Lebanese Blonde [Single, Import]

Thievery Corporation | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 15, 1998)
• Format: Single, Import
• Label: 4ad
• ASIN: B00004UCA7
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,341 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #16 in Music > World Music > Middle East > Lebanon

Track Listings

1. Lebanese Blond

2. Coming From The Top

3. Lebanese Blond

Editorial Reviews

The French exclusive EP is available again! This limited edition EP was the first single from the Washington D.C.-basedtrip hop/jazz act since their 1997 debut album 'Sounds FromThe Thievery Hi-Fi' on the 4AD label. Contains three mixes of 'Lebanese Blond --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A solid, if unessential, Thievery EP, February 3, 2002

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Christopher Culver - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lebanese Blonde (Audio CD)

Thievery Corporation, the duo of Eric Hilton and Rob Garza, released the LEBANESE BLONDE EP in 1998, shortly after the worldwide release of their first album SOUNDS FROM THE THIEVERY HI-IF. This EP shows a major shift from the Jamaican-influenced dub of their first release to a classier, lounge sound, which would be completed with their 2000 album THE MIRROR CONSPIRACY. So, this EP is very much a bridge between two styles of Thievery Corporation.

This French edition is substantially larger than the original UK edition. There are 8 tracks here, including three versions of the title track "Lebanese Blonde." Mixing the smooth vocals of jazz singer Pamela Bricker with sitar, horns, and a bouncy beat, "Lebanese Blonde" is one of TC's best tracks. Besides the original English version, there is a French version and an instrumental.

"Coming from the Top," which like the title track features brass instrumentation, is a little monotonous. "One" is a lovely chill-out experience with synths and a Lisa Gerrard-style sample. It sounds somewhat like "Le Monde" from THE MIRROR CONSPIRACY. Also prototypical of TMC, and again featuring Pam Bricker, is the fifth track, "Halfway around the world," which is evocative of the Brazilian sound which has so influenced Hilton and Garza. "Elise affair" and "Encounter in bahia" are closer to the dubscapes of SOUNDS FROM THE THIEVERY HI-FI.

LEBANESE BLONDE isn't a necessary record, but it may appeal to those who enjoyed the high-class lounge of THE MIRROR CONSPIRACY, and if you really liked "Lebanese Blonde" on TMC, you can get two other versions here. Just be sure you're getting this French import with its 8 tracks, as the more common edition only has 3 tracks.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but really short, March 12, 2005

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splitendsjustifythemeans (virginia beach) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lebanese Blonde (Audio CD)

This version has three songs: Lebanese Blonde (which needs no introduction to Thievery fans), Coming From the Top (a longer version than on DJ-Kicks, and is a good song with a great horn line that sounds ideal for waking up to), and Lebanese Blonde - Instrumental (basically just the album version with the vocals taken out, and a Spanish guitar line playing the vocal melody). This is good if you can find it, but is only about 15 minutes total. If you can, find the French 8-song version. It has these tracks, plus some other hard-to-get ones.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flat Out Brilliant, January 21, 2006

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KC "metroxing" (Northern CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lebanese Blonde (Audio CD)

'Chill' or Chill Trip Hop seems like an easy endeavor. Lay downs some nice soft beats, add some aural twists, swirls, turns and find a nice soothing vocal to bring it all together. When it fails, it's boring, background music or just annoying - Thievery Corporation is NONE of those attributes from the first note to the last whisper of a note, it's just music that hooks you and never lets go. They make it seem as if you've never music before and maybe never want to listen to anything else ever ... this is that great. Yes, unfortuntely, it's short (it's really an extended Ep CD) with three mixes of 'Lebanese Blonde' - not that it's not great in other languages but frankly, it's so great you have to get this and the 'parent' effort - Mirror Conspiracy.