The trio recruited Akbar’s vocals once again in “Make Your Move,” one of the album’s most audibly accessible tracks. Standout track “Rico Ritmo” has the same Spanish flair, but over a drum and bass beat straight from England. “Low Down Weather” showcases Myers’ guitar chops in an Italian- and Spanish-fused rhythm. The track has a thick sonic component with echoed samples, wah-wah pedaled guitars, and a tight brass section, but it is all smoothed out by Zeebo’s vocal performance. Zeebo provides the vocals for “Dub Science,” a subterranean-grooved track that uses classic dub sounds and drum kits. The album’s worldliness does not stop there. Even after the beat kicks in, listeners are transported to the Indian subcontinent while the sitar-driven track gives route to complementing Middle Eastern rhythms. Album opener “Enter the Brahmin” stages a grand opening for the whole album. Thunderball’s latest record is a summation of old and new sonic influences that could have only been made after a decade’s worth of releases. The album was equipped with an impressive arsenal of guest vocalists, including Miss Johnna M., Mustafa Akbar, and electro hip-hop legend, Afrika Bambaataa.
Along with John Horvath, the four musicians began making party-rocking break beats as Fort Knox Five, releasing music on their newly established budding funk and soul record label, Fort Knox.Īfter a five-year hiatus from ESL and the official addition of Myers into the group, Thunderball released Cinescope in 2006. But after the record, the band took a break from ESL Music for a different venture. It was on the 2001 album, Scorpio Rising, when Barcelona and Raskin began incorporating live instruments into their sessions-with long-time collaborator Rob Myers on guitar-and a distinct sound began to emerge. Since their 1999 debut release Ambassadors of Style, when it was only a Barcelona and Raskin DJ duo, Thunderball’s sound has evolved into something more than mere downtempo. The Washington, DC-based trio is composed of Rob Myers, Steve Raskin, and Sid Barcelona. 12 Mile High, Thunderball’s fourth full-length recording, is yet another musical journey through the group’s signature sound.
From Bristol-style drum and bass, 1970s blaxploitation soundtracks, and Afro-dub, to funky Bollywood sitars, lounge-centric jazz riffs, and futuristic synth lines, making it sound cohesive is a feat in itself. As one of the label’s original artists, Thunderball has been on the cusp of the genre, its music known for its cinematic quality and global sound. Thievery Corporation’s Eighteenth Street Lounge Music record label has been releasing downtempo and electronic music since its establishment in 1996. PO Box, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan Republic, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Cook Islands, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, French Polynesia, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Guam, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (U.S.On a weekly basis, The Groove Seeker goes in search of killer grooves across rock, funk, hip hop, soul, electronic music, jazz, fusion, and more.
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