N-Port by Mirror System

N-Port is the acclaimed second studio album of Mirror System, the downtempo/chillout sister project of System 7's Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy.

From Planetgong:- " The two words that bubbled up when listening to this album are organic and sensuous. Steve and Miquette long ago 'squared the circle' (if it was ever even an issue for them) of enabling largely digitally created music be deeply organic, on this release they take that sensibility to new levels, 'Far Journeys' and 'Blue Ocean' in particular are deeply gorgeous examples.

For lovers of Steve's guitar playing 'Love Machine' is home to probably some of the most beautifully poignant examples since 'Palm Trees (Love Guitar)' on the album 'Green', and it was all completed in one inspired take.

Intertwined with the up-lifting musical ambition are twinkles of artful quirkiness and musical humour in both the phrases used and the sounds created. This is pure Miquettte and is one of the key contributing factors to the album's warmth. With Steve and Miquette one senses underlying high musical aims or vision in play, but these are never austere or coldly intellectual, they are human and warm. This album's vibe and changes constantly entice, beguile and woo rather than overwhelm, which is exactly how it should be.

'N-Port' presents a real evolution of Mirror System, the deeper and more introspective side of the 'System experience' - a coming of age. It has a unique, dreamy, deep electronic house sound that oozes class and maturity. Featuring collaborations with Alex Paterson (of The Orb) on the rolling vibrant ambient 'spoken word' hip house deep groove 'Warn The West' and Jam El Mar (of Jam & Spoon) on the Balinese excursion 'Batu Bolong', which Jam has also contributed his own winning Remix on. Jam previously collaborated with System 7 on 2 tracks on the Phoenix album, including the wondrous 'Space Bird' track that was subsequently remixed by Dubfire.

Also on 'N-Port':- Mirror System champion the track 'Free Cloud' of Israeli techno-trance star Yuli Fershat (Perfect Stranger) with their remix which has been a staple in their Mirror System live sets for the last two years. The slinky early set/early hours tech-tinged groove of 'Chic Psychedelic (N-Port Version)' gets you moving, or you can chill out deeply in the sonic ambient waves of the guitar-flecked 'Blue Ocean'.

Tracklist

1.	Warn the West	7:51

2.	The Colour of Love (N-Port Version)	8:20

3.	Far Journeys	7:29

4.	Blue Ocean	8:08

5.	Batu Bolong	9:06

6.	Love Machine	4:16

7.	Chic Psychedelic (N-Port Version)	8:24

8.	Perfect Stranger - Free Cloud (Mirror System Remix)	9:48

9.	Batu Bolong (Jam's Retouch)	10:05

Credits

released October 16, 2015

Track 1 Warn the West is a collaboration with Alex Paterson
Tracks 5 and 9 Batu Bolong are a collaboration with Jam El Mar
Track 8 is Mirror System's remix of Free Cloud by Perfect Stranger (Yuli Fershat)
Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 written by Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy published by Stage Three Music
Track 1 written by Steve Hillage, Miquette Giraudy and Alex Paterson published by Stage Three Music / Kobalt Music
Tracks 5 and 9 written by Steve Hillage, Miquette Giraudy and Jam El Mar published by Stage Three Music / Edition All Star
Track 8 written by Perfect Stranger published by copyright control

Mixed by Mirror System at A-Wave Studios, Notting Hill, London July 2015
Initial writing and recording at Honey Bunnies and Villa Tirtarum, Bali November 2012 - Special thanks to Gus and Cozi Till

Track 9 mix and additional production by Jam El Mar

Mastered by Shane McEnhill at Finyl Tweek London August 2015
Released by A-Wave - distributed by SRD
℗ & © 2015 A-Wave.com Ltd

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