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The Richest Man In Babylon is the 3rd studio album by American electronic music duo Thievery Corporation. It was first released in 2002 by ESL Music. The album features contributions from Emiliana Torrini, LouLou, Pam Bricker, and Notch, and features both electronic and live instrumentation. The album combines influences such as; dub, jazz, dance, rap, reggae and Indian music, and incorporates protest music into the group’s sound.
Artist Bio
Debuting in the mid-90s, Washington D.C’s Thievery Corporation became one of the most popular acts associated with chilled-out, lounge-friendly electronic music. The duo consists of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton whose musical style mixes elements of dub, acid jazz, reggae, Indian classical, Middle Eastern music, hip hop and Brazilian music, including bossa nova. After a dozen highly acclaimed full-length albums, remix LPs, concert recordings, and over two decades of incendiary live performances that have thrilled audiences worldwide, Thievery Corporation’s music and message is more relevant and important now more than ever.
Tracklist
Side A
A1. Heaven’s Gonna Burn Your Eyes
A2. Facing East
A3. The Outernationalist
Side B
B1. Interlude
B2. Omid
B3. All That We Perceive
B4. Un Simple Histoire
Side C
C1. Meu Destino
C2. Exilio
C3. From Creation
C4. The Richest Man In Babylon
Side D
D1. Liberation Front
D2. The State Of The Union
D3. Until The Morning
D4. Resolution