Blue Mirror

"Listen to it on a long winter walk and feel yourself sink deeper into the impending gray of December's chill as waves of ambient sonic ennui ebb and flow.” - Revolver Magazine

"Folian thrives in the quiet moments. Spacey guitars and relaxed vocals set the mood, occasionally giving way to thunderous swells of distorted guitars and emotional screams." - Decibel Magazine

“Jesu, 40 Watt Sun and Kayo Dot fans should just hit play already. Portland's Folian knows how to make a bummer sound extremely pretty, with spacious atmospheres and fuzzy guitar tones; adventurous songwriting in search of deeper meaning.” - NPR Music

"Fylstra sculpts an all-encompassing sound that feels like standing on a Gothic mountainside in the freezing cold wind." - Gigwise

"Blue Mirror is the reverb-dripping, psychotropic adventure Folian has crafted for you to melt in and let yourself drift through." - Everything Is Noise

"The well-balanced record envelops the listener on every level: compositionally, thematically, and emotionally." - IDIOTEQ

“Fylstra floats through restrained but powerful guitar melodies that feel poised to snake right into listeners’ psyches. The listening experience feels like an infusion of the feel of a gentle acceptance of creeping nature.” - Captured Howls

“From the first frigid notes of Folian's debut full length, "Blue Mirror", you find yourself alone, transported to a cold, foggy waterfront. The location is familiar to you, but different; changed. The sand isn't as soft, the water isn't nearly as inviting, and the emotions you've always associated with it have been replaced by something that leaves you with more questions than answers. Every soft-sung lyric and crooning riff begs the question, 'how did we get here and can we ever go back?', until you find yourself succumbing to its icy depths.”
- Dylan Garrett Smith (artist/printmaker)
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Blue Mirror sounds include guitars, microKorg, vocal chords, virtual drums, pedals, tambourine, melodica, the waters of Oregon, Virginia, and Eluethera, the candid voices of others, xylophone, and tapes.
credits
released January 31, 2020

Performed, Recorded and Mixed by David S. Fylstra
at Candlewolfe Sound // Portland, OR

Mastered by Zach Weeks at God City Studio // Salem, MA

Layout & Art by Dylan Garrett Smith