
This album is a cooperation between AN MOKU and Virlyn. «Of Mirrors» has an organic element. The album is for explorers, while the sounds settle in being extremely meditative, surreal, and ambient. The Artists take old classical instruments and use them as acoustic drones while acquiring and manipulating specific elements of the sounds for each song. The phrase ‘Nature is beautiful’ is a purveying interpretation for the listener here. As they hear slow waves, and other ‘found’ sound samples, played alongside the dirgeful drones and scattered bits of solemn strings, «Of Mirrors» brings out the beauty in a natural progression. Quiet ambient soundscapes for electronics, piano, strings and field recordings. «Of Mirrors» has been recorded from November 2011 until March 2012.
«After finishing it, we kept the album in our secret place until today. We hope you enjoy it. Thanks to all the participants, our families, friends and our great, great listeners!» :-)
This album is released in cooperation with David Newman’s label Audibulb: anmokuandvirlyn.bandcamp.com/album/of-mirrors
www.audiobulb.com
Electronics, instrumental and field recordings by AN MOKU
Electronics by Virlyn
Mixing by Virlyn
Mastering by Weldroid
www.weldroid.net
www.facebook.com/VirlynMusic
All instrumental and field recordings captured in Switzerland and Iceland
Ending of ‘Frost’ captured during an orchestral warm up session at Harpa, Reykjavik
Swiss Performers:
Piano by Cornellia Stromeyer
Violin by Orina Zänerle
Cello by Jacki Knöpfel
Modified vocal sample taken from -The Seventh Seal- by Bergman, 1957
Photography: Dominik Grenzler, Reykjavik, January 2012
RMX:
soundcloud.com/snoopy-over-the-hills
endtitles.ch/artists/oblique-noir/
endtitles.ch/joel_gilardini/
soundcloud.com/zosimos-of-panopolis
www.chihei.org