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Description:
Critically acclaimed Autumn is the End is the second solo record from Steven R. Smith of Mirza. The first was self released on Mirza's Autopia label in 1996. The new record creates a mood akin to a barren Ennio Morricone-esque landscape caught in the decline of the season. The warm Indian Summer air gently bakes the last of the season's flowers. As the fall approaches sinewy instrumentation & percussion echo & wrap around each other with a pervasive air of longing & nostalgia. This is an.
Recorded April - August 1997 and February 1998 on the Marantz 4-track
Mixed at Wally Sound, San Francisco, and Stout Recording, San Francisco
Mastered at Black Eyed Pig Studios, San Francisco
Collage artwork: based on "Sunflowers" by Dore Klemencic (1958)
Issued in a standard jewel case with clear tray and bi-fold insert.