Free MP3 Album Downloads :: progressive melancholic acoustic rock/metal for Opeth, Katatonic, Blackfield fans...

Download the entire Dreadnought, Lunar Ecstasy and self-titled Mountain Mirrors albums here for FREE. (Just right click on each and choose "save as".)

These MP3s are all Non-DRM (no suspicious encriptions - they are ordinary mp3s), so you can load them on any mp3 player. These are 128K (perfect for iPods)...

All I ask is if you listen to it a lot, please buy a physical ($9.99) or download ($5.98!) CD from CD Baby (much higher fidelity MP3s). CD Baby is our store of choice. They're awesome.

Other ways you can help: post a little something about Mountain Mirrors at your favorite blog or forum, email tracks to friends, burn a disc for a friend, post a review at iTunes or Amazon.com or link to us on your Myspace or personal site. I really suck at self-promotion, so anything you can do to help is appreciated!! I can't tell you enough what it means to me.

Thanks! You are awesome.

-Jeff

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Stay Evil [ Download ]

It's about following a spiritual path and finding some enlightenment. And how things the world perceives as good and evil are...relative.

The Demon's Eye [ Download ]

The lyrics to this song came in a flash of inspiration like I've never felt before. What does it mean to you?

Karmic Dogs [ Download ]

This is also about the relativity of good and evil. Maybe some bad deeds bring good karma. And the other way around.

Your Time Has Come [ Download ]

Imagine the innocent victims of a sadistic, power-mad ruler as they rise from the ground, laughing. Finally able to partake in Judgment Day.

Calm Before the Storm [ Download ]

This uses the Four Horsemen as a metaphor for how the world feels sometimes these days. Every time we turn on the damn news, it seems like Armageddon. And if you dig deep enough into a lunatic's prophesies, you'll find them happening everywhere.

Alone in a Crowd [ Download ]

We all know how it feels to be in a crowd of people and feel completely alone inside. For some people, it's all the time.

Deploribus Unum [ Download ]

Sometimes it feels like if there's a God, He, She or It has abandoned us. Or maybe we drove them away...then again, in an infinite universe, how much time can God devote to a parasitic human race?

Praying Mantis [ Download ]

This is the first song I wrote after "Lunar Ecstasy" - right after my grandfather passed away. Maybe the most lost I've ever felt in my life. I put it down and came back to it after seeing a documentary about the death of the great John Lennon...Shot in the back in front of the Dakota hotel by Mark Chapman. The working title for awhile was "Devil at the Dakota". I just didn't feel right releasing it under that title, so a meditation produced the title "Praying Mantis".

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A Short Burst of Clarity [ Download ]

It's not about a God. But Something... Something I felt turned its back on me. But in actuality, I refused to accept it in my life. There is something out there. What is It to You? E-mail me.

Lunar Ecstasy [ Download ]

I remember writing the riffs on my acoustic guitar, and just strumming it quietly night after night. It just felt so sweet to play...warm and fuzzy. I could not figure out a poem to do it justice. Then, while listening to Beck's "Mellow Gold", I was inspired by "Nitemare Hippy Girl". I scribbled the lyrics on a napkin in my truck. (We all know someone who could be the main character in this song.) That heavy breakdown at the end wrote itself. I asked Brad Athey if he'd like to play a violin solo on it. Not normal violin - but violin "from the fires of Hades!!". I was going to slap some Hendrix distortion on it afterward, and Brad beat me to it!! That solo blows my mind every time I hear it. Thanks Brad! Download the new acoustic version here!

Your Sacred Space [ Download ]

You can hear a huge Nick Drake influence on this song. I was inspired by the sheer simplicity and beauty in Nick Drake's music. Just let the music happen. Nothing fancy. Nothing to hide. Over the past year, my grandfather - who is more like a father and hero to me - suffered two major strokes. They kicked his ass, but he's worked hard to recover daily. My family suffered indescribable blows from it. Seeing him in the emergency room, my whole family in the waiting room night after night. Praying, demanding of that Something to stop f@#king with him. Stop hurting him. And me in my sacred space. My constant Friend: music. Once my pen started moving, it too, wrote itself. Where is Your "sacred space"?

Apparition[ Download ]

This is the type of song I expect to hear on shows I love like �Unsolved Mysteries� and "Sightings�. It started with the "tubular bells" chime and grew from there. I'm a huge fan of Vangelis' Bladerunner Soundtrack. You can finally hear that on �Apparition�.

Where the Green Meets the Blue [ Download ]

I read somewhere a long time ago the invisible, vanishing space between the earth and the horizon is where infinity lives. And if for a split second You can actually see that space, You experience the infinite. Time stands still. I inherited a 12 string guitar from a friend and the guitar part took off with one note.

Afterlife [ Download ]

I wrote this solo guitar piece 6 or 7 years ago. Ever since, rarely have I picked up a guitar without playing it. I found Derek Devore at Ampcast, and instantly thought of that song. Maybe he would put some orchestration on it? Maybe he'd tell me to "smoke another one" just for asking! But he is just the coolest guy. I e-mailed him my song, and within two days, he sent me this spine-tingling, beautiful, dreamy accompaniment. You can't imagine what a feeling of exhilaration it is for me to listen to this. Thanks Derek!

By the way, if you're reading this, M. Night Shyamalan or Quentin Tarrantino, you can license it for a film soundtrack at ASCAP. hehe (Quenton Tarrantino, Quenton Tarantino, Quentin Tarantino, M. Night Shamalan, M. Night Shamalyan)

Last Resort [ Download ]

Music-wise, this is by far the most psychedelic, out there tune I've ever recorded. The beat repeats itself through the whole song, adding to it's spacey, hypnotic feel. The lyrics are about the things people turn to heal themselves. Sometimes, we need to do whatever it takes to feel Hope.

Agent Orange [ Download ]

Vietnam has always fascinated me. We all know the main character in this song. Psychedelic Juggernaut Nick Bensen adds a soulful, floating E-bow sound on this track. While he was working on his parts for this song, I was working on some guitar for his song "Summit". You'll find that on Free City Media's "Further Adventures of Telepathic Explorers" CD!! Thanks Nick!

Rain [ Download ]

Just a guitar. Playing to You. While You drift off to Your Sacred Space.

Click here to listen to the entire disc at CD Baby. Also available at iTunes.

Jeff Sanders :: photo by Jennifer Sanders