Mirrorwork (album)

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Mirrorwork
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Studio album by
Released1998
Genre Indie rock
Label Emperor Jones [1]
Alastair Galbraith chronology
Talisman
(1995)
Mirrorwork
(1998)
Cry
(2000)
Professional ratings
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Mirrorwork is an album by the New Zealand musician Alastair Galbraith, released in 1998. [3] [1] It was released by Emperor Jones in the U.S. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote: "Where the joy of Mirrorwork comes in is how [Galbraith] works that combination to his own ends, coming up with some new, intriguing results. The combination of soft and clattering has been done before, for instance, but 'Ludd,' with prominent acoustic guitar in one speaker and various feedback growls and random noises in the other, is one of Galbraith's best balances between the two extremes." [2]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "For Free"
  2. "Doublet"
  3. "Ludd"
  4. "High & Fired"
  5. "Sob"
  6. "Rivulets"
  7. "Thoar"
  8. "Song To The Third"
  9. "Filter"
  10. "Ember"
  11. "Blue Room"

Side B

  1. "Surrender"
  2. "Moth"
  3. "This Hard"
  4. "Star"
  5. "Vinyl Curtain"
  6. "Raining Here"
  7. "Stealthy"
  8. "Flickering Birds"
  9. "Frostfish"
  10. "Hospice"
  11. "Navajo"
  12. "Favourite Blue"
  13. "Last Air"

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alastair Galbraith - AudioCulture". www.audioculture.co.nz.
  2. 1 2 "Mirrorwork - Alastair Galbraith | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  3. "Alastair Galbraith | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. Hernandez, Raoul. "7 and 7 Is". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 31 August 2020.