Eric Hilton

The vintage age of mix CDs may be long over, but listen to Midnight Ragas, the new album by legendary downtempo electronic music producer Eric Hilton, and you’ll think it never left. Shifting tempos, moods, vocalists, and languages across the album’s twelve tracks provide a sonic experience like the best compilation album you’ve ever heard. With vocal contributions by longtime Thievery Corporation collaborators Natalia Clavier and Puma Ptah, along with newer recruit Kristina Westernik-Dandridge, Midnight Ragas showcases the expansive range of Hilton’s production capabilities. The album is a cohesive and addictive listening experience of crushed velvet grooves and late-night slow burners. Imagine an even more laid-back Khruangbin, soundtracking a vintage Billy Dee Williams Malt liquor advert, remixed by Zero 7, and you’re in the right zipcode. And of course, Hilton’s trademark “Outernational Sound”, perfected across three decades of music with Thievery Corporation, adds unique flavors to the proceedings. Midnight Ragas - so listenable, and so unforgettable. Sync Licensing: Cory@montserratmusic.com