Mirror Tapes Worldwide vol. 1

Citizen Maze - Serenity In The Woods

DJ Mixes

Live Performance

If you follow our channel, you are familiar with the man behind Mirror Tapes Recordings and Analogue Attic affiliate, Naarm/Melbourne-based Adam McCoy better known as Citizen Maze. We've been huge fans of McCoy's work both in the studio and behind the decks, which is equally impressive, full of ever-evolving textures and soundscapes. McCoy has found an ideal balance in his style where ambient sounds work in perfect symbioses with dancefloor-oriented percussive grooves, creating a dreamy atmosphere that fits a wide array of settings. 
The mix Citizen Maze made for us is a splendid journey with complex seamless rhythms layered with magnificent melodies and intricate soundscapes. The level of detail in this mix is simply astonishing. 

We are honored to have this mix from Citizen Maze in our catalog, and we hope you'll enjoy it as much as we do.

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Citizen Maze on FB: https://www.facebook.com/CitizenMaze
Citizen Maze on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/citizen_maze/


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Adam McCoy is a musician and dj based in Melbourne, Australia. To some he might perhaps be better known as Citizen Maze, a producer who has developed a following for his abstract, ethereal take on ambient, house and techno.

His two releases on Analogue Attic were critically acclaimed for their wise, deep and pensive approach to the genre. They cemented him as a producer operating at a level very much beyond his years. 

When he approached us and asked if he could contribute a mix to our series we weren't entirely sure what to expect, we knew it might be dreamy, we knew it would be dubbed out. However, it's wholeheartedly interesting and refreshing to see an artist deliver a mix showcasing a different side to their own musical interests.

This time Adam digs deep for obscure IDM, Drum n Bass and focusses on setting a mood. 

This is a beautiful mix, strap in.

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Citizen Maze: The 'Wednesday Alternative' Mix

Mostly unreleased stuff except some material from my last record.

Citizen Maze - Live Performance at Colour

Mirror Tapes welcomes a selection of artists across the globe into vol.1 of the Worldwide VA compilations.

As frantic as these times are - the sound of music shall forever extend - an eternal tool to bring souls together, whether in person or throughout the online world.

Контур Сс (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Konstantin Mutagen (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Merino (Medellín, Columbia) 
Kato De Vidts (Brussels, Belgium)
Experimental Housewife (San Francisco, USA)
Caldera (Brighton, UK)
Queniv (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Shaded Explorer (Friuli, Italy)
Citizen Maze (Naarm/Melbourne, Australia)
KiTA (Naarm/Melbourne, Australia)
Forest on Stasys (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Florian T M Zeisig (Bavarian Alps, Germany)

We hope you enjoy the 1st release on Mirror Tapes.

- Adam

Releases January 25, 2022

Mastered by Emanuele Pertoldi

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Mirror Tapes Worldwide vol. 1 Snippets

Re-recording of my live set at the Analogue Attic 012 Launch.

Live Performance @ Collingwood Arts Precinct

An ambient leaning mix I made for Skylab Radio, The Grevillea E2

Skylab Radio June Mix

Silence In The Night

Albrecht La’Brooy’s Analogue Attic imprint welcomes Citizen Maze onto its roster with the four-track ‘Serenity In The Woods’ EP.
Australian duo Albrecht La’Brooy have been steadily carving out a name for themselves over the past few years with their jazz-inflected take on deep house via the likes of Apollo/R&S, Night Tide and of course their own Analogue Attic imprint which has become a home for their own output as well as fellow Australian artists like Sleep D, Rings Around Saturn and more. Here though we see the label offer up the inaugural EP from Melbourne’s Adam McCoy aka Citizen Maze.
Leading on the package is the ten-minute ‘Natural Playground’, embracing the labels signature field recording background aesthetic whilst stirring in organic drum grooves, fluttering pads and jazzy sax licks throughout. ‘Glade Hollow’ follows with bumpy, off-kilter drums and ethereal chords at its core whilst horn lines and twinkling synth melodies wander across its eight-minute duration.
‘Moonlight Sanctuary’ opens the flip-side, edging into darker territories with murky dubbed out synth flourishes, robust drums and tension building strings before title-track ‘Serenity In The Woods’ rounds out the package, laying focus on a snaking sub bass groove, metallic percussive shuffles and expansive atmospherics.

Release date : 17th August 2018

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Serenity In The Woods EP

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PREMIERE : Citizen Maze - Natural Playground

Today we dive into another part of the groove that we haven't explored much, Ambient! 

It is @citizenmaze "Glade Hollow" soon to be released on @analogueattic that starts this new journey. 

