torsdag den 9. april 2020

Pat Moonchy - Wintermoon

Written by Balderus



Rare are the musicians who can release a jewel so frequently, if not every time. Milanese Pat Moonchy is, in my opinion, one of these demiurges who hits the musical prodigality on the Web with a bombshell of sophisticated simplicity and hidden experimental complexity altogether.

As a mirror to her previous release ‘Wintersun’, she is offering ‘Wintermoon’ to us, in order to complete the sun-moon duality in a spectrum of cold light responding to cold light. We here have four tracks which structure looks modelled on a lunar phase, with the four major steps on the synodic month. Over the symbolic aspect, the release plays a bit longer than 29 min 53 sec. Hail to selenophiles who may feel all the powers of their cherished celestial body upon them!

‘new moon’ stands for the primordial darkness where all light emerges from. For this awaited silver light to rise, one needs to perform the ritual. Along over the drone waves this high-pitched summoning that sounds like a Theremin sequence and an endless circular-breathed scream. Moonshine is growing, the waxing crescent is appearing, and the ritual shall go on to the ‘first quarter’. From this point the tension is thickening: the drone is getting more and more intense and the surrealistic scream is appealing more dramatic forces on the edge of the waxing gibbous to reach the apex of this all, the ‘full moon’!


The ghostly scream will disappear as the ritual’s goal is soon over. The experience of full moon mysticism is now at its height. Moonbeams are piercing the air and overwhelming the land in a flow of silver vibrations. Instantly, this part may remind you of these splendid and inspiring pictures of places like Stonehenge, Avebury or Newgrange showing the stone circles and quoits under a coloured full moon high up there in the sky rim.

Once the apex reached, time has come for descending phase. The waning gibbous has started its course to the ‘last quarter’. No summoning scream is still necessary now. The monolithic drone describes the phenomenal downfading by itself. The drama tension is dying on the waning crescent. Everyone knows that it is not a fall to the abyss; a new cycle has already started. The silver light of the last crescent has almost expired but after the victory of the kingdom of unfathomable darkness, it will rise again and again.

This homage to the winter moon is available for downloading on Bandcamp and, for physical versions maniacs, it will be soon available on Cadmus Tape. Selenophiles of the world, unite now under the banner of Pat Moonchy!


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