Thievery Corporation
The Cosmic Game

Here we are with the review, well...

I'll say right away that I love Thievery Corporation, so my judgment can only be biased... apart from that, there's just the album left... the first thing that surprises about "The Cosmic Game" is how quickly one gets accustomed to its sounds; as with other Thievery albums, the refinement and exploration of sounds from different yet kindred genres is as superb as it is enchanting, but what perhaps characterizes this album is the naturalness with which the sounds blend and flow in tracks like "The Cosmic Game" and "A Gentle Dissolve", both instrumental and psychedelic.

There are many tracks sung by guests like Flaming Lips, Perry Farrel, Notch, and Sista Pat, giving the album a spatial feel, although a bit overlooked... The looping, warm, and captivating rhythm will accompany the listener from the opening to the closing of the record... reggae, hip-hop, funk, world music... everything is mixed skillfully and psychedelically in this "Cosmic Game." There are tracks that will engrave themselves in your mind, and you'll want to hear them over and over... I admit that maybe by the end you might even feel nauseous, but damn! Isn't it worth it???