This Australian bad boy provided the smoothest track to enjoy a good sunset after a hard day of work behind a desk in an office without air-con, word.

Enjoy and watch out for the release!

Limonadier Premiere - Citizen Maze - Glade Hollow

Full stream of Citizen Maze's "Moonlight Sanctuary," taken from his upcoming EP on Analogue Attic Recordings, out September 8.

More: https://www.orbmag.com/music/premiere/

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Premiere: Citizen Maze - Moonlight Sanctuary

Analogue Attic presents the inaugural EP from Melbourne’s Adam McCoy aka Citizen Maze    

Leading on the package is the ten-minute ‘Natural Playground’, embracing the labels signature field recording background aesthetic whilst stirring in organic drum grooves, fluttering pads and jazzy sax licks throughout. ‘Glade Hollow’ follows with bumpy, off-kilter drums and ethereal chords at its core whilst horn lines and twinkling synth melodies wander across its eight-minute duration.

‘Moonlight Sanctuary’ opens the flip-side, edging into darker territories with murky dubbed out synth flourishes, robust drums and tension building strings before title-track ‘Serenity In The Woods’ rounds out the package, laying focus on a snaking sub bass groove, metallic percussive shuffles and expansive atmospherics.

[AAR013] Citizen Maze - Serenity In The Woods

Citizen Maze - Live @ Pitch Music & Arts

DJ Mix at Edinburgh Gardens

Click here for the interview with Citizen Maze: melbournedeepcast.net/citizen-maze

A couple of months into studio isolation and Melbourne's @citizenmaze presents us with a new live set and our deepest trip yet! Hitting the radars in 2018 with a debut EP of four incredible mind melters for local label Analogue Attic, Citizen Maze (aka Adam McCoy) has an innate sense for the natural spaces we inhabit, intertwining serene soundscapes, organic drum sounds and synthesised atmospheres custom built for deep sonic introspection. Ready your mind for a trance inducing bliss-out, live sounds from the suburbs of Melbourne and beyond!

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Interview

MDC.244 Citizen Maze

Welcome Citizen Maze to the Butter Mix!

Adam McCoy is a Naarm / Melbourne based live performer + DJ with an ultra refined sound. His inaugural EP ‘Serenity In The Woods’ released on Analogue Attic, 2018 captured the labels signature sound of field recordings, organic drum grooves and deep pads with elements of jazz. In this mix that zone is expanded upon. A perfectly executed exploration of ambient spaces and dance music rhythms spread over a two hour session that’s sure to take you somewhere fantastic. For lovers of deep-ambient-techno, feathery jungle and slightly sinister dub wise vibrations. Keep an ear out for his next EP on Analogue Attic coming soon!

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Butter Mix #94 - Citizen Maze

I discovered Adam through his EP on @analogueattic, which has become one of my longstanding favourite local releases.  I've been a big fan of his creations ever since.

I love the way he always manages to find the perfect balance between ambient and dance, with many of his tracks featuring acoustic instruments. Every new track he sends me is even more charming, innovative and unique than the last.

Thanks for this beautiful mix Adam! @citizenmaze

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Animix Ten: Citizen Maze

@citizenmaze, a.k.a. Adam McCoy, is among the most interesting talents to emerge from Melbourne in recent years. As an artist, much of his work explores the interplay between ambient sounds, acoustic instrumentation and dance music, creating lush, beautiful compositions which also find a natural fit as sophisticated club pieces. 

This approach was perfectly highlighted in his 2018 release on @analogueattic, Serenity In The Woods. Produced using a gaming laptop, a motorised Beringher mixer, and Fruity Loops, this EP showcases richly textured, intricate soundscapes, and blended field recordings with organically percussive grooves and live instrumental elements - all drenched in some of the most sublime-sounding pads we’ve had the pure pleasure of hearing. 

On the horizon for 2020-21 is the release of a second EP on Analogue Attic, plus the launch of Adam's own label, Mirror Tapes, which promises to delve deeper into the intersection of ambient sounds, dance music and experimental sound design.

This mix for Patterns of Perception, recorded alone at home on a stormy isolation-period night, also showcases Adam’s masterful attention to texture and soundscape, but in rhythmical terms brings more energy and intensity. Seemingly effortless shifts between tempos and genres flow organically, yet never muddy the distinctive atmosphere – both industrial and dreamy – present throughout the recording.

Links:
@citizenmaze
https://analogueattic.bandcamp.com/album/serenity-in-the-woods
https://www.facebook.com/CitizenMaze/
https://www.instagram.com/citizen_maze/

Patterns of Perception 69 - Citizen Maze

Exploring ambience and the collaboration with dance music.

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