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The Mirror Conspiracy

EP 'LIVE AT LANTAREN/VENSTER' RELEASED

About Me

In the autumn of 2006 a modest gathering of friends, prepared a magic carpet ride with their eyes aimed at the full moon. Carefully they started rehearsing along the Maas river. It’s a twilight there, calm waves between a red sunset and a beautiful purple-lighted swan. These friends are known. They played together in Hyphen, a psychedelic postrock band from the nineties, experienced in strange carpet rides. Who are those beings behind the mirror? Mike Bindraban plays on red and dark blue keys, Nikos Paisopoulos plays his bass loosy goosy and Patrick Verdonk plays various guitars. Together the Mirror Conspiracy sound was born. Joined by Esther Vroegindeweij on violins, Ron Zogara on guitars and Martijn Groen on drums, TMC plays self-composed timeless arrangements. Jazzy triphop, jazzrock, nu-fusion and lounge-noir are some pieces of the musical puzzle this band plays. Is it a conspiracy? A black and white film perhaps? It's creating a sketch with music. No tight structures, but simplicity, and elastic fragility. Listening makes the fantasy discover subtle improvisation. The choice is yours.


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Member Since: 4/23/2007
Band Website: mirrorconspiracy.com (under construction)
Band Members: The Mirror Conspiracy are:Mike Bindraban (keys/spoken words) - Nikos Paisopoulos (fretless bass) - Patrick Verdonk (guitars) - Esther Vroegindeweij (violins) - Ron Zogara (guitars) - Martijn Groen (drums) guests: Fred Fierst (saxophone) - Daisy Cools (vocals)
Influences: The Cinematic Orchestra, Bonobo, Jaga Jazzist, Tortoise, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Red Snapper, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Skalpel, Miles Davis, Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Terje Rypdal, Pink Floyd, Erik Truffaz, Ueh, Tied & Tickled Trio, Anamorphose & Hyphen
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EP 'Live at Lantaren/Venster' available at Sounds Rotterdam & Tilburg, It-records Rotterdam, Velvet Record Store and Plato. To order online please contact us at [email protected]
Record Label: TMC for more info contact: [email protected]
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

PRESS (reviews, interviews etc. ...)

In this section of our blog we will have links and excerpts of TMC in the press.We will keep it updated. Enjoy!Puredemo.be (french)"This training consists Batavian excellent instrumentalists. And the ...
Posted by The Mirror Conspiracy on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:14:00 PST

Schetsen met muziek (dutch)

Schetsen met muziekWe spelen een schetsboek vol ideeën, zoeken een eigen invulling in een soort knipoog naar de originele uitvoeringen. Inderdaad, we maken een collage van sferen, een sfeerblad dat zi...
Posted by The Mirror Conspiracy on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:31:00 PST

Mirrors in Amsterdam and North Sea Jazz Round Sounds

Isn't it just wonderous to have somebody take 15 seconds of their time, 15 seconds of their directed goalachieving lives, to at least consider listening to the sounds we play?! Of course there is the ...
Posted by The Mirror Conspiracy on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:21:00 PST

Rotown gig: magic on stage

How strange things are. Nikos' loosy goosy went broke 15 minutes before our show so he had to improvise. Luckily Heyme was helpful and Nikos got a hold of his old old old and dusty bassguitar, good ol...
Posted by The Mirror Conspiracy on Tue, 27 May 2008 04:06:00 PST

Erik Truffaz invite

 The Mirror Conspiracy meets Erik Truffaz the 888 session Friday August 8, 2008 Time: 20.30uPlace: SJU Jazzpodium UtrechtTickets: 12 euroTickets reservation at [email protected] ...
Posted by The Mirror Conspiracy on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:02:00 PST

TMC at Lantaren/Venster..behind the mirror

Creating music can be magical sometimes. Especially at days when the sun re-appears through the chilly dutch skies. We started off with lunch at Mike's place and gentlty made our way through to Lantar...
Posted by The Mirror Conspiracy on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:59:00 PST

EP Live at Lantaren/Venster OUT NOW!

Our EP 'Live at Lantaren/Venster' is OUT!The EP contains 5 tracks and a bonus track, all recorded during Numoonfest 2007. Great designs courtesy to Zwiet.com and danielbaggerman.comYou can order your ...
Posted by The Mirror Conspiracy on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:48:00 PST

NuMoonfest info

The Mirror Conspiracy will be playing at the beautiful NuMoonfest in the Lantaren/Venster theatre, venue Lantaren 2 at 19.30u. The band will be joined by Martijn Groen on drums. Ticket reservatio...
Posted by The Mirror Conspiracy on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:05:00 PST

Tom Beek invite

The Mirror Conspiracy has invited the talented Tom Beek (saxophone) to join in the rehearsalroom and perhaps for a couple of gigs.  Tom is one of the most appealing Dutch sax voices today. His cl...
Posted by The Mirror Conspiracy on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:49:00 PST

Recensie 3voor12 (Dutch)

Zie Link:Slag bij Waterloo 3voor12/rotterdam
Posted by The Mirror Conspiracy on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 07:26:00 PST