Abductions & Reconstructions

Thievery Corporation | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 20, 1999)
• Original Release Date: April 20, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Eighteenth Street
• ASIN: B00000IMVB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,383 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #7 in Music > Indie Music > Dance & DJ > Trip-Hop

Track Listings

1. Dance On Vaseline - David Byrne

2. I Will Follow You (Souka Nayo) - Baaba Maal

3. KC Doppler - Slide Five

4. Transmission Central - Rockers Hi-Fi

5. Tickertape Of The Unconscious - Stereolab

6. Porno 3003 - Pizzicato 5

7. Hijack - Thunderball

8. Ave Maria - Edson Cordeiro

9. Defenceless - Waldeck

10. Polyesterday - Gus Gus

11. This Strange Effect - Hooverphonic

12. Sexelevatormuzik - Avatars Of Dub

13. Boof N Baff N Biff - Black Uhuru

14. Savoir Faire - Ursula 1000

15. Closer To God - Urbs 'N Chaoz

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars These remixes do not offer much..., January 11, 2000

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"melodic" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Abductions & Reconstructions (Audio CD)

Let me first state that I am a Thievery Corporation fan, but this is an incredibly underwhelming CD. Most of the remixes do not really take the listener anywhere and do not significantly modify (or "reconstruct" or "abduct") the original recordings. If you want to enjoy Thievery Corporation, then purchase "Sounds of the Hi-Fi" or the "DJ Kicks Compilation". If you want to hear creative remixes of other artists, then buy Kruder & Dorfmeister.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wasn't as good as I thought it would be., August 1, 2001

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Brixton Hokkiado (GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Abductions & Reconstructions (Audio CD)

I have all the Thievery Corporation CD's and this one is my least favorite. (Mirror Conspiracy being my favorite.) But that doesn't mean it is a bad CD. Just that, when compared to the others, it isn't as good. But I still enjoy the CD and listen to it often. My favorite track is #1, David Byrne- Dancing on Vaseline. I think, that if you enjoy the other Thievery Corporation Cd's, you'll like this. It's still a wonderful loungy groovy thing that you can put on and turn up.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I feel like I'm hanging at 18th St., July 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Abductions & Reconstructions (Audio CD)

This is very cool loungy music. Having been to the club (the 18th St. lounge) many times I can say that this disc is representative of some of the best stuff the djs there spin. Its a great relaxing compilation with some great mixes of already great songs. I wouldn't say really that you can dance and groove to them but if you are looking to set a loungy party atmoshpere or just have some friends over for a few martinis this is just the thing.