Moonlight - DownWords CD
SKU
21-MMP0380
"Moonlight is an experienced band hailing form Poland. Formed in 1991, this is their eleventh album. And on this album they really takes you along for a ride; and it sure as hell isn't a joyride you're invited to. Many people are fond of labels to describe music. Critics perhaps more than others. Labeling the music you'll find on this CD is next to impossible. Sure, it is art-rock; music made for concentrated listening where music as a creative form of art is central. And yes, they do utilize some of the effects you can find in music performed by the likes of King Crimson and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, utilizing disharmonies and cacaphonic effects to the max. You can read a lot into the lyrics as well, and the lyrics and the music can surely be said to be closely interwoven, where both elements enhance each other. But the result can't really be compared to either of the above mentioned groups - or any other that I know of. This is music that H. P. Lovecraft would have approved of. The perfect music to listen to when closely looking at Hieronymous Bosch' more disturbing paintings. Music that would have been the perfect soundtrack if someone ever decided to make a movie based on Dante Alleghari's poem about the seven circles of hell. In other words - this is eerie and disturbing music, sending you on a trip into a nightmarish - but beautiful - world in the twilight zone. Describing the tracks on the album by themselves is as good as pointless. So much is happening here, so many nuances are woven into the music, that a detailed and good description of each of the tracks would have resulted in a book. In general, most of the tracks are divided into many parts, most often calmer parts during the verses, with synth, piano and guitar utilized to create eerie and disturbing moods during the verse, then in-between verses you get a more brutal soundscape with guitars and synths being used more aggressively."-Prog4you.com
- LabelMetal Mind
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