Rolling Stone (1/4/01, p.114) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Top 50 Albums of 2000".
Rolling Stone (9/14/00, pp.177-8) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Fusion without seams, swing that never flags, TOURIST is a modern valentine to one of the lost joys of jazz - as dance music."
Alternative Press (12/00, pp.113-4) - 3 out of 5 - "...A straightforward fusion of house, Latin, dub, techno and trip-hop....characterizing much of what St.Germain brings to the table stylistically..."
CMJ (8/28/00, p.23) - "...Astonishing...[the] continuation of innovative jazz-house collage....an obvious jazz album and DJ set at the same time..."
St. Germain: Edouard Labor (flute, saxophone); Claudio De Qeiroz (baritone saxophone); Pascal Ohse (trumpet); Idrissa Diop (talking drum); Ludovic Navarre (programming).
Additional personnel: Ernest Ranglin (guitar).
St. Germain: Idrissa Diop, Alexandre Destrez, Pascal Ohse.
Additional personnel: Ernest Ranglin.
Recording information: 2000.