Mirage

by Meat Puppets

Mirage cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1987
  • Label: SST
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 56:39
  • Community rating: 4/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Cris Kirkwood, Steven Escallier

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Showcasing a remarkably sophisticated leap in production values for the SST-affiliated trio, 'Mirage' embraces a highly synthesized, dreamlike aesthetic. Curt Kirkwood's philosophical lyricism and layered guitar textures elevate their desert-punk roots into an uplifting, meticulously crafted vision of neo-psychedelia.

Genres

Descriptors: nature, desert, warped, dusty, lo-fi, genre-blending, melodic, experimental, fuzz, DIY

Tracklist

  1. Mirage (3:41)
  2. Quit It (2:38)
  3. Confusion Fog (3:53)
  4. The Wind and the Rain (2:58)
  5. The Mighty Zero (3:18)
  6. Get On Down (2:56)
  7. Leaves (2:40)
  8. I Am a Machine (4:24)
  9. Beauty (3:04)
  10. A Hundred Miles (3:36)
  11. Love Our Children Forever (3:58)
  12. Liquified (3:11)
  13. The Mighty Zero (demo) (3:40)
  14. I Am a Machine (demo) (4:05)
  15. Liquified (demo) (3:39)
  16. Rubberneckin' (2:46)
  17. Grand Intro (2:03)

Credits

  • Derrick Bostrom - artwork [cover], drums
  • Curt Kirkwood - artwork [sleeve drawings], guitar, vocals, written-by
  • Cris Kirkwood - bass, vocals
  • John Golden - lacquer cut by

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