A Bowl of Stupid

I just realized that I’ve neglected to post anything today, but for the record I’ve been out and about trying to get a feel for the job market. As I’m not beholden to any one place anymore, it’s a bit more complicated than the last time I was in this position. Then, I knew I was going to stay in the ol’ MIA, so my options were reduced. Now, not so much.

I’ve discussed ad nauseum how much I dig the music and general aesthetics of the band “Zero 7″ (they’re not so much a band, but a a couple of DJ’s with a group of independent supporting vocalists and musicians).

Thievery Corporation is another “band” from this same mold, being a DC based “DJ duo” – Rob Garza and Eric Hilton – together with various supporting artists. Like Zero 7, they also can be characterized as downtempo electronica. However, these guys are much more influenced by acid jazz, Indian classical and Brazilian works, fused together with the same underlying lounge aesthetic. The result is a trippy mix of bossa nova played with sitars and a down back-beat.

This particular clip is a few years old, but it’s still used by megalomaniacal movie directors (redundant?) the world over when attempting to convey a “loungey” setting in their movies. It also happens to be one of my favorites off of their CD “The Mirror Conspiracy.”

Thievery Corporation – Shadows Of Ourselves