Mirror Conspiracy

Artist: Thievery Corporation
Album: Mirror Conspiracy
Genre: Chill out
Label: ESL music

I've always had trouble grouping Thievery Corporation into a genre; it might have something to do with how their music spans 4 to 5 of them. Yes, I called it "Chill out", but that's what you should be doing when you listen to their music, not the name of their genre. What makes it so undefined is that on any given album you can hear a beautiful blend of Down-tempo, Dub, Lounge (Modern Lounge; not Frank Sinatra) as well as heavy influences from the Middle East, Latin America, and bits of Europe.

Each of their albums is original and while you can find a similar sound in other bands, nothing ever lives up to Thievery Corporation's sound. I spent a lot of time trying to pick an album to review and I finally decided on Mirror Conspiracy because it is one of their first (I plan to review more of their stuff in the future as they are def. top 5)

Taken Best: Relaxing by the water at sunset or sitting in a lounge like... Eighteenth Street Lounge in Washington DC for example...

I'd love to pick a flag ship track to post for you, but that would be like asking me to (something terrible, use your imagination) So I'll pick one at random... "Samba Tranquille"... If you know what a samba is, you probably agree that they're doing something very right.

On a rating system I will explain in the very near future, I will give "Mirror Conspiracy" by Thievery Corporation a top score of 5.0. My quest is not to warn you of bands that suck; it's to share and find music that I love and Thievery Corporation is definitely up there.

I recommend you look deeply into their discography, but I will be reviewing more of them in the future. If you want to sample more of the ESL Label and get some tracks for free, check this out!
Just sign into your amazon account (or make one) and you can download 8 ESL tracks for free!

Enjoy,
Sherwood