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Songs of the Blood Moon

by Sofia Records 002

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about

A compilation of tracks recorded under the Supermoon Lunar Eclipse on 27 September 2015.

"On the afternoon of the 27th of September 2015, I was sitting in my car along the roadside, tuning the radio in and out and starring at the clouds. The weather announcements came on to say the sky would be clear for viewing that night's eclipse of the superbloodmoon. The urge to write music beneath the moon took hold of me and I wondered if others were having the same temptations. So I wrote up on the usual social media outlets “Anyone else thinking of writing a song for the eclipse tonight?” and lo and behold, the lunar vibes were out there. Contributions were left up to the fates. All the songs on the compilation were written, recorded, mixed and edited on the one night beneath the gaze of the eclipse in places around the globe." - Natalia

Individually handprinted covers designed & ensembled by Natalia

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"This fine compilation from Ireland's Sofia Records has its contributors concede control of their compositions to the moon. It features thirteen lunatics from across the globe each of whom agreed to record a new track during the Supermoon lunar eclipse of September 27, 2015.

The concept gives the otherwise distinct offerings a neat temporal bond, as well as an attitudinal one in their collective willingness to spontaneously busk at night. This endows the compilation with a consistent sense of adventure with an esoteric edge, bringing to mind the oft reported strange effects of a full moon, all delivered by keen improvisational instincts.

Opening with a beautifully, yet lightly fried, shimmering on acoustic guitar, Yorkshire’s Neil Campbell (of Astral Social Club and Vibracathedral Orchestra) narrates a wry, self-deprecating tale of his attempts to get a good look at that night’s “bloody moon”. It sets an unusual tone, both refreshingly relaxed yet mysterious, that extends across the rest of the compilation. It is followed by a circulating raw drum solo from Woven Skull’s Willie Stewart, as much a textural treat as a rhythmic workout, while fellow ‘Skull, Natalia Beylis turns up on the other side with the longest and perhaps most affecting piece on the tape. Over almost quarter of an hour shifting cycles in her solo improvised piano seem to reveal ripples in time; imagined in a moonlit setting it’s as if its meandering possesses hidden meanings.

Other highlights include ‘Tetrad’ a hyperactive, acidic sci-fi barrage from Hacker Farm’s Kek-W, United Bible Studies’ David Colohan plucking over the invisible foliage of radio transmissions on ‘NASA Says Not To Worry’ and the fruity fiddle solo of Tóla Custy’s ‘Whoa! Stop You Horse You’. But, unusually for a compilation, each track feels essential, together building a unique, arcane structure bonded by moon-minded mirth and magic."
- Rum Music By Russell Cuzner at The Quietus

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released March 24, 2016

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