Memory Mirror

Memory Mirror was generally well received by critics, receiving 4/5 stars from AllMusic,{{cite web |last=Monger |first=Timothy |date=7 April 2017 |title=Memory Mirror |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/memory-mirror-mw0003046390 |access-date=19 March 2024 |website=AllMusic |archive-date=13 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213224033/https://www.allmusic.com/album/memory-mirror-mw0003046390 |url-status=live }} 3/5 stars from The Austin Chronicle,{{cite web |last=Johnston |first=Abby |date=14 April 2017 |title=Octopus Project: Memory Mirror (Robot High School) |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2017-04-14/octopus-project-memory-mirror/ |access-date=19 March 2024 |website=The Austin Chronicle |archive-date=13 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213224019/https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2017-04-14/octopus-project-memory-mirror/ |url-status=live }} and 9/10 stars from ACRN.{{cite web |last=Lubanovic |first=Maria |date=13 April 2017 |title=ACRN.com - Memory Mirror Review |url=https://acrn.com/2017/04/13/album-review-the-octopus-project-memory-mirror/ |access-date=19 March 2024 |website=ACRN |archive-date=13 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213224017/https://acrn.com/2017/04/13/album-review-the-octopus-project-memory-mirror/ |url-status=live }}

Lauren Doyle, writing for Mxdwn, described Memory Mirror as "an electronica exploration doused in pop harmonies and trippy instrumentals" and noted that "the first three tracks captivate, catapulting listeners into the unimaginable world of The Octopus Project". Doyle concluded, "With all of its clever song titles and extraterrestrial sound, Memory Mirror is a worthy listen and just as quickly as it energizes its listeners it lulls them into a trance, only to have them go back and play the album through again".{{cite web |last=Doyle |first=Lauren |date=7 April 2017 |title=The Octopus Project – Memory Mirror |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2017/04/07/reviews/the-octopus-project-memory-mirror/ |access-date=19 March 2024 |website=Mxdwn |archive-date=5 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205174415/https://music.mxdwn.com/2017/04/07/reviews/the-octopus-project-memory-mirror/ |url-status=live }}

Relix's J. Poet discussed how "Octopus Project continues to demolish our expectations of what a rock band can be" and highlighted the way the band utilizes "fractured dance rhythms, post-rock clatter, mysterious theremin stabs, jazzy cocktail-lounge ambience and experimental electro textures", which "swirl through the mix in unexpected combinations and permutations". They pointed out the songs "Small Hundred", "Remember Remembering", "Understanding Fruit", "Ledgeridge", and "Brounce".{{cite web |last=Poet |first=J. |date=20 April 2017 |title=The Octopus Project: Memory Mirror |url=https://relix.com/reviews/detail/the_octopus_project_memory_mirror/ |access-date=19 March 2024 |website=Relix |archive-date=5 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205174415/https://relix.com/reviews/detail/the_octopus_project_memory_mirror/ |url-status=live }}

1. "Prism Riot" – 1:10
2. "Brounce" – 2:14
3. "Wrong Gong" – 3:10
4. "Mendoza" – 3:21
5. "Remember Remembering" – 3:32
6. "Understanding Fruit" – 4:32
7. "Small Hundred" – 2:49
8. "Pedro Yang" – 4:23
9. "Woah, Mossman!!" – 2:54
10. "Beta Wand" – 2:34
11. "Cuidate" – 1:38
12. "Ledgeridge" – 5:02
13. "Leven" – 2:54

• Mixed by Dave Fridmann and Danny Reisch
• Mastered by Max Lorenzen
• Artwork by Jaime Zuverza

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