Name: Mirage
Brand: Glass Beams

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

RREP07

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Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-06-25

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Kudos

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5050580758063

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Total Cap

1 / 12" / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Glass Beams

Genre GB

Jazz

Label GB

Research Records

Research Records is a Melbourne based, independently run record label. With a focus on promoting and supporting emerging artists, Research Records has become known for its diverse roster of talent and commitment to quality music. The label prides itself on nurturing artists from all genres and providing them with the resources they need to succeed in the industry.

As an independent label, Research Records has the freedom to explore new sounds and take risks that larger labels may shy away from. This allows them to discover unique voices and bring fresh perspectives to the music scene. Their dedication to innovation has earned them a reputation as a forward-thinking label that is always pushing boundaries.

Distributed through Kudos, Research Records ensures that their artists' music reaches a wide audience both digitally and physically. By partnering with this respected distribution company, they are able to provide their artists with maximum exposure while maintaining control over their creative vision.

Research Records indicate their inclination for cosmic instrumentation and kraut pervaded polyrhythms once again with an introduction to newcomer Glass Beams. Recorded at the beginning of 2020, Mirage is the first release from the artist, issuing four compositions that lend from a profusion of sounds and influences.

The album's opener and title Mirage arrives with a coiling vocal mantra that conspires with a sliding bassline and transcendent synthwork, reminiscent of early 70's prog jams yet inverted and futuristic. Taurus is a brisk arrangement, steeped with spaghetti-western elements and space-jazz to pave the way for the agile Kong. Rife with psych-fusion guitar phrases and instrumentation, Kong unfolds like a forecast lysergic voyage. The finale Rattlesnake nudges the serpent with intergalactic scales and spellbinding riffs. We may not know much about the enigmatic Glass Beams but Mirage is one epic inauguration, leaving the listener with more questions than answers.

Mirage

Music GB