The Mirror Conspiracy

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The Mirror Conspiracy
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 2, 2000
Recorded1997–2000
Genre
Length49:00
Label ESL
Producer
  • Rob Garza
  • Eric Hilton
Thievery Corporation chronology
DJ-Kicks: Thievery Corporation
(1999)
The Mirror Conspiracy
(2000)
The Richest Man in Babylon
(2002)
Alternate physical release cover
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Alternate artwork
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]

The Mirror Conspiracy is the second studio album by American electronic music duo Thievery Corporation, released in 2000 by ESL Music and 4AD. [3] [6] All the songs on the album were written, recorded and produced by Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, although Pam Bricker contributed vocals to "Air Batucada", "The Mirror Conspiracy" and "Lebanese Blonde".

Contents

The Mirror Conspiracy is the duo's best-selling album in the United States, selling over 224,000 units to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [7]

Track listing

  1. "Treasures" – 2:24 (vocals by Brother Jack, percussion by Roberto Berimbao)
  2. "Le Monde" – 3:11 (with LouLou Ghelichkhani) (vocals by LouLou Ghelichkhani, guitar by Chris Vreinos)
  3. "Indra" – 5:22
  4. "Lebanese Blonde" – 4:48 (with Pam Bricker) (vocals by Pam Bricker, sitar by Rob Myers, horns by Rick Harris, percussion by Roberto Berimbao)
  5. "Focus on Sight" – 3:47 (vocals by SEE-I, guitar and bass by Desmond Williams)
  6. "Air Batucada" – 4:46 (with Pam Bricker) (vocals by Pam Bricker)
  7. "Só com você" – 2:47 (with Bebel Gilberto) (vocals by Bebel Gilberto)
  8. "Samba Tranquille" – 3:06
  9. "Shadows of Ourselves" – 3:37 (with LouLou Ghelichkhani) (vocals by LouLou Ghelichkhani, guitar by Chris Vreinos, additional Keyboards by Desmond Williams, horns by Mike Thomas and Zack Grady)
  10. "The Hong Kong Triad" – 3:01 (guitar by Chris Vreinos)
  11. "Illumination" – 4:38
  12. "The Mirror Conspiracy" – 3:45 (with Pam Bricker) (vocals by Pam Bricker, Percussion by Roberto Berimbao)
  13. "Tomorrow" – 3:43
  14. "Barrio Alto" – 3:54 (only available on 2000 reissue) (guitar by Ramon Gonzalez)
  15. "A Guide for I and I" – 3:58 (only available on 2000 reissue) (vocals by Plejah)

Charts

Chart performance for The Mirror Conspiracy
Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 56
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9] 48
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 80
French Albums (SNEP) [11] 45
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 32
Italian Albums (FIMI) [13] 26
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [14] 22
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 76
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [16] 28

Release history

Release history for The Mirror Conspiracy
RegionDate
United StatesApril 2, 2000 (original)
United KingdomAugust 21, 2000
PortugalAugust 22, 2000
United StatesAugust 22, 2000 (re-issue)
Australia2000
Austria2000
Argentina2000
Benelux2000
Canada2000
France2000
United States2002 (re-issue)
Russia2004
United StatesSeptember 30, 2014 (re-issue)

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