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- Artist: Thievery Corporation
- Rating:
- Release Date: August 22, 2000
- Type: Enhanced CD-ROM
- Genre: Electronica
Review
Like their debut album, Thievery Corporation's second, The Mirror Conspiracy, is a pleasant album of sublime mid-tempo trip-hop, reminiscent of easy listening groove music, and continually referencing the breezier, atmospheric side of Brazilian, Jamaican, French, and Indian forms. The nocturnal dub-poetry of "Treasures" sets a tone for the bruising basslines and echoey keys throughout the album, and "Lebanese Blonde" is another early highlight, with the graceful vocalese of Pam Bricker framing live sitar by Rob Myers and a Jamaican-style horn section. Brazil represents with a triple-shot of "Air Batucada," "So Com Voce" (with vocals from Bebel Gilberto), and "Samba Tranquille." French chanteuse Lou Lou adds a bit of downtempo continental flair on "Le Monde" and "Shadows of Ourselves," and Thievery Corporation even samples Ella Fitzgerald on the ambient-jungle closer "Tomorrow." As on their first LP, Garza and Hilton occasionally appear satisfied to just push a few grooves and reference their favorite styles of music over the top -- at the expense of any new ideas -- but The Mirror Conspiracy is excellently produced and almost as stylish as the duo's swinging suits on the cover. ~ John Bush, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Treasures | Thievery Corporation | (2:24) | |
| Le Monde | Thievery Corporation | (3:11) | |
| Indra | Thievery Corporation | (5:22) | |
| Lebanese Blonde (Lyrics) | Thievery Corporation | (4:48) | |
| Focus on Sight (Lyrics) | Thievery Corporation | (3:47) | |
| Air Batucada | Thievery Corporation | (4:46) | |
| So Com Voce (Lyrics) | Thievery Corporation | (2:47) | |
| Samba Tranquille | Thievery Corporation | (3:06) | |
| Shadows of Ourselves | Thievery Corporation | (3:37) | |
| The Hong Kong Triad | Thievery Corporation | (3:01) | |
| Illumination | Thievery Corporation | (4:38) | |
| The Mirror Conspiracy | Thievery Corporation | (3:45) | |
| Tomorrow (Lyrics) | Thievery Corporation | (3:43) |
