Dec 13, 2023
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Making the wrong turning
Falling Mirror: First Demo Session 1978, released 2nd February 2023
Nielen and Allan's original collection of songs which would go on to appear on their iconic albums Zen Boulders (1979), The Storming of the Loft (1980), and Fantasy Kid (1981).
Nielen and Allan’s original collection of songs which would go on to appear on their iconic albums Zen Boulders (1979), The Storming of the Loft (1980), and Fantasy Kid (1981). Credits Released February 2, 2023 Lyrics and vocals by Nielen MirrorGuitars and piano by Allan FaullRecorded and Produced by Tully McCullyAt Spaced-Out Sound Studios, Cape Town Unreleased and previously unavailable…
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Ons gesels met 80's Rockgroep, Falling Mirror - Kwȇla | kykNET
Ons gesels met 80’s Rockgroep, Falling Mirror – Kwȇla | kykNET
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South African Video: Falling Mirror - Johnny Calls The Chemist
Very rare original video, created by Tully McCully, can now been seen on YouTube by kind permission of Tully McCully and Benjy Mudie.
Very rare original video, created by Tully McCully, can now been seen on YouTube by kind permission of Tully McCully and Benjy Mudie. Falling Mirror – Johnny Calls The Chemist Read more (a lot more!) on the obsessively detailed Falling Mirror website which is part of the South African Rock Encyclopedia.
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What Am I Listening To? Hammerhead Hotel!
What Am I Listening To? Hammerhead Hotel!
Hammerhead Hotel | photo: Michael Currin A mix of South African tunes, inspired by the title track off the Falling Mirror album. Everything we do is psychotic… Nielen Mirror, 1985 https://www.mixcloud.com/briancurrin/hammerhead-hotel-feat-falling-mirror-jack-hammer-the-dolly-rockers-mccully-workshop-radio-rats/ Hammerhead Hotel Track List 1. Bus Station – Fly Paper Jet2. Hammerhead Hotel –…
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Ex-Falling Mirror Drummer Pat Humphreys passes away
Ex-Falling Mirror Drummer Pat Humphreys passes away
Patrick Humphreys | Image: Facebook It is with great sadness that we share the sad news that Pat Humphreys has passed away. Pat was the drummer for the legendary Cape Town band, Falling Mirror, alongside Allan Faull and Nielen Mirror, after beginning his association with them as a member of the pre-Falling Mirror band Wakeford Hart in 1970. Pat then left that band for a few years, until, after…
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Ex-Falling Mirror Drummer Pat Humphreys passes away
Ex-Falling Mirror Drummer Pat Humphreys passes away
Patrick Humphreys | Image: Facebook It is with great sadness that we share the sad news that Pat Humphreys has passed away. Pat was the drummer for the legendary Cape Town band, Falling Mirror, alongside Allan Faull and Nielen Mirror, after beginning his association with them as a member of the pre-Falling Mirror band Wakeford Hart in 1970. Pat then left that band for a few years, until, after…
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#6 of #20forgottenSAsongs
Johnny calls the chemist - Falling Mirror
There’ve been so many requests for this song that one almost feels it can’t qualify as forgotten. But I guess there are a lot of people out there who might not know it. Despite releasing (I think) five albums, Falling Mirror were an almost mythical band owing to their refusal to play live. I myself only ever saw them once, almost by accident. Guitarist Allan Faull was an unusual talent, and singer Nielen Mirror a singular front man. Faull once played for Rabbitt, believe it or not.
This song from 1986 is about an abortive love affair, but is popularly understood as being about drugs, paranoia and futility. The refrain “Johnny calls the chemist / but the chemist doesn't come” conjures up a drug addict’s Waiting for Godot. If you want to know more about this truly unique band, read this long piece by Steve “Sugar” Segarman, a long time SA Rock archivist, and also the guy who features in the recent Oscar-nominated movie Searching for Sugarman.
"Johnny's travelling faster now / he's spinning in her head / Make no mistake about it / their history will be read / And Johnny calls the chemist / but the chemist doesn't come / She's back inside the twilight / and Johnny hears the hum."
#7 of #20forgottenSAsongs - Slow Thighs - Urban Creep
