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Their first live performance was in May 2009 at New Hero in Brighton. After demoing some songs that year such as "Fear of Drowning", "Hide and Seek", "Searching in the Wilderness" and "Write Through the Night" (called "Organ Song" as a demo, because of the heavy usage of organ-soundlike synthesizers), the first single would become "[[Look at Me (Mirrors song)|Look at Me]]",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137511-this-weeks-singles--03-08-2009?relevant-artist |title=Drowned in Sound: Mirrors - ‘Look At Me’ |accessdate={{Start date|2011|5|12|df=yes}}}}</ref> released through the [[Isomorph Records|Pure Groove]] label, supposedly to be limited to just 200 copies on a one-sided red vinyl 7".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mirrors.fanbridge.com/fan_questions/?page=3 |title=MIRRORS - Fan Questions |accessdate={{Start date|2011|4|15|df=yes}}}}</ref> Soon after their first release they signed up with [[Moshi Moshi]] and released their second single, "[[Into the Heart (Mirrors song)|Into the Heart]]" in November, which also featured a new B-side called "Lights and Offerings", a title they would use in 2011 for their début album. |
Their first live performance was in May 2009 at New Hero in Brighton. After demoing some songs that year such as "Fear of Drowning", "Hide and Seek", "Searching in the Wilderness" and "Write Through the Night" (called "Organ Song" as a demo, because of the heavy usage of organ-soundlike synthesizers), the first single would become "[[Look at Me (Mirrors song)|Look at Me]]",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137511-this-weeks-singles--03-08-2009?relevant-artist |title=Drowned in Sound: Mirrors - ‘Look At Me’ |accessdate={{Start date|2011|5|12|df=yes}}}}</ref> released through the [[Isomorph Records|Pure Groove]] label, supposedly to be limited to just 200 copies on a one-sided red vinyl 7".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mirrors.fanbridge.com/fan_questions/?page=3 |title=MIRRORS - Fan Questions |accessdate={{Start date|2011|4|15|df=yes}}}}</ref> Soon after their first release they signed up with [[Moshi Moshi]] and released their second single, "[[Into the Heart (Mirrors song)|Into the Heart]]" in November, which also featured a new B-side called "Lights and Offerings", a title they would use in 2011 for their début album. |
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=== ''Lights and Offerings'' (2010-2011) === |
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After this they came to the attention of [[Skint Records]]. Skint Records appeared to be an obvious choice, because the label is from Mirrors' home town Brighton, making face-to-face contact much easier.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lazybrighton.co.uk/interviews/interview-mirrors |title=Interview: Mirrors |accessdate={{Start date|2011|4|20|df=yes}}}}</ref> The label also understand their goals and artistic direction. |
After this they came to the attention of [[Skint Records]]. Skint Records appeared to be an obvious choice, because the label is from Mirrors' home town Brighton, making face-to-face contact much easier.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lazybrighton.co.uk/interviews/interview-mirrors |title=Interview: Mirrors |accessdate={{Start date|2011|4|20|df=yes}}}}</ref> The label also understand their goals and artistic direction. |
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Two new songs were made available on the band's [[Myspace]] account and [[SoundCloud]] on 19 October 2011. They also confirmed that the remaining three band members will continue and are back in the studio recording further tracks. |
Two new songs were made available on the band's [[Myspace]] account and [[SoundCloud]] on 19 October 2011. They also confirmed that the remaining three band members will continue and are back in the studio recording further tracks. |
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Skint released a digital compilation EP of previously released remixes plus a few new ones, entitled ''[[Deconstructed (Mirrors EP)|Deconstructed]]''. |
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=== ''This Year, Next Year, Sometime . . . ?'' (2012-present) === |
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Mirrors released a new digital EP on the 26th of January 2012, called ''[[This Year, Next Year, Sometime . . . ?]]'', in order to finance their potential second studio album. The EP contains the two new songs that were made available in October 2011 plus 5 previously unreleased demos, which were recorded either in the last couple of months or during their first album session in June 2010. |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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===EPs=== |
===EPs=== |
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* ''[[Broken by Silence]]'' (2010) |
* ''[[Broken by Silence]]'' (2010) |
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* ''[[Deconstructed (Mirrors EP)|Deconstructed]]'' (2011) |
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===Singles=== |
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* "[[The White EP (Mirrors EP)|The White EP]]"' (2011) |
* "[[The White EP (Mirrors EP)|The White EP]]"' (2011) |
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* "[[Look at Me (Mirrors song)#Re-release|Look at Me]]" (2011) |
* "[[Look at Me (Mirrors song)#Re-release|Look at Me]]" (2011) |
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* "[[Ways to an End#Radioactive Man Rework|Ways to an End]]" (2011) |
* "[[Ways to an End#Radioactive Man Rework|Ways to an End (Radioactive Man Rework)]]" (2011) |
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===Promotional releases=== |
===Promotional releases=== |
Revision as of 21:40, 27 January 2012
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Background information | |
Origin | Brighton, England |
Genres | Synthpop |
Years active | 2008-present |
Labels | Pure Groove, Moshi Moshi, Skint Records, PIAS Recordings |
Members | James New James Arguile Josef Page |
Past members | Ally Young |
Website | Official Website |
Mirrors are an English synthpop band originating from Brighton who formed in 2008. The band consists of James New (lead vocals and synthesizers),[1] James Arguile (synthesizers) and Josef Page (electronic drums). They prefer to describe their music as 'electronic soul'[2] and 'pop noir'[3] with their main instruments being analogue synthesizers.
