Thievery Corporation
The Mirror Conspiracy 2LP

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.

Produs Nou / Anul aparitiei: 2000 / Reissue 222

Tracklist:

A1 Treasures

A3 Indra

A4 Lebanese Blonde

B1 Focus On Sight

B2 Air Batucada

B3 So Com Voce

B4 Samba Tranquille

C1 Shadows Of Ourselves

C2 The Hong Kong Triad

C3 Illumination

C4 The Mirror Conspiracy

D1 Tomorrow

D2 Bario Alto

D3 Guide For I And I