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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 21 Ratings

Top Track

Lebanese Blonde
Too low to find my way Too high to wonder why I've touched this place before Somewhere in another time Now I can hear the sun The clouds drifting... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. 90
    Thievery Corporation sets a new standard in the downbeat discography.
  2. Even though Mirror drifts toward the pop end of the spectrum, this session is undeniably more satisfying.
  3. On "The Mirror Conspiracy," the duo fine-tunes its deft merging of all things dub, electronica, and bossa nova, creating sweet and savory tracks...
  4. Mojo
    80
    Unlike many of dance culture's dedicated dilettantes, theirs is a smooth and millifluous whole, underpinned by the gentle pulsing of liquid bass lines.... Delightful. [Sep 2000, p.94]
  5. But even with all the billowing moods and lush female vocals, what is paramount to The Mirror Conspiracy's muse is rhythm.
  6. But while The Mirror Conspiracy is lush relaxation music, it can be too relaxed at times. Some of the tracks, such as "So Com Voce," feel bland and lack the rhythmic ideas driving standout cuts like "Lebanese Blonde" and "Le Monde."
  7. Magnet
    40
    Cosmopolitan, but often dull, easy listening.... Basically, Thievery Corporation skims the surfaces of more substantial styles and reconfigures them to create pleasant dinner-and-drinks music. [#47, p.124]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. JanP.
    Dec 26, 2001
    10
    electronical but smooth and changing, with ambiental elements and samba like as well. Some pieces feature tavla drums and sitar like sounds...
  2. PastokL.
    Nov 14, 2001
    10
    Excellent !!!!!!
  3. Oct 4, 2013
    10
    Awesome album... just press play and enjoy! If you like this type of music then Thievery Corporation is most likely the perfect sound for you!Awesome album... just press play and enjoy! If you like this type of music then Thievery Corporation is most likely the perfect sound for you! Sweet!!! Collapse
  4. ChiragP.
    Jan 21, 2002
    10
    the most amazing album to chill-out to!
  5. FabienJ
    Feb 2, 2006
    10
    One of the best, if not the best, lo-fi albums made. Period.
  6. anjalig
    Feb 4, 2006
    10
    it is a fabulous album....highly elating...especially the song 'indra'.
  7. ShashiT
    Feb 10, 2005
    9
    Some bland tracks, but quite a few jems especially if you're a hip-hop-instrumenatl-basshead who really loves women and breathy Some bland tracks, but quite a few jems especially if you're a hip-hop-instrumenatl-basshead who really loves women and breathy vocals...like me...peace Expand

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