- Audio CD (Nov 17 2005)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Drag City
- ASIN: B00003XAJB
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #124,441 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Known for their flushed-face, dilated-pupil sonic extravaganzas, Flying Saucer Attack continue down their late-1990s road of chilling out with Mirror. It's a gentle, almost poetic recording at times. It's also at times a thorny bath of noise, cloaking David Pearce and Rachel Brook in an aura of opaque sound that curiously pushes the ear to seek out the imperceptible. There are hints of a dance beat, but they're off so far in the distance that you feel caught outside the gloomy factory under a slate-grey sky, toe-tapping to the beat of machinery. That's of course the art of Flying Saucer Attack, and for the atmospheres alone, Mirror is worth its weight. It plays over you, drawing you and Pearce into a kind of laconic staring contest that the songs always win. --Andrew Bartlett
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Harsh, cold and oddly beautiful,
This review is from: Mirror (Audio CD)
The acoustic murmurings and gentle melodies that make up half the album aside, 'Mirror' does not strike these poor ears as a very friendly album. It is cold, harsh, barely human. Listening to it is like glimpsing, from the distance, something alien and threatening, that is just about to turn and take notice of you and your naive little world that is soon to be forever crushed.The sound is a wash of psychedelic noise, leavened with the aforementioned acoustic murmurings, whispered vocals (and certainly, the vocals are not especially tuneful, but they more than work in the context they're placed), and brutal brutal beats. I like listening to this, but I'd be the first to acknowledge that it's not for everyone. As I said, it's a barely human album, and will probably leave you feeling rather lonely and empty when it's over. That aside, there are moments of great, icy beauty here, that deserve a listen.
4.0 out of 5 stars
hypnotic,
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This review is from: Mirror (Audio CD)
Not so much a whole album as it is two EPs. The first half is acoustic/psychedelic, while the other half is more dancey/shoegaze type stuff. (with the two middle tracks tying the two halves together.) Maybe not their best work, but it's worth the price for Wintersong alone...
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply Stunning,
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This review is from: Mirror (Audio CD)
This isn't for the faint of heart. If you like those simple 1-2-3 alterna-bands, don't look here. Beautiful, noisy, shimmering layers of guitar (and two beautiful not-so-noisy short tracks) that can make my night anytime. This is even better than FSA's last one. Viva la wall of sound!
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