The Mirror Conspiracy

by Thievery Corporation

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	11/25/2022
Label:	Primary Wave
UPC:	0792755850039
Rank:	1400

Tracks

1. Treasures
2. Le Monde
3. Indra
4. Lebanese Blonde
5. Focus On Sight
6. Air Batucada
7. So Com Voce
8. Samba Tranquille
9. Shadows of Ourselves
10. The Hong Kong Triad
11. Illumination
12. The Mirror Conspiracy
13. Tomorrow
14. Bario Alto
15. A Guide for I & I

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Thievery Corporation   Primary Artist
Bebel Gilberto   Guest Artist,Vocals
Rob Myers   Sitar
Desmond Williams   Bass,Guitar,Keyboards
Rick Harris   Horn
Mike Thomas   Horn

Technical Credits

Eric Hilton   Composer,Producer,Programming
Bebel Gilberto   Composer
Desmond Williams   Engineer
Rob Garza   Composer,Producer,Programming
Bill Crandall   Photography
Astrud Gilberto   Composer
Archie Steele   Composer
Ooldouz Ghelichkhani   Composer
Neal Ashby   Design
LouLou Ghelichkhani   Composer