This Infinite Eye

Track listing:

Cold Heart » Waves » Blue Fire » The Grail » Out Of A Misty Dream »
Moon's On Fire » The Golden Wedding Of Sorrow » Storytellers » Little Plaything »
This Infinite Eye » Finale




Reviews:

Mick Mercer


This is interesting. We’re all used to the splendour of ethereal music, part of which comes from the lyrical themes being so beautifully and emotionally presented, as there needs to be harmony between the words and music or there’d be one almighty clash, and also because this is one form of music where musicianship is a massive plus. In punk a unified impact is sufficient to make great songs jump out of their skins and into yours, but on this side of Goth and Ambient music you need to know what you’re doing. It’s like taking the snooty aspects of classical and throwing them away, bringing in new approaches to old themes.

So you have here a band who have a cool head start, being a trio, which makes for natural balance in itself, with singer Kit Messick, Joanna Dalin (ex Backworld) and James Babbo who handles guitar, bass and some imaginative programming. Here you have what sounds like an rabidly imaginative Indie band playing in a Victorian parlour. The instruments seem to bulge outwards, the vocals are all around you like a daylight séance. The guitar rings out.


Luna Kafé record review


The Mirror Reveals is singer Kit Messick, guitarist/songwriter James Babbo and violinist Joanna Dalin. Their darkwave sound is enchanting and unique and this album is lovely.

"Waves" is beautiful and light. Messick's sweet vocie and Dalin's violin adds layers of harmony. "Blue Fire" is a mystical track with a fascinating lyric about life's brevity. The arrangement is sophisticated and it suits Messick's singing. "Moon's on Fire " has dark-voiced guest vocalist Mark Steiner in his element on the folk-influenced song. The cover of Death in June's "Golden Wedding of sorrow" is exquisitely sad.

"Little Plaything" gives a frightening view of a traumatized childhood. This infinite eye is a great album.


Aural Pressure


"This Infinite Eye" is the third album by The Mirror Reveals, but my first contact with their work.

The Mirror Reveals music is slow, layered and with nice string works here and there, followed by ethereal female vocals (exception on Moon's on Fire where instead we get a deep male voice and a more Neofolkish sonority). But what distinguishes this album from other bands using similar formula are the small electro beats mixed with the acoustic parts that give a whole new dimension to the songs. As a final note, the album also feature a cover for Death In June's 'The Golden Wedding of Sorrow'.


Gothtronic


The music is conceived as a rich tapestry of beautiful female vocals.and haunting melodies. The lyrics deal with dark facets of the heart and mind. This Infinte Eye is the second full length cd by The Mirror Reveals. The voice of singer Kit drwas upon Kit’s cabaret background incorporating a torch song style that effectively uses her sultry voice to its fullest. This cd contains influences from the guitar expressions of ethereal music, often called shoegaze music. Guitar soundscapes and electronic beats by Babbo create the universe in which the sounds of Kit’s voice and the violin by Joanna play it’s musical games.

The best tracks are ‘Cold Heart’, the epic ‘The Grail’, the Death in June cover ‘The Golden Wedding of Sorrow’, the frightening ‘Little Plaything’ and ‘Finale’. On ‘Moon’s on Fire’ Mark Steiner (Piker Ryan, Kundera, The Broken Men) sings and the result is quite satisfying. This second release by The Mirror Reveals has become a delicious cd to listen to and definately a recommendation to everyone that likes heavenly voices, ethereal music or yet even neo-folk music.


Gothic Beauty Magazine


There has always been an air of vintage opulence and emotional purity in their music, but this album is their most lush work so far. Messick's silky voice is surrounded by layers of guitar, bass, and romantic violin; its intimate mood is lit up in an incandescent dreamscape that is warmer and more enveloping, but no less opiate and passionate, than their previous release _Frames of Teknicolor_. This album is immediately fascinating, setting out into heady daydreams, archetypal quests and personal inquiries. The opening track "Cold Heart" is especially vivid; Messick's refrain leads a cascade of guitar and violin as symmetrically and rhythmically as breathing.


Gothic Paradise


Fans of the “Heavenly Voices” and Ethereal music will absolutely love this group. They combine the heavenly female vocals and lush violin for a dreamy quality that is completely mesmerizing and gripping. Then they can turn it around and throw in deep male vocals for a smooth and moody element that is matched by few bands. For those not familiar with this stellar sound, now is a good time to hear what you’ve been missing. Fans of Black Tape for a Blue Girl will feel right at home listening to this group with many similar styles being present in their music.

While their music and the core of the group can be attributed to the trio named above, the experience of these three as well as a number of guest musicians have also contributed immensely.

In it’s entirety, this album brings production, talents and artistry together nearly to perfection. It hasn’t been often lately that we’re met with such a gem amongst so much hate and distress in the world today. The music, while still slightly dark, moody and full of emotion, the slight hope and shear majesty and beauty of the tracks provide a light and life that drives the listener on to strive for something great and hopeful in this world. Something we can all use more of and that I can truly appreciate and


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