Their brand of synthesizer driven pop music is commonly compared to the sound of bands such as Kraftwerk, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Depeche Mode and Blancmange. They released their début album in February 2011 called Lights and Offerings[4][5][6] which was promoted by a number of singles in 2010 and 2011.
History
Formation (2008)
Mirrors were formed by James New and Ally Young after Mumm-Ra broke up in 2008.[7] The two met in Brighton in 2008 and started working on the idea of, according to them, the ideal group, in May 2008. James: "This ideal group would have visuals as part of their live experience. It would have things going on on pavements. It would play in the middle of a room."[8]
Once the basics were set, James Arguile[9] would soon join the group followed by Josef Page, leaving behind him a promising career in hospital administration, as the final member and they started working on their visuals which would include suits and ties and keeping control over their artwork and videos.
"Look at Me" / "Into the Heart" (2009)
Their first live performance was in May 2009 at New Hero in Brighton. After demoing some songs that year such as "Fear of Drowning", "Hide and Seek", "Searching in the Wilderness" and "Write Through the Night" (called "Organ Song" as a demo, because of the heavy usage of organ-soundlike synthesizers), the first single would become "Look at Me",[10] released through the Pure Groove label, supposedly to be limited to just 200 copies on a one-sided red vinyl 7".[11] Soon after their first release they signed up with Moshi Moshi and released their second single, "Into the Heart" in November, which also featured a new B-side called "Lights and Offerings", a title they would use in 2011 for their début album.
Lights and Offerings (2010-2011)
After this they came to the attention of Skint Records. Skint Records appeared to be an obvious choice, because the label is from Mirrors' home town Brighton, making face-to-face contact much easier.[12] The label also understand their goals and artistic direction.
Mirrors continued with performing the occasional gigs in the United Kingdom[13] until they headed into the studio in June 2010,[14] working on their début album. Having written most of the material already in 2009, the album sessions could be finishing in just one month. The first single from these sessions was "Ways to an End", released on August 23 as a download and 7" vinyl single. They toured as a support act for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in November 2010[15] and released two more singles and a special tour EP before their début album Lights and Offerings was released on February 28, 2011[16] in the UK and on March 18 in Europe.[17]
They started touring as a headline act on April 12, 2011 in Cologne, Germany and will be supporting Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in Spain in June of this year.
A fourth single from the début album was released on 6 June 2011 being "Look at Me" with the double A-side "Perfectly Still".[18] The single was previously released in 2009 on the Pure Groove label. The new single features a new remix by Simon Thornton.
Mirrors' first documentary was aired on Channel 4 on 9 June 2011 at 0:35am GMT[19] as part of the 4Play program. On 8 July 2011 they performed live in Berlin, Germany, at the Michalsky Stylenite fashion show which was streamed live on the internet[20]
On 16 August 2011 Mirrors announced that they cancelled the September performances with OMD plus their performance at Bestival, Isle Of Wight, as they are currently working on new material.
Radioactive Man released a remix of the Mirrors' track "Ways to an End" on 12 September 2011. The digital bundle contains a remix and an instrumental version of that remix.
On October 13 Ally Young announced he was leaving the band.
Two new songs were made available on the band's Myspace account and SoundCloud on 19 October 2011. They also confirmed that the remaining three band members will continue and are back in the studio recording further tracks.
Skint released a digital compilation EP of previously released remixes plus a few new ones, entitled Deconstructed.
