Thievery Corporation - Mirror Conspiracy (Remastered 2022) (2000)

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.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Thievery Corporation - Treasures (Remastered 2022) (2:25)
1.02 - Thievery Corporation - Le Monde (Remastered 2022) (3:11)
1.03 - Thievery Corporation - Indra (Remastered 2022) (5:23)
1.04 - Thievery Corporation - Lebanese Blonde (Remastered 2022) (4:49)
1.05 - Thievery Corporation - Focus On Sight (Remastered 2022) (3:47)
1.06 - Thievery Corporation - Air Batucada (Remastered 2022) (4:46)
1.07 - Thievery Corporation - So Com Voce (Remastered 2022) (2:47)
1.08 - Thievery Corporation - Samba Tranquille (Remastered 2022) (3:06)
1.09 - Thievery Corporation - Shadows of Ourselves (Remastered 2022) (3:38)
1.10 - Thievery Corporation - The Hong Kong Triad (Remastered 2022) (3:02)
1.11 - Thievery Corporation - Illumination (Remastered 2022) (4:38)
1.12 - Thievery Corporation - The Mirror Conspiracy (Remastered 2022) (3:45)
1.13 - Thievery Corporation - Tomorrow (Remastered 2022) (3:43)
1.14 - Thievery Corporation - Bario Alto (Remastered 2022) (3:58)
1.15 - Thievery Corporation - A Guide for I & I (Remastered 2022) (3:55)