''Mirrorwork'' is an album by the
New Zealand
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musician
Alastair Galbraith
Alastair Galbraith (born 1965) is a New Zealand musician and sound artist from Dunedin.
Career
Galbraith's first band was The Rip, which he formed with Robbie Muir, and Mathew Ransome and later Jeff Harford (of Bored Games). They released two ...
, released in 1998.
It was released by
Emperor Jones
Emperor Jones is a small Austin, Texas based independent record label founded in 1995 by Craig Stewart. It has released albums by acts such as Alastair Galbraith, The American Analog Set, Roky Erickson, Thuja, ST37, The Mountain Goats, Stick Men ...
in the U.S.
Critical reception
AllMusic
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wrote: "Where the joy of ''Mirrorwork'' comes in is how
albraithworks 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."
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Track listing
Side A
# "For Free"
# "Doublet"
# "Ludd"
# "High & Fired"
# "Sob"
# "Rivulets"
# "Thoar"
# "Song To The Third"
# "Filter"
# "Ember"
# "Blue Room"
Side B
# "Surrender"
# "Moth"
# "This Hard"
# "Star"
# "Vinyl Curtain"
# "Raining Here"
# "Stealthy"
# "Flickering Birds"
# "Frostfish"
# "Hospice"
# "Navajo"
# "Favourite Blue"
# "Last Air"
Personnel
*Alastair Galbraith
*Shayne Carter
Shayne P. Carter is a New Zealand musician best known for leading Straitjacket Fits from 1986 to 1994, and as the only permanent member of Dimmer (1995–2012).
Carter is a member of the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame, and has been awarded the ...
*David Mitchell
References
1998 albums
Alastair Galbraith (musician) albums
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