Mirador

C’est forcément juste après avoir publié la playlist Psychédélisme Moderne que je tombe sur ce fabuleux EP de Mirador aka Kyle Robinson (guitare) et Laura Chang (claviers). Ils en ont un autre comme celui-ci, Chapel, également disponible sur leur Bandcamp. Vous y trouverez également une petite ligne d’explication pour chaque morceau de Verdant, et je pense que l’une d’entre elles résume plutôt bien l’affaire : « Ode aux êtres mystérieux qui sortent de la forêt la nuit tombée pour jouer de la musique et chanter et danser, et qui disparaissent au lever du Soleil » Gros coup de coeur pour « Cascadas », treize minutes d’une douce psychédélie tropicale. L’EP est sorti le 15 octobre dernier, vous pouvez le télécharger au prix que vous souhaitez en cliquant sur Buy dans le lecteur ci-dessus.

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It's appropriate since I just published "Modern Psychedelia" playlist that I would encounter this fabulous EP from Mirador aka Kyle Robinson (guitar) and Laura Chang (keys). They have another similar release, Chapel, also available from bandcamp. You will find a short explanation for each track from Verdant, and I think this one sums it all up very well: "ode to the mysterious beings who emerge from the forest at night to play music and sing and dance, then vanish at sunrise." A big favorite is (the track) "Cascadas", 13 minutes of soft, tropical psychedelia. - Le Choix (France)

Mirador - Dance of the Lantern People

I just got sent over some tracks by Philadelphia based experimental/post-rock duo Mirador. The duo are intensely psychedelic in places, matching dark compositions with a selection of different samples.

You can download the ‘Verdant’ EP over at the duos Bandcamp. Watch out for Mirador’s debut LP, to be released early next year. - Shore Patrol (tumblr)

The sun is almost down. I hear the band getting ready. Stories of the band who play only for creatures of the night had traveled far, eventually to our own ears. I immediately knew I had to hear it. I never expected that the creatures were as real as the music. They didn't mind our presence as they scuttled up and down the trees, grabbing more fruit with every trip. Never before had I seen such beauty shrouded in shadows. - Get Off The Coast, Jheri Evans

Whoa. A word all too familiar to me now because I said it every time I finished a song off of this new Mirador EP. Especially the first track, Dance of the Lantern People. Mirador’s sample-based, carefully-crafted psychedelia takes you on a trip brimming with never-fulfilled apprehension; a suspenseful story. Guitarist Kyle Robinson and keyboardist Laura Chang have released two EPs under the name Mirador, and you can download them both at their bandcamp! See you there. - Zen Tapes, Tom Auty

read a great intro to drag/witch house here.

and here’s some great downloads for the curious :

mirador : chapel ep

the hubble’s hovercraft : shamen

I†† : mixtape 1

Tri Angle Records mix

Mater Suspiria Vision — Actual Pain Lords of Light mixtape

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Gr†ll Gr†ll CD-R

Salem — Raver Stay Wif Me

†‡† CD-R

oOoOO CD-R - notquitefast (tumblr)

The signal rising above the noise this morning is the Verdant EP, by Mirador, a clever, wandering duo from Philadelphia. Two 2010 EPs are loaded onto Bandcamp: stream the more recent of the two right here:

Album opener “Dance of the Lantern People” is our favorite track, what with its unrelenting and tribal, killing-me-softly drum beat, muffler/metronome synthesizer lick, stormcloud rhythm section, and terrific liner note: “Ode to the mysterious beings who emerge from the forest at night to play music and sing and dance, then vanish at sunrise.”
“Cascadas” is self-reviewed: “Dubby and ambient, lush and visual, constantly evolving.” We would have said “restless and textured,” but hey, they’re the experts. Give it a look at the links below, then, if you’re satiated, part with a greenback or two. - The Muse in Music

Some trippy shit’s goin’ down at The Fire tonight. Mirador is coming in like apparitions from a buried past, chiseling through the grime of everyday life as they build soundscapes with ebbing piano drops, echoing guitar lines and atmospheric samples. Dreamy and somewhat ominous - they still manage to find sci-fi type grooves. Chillwave? Definitely. The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., $7, 9pm, 21+ - Katie Bennett - The Deli Philadelphia

Hailing from Philadelphia, Mirador is a mainly electronic musical project engineering darker pieces of audio that swirl, float, and saw through air. I choose to believe the first song on the Chapel EP is about Luigi’s Mansion, and the second song, “Trees,” doesn’t sound anything like the original Rush tune. What’s going on?
You can find the whole EP streaming here. - An Uncontrollable Urge

Chapel EP - 2010
Self Released
Try, Bandcamp

01 Haunted Mansion
02 Trees
03 Chapel
04 In Waves
05 Glass Web - All, Everyone, United