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Rock · 1999 · 8 tracks

Mirror

The Rapture

Abrasive, skeletal post-punk recorded before the disco-ball sheen. Jagged guitars and raw, yelping vocals define this twitchy, lo-fi debut.

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It's the Rapture before the disco balls, sounding like a beautiful, jagged mess in a basement.

A twitchy, high-tension exploration of urban isolation and sonic friction.

Mirror · vs · The Rapture
Lo Fi+1.5σ

The production is pushed notably harder into lo fi than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
In Finite Clock!
0:43
02
Notes...
2:12
03
Olio
3:41
04
Frames Frames Frames
1:31
05
Mirror
5:06
06
Alienation
4:46
07
Dusk at Maureen's
1:58
08
In Love With the Underground (Kid 606 remix)
4:40
Moments Worth Waiting For
the sudden transition from the brief clock-like intro into the frantic, scratching guitar attack of Notes
the five-minute title track where the band settles into a repetitive, hypnotic groove that feels like it might collapse
the way the vocals on Alienation fray at the edges, turning into a desperate, unpolished shout
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