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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Blue Dreams on CD in a J-Card sleeve, pressed by Implant Media and complete with a download code.
Album cover photo by Maylei Hunt.
Design by Michael Fletcher.
Photo 1: On the CD cover Irene Zhong, is wearing a gold crown on their head, a dark blue shirt, and a black lace skirt, and looking directly at the camera, looking slightly wistful. Behind Irene and to the right is Emily Gray, wearing a bright blue dress and red lipstick, also looking at the camera and holding white flowers. They are both in a dark room, with a cello, a violin, blue flowers, and mirrors placed around the space to create a dreamlike effect. The text ‘blue dreams’ is written in a cursive script at the top left.
Photo 2: The back of the CD follows the same asthetic as the front cover. The background is a dark blue satin fabric which covers the entire space. Over the top is a white cursive writing which reads "Blue Dreams" on the top left and "Between Mirrors" on the top right. The remaining text reads "1. Inside a dream 2. another time 3. boy in a blue dress 4. when your lips met mine 5. go down 6. keep dreaming (c) 2023 Between Mirrors, Released via Off The List Records, Emily Gray: Piano, cello and voals Irene Zhong: Violin, guitar and vocals. All tracks written, recorded and mixed by Emily Gray and Irene Zhong. Mastering by Ashleigh Hazel. This record was made on Wurundjeri and Bunuron land. Vocals, piano and violin on 'Boy in a Blue Dress' and 'Go Down' recorded by Errol Green at Bakehouse Studios. Piano on 'Inside a Dream' and 'Another Time' recorded at the Ian Potter Southbank Centre, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. All other tracks recorded in Irene Zhong's home studio. Album cover photo by Maylei Hun. Design by Michael Fletcher. Special thanks to Teddy Darling, Amelia Goonerage, Jackson Fumberger, and Bar Ampere.' Off The List Records OTL-006
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The EP is a six-track exploration of love and memory, with songs ranging from starry-eyed piano ballads to folk-influenced guitar songs. Featuring dreamy vocals from Emily Gray and Irene Zhong, piano-and-guitar backdrops, and lush string arrangements co-written and performed by the pair on many tracks, the EP begins from a place of heartbreak, winds through memories and dreams, and ends having found a place of hope and the possibility of moving forward.
‘All the songs seemed to be saturated with the colour blue – how it seems to pull you into it, how it can be beautiful and sad at the same time. Shades of memory and melancholy seemed to permeate everything the two of us wrote. By working together with Irene to create these sound worlds, we were able to find ways to pull ourselves out of these dark dreams, and find light, warmth, and connection on the other side.’
- Emily Gray, Between Mirrors
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released March 10, 2023
Album cover ID: The photo features Irene Zhong, who is wearing a gold crown on their head, a dark blue shirt, and a black lace skirt, and looking directly at the camera, looking slightly wistful. Behind Irene and to the right is Emily Gray, wearing a bright blue dress and red lipstick, also looking at the camera and holding white flowers. They are both in a dark room, with a cello, a violin, blue flowers, and mirrors placed around the space to create a dreamlike effect. The text ‘blue dreams’ is written in a cursive script at the top left.
(c) 2023 Between Mirrors
Released via Off The List Records OTL-006
All songs on Blue Dreams were written, recorded, and mixed by Emily Gray and Irene Zhong.
Vox, piano, and violin tracks on Boy in a Blue Dress and Go Down were recorded at Bakehouse Studios by engineer Errol Green. Piano tracks on Inside a Dream and Another Time were recorded in the Ian Potter Southbank Centre electronic studios of Melbourne Conservatorium. All other tracks were recorded in Irene Zhong's home studio.
This record was made on Wurundjeri and Bunurong land.
Mastering by Ashleigh Hazel.
Album cover photo by Maylei Hunt
Design by Michael Fletcher.
Special thanks to Teddy Darling, Jackson Fumberger, Amelia Goonerage, and Bar Ampere for the use of their beautiful space.
Between Mirrors are a queer musical duo who combine pop, folk, and classical influences with a love of stories and dreams. Embracing the beauty of the weird and the strange, they aim to gently subvert the binaries around us through their music.
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