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Title: One of modern mainstream techno's classiest releases
Review: Mainly the reason that this often referenced House/Jazz fusion project continues to be so widely regarded even seven years after release remains the fantastic programming to be found throughout. It seems like such an obvious, simple concept..to mix live experienced studio players and vocalists with the deceptively simple and elegant beats, though Tourist still holds some of the highest standards when mixing these two elements, despite an onslaught of so much lesser inspired, similar themed music. Having hardly dated in what is in electro-years a long time, the graceful and classy take on electronic music has stood the test of time simply for the musical quality ingrained in the extended samples which play front and center to Tourist's sleek backgrounds. Although not all tracks can conjure up the magic that lies in say, track 6, even on autopilot Tourist stands as a high water mark for house-styled electronica.
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