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#36897 - 05/18/09 07:06 PM Re: Mirrorball
Birdsong Online
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Registered: 12/24/06
Loc: Southampton, England
Thanks for posting this. Excellent one for the archive that's too easy to miss

At the moment 'Spectroscope' is the standout track for me. I felt echoes of Enter The Angel II in the title track Mirrorball earlier today
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#36898 - 05/19/09 01:56 PM Re: Mirrorball
RadioBeach Online
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Registered: 01/05/07
Loc: Paris to Berlin and every disc...
I've been playing the CD incessantly for about a week now. I like Mirrorball, I really like Mirrorball - definitely a summer album, and as Church Puddle points out, would sit easily with something like LC by The Durutti Column…

...but I feel like I'm cheating on My Lost City

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#36899 - 05/19/09 02:41 PM Re: Mirrorball
MemberD Offline
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Registered: 04/16/07
Loc: Italy
Quote:
Originally posted by RadioBeach:

...but I feel like I'm cheating on My Lost City
no, don't feel guilty rads .. MLC is much more Christmassy ... wink

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#36900 - 05/22/09 03:07 AM Re: Mirrorball
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Registered: 08/16/08
Loc: New York
I've listened to Mirrorball about 5 times so far and really like it. It is my favorite of the non-electro recordings (although I don't have all of them). It's also the only post-Golden Section recording where I don't feel the urge to skip tracks.

Sunshower is the highlight for me -- a mini-Italian opera. I wish it were longer.

The sound quality seems to better than the Foxx-Gordon releases. Wonder if it was recorded in Robin's studio. The liner notes don't shed any light on the situation.

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#36901 - 05/22/09 08:11 AM Re: Mirrorball
Birdsong Online
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Registered: 12/24/06
Loc: Southampton, England
Some of the initial recordings for this were made at Guthrie's studio in France - 'enough for an album' according to his blog.

Not sure how much work was done elsewhere.

You're right about the sleevenotes though.
Some details would have been welcome
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#36902 - 05/24/09 07:07 AM Re: Mirrorball
c23 Offline
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Registered: 01/05/07
Loc: New York USA
My Vinyl finally arrived! Anyone else still waiting for theirs? Nice packaging, and Limited edition art sleeve! I forgot how much i miss the large artwork from a proper LP record sleeve....

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#36903 - 05/24/09 09:45 PM Re: Mirrorball
The Quiet Trees Offline
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Registered: 02/20/07
Loc: Staying where the summer goes.
What a marvellous paean to a sunny Sunday afternoon Mirrorball is!

Sitting over the park earlier it was like listening to a specially commissioned celebration of the sun-dappled foliage in all its splendid array and tones. cool

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#36904 - 05/27/09 10:20 AM Re: Mirrorball
MemberD Offline
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Registered: 04/16/07
Loc: Italy
a round-up of Mirrorball reviews here

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#36905 - 05/28/09 12:56 PM Re: Mirrorball
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Registered: 12/25/06
Loc: room as big as a city
Quote:
Originally posted by Birdsong:
Enclosed within the record sleeve were THREE art prints - [b]TWO signed by JOHN FOXX cool
Prints 109/1000 and 110/1000 signed, and number 530 that is unsigned.
So maybe John signed a few more than the first 100 copies? [/b]
interesting... i got 2 prints, signed 106/1000 and unsigned 535/1000, this was ordered from townsend. great album!

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#36906 - 05/28/09 10:13 PM Re: Mirrorball
Chris C Offline
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Registered: 12/24/06
Loc: Where the Garden meets the Sea
Playing this one a lot. Estrellita is still my favourite track from the album and ranks as one of the best tracks he's written.

Chris wink

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