Mirror (D'espairsRay album)
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Mirror is the second album released by D'espairsRay on April 11, 2007 in Japan
and on June 22 of the same year in Europe
. The first press limited edition release from Japan came housed in a paper case along with one of five picture cards that feature one of the band members. The album was released in America
on March 18, 2008. The album is composed of new songs, previously released singles, and "Closer to Ideal", a track originally published on the bonus CD of the Liquidize photo book. The European edition comes with an additional track ("Desert", a B-side
from the "Squall
" single) and the music video
s of "Squall" and "Trickster".
album. It retains some of the gothic influence, while introducing an experimental
pop music
sound. Most of the album has a very fast tempo, only slowing for "Screen" and "Squall", however the band has called this unintentional.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and on June 22 of the same year in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. The first press limited edition release from Japan came housed in a paper case along with one of five picture cards that feature one of the band members. The album was released in America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on March 18, 2008. The album is composed of new songs, previously released singles, and "Closer to Ideal", a track originally published on the bonus CD of the Liquidize photo book. The European edition comes with an additional track ("Desert", a B-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
from the "Squall
Squall (song)
"Squall" is a single released by D'espairsRay on March 14, 2007. Its limited edition comes with a DVD containing the music video for the title track, but does not contain the third track, "Screen".-Track listing:# "Squall" – 4:55# "Desert" – 4:32...
" single) and the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s of "Squall" and "Trickster".
Music
The music in Mirror has a notably more variable sound than the previous Coll:setColl:set
[Coll:set] is the first full-length album by D'espairsRay, released on June 29, 2005. Along with new recordings, it also features two remixes of previously released songs. The first press limited edition comes housed in a special slipcase and a photo booklet titled '[The World in a Cage].' This...
album. It retains some of the gothic influence, while introducing an experimental
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
sound. Most of the album has a very fast tempo, only slowing for "Screen" and "Squall", however the band has called this unintentional.
Track listing
Personnel
- Hizumi – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Karyu – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Zero - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Tsukasa – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....