Fractal Mirror - Beyond Borders (CD)
The band changed since the last album Close To Vapour. Ed van Haagen (bass and additional keys) returned and Gareth Cole (guitars and background vocals) joined. Leo Koperdraat (voice, Mellotron 4000D and keyboards) stayed as did drummer Frank Urbaniak. Brett Kull mixed the album again and did background vocals while Larry Fast mastered it.
ProgRadar: “The album also marks a return to the longer tracks in which their progressive leanings can be unleashed fully, an element perhaps missing from their last two albums. Well, this release rectifies that issue conclusively as this allows for two of the album’s six songs to come in at well over the ten-minute mark and it really works on this record. Ashes is over seventeen minutes long and Borders runs out at just under thirteen, both songs benefitting from this extended running time as they have chance to expand well, allowing various themes and sections to emerge that are embellished and reworked during the running of the track.”
Shadow Man:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoL4Ccny-So
Kingdom of the Lost:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvZhgvjQjwM
Tracks:
- 1. Beyond
- 2. Ashes
- 3. Slip Away
- 4. Shadow Man
- 5. Kingdom Of The Lost
- 6. Borders
Format: CD
Artist: Fractal Mirror
Release Date: October 15, 2021