International Times

Transglobal Underground | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 1995)
• Original Release Date: March 14, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002AS6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,494 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #42 in Music > Dance & DJ > World Dance
  • #44 in Music > Pop > By Decade > 1990s
  • #55 in Music > Dance & DJ > Trip-Hop

Track Listings

1. Lookee Here

2. Taal Zaman

3. Dust Bowl

4. Jatayu

5. Holy Roman Empire

6. Monter au Ciel

7. Tromba Marina

8. Temple Head

9. International Times

10. Sumeria

11. Protean

12. Ana

13. Topkapi

14. Pirhana One Chord Boots

15. Chaldea

16. Dopi

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot traxs that rock, February 19, 2001

By 

Steven C. Marshall (Jacksonville, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: International Times (Audio CD)

This CD has not left my deck since it arrived two days ago. It is simply remarkable on at least half of the songs and pretty darned good on the rest. The mix of dub and Arab melodies is quite dynamic. I can not believe I have never heard of these guys before. If you like Loop Guru but want something that rocks more....this is for you!!!

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How good?, September 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: International Times (Audio CD)

This is the type of album that takes you on a journey to far off places. One of the few albums that can do this for me, and believe me it takes some doing to get out of the industrial North West. Quality sounds and tunes. That good!

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing album -- TGU's best!, January 26, 2012

By 

R. Hutchinson "autonomeus" (a world ruled by fossil fuels and fossil minds) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: International Times (Audio CD)

INTERNATIONAL TIMES was my favorite album of 1995, and it still sounds great today! It's the sound of the relentless advance of the multinational working class, with the Caribbean and South Asian contingents most strongly represented.

Transglobal Underground (TGU) is still around, and they have put out seven albums since, but this remains their best. The two core members of the group are Tim Whelan and Hamilton Lee, but they often go by pseudonyms in album credits. Here, as usual, Lee is "Mantu," and Whelan is listed as "A. Ahlan." At this early point in the band's history, the singer Natacha Atlas was one of their great attractions. She sings on 6 of the 16 tracks, including "Temple Head," which is no doubt the band's best-known song.

This is a masterpiece of world-ethno-dance music, with great beats, vocals, lyrics, and overall flow.

(verified purchase from Zia Records in Tucson)