"Fractal Mirror have made a strong opening statement with a fine combination of upbeat, crafted pop rock songs nicely offset by the darker, melancholic and somber pieces. An album to return to often!"The Progressive Aspect, UK.Synergy Electronic Musicannounces the signing ofFractal Mirror. The band's initial releaseStrangeAttractorson theThird Contactimprint, distributed byeOne, will be available on March 18, 2014 in NorthAmerica on CD and worldwide for downloading via iTunes, Amazon and many other sites.
Fractal Mirror's song-focused compositions, blending pop and rock influences, and progressive styling with the heavy use of synthesizers andMellotrons, was a natural fit for Synergy's Third Contact label. "I really like Fractal Mirror'semphasis on melody and composition. They have some really unique and interesting musicin their pipeline" saidLarry Fast, founder of Synergy.Strange Attractorshas receivedcritical acclaim in US and European progressive magazine reviews, including Best Debut ofa Band 2013 in Progarchy,the music blog.
AboutFractal Mirror:
The origins ofFractal Mirrorcan be traced back to themid-eighties when Leo and Ed from the Netherlandsstarted to make music together. In 2013 they postedsome music online looking for feedback, and met theirdrummer via the Big Big Train Facebook site. They beganexchanging music files with positive results, leading tothe decision to move forward as Fractal Mirror.StrangeAttractorswas mixed and mastered byRhys MarshofAutumnsongs in Norway. They are well into the recordingof their second CD to be released later in 2014.
Fractal Mirror is:
Leo Koperdraat: Voice, guitars, keyboards
Ed van Haagen: Bass, keyboards, programming
Frank Urbaniak: Drums, percussion
Brian Watson: Still images
André de Boer: Moving Images
Fractal Mirror on the web:
https://prog-sphere.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=e748283aa9bf29101f9259365&id=4bb3feba12&e=aaf53053b7
Synergy Electronic Music'sThird Contactis the label created by synthesizer pioneerLarry Fast. Larry created a series of ground-breaking synthesizer albums starting in the mid 1970's under the nameSynergy. He is is also known as theGrammy®nominated keyboardist/electronic producer withPeter Gabrielfor hisacclaimed first four studio releases and several live recordings. He hasproduced and recorded with numerous artists includingNektar,Tony Levin,Kate Bush,Foreigner,Bonnie Tyler, andAnnieHaslam. He also produces music for films and television.Third Contactis an 'artist friendly' co-operative label providing alternatives toconventional label signings in light of the evolving economics of musicdistribution.
