This was a wonderful year. We are working on new material to 10x next year. Peace + Love.
Spin Cycle EP alternative cover art
Since we just updated our last post with the alternative art for our 2012 single, TAKE AWAY, it brought back the memory that we had created another version of our cover art for our 2010 ep and debut record, SPIN CYCLE.
This record was purely a solo effort, the first time Amir tried to produce on his own and the first release Amir had after SHANKS AND THE DREAMERS went on permanent hiatus. The song titles reflected the changing seasons, and each track was recorded with the corresponding season.
The particular photo used on the cover below came from a laundry mat in Toluca Lake California, shot on good old 35mm Kodak Stock from a Nikon FE. I believe Kodak Ektachrome color reversal stock was used with, of course, a pretty long exposure.
If you never spun the record, head on over to our Spotify page and give it a go. Please feel free to add any of the tracks to your classic 21st-century playlists :)
Album Credits:
released November 2, 2010
Produced by Amir Motlagh
Instrumentation, Programming, Vocals & Lyrics by Amir Motlagh
Additional Guitar on Fall: Art Toussi
Additional Translation and Vocal on Winter: Sachiyo Niikura
Additional Vocal on Winter Produced and Recorded: Bradley Cook
Mastering: Hans DeKline (Sound Bites Dog)
Cover Art: Amir Motlagh
MIRS logo: Ali Sabet
Publishing & Copyrights 2010 Amir Motlagh/AYA Film
Alternative cover art for TAKE AWAY
We stumbled upon this recently. This was an alternative cover for our 2012 single, TAKE AWAY.
Art directed by us & artist/designer Ali Sabet , who did the illustration as well. (he's been blowing up for which we say, long overdue friend, long overdue.)
This was appropriated from another classic image from cinema. Who can guess. We will send you our whole discography.
Throwbacks....
This was MIRS first press photo for the SPIN CYCLE EP released in 2010. At the time, the project was a solo act. This came 6 months after SHANKS AND THE DREAMERS went on a permanent hiatus.
The second photo, shot with a potato, was the learning process.
Short film, hybrid visual in post-production for new MIRS single
We are currently wrapping up post-production on a new project that features our latest single, MOONLIGHTING MISSION MAN. The question; "Is this a short film or a music video" is an age-old question, famously proposed by Rene Magritte. Here is just one image. Due sometime in Nov 2017.
MIRS latest single, MOONLIGHTING MISSION MAN available now
You can grab our latest single, MOONLIGHTING MISSION MAN on most music platforms. Clicking on the image takes you to the Spotify page.
