Eileen Bowe - vocals, guitars, keyboards, fretted dulcimer, mandolin,
bass
Michael Gougis - guitars, bass, percussion, mandolin, vocals, electronic
effects
Black Prince Edward - drums
Emotional, poignant, minor key, exotic music..Dichroic Mirror's exotic guitars
intertwine with deep rhythmic keyboards and dark-hued bass lines. Lush and
piercing, the music speaks to the deepest levels of the soul and mind.
Dichroic Mirror was formed in 1990 by Eileen Bowe and Michael Gougis. That
year the duo released their first tape, "Dichroic Mirror." In
1993, the band released "Children of Lir," which was created in
part through a long distance collaboration between Michael and Eileen with
contributions by other musicians, after Michael's move to Chicago. Dichroic
Mirror's first CD, "Silence is Foo," was released in 1994, and
included remixed selections from the first two tapes. Michael returned to
Los Angeles, reunited with Eileen, and together the pair produced their
CD, "Nocturnal Garden," which was released in late 1996.
From the high-impact, melody-laden "Overload" to the eastern-inspired
beauty of "Aswand," the destruction noise wall of "Storm
of Tears," and the orchestral death walz of "Danse Mordibe,"
the latest disc, "Nocturnal Garden," is a journey through alienation
and hope, a musical exploration of emotion and sound.
"Faded Shards of Light" is Dichroic Mirror's latest
release, an exploration of the range and depth of human emotions and musical boundaries. The duet of Michael Gougis and Eileen Bowe - joined by Stone 588 vocalist and lyricist
Terri Kennedy on backing vocals - push their musical ideas further on this CD, seeking always the limits of their songwriting and lyrical craft.
There has been a long connection between Dichroic Mirror and Stone 588.
Eileen has helped Stone 588 in recording and filling in on keyboards. Terri
Kennedy, lead singer for Stone 588, performed backing vocals on "Nocturnal
Garden". Eileen also lends Stone 588 a hand playing bass. Dichroic Mirror can be found on several compilations:
"Dracula, King of Vampires" released by Cleopatra which contains
"Essence Immortal". "Instants Ardents 2" on Les Variations
Ludiques which contains "Tears of a Rose". Upcoming compilations
include a Cure tribute put out by "Gothic Grimore" magazine from
Germany and a tribute to David Bowie released by Wreckage Productions.
Contact Dichroic Mirror at Email: nocturne17@aol.com
Dichroic Mirror CDs and cassettes may be obtained through Mesmeric Records
or through the Ipso Facto homepage at http://home.earthlink.net/~ipsofacto/
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