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THE REVIEW
In the spring of Post-Rock, it was lovely to sit on the edge of a lush meadow. Sneaky and whimsical gusts of sonic grasses hovered in mid-air; melancholy breezes slipped into our bodies, igniting thoughts, and we sneezed aborted dreams; eccentric and vividly colorful dreams.
Fragile psychedelia was disturbed by mocking Dadaist hilarity; slender piano airs were ruffled by compulsive spasms of cacophonous clarinets. Schizophrenic surges of frenzied For Carnation.
Post-Rock watercolors were reflected in broken mirrors; clumsy images, odd arrangements. A sleepwalking voice chanted nursery rhymes under a glass bell; distant and detached poems.
Grubbs and O’Rourke trapped multicolored butterflies in the harmonic box of their acoustic guitars. Tiny drops of dew blessing caterpillars, tadpoles, sprouts, and all things in becoming.
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Summary by Bot
Gastr del Sol's Mirror Repair offers a whimsical and emotive journey through lush post-rock landscapes. The album blends fragile psychedelia with playful, eccentric arrangements, mixing acoustic guitars, piano, and clarinet into a uniquely colorful sound. It reflects darkly poetic and Dadaist influences, creating an imaginative listening experience.Tracklist Videos
Gastr del Sol
Gastr del Sol is an American experimental/post-rock group from Chicago led by David Grubbs, with Jim O’Rourke as a key collaborator in the mid-’90s. Active from 1993 to 1998, the group released influential records on Drag City, including The Serpentine Similar, Crookt, Crackt, or Fly, Upgrade & Afterlife, Camoufleur, and the long-form composition The Harp Factory on Lake Street.05 Reviews
