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Thievery Corporation

Thievery Corporation is an electronic duo known for blending downtempo, dub, and world music influences into atmospheric soundscapes. Based in Washington, D.C., the group has built a distinctive aesthetic around intricate production and guest vocal collaborations across multiple releases.

32 tracksElectronica· 1996–2008
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Thievery Corporation is a restrained and a warm production artist.

This artistTypical Electronica
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Electronica pocket.

How this compares to Electronica

Across 32 analysed tracks, Thievery Corporation averages 33% energy — gentler than 84% of individual Electronica tracks — and 55% groove, groovier than 56%.

Measured against 14,430 Electronica tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 72–160 BPM with a median of 101 · predominantly minor keys (69% minor) · most common key: 8A (A Minor) with 11 tracks.

BPM spread
70–74
1
90–94
8
95–99
5
100–104
4
105–109
2
110–114
4
115–119
1
120–124
3
135–139
2
140–144
1
160–164
1
Key distribution
1A1B2A2B3A13B4A14B25A15B26A26B7A47B8A118B19A19B110A110B111A11B212A12B1

Sound profile evolution

How Thievery Corporation’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Electronica tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
1996–2002·30 tracks
2003–2008·2 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Electronica
What changed

Across Thievery Corporation's catalog, groove has deepened; tempos have climbed from ~98 to ~106 BPM; energy has lifted.

Release volume by decade

15
1990s
17
2000s

Tracks in catalog

32 total · sortable
Lebanese Blonde album art
Lebanese Blonde
Thievery Corporation
92 BPM · 8A · Electronica · 41% Sustainer
Electronica
92
8A · A min
41%Sustainer
2000
Shadows Of Ourselves album art
Shadows Of Ourselves
Thievery Corporation
118 BPM · 8A · Electronica · 35% Sustainer
Electronica
118
8A · A min
35%Sustainer
2001
Samba Tranquille album art
Samba Tranquille
Thievery Corporation
99 BPM · 8A · Electronica · 41% Sustainer
Electronica
99
8A · A min
41%Sustainer
1998
So Com Voce album art
So Com Voce
Thievery Corporation
105 BPM · 10A · Electronica · 33% Warm-up
Electronica
105
10A · B min
33%Warm-up
2000
Le Monde album art
Le Monde
Thievery Corporation
136 BPM · 3A · Electronica · 35% Sustainer
Electronica
136
3A · B♭ min
35%Sustainer
2000
Shaolin Satellite album art
Shaolin Satellite
Thievery Corporation
102 BPM · 9A · Electronica · 26% Warm-up
Electronica
102
9A · E min
26%Warm-up
1996
The Mirror Conspiracy album art
The Mirror Conspiracy
Thievery Corporation
96 BPM · 7A · Electronica · 31% Warm-up
Electronica
96
7A · D min
31%Warm-up
2000
Indra album art
Indra
Thievery Corporation
95 BPM · 8A · Electronica · 31% Warm-up
Electronica
95
8A · A min
31%Warm-up
2000
Bario Alto album art
Bario Alto
Thievery Corporation
114 BPM · 8A · Electronica · 27% Warm-up
Electronica
114
8A · A min
27%Warm-up
2000
Focus On Sight album art
Focus On Sight
Thievery Corporation
106 BPM · 8A · Electronica · 36% Sustainer
Electronica
106
8A · A min
36%Sustainer
2000
Air Batucada album art
Air Batucada
Thievery Corporation
123 BPM · 8A · Electronica · 41% Sustainer
Electronica
123
8A · A min
41%Sustainer
2000
2001 Spliff Odyssey album art
2001 Spliff Odyssey
Thievery Corporation
93 BPM · 7A · Electronica · 28% Warm-up
Electronica
93
7A · D min
28%Warm-up
1996
Pela Janela album art
Pela Janela
Thievery Corporation
92 BPM · 7A · African · 44% Sustainer
African
92
7A · D min
44%Sustainer
2005
Treasures album art
Treasures
Thievery Corporation
90 BPM · 7A · Electronica · 43% Sustainer
Electronica
90
7A · D min
43%Sustainer
2000
Universal Highness album art
Universal Highness
Thievery Corporation
114 BPM · 8B · Electronica · 26% Warm-up
Electronica
114
8B · C maj
26%Warm-up
1996
The Hong Kong Triad album art
The Hong Kong Triad
Thievery Corporation
123 BPM · 9B · Electronica · 36% Sustainer
Electronica
123
9B · G maj
36%Sustainer
2000
Incident At Gate 7 album art
Incident At Gate 7
Thievery Corporation
100 BPM · 11B · Electronica · 16% Warm-up
Electronica
100
11B · A maj
16%Warm-up
1996
Illumination album art
Illumination
Thievery Corporation
113 BPM · 4A · Electronica · 30% Warm-up
Electronica
113
4A · F min
30%Warm-up
2000
A Warning - Dub album art
A Warning - Dub
Thievery Corporation
92 BPM · 11B · Electronica · 35% Sustainer
Electronica
92
11B · A maj
35%Sustainer
1996
The Glass Bead Game album art
The Glass Bead Game
Thievery Corporation
91 BPM · 8A · Electronica · 34% Warm-up
Electronica
91
8A · A min
34%Warm-up
1996
Transcendence album art
Transcendence
Thievery Corporation
92 BPM · 5A · Electronica · 29% Warm-up
Electronica
92
5A · C min
29%Warm-up
1996
38.45 (A Thievery Number) album art
38.45 (A Thievery Number)
Thievery Corporation
140 BPM · 10B · Electronica · 34% Warm-up
Electronica
140
10B · D maj
34%Warm-up
2002
The Foundation album art
The Foundation
Thievery Corporation
103 BPM · 4B · Electronica · 20% Warm-up
Electronica
103
4B · A♭ maj
20%Warm-up
1996
Scene At The Open Air Market album art
Scene At The Open Air Market
Thievery Corporation
72 BPM · 6A · Electronica · 17% Warm-up
Electronica
72
6A · G min
17%Warm-up
1996
Assault On Babylon album art
Assault On Babylon
Thievery Corporation
95 BPM · 8A · Electronica · 42% Sustainer
Electronica
95
8A · A min
42%Sustainer
1997
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Artists that mix with Thievery Corporation

