Mirrorwriting

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Mirrorwriting
Studio album by Jamie Woon

Publication
(s)

2011

Label (s) Candent Songs, Polydor

Format (s)

MP3 , CD , LP

Genre (s)

Soul , R&B , dubstep

Title (number)

12

running time

approx. 46 minutes

Mirrorwriting is published in 2011 debut album of Jamie Woon .

Sound

The vocals on Mirrorwriting are stylistically assigned to soul or R&B , while the instrumental accompaniment to dubstep . This combination in turn results in a melange that sometimes sounds like pop music .

title

Most songs on Mirrorwriting were Jamie Woon written , moreover, John O'Kane, Nemo Jones, Steven Camden, James Wood and Brian Barry were involved: 

  1. Night Air ( Woon / O´Kane)
  2. Street (Woon / O´Kane)
  3. Lady Luck (Woon / Jones)
  4. Shoulda (Woon / Camden / O'Kane)
  5. Middle (Woon / Wood)
  6. Spirits (Barry)
  7. Echoes (Woon / Camden)
  8. Spiral (Woon)
  9. TMRW (Woon / O´Kane)
  10. Secondbreath (Woon)
  11. Gravity (Woon)
  12. Waterfront (Woon)

Sampling

The song Spirits contains a sample from Funky Drummer by James Brown .

admission

Mirrorwriting was in different studios in England, especially in London added : 

  • The Shed
  • Nightingale Road
  • The Way Studio
  • The Bothy
  • The McKenzie's
  • The River
  • Foss Studios
  • The yard
  • The Dairy

The following musicians can be heard on the album : 

The album was produced by Jamie Woon, with some songs he was supported by Royce Wood Jr., Luke Buttery and Burial .

Publications and releases

The labels Candent Songs and Polydor published Mirrorwriting in April 2011 as MP3 , CD and LP . They also released a limited box set that also contains several bonus tracks on two LPs and one CD .

As singles were Night Air and Lady Luck decoupled, both singles in addition to the original versions of remixes of their respective songs.

Charts and reception

Mirrorwriting reached number 15 in the album charts of the Official Charts Company as the highest position.

The Telegraph wrote about the album: “With mirrorwriting , Jamie Woon proves that he is about to become an authentic and exciting British soul star.” The intro read: “ With exceptions such as the spherical gravity, mirrorwriting isnot Outstanding, but an extremely fine album. ”And Der Tagesspiegel said:“ The extraordinary thing about Mirrorwriting is that the production makes an extremely tasteful impression, but under the surface it sometimes sounds pretty stumbled and disharmonious and Woon does all of that with his soul singing Outshines in the most beautiful way and holds together. " 

Trivia

Mae McKenna, whose voice can be heard on the song Night Air , is the mother of Jamie Woon.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Jamie Woon: Mirrorwriting (Liner Notes)
  2. ↑ a b www.tagesspiegel.de: Mirrorwriting (review)
  3. ↑ www.whosampled.com: Jamie Woon (sample list)
  4. ↑ www.discogs.com: Mirrorwriting (release details )
  5. ↑ www.allmusic.com: Mirrorwriting (review and release details )
  6. ↑ www.discogs.com: Jamie Woon (discography)
  7. ↑ www.officialcharts.com: Mirrorwriting (chart placement)
  8. ↑ www.telegraph.co.uk: Mirrorwriting (review)
  9. ↑ www.intro.de: Mirrorwriting (review) ( Memento from October 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  10. ↑ www.discogs.com: Mae McKenna (discography)