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Making Mirrors

Gotye

Alternative & Indie - Released October 31, 2022 | Samples & Seconds - Republic

Stepping out from behind the piano/drums of Melbourne indie pop three-piece the Basics for the third time, Belgian-Australian multi-instrumentalist Wally De Backer, aka Gotye's first solo record in five years, Making Mirrors, reveals a love of the '80s pop scene, which extends far beyond the usual influences of the current nu-synth brigade. The hugely experimental follow-up to 2006's Like Drawing Blood doesn't discriminate against other decades, as evident on the impossibly uplifting '60s retro soul of "I Feel Better," the '70s West Coast harmonies of the ethereal lullaby-like closer "Bronte," the '90s Beck-esque scuzzy garage rock of "Easy Way Out," and the 2000s hushed, claustrophobic dubstep of "Don't Worry, We'll Be Watching You." But seemingly unaffected by the constant comparisons with the likes of Sting and Peter Gabriel, it's the era of early new wave, dub, and worldbeat which defines its 12 tracks. Unexpected chart-topper "Somebody That I Used to Know," a collaboration with New Zealand vocalist Kimbra, is an oddball break-up song whose stuttering rhythms, reggae hooks, and hushed vocals sound like the Police as remixed by the XX, "Smoke and Mirrors" echoes the avant-garde pop of Gabriel's So, with its pounding tribal drums, orchestral flourishes, and new age melodies, while there are also nods to George Michael's "Faith" on the acoustic gospel-pop of "In Your Light"; the impassioned Aussie rock of Midnight Oil on the ecologically themed "Eyes Wide Open," and electro pioneer Thomas Dolby on the strange, vocodered vocals, spoken word samples, and skank guitars of the trippy "State of the Art." Familiar they may be, but some credit has to go to De Backer for managing to weave these eclectic retro sounds into a cohesive affair, which proves that along with recent efforts by Art vs. Science and Architecture in Helsinki, Australia is fast becoming one of the biggest purveyors of quality experimental pop.© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
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Making Mirrors

Gotye

Alternative & Indie - Released October 31, 2022 | Samples & Seconds - Republic

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Stepping out from behind the piano/drums of Melbourne indie pop three-piece the Basics for the third time, Belgian-Australian multi-instrumentalist Wally De Backer, aka Gotye's first solo record in five years, Making Mirrors, reveals a love of the '80s pop scene, which extends far beyond the usual influences of the current nu-synth brigade. The hugely experimental follow-up to 2006's Like Drawing Blood doesn't discriminate against other decades, as evident on the impossibly uplifting '60s retro soul of "I Feel Better," the '70s West Coast harmonies of the ethereal lullaby-like closer "Bronte," the '90s Beck-esque scuzzy garage rock of "Easy Way Out," and the 2000s hushed, claustrophobic dubstep of "Don't Worry, We'll Be Watching You." But seemingly unaffected by the constant comparisons with the likes of Sting and Peter Gabriel, it's the era of early new wave, dub, and worldbeat which defines its 12 tracks. Unexpected chart-topper "Somebody That I Used to Know," a collaboration with New Zealand vocalist Kimbra, is an oddball break-up song whose stuttering rhythms, reggae hooks, and hushed vocals sound like the Police as remixed by the XX, "Smoke and Mirrors" echoes the avant-garde pop of Gabriel's So, with its pounding tribal drums, orchestral flourishes, and new age melodies, while there are also nods to George Michael's "Faith" on the acoustic gospel-pop of "In Your Light"; the impassioned Aussie rock of Midnight Oil on the ecologically themed "Eyes Wide Open," and electro pioneer Thomas Dolby on the strange, vocodered vocals, spoken word samples, and skank guitars of the trippy "State of the Art." Familiar they may be, but some credit has to go to De Backer for managing to weave these eclectic retro sounds into a cohesive affair, which proves that along with recent efforts by Art vs. Science and Architecture in Helsinki, Australia is fast becoming one of the biggest purveyors of quality experimental pop.© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
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Baw Baw Black Sheep

Rejjie Snow

Hip-Hop/Rap - Released July 9, 2021 | Honeymoon - +1 Records

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After the success of his first album, Dear Annie (2018), we wondered how Rejjie Snow would follow it up in order to keep his crown as the leading representative of Irish rap on the world stage. And now we have the answer: by teaming up with two producers, Dee Lilly and Cam O'bi, he has managed to create a real fusion sound that mingles rap with jazz and funky synths. The result is called Baw Baw Black Sheep. With the central theme of family, and interludes with childish voices (his own, modified), Rejjie Snow has almost created a concept album here. But rather than getting lost in an overwrought tracklist, he is having some fun with disco-funk sounds on the superb Disco Pantz, soul on Mirrors (featuring Swedish singer Snoh Aalegra), and a detached discussion of cocaine on the very free Oreos. The voice of MF DOOM sounds on the calm Cookie Chips, which was released as a single in July 2020, just three months before the English rapper's death. The title Relax is well-chosen, summarising the low-key, mischievous atmosphere of this second album. © Brice Miclet / Qobuz
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Making Mirrors

Alecs Dyno

Indian Music - Released December 8, 2023 | Aural Alliance

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These mirrors are melting!

Silica

Dance - Released March 9, 2022 | little boys making music

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Music For Doing

Mark Guiliana

Electronic - Released January 28, 2022 | Colorfield Records

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The Making of Common Sense (Live in Studio)

The Great Smoking Mirror

Rock - Released March 23, 2018 | Idiomism

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Making Money

The Lex Man

Alternative & Indie - Released May 29, 2018 | Mirror Records

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Faas

Sasha Makin

Miscellaneous - Released May 10, 2021 | Black Mirror Recordings