Big Yard' Samuels
Cello – Chet Peterson, Phillip Peterson
Drums – Jeff Franca
Engineer, Co-producer – Gianmaria Conti
Guitar – Rob Myers
Horns – Joe Herrera, Matt Rippetoe
Keyboards – Gianmaria Conti, Rob Garza, Will Rast
Lacquer Cut By – CB
Management – Brian Ross
Management [Business Manager] – Robert "Kalani" Tifford
Management [Live Performances] – Dave Geller
Mastered By – Emily Lazar
Mastered By [Assistant] – Chris Allgood
Percussion – Javier Miranda, Swamp Guinee
Strings [Arrangement] – Phillip Peterson
Viola – Flora Peterson
Violin – Victoria Parker
Written-By, Producer – Thievery Corporation
Phonographic Copyright (p) – ESL Music
Copyright (c) – ESL Music
Manufactured By – INgrooves
Distributed By – INgrooves
Pressed By – MPO
Mastered At – The Lodge, New York
℗© ESL Music 2017.
© ESL Music 2017.
Management: Elliptic Mgmt / Faction Ent.
Barcode (Printed): 8 89326 76548 6
Barcode (Scanned): 889326765486
Matrix / Runout (Runouts A Side): ESL-222LP-A CB MPO
Matrix / Runout (Runouts B Side): ESL-222LP-B CB MPO
Matrix / Runout (Runouts C Side): ESL-222LP-C CB MPO
Matrix / Runout (Runouts D Side): ESL-222LP-D CB MPO
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Analyzed Folder: The Temple of I & I_dr.txt
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DR                Peak        RMS               Filename                      
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DR10       -1.91 dB   -14.18 dB  01 - Thief Rockers.flac      
DR11       -1.25 dB   -14.60 dB  02 - Letter To The Editor.flac
DR11       -1.67 dB   -14.67 dB  03 - Strike The Root.flac    
DR11       -1.64 dB   -14.59 dB  04 - Ghetto Matrix.flac      
DR11       -1.58 dB   -14.64 dB  05 - True Sons Of Zion.flac  
DR12       -1.18 dB   -14.81 dB  06 - The Temple Of I & I.flac
DR11       -1.05 dB   -14.20 dB  07 - Time + Space.flac        
DR14       -2.26 dB   -18.11 dB  08 - Love Has No Heart.flac  
DR12       -1.82 dB   -15.53 dB  09 - Lose To Find.flac        
DR12       -1.45 dB   -15.86 dB  10 - Let The Chalice Blaze.flac
DR12       -1.80 dB   -15.54 dB  11 - Weapons Of Distraction.flac
DR12       -1.33 dB   -15.19 dB  12 - Road Block.flac          
DR10       -1.66 dB   -14.17 dB  13 - Fight To Survive.flac    
DR12       -1.17 dB   -14.63 dB  14 - Babylon Falling.flac    
DR13       -1.43 dB   -17.67 dB  15 - Drop Your Guns.flac      
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Number of Files: 15
Official DR Value: DR12
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Reviews
AllMusic Review by Liam Martin:

Thievery Corporation's eighth studio album finds the duo digging ever deeper into their niche, which makes sense considering that they have 22 years' worth of experience behind them and a solid fan base -- a radical reinvention would have been counterproductive. Instead, they deliver a by-the-numbers effort that fully embraces the idea of background music. Their lack of innovation runs deep; despite a number of subtle changes over the years, the music itself sounds incredibly outdated. Everything from the production methods to the synths and strings sound the same as they did on their first few albums. It would genuinely take a lot of effort to re-create the similarities, which leads to the assumption that they haven't attempted to change much.
If anything, the defining factor on The Temple of I & I is that it's their most formless record to date. Gone are the more overtly electronic influences (Mirror Conspiracy, Richest Man in Babylon), the attempted comments on society (Radio Retaliation, Culture of Fear), and even their brief forays into psychedelia and sedate bossa nova (Cosmic Game and Saudade, respectively), replaced by what could easily be mistaken for a dub/reggae jam band. For longtime fans this isn't an issue; in fact, anyone who wants to re-create the atmosphere of a low-key world music festival would find it hard to complain. For anyone who isn't a longtime Thievery fan, you're better off looking back at their first few records, all of which were released in the late '90s and early 2000s at a time when downtempo was considered especially hip and, arguably, Thievery Corporation were at their zenith.

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