The Garden of Mirrors is an album by Stephan Micus recorded between 1995–1996 and released on ECM the following year.

The Garden of Mirrors
Studio album by
Released1997
Recorded1995–1996
GenreWorld fusion
Length51:15
LabelECM
ECM 1632
ProducerStephan Micus
Stephan Micus chronology
Athos
(1994)
The Garden of Mirrors
(1997)
Desert Poem
(2001)

Background

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Like his previous efforts, Micus plays every instrument via overdubbing: he also provides all of the voices for the 20-man chorus in three of the tracks.[citation needed]

Micus's inspiration for this album was two traditional low-range West African harps that he studied in Gambia: the bolombatto and the sinding. When playing these two instruments, Micus claims to have identified with early African American music, which they influenced, claiming that the bassline in jazz was influenced by these harps. Other instruments used by Micus include steel drums and four different flutes: the Japanese shakuhachi, the Balinese suling, the Irish tin whistle, and the Egyptian ney.[citation needed]

Track listing

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  1. "Earth"
  2. "Passing Cloud"
  3. "Violeta"
  4. "Flowers in Chaos"
  5. "In the High Valleys"
  6. "Gates of Fire"
  7. "Mad Bird"
  8. "Night Circles"
  9. "Words of Truth"

Personnel

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Stephen Micus

References

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