We scored every transition between Thievery Corporation’s 32 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 207 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.

Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.

DJ Krush

34 of the 480 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.8. They come from 17 different Thievery Corporation tracks.

Transcendence → Bu-Seki · 5A → 6A · +1 BPM · 86 chemistry

Ellen Allien

38 of the 1,280 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.3. They come from 17 different Thievery Corporation tracks.

Federico Aubele

56 of the 384 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.2. They come from 17 different Thievery Corporation tracks.

The Glass Bead Game → Esta Noche · 8A → 8A · +3 BPM · 89 chemistry

Jazzanova

46 of the 704 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.0. They come from 21 different Thievery Corporation tracks.

Lebanese Blonde → The One-Tet · 8A → 7B · +13 BPM · 85 chemistry

Jon Gurd

39 of the 1,280 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.3. They come from 16 different Thievery Corporation tracks.

Nightmares On Wax

39 of the 1,280 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.3. They come from 25 different Thievery Corporation tracks.

Illumination → Tapestry · 4A → 3B · +2 BPM · 85 chemistry

Section 25

64 of the 1,248 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.2. They come from 25 different Thievery Corporation tracks.

Guide For I And I → Crazy Wisdom - Live Los Angeles 31.1.1985 · 8A → 8A · −5 BPM · 87 chemistry

Tosca

61 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 22 different Thievery Corporation tracks.

Samba Tranquille → China Bar · 8A → 8B · −1 BPM · 87 chemistry

Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Thievery Corporation by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Thievery Corporation, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

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92%
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91%
Not in our catalog yet
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91%
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91%
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89%
Not in our catalog yet
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88%
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88%
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87%
Not in our catalog yet

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Thievery Corporation play at?+

Thievery Corporation's tracks in our catalog range from 72 to 160 BPM, with a median of 101 BPM. Across 32 tracks, the most common range falls in the 100–105 BPM bucket.

What key are Thievery Corporation's tracks in?+

Thievery Corporation's tracks are mostly in minor keys (69% minor across 32 tracks). The most common single key is 8A (A Minor) with 11 tracks.

What artists mix well with Thievery Corporation?+

We scored every transition between Thievery Corporation's 32 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 207 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and DJ Krush, Ellen Allien, Federico Aubele are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Transcendence into Bu-Seki, 5A to 6A, 86 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Thievery Corporation?+

Thievery Corporation sits closest to The Karminsky Experience Inc, The Funky Lowlives, A Forest Mighty Black in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.

When was Thievery Corporation most active?+

Our catalog has Thievery Corporation releases spanning 1996 to 2008, with the most tracks from the 2000s.