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MOONFACE

THIS ONE'S FOR THE DANCER & THIS ONE'S FOR THE... (JAGJAGUWAR)

MