I thought I would throw in one more band before the end of the day. Mirror are another excellent band from Japan, who handle their instruments with finesse and mastery. Once known under the name Journal Spy Effort, they moved to expand from their jazzy and technical sound to an EP (available below) with vocals and renamed the band Mirror.

It has taken the band four years and a number of changes in the line up of the band before they finally managed to slap this album together. Perhaps slap is probably not the right term, its more like delicately arranged. I guess i have a bit of a soft spot for bands like this, actually i guess I’ve developed a soft spot for all of the bands i feature in this blog. Nevertheless, this album is really good.

I’m not sure what the name of the album On, Then, In is related to. It could be anything really, maybe its just one of those awkward translations that we all get a giggle out of. Perhaps it originally had some beautifully deep meaning in Japanese which was fundamentally lost when it is translated into English. Listen to the song Pass the town… as Takahiro Kimoto scales up and down his guitar like a contestant on Takeshi’s Castle.

Genre: Math-Rock/Indie/Post-Rock

myspace: http://www.myspace.com/mirrorjapan
download:  http://www.mediafire.com/?32uyxmtxe0l (not my link)