“The pieces that comprise Nature Mirror were composed and recorded during late spring 2017, as the rice fields of Nagano were being filled with water and planted. After a long winter, this process is known as “waking up the fields”.

These paddies surround my home area and are a common sight throughout Matsumoto. Punctuated by lines of rice stalks, the water is still and perfectly reflects the environment above and around. The four tracks on this album were greatly influenced by these flat mirrors of water and contain location recordings from these areas. Stillness, parallel lines and nature are represented in the music just as clouds and mountains are reflected in the flooded fields.”
……………………………………………………………………………………………~ Darren McClure

 

  • Released September 19, 2017
  • Composed, recorded, and mixed by Darren McClure in Nagano, Japan.
  • Mastered by Jason Lescalleet at Glistening Labs, USA
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