This Year, Next Year, Sometime . . . ? (2012-present)
Mirrors released a new digital EP on the 26th of January 2012, called This Year, Next Year, Sometime . . . ?, in order to finance their potential second studio album. The EP contains the two new songs that were made available in October 2011 plus 5 previously unreleased demos, which were recorded either in the last couple of months or during their first album session in June 2010.
Discography
Albums
- Lights and Offerings (2011) (UK chart peak: #161)[21]
EPs
- Broken by Silence (2010)
- Deconstructed (2011)
- This Year, Next Year, Sometime . . . ? (2012)
Singles
- "Look at Me" (2009)
- "Into the Heart" (2009)
- "Ways to an End" (2010)
- "Hide and Seek" (2010)
- "Into the Heart" (2011)
- "The White EP"' (2011)
- "Look at Me" (2011)
- "Ways to an End (Radioactive Man Rework)" (2011)
Promotional releases
The releases below were issued on CD for promotional purposes only.
- Coming 2010 (2009)
- Remixes (03/2010)
- Mixtape (07/2010)
- Theme Time Radio Ear II (08/2010)
- Theme Time Radio Ear III (09/2010)
Tour dates
Below is an overview of all known tour dates, including the cancelled shows.
Date | City | Country | Venue | Other acts at venue | Notes |
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May 12, 2009 | Brighton | United Kingdom | New Hero | ||
May 20, 2009 | London | Hoxton Square Bar | Giantess, Erik Hassle, Disco Bloodbath | ||
May 31, 2009 | Southsea | Edge of the Wedge | Mutiny on the Bounty, Venice Ahoy | ||
July 11, 2009 | Brighton | Corn Exchange | |||
July 19, 2009 | Suffolk | Latitude Festival | Phoenix, Passion Pit, The xx | ||
August 14, 2009 | London | The Garage | |||
Ocotber 15, 2009 | Barfly Camden | Jay Bless da Riddum, Young Rebel Set | |||
October 30, 2009 | Cargo | ||||
November 20, 2009 | Amsterdam | The Netherlands | Paradiso | ||
January 7, 2010 | London | United Kingdom | The Garage | Delphic | Support act |
January 14, 2010 | Norwich | Norwich Arts Centre | |||
January 15, 2010 | Oxford | O2 Academy Oxford | |||
January 16, 2010 | Sheffield | The Leadmill | |||
January 19, 2010 | Brighton | Audio | |||
January 20, 2010 | Wolverhampton | The Slade Rooms | |||
January 21, 2010 | Liverpool | The Kazimier | |||
January 22, 2010 | Glasgow | King Tut's Wah Wah Hut | |||
January 23, 2010 | Leeds | The Cockpit | |||
February 6, 2010 | London | The Borderline | Chew Lips, Charli XCX, Expatriate | ||
February 9, 2010 | |||||
May 30, 2010 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Evolution Festival Weekender | Paolo Nutini, Delphic, The Horrors | ||
June 29, 2010 | London | Barfly Camden | Chakras, Hektor Red | ||
July 7, 2010 | Hoxton Square Bar | ||||
July 13, 2010 | Madam Jojo's | The Hundred In The Hands, MNDR | |||
July 14, 2010 | Brighton | New Hero | |||
July 16, 2010 | Cleveland | Ku Bar | |||
July 17, 2010 | Southampton | Unit | |||
July 23, 2010 | London | The Watershed | |||
July 31, 2010 | Proud Camden | Run Toto Run, The Whip DJ Set | |||
August 2, 2010 | Glasgow | King Tut's Wah Wah Hut | |||
August 3, 2010 | Leeds | Oporto | |||
August 4, 2010 | Sheffield | The Forum | |||
August 5, 2010 | Leicestershire | The Musician | |||
August 7, 2010 | London | Little London Fields Festival | Anna Calvi, Kill It Kid, Don't Wait Animate | ||
August 13, 2010 | Birmingham | The Digbeth | |||
August 18, 2010 | London | The Lexington | Fleur and LYS CLUB | ||
August 20, 2010 | Bristol | Start The Bus | |||
August 21, 2010 | York | The Basement | |||
August 27, 2010 | London | KOKO | |||
September 10, 2010 | London | The Monarch | Royal Palms | Cancelled | |
September 23, 2010 | Farnham | Farnham Student Union | |||
September 25, 2010 | Brighton | Audio | |||
October 5, 2010 | Jam | Mount Kimbie | |||
October 7, 2010 | Audio | We Have Band, Bright Light Bright Light | |||
October 16, 2010 | Amiens | France | Nuit Blanche | ||
