Mirror (D'espairsRay album)

Mirror
Studio album by D'espairsRay
Released April 11, 2007 (JP)
June 22, 2007 (EU)
March 18, 2008 (US)
Recorded aLive Recording Studio
Studio 446
Power House Studio
Swing Bamboo Studio
BX-Studio
Genre
Length 56:35 (JP)
61:06 (EU)
Label Sword/UMG (JP)
Gan-Shin/UMG (EU)
Producer D'espairsRay
Shinobu Narita
D'espairsRay chronology
Coll:set
(2005)		 Mirror
(2007)		 Redeemer
(2009)
Singles from Mirror
  1. "Kogoeru Yoru ni Saita Hana"
    Released: April 5, 2006
  2. "Squall"
    Released: March 14, 2007

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 videos of "Squall" and "Trickster".

Music

The music in Mirror has a notably more variable sound than the previous Coll:set album.[1] It retains some of the gothic influence, while introducing an experimental pop music sound.[2] Most of the album has a very fast tempo, only slowing for "Screen" and "Squall", however the band has called this unintentional.[1]

Track listing

Disc one
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Damned"  HizumiKaryu 4:48
2. "Trickstər"  HizumiKaryu 4:17
3. "MIЯROR"  HizumiKaryu 4:10
4. "Sixty∞Nine"  HizumiKaryu 4:34
5. "Kogoeru Yoru ni Saita Hana" (凍える夜に咲いた花)HizumiKaryu 5:07
6. "Screen"  HizumiKaryu & Tsukasa 4:50
7. "Lost Scene"  HizumiTsukasa 4:28
8. "Hollow"  Shinobu NaritaShinobu Narita 4:11
9. "Closer to Ideal"  KaryuKaryu 6:02
10. "Angeldust"  HizumiKaryu 4:19
11. "Squall"  HizumiKaryu 4:56
12. "Kaleidoscope"  HizumiKaryu 4:53
13. "Desert" (European edition only)HizumiKaryu 4:31

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 D'espairsRay (2007-06-29). Interview with D'espairsRay in Madrid (Transcript). Interview with Ceho75. jame-world.com. Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
  2. ↑ Lacy (2008-03-30). "D'espairsRay - Mirror" (Review). jame-world.com. Asian Music Entertainment. p. 1. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
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