Thievery Corporation made up of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, had the world sitting up and paying attention when they released their debut album, Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi.

The year was 2000, four years after the album was first released by the band independently. 4AD called the duo up and rereleased the album at a time when remix culture abounded, so getting to chat with Rob to discuss their journey to then was such a pleasure.

Mere months later, they dropped The Mirror Conspiracy, one of the most critical chillout, downtempo, dub and chillout records that still sounds fresh and relevant more than decades later.

Hugely talented, warm, and humble – if you don’t know the music Rob and Eric continue to make some 20-odd years later – commit an hour to any of their ten studio albums and multiple compilations, and you’ll quickly realise their genius. Enjoy.