November 3, 2010 | London | United Kingdom | City and Arts Music Project | Midnight Juggernauts | |
November 5, 2010 | Electrowerx | Ulterior, Rubicks, Lord Auch | |||
November 11, 2010 | Cologne | Germany | E-Werk | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Support act |
November 12, 2010 | Hannover | Capitol | |||
November 13, 2010 | Leipzig | Haus Auensee | |||
November 15, 2010 | Stuttgart | Stuttgart Theaterhaus | |||
November 16, 2010 | Munich | Tonhalle | |||
November 18, 2010 | Berlin | Tempodrom | |||
November 19, 2010 | Hamburg | Docks Hamburg | |||
November 21, 2010 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Den Atelier | ||
November 22, 2010 | Brussels | Belgium | Ancienne Belgique | ||
November 23, 2010 | Amsterdam | The Netherlands | Paradiso | ||
November 25, 2010 | Paris | France | Casino de Paris | ||
November 30, 2010 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | Academy 3 | ||
December 2, 2010 | Bristol | Thekla | Delphic | Cancelled | |
December 3, 2010 | London | Ronnie Scotts | |||
December 4, 2010 | Brighton | Audio | |||
December 13, 2010 | London | XOYO | Pnau | ||
February 5, 2011 | The Garage | Fenech-Solar, Is Tropical | |||
February 10, 2011 | O2 Shephard's Bush Empire | White Lies, Crocodiles | |||
March 2, 2011 | Birmingham | Hare and Hounds | Fugiya and Miyagi | Support act | |
March 3, 2011 | Salford | Islington Mill | |||
March 4, 2011 | Leeds | Brudenell Social Club | |||
March 5, 2011 | Bristol | Fleece | |||
March 8, 2011 | London | Heaven | |||
April 2, 2011 | Troxy's | Gary Numan, John Foxx, Motor, DJ set Daniel Miller & Mark Jones | Festival | ||
April 12, 2011 | Cologne | Germany | Gebäude 9 | ||
April 13, 2011 | Berlin | Comet Club | |||
April 14, 2011 | Hamburg | Molotov | |||
April 16, 2011 | Frankfurt | Yellowstage | |||
April 20, 2011 | Munich | Atomic Cafe | |||
April 22, 2011 | Zurich | Switzerland | The Plaza | ||
April 23, 2011 | Vienna | Austria | Badeschiff | ||
May 7, 2011 | Vilagarcia | Spain | Festival do Norte | Festival | |
May 11, 2011 | Brighton | United Kingdom | Haunt | ||
May 22, 2011 | Brussels | Belgium | Les Nuits Botanique | Suuns, The Crookes | |
May 28, 2011 | Lewes | United Kingdom | Meadowlands Fest | Festival | |
June 14, 2011 | Madrid | Spain | Arena | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Support act |
June 15, 2011 | Barcelona | Apolo | |||
June 18, 2011 | Paris | France | La Flèche d'Or | Modern English, Flying Turns, Destin | |
June 22, 2011 | Ertfurt | Germany | Thuringen Halle | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Support act |
June 23, 2011 | Leipzig | Parkbühne | |||
June 26, 2011 | Glastonbury | United Kingdom | Glastonbury Festival | Festival | |
July 1, 2011 | Coventry | Godiva Festival | |||
July 2, 2011 | Lancashire | Beat Herder Festival | |||
July 8, 2011 | Berlin | Germany | Tempodrom | Michalsky Fashion Show | |
July 29, 2011 | London | United Kingdom | Vintage at the Southbank | Festival | |
August 5, 2011 | Salzburg | Austria | Rockhouse | Cancelled | |
August 14, 2011 | Hildesheim | Germany | M'era Luna Festival | ||
September 1, 2011 | Cologne | Tanzbrunnen | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Cancelled | |
September 2, 2011 | Hamburg | Stadtpark | |||
September 5, 2011 | Berlin | IFA Sommergarten, Messe | |||
September 6, 2011 | Schwerin | Freilichtbühne | |||
September 10, 2011 | Isle of Wight | United Kingdom | Bestival |
References
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(help) - ^ "RCRD LBL: Mirrors - Ways To An End". Retrieved 15 April 2011. So the pair met up one day in May 2008 and plotted a strategy to transform all this disappointment into inspiration. They specifically talked about what an ideal group should be.
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External links
- Official Website
- Ten Times Top Five To Mirrors Mirrors presents their top 5 lists.