Mirror Repair

by Gastr del Sol

Mirror Repair cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 18 November 1994
  • Label: Drag City
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 21:01
  • Community rating: 3.47/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Gene Coleman, John McEntire

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking the beginning of David Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke's intensely fruitful collaboration under this moniker, the release abandons traditional song structure for stark minimalism. The EP revolves around highly intricate, often atonal acoustic guitar interplay, interwoven with sudden bursts of noise and sparse piano chords. It heavily defined the acoustic, avant-garde margins of the emerging Chicago post-rock scene.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, avant-garde, atonal, dissonant, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Photographed Yawning (0:50)
  2. Eight Corners (8:53)
  3. Dictionary of Handwriting (6:02)
  4. Why Sleep (2:02)
  5. Mirror Repair (3:14)

Credits

  • Gastr del Sol - primary artist
  • Albert Oehlen - artwork [cover]
  • David Grubbs - written-by, performer [performed by]
  • Jim O'Rourke - written-by, performer [performed by]
  • Gene Coleman - bass clarinet

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