live VJ mix by KARBORN to 'Estrellita' from the album 'Mirrorball' by John Foxx and Robin Guthrie.
The duo came about after playing live in 2005 and this spontaneity is reflected in Foxxs largely improvised vocals; Guthries gossamer guitars provide the perfect counterpoint . . . breathtakingly beautiful.
NME
Foxx and Guthrie present music of echoing grandeur . . . as guitars shiver and shake and Foxxs improvised chants roll over the music. Effective and forward thinking.
The Word
Full of myriad charms, John Foxx and Robin Guthries marriage of musical convenience encompasses the best of both of their recent works; Foxxs epic, sepulchral grandstanding and Guthries intricate, filmic soundscaping.
Q Magazine
Mirrorball is the work of two of pops supreme sound engineers, fusing the dreamy guitar pop of the Cocteaus with Foxxs sonorous vocals, sung in an invented language, an approach not dissimilar to that of Liz Fraser in the early Cocteaus.
Mojo
Textured, lush and becalming . . . Mirrorball has space; spaces where Guthries guitars ripple like holes in time, where the sound has weathered away. You can float to this. Let it wash over you and unshiver any coating of mossy cynicism you may have accumulated.
Plan B
The nine tracks are simply superb . . . the music builds upon Guthries shimmering frost of Cocteau Twins soundscapes, offering a perfect cathedral for Foxxs Gregorian voice.
Record Collector
This resonates as a Robin Guthrie record with Foxx a ghostly presence floating over his sonic textures. With spooky choral arrangements its tempting to call this post-modern gothic. Pretentious but lovely.
The Scotsman
Ambient masterpiece or tedious background hum? How you view this album will depend on how fond you are, say, of David Bowies Low-period instrumentals. This is the sort of thoughtful, atmospheric confection people either embrace with the enthusiasm of a mother cradling her newborn or bustle hurriedly from the room at the very thought of. So, if layers of shimmering guitars, treated keyboards and occasional vocals improvised as much for their ghostly effect as, um, literal meaning are likely to massage your senses, then hasten forth.
Classic Rock
Meeting at a Harold Budd gig in 2005, Foxx and Guthries love of experimental soundscapes made an album inevitable. Foxx provides the improvised vocals, just the right side of the divide between enigmatic and pretentious, as Guthries playing remains as hypnotic and utterly foreign as it ever did. Concentrate hard enough, and you may not return to the real world.
Teletext
This is music that harks back to Brian Enos way of thinking - beatless meditations that feature thick reverberation, slowly moving guitar loops and vocals that work well in the heat of the moment. Theres a clear chemistry between John Foxx, his improvised vocals and subtle electronic dressing, and Guthrie, whose studied guitar work nonetheless feels free of constraints. Something different - but keeping the fire of 1970s ambience burning strong.
Musicomh.com
Blessed out in a Cafe Del Mar vibe, this would have been massive if it had been released at the same time as the Cocteaus were in full power.
Art Rocker
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!Excelent karborn! the ghost nostalgic imagery is a perfect match with this fantastic song.
zaerkus 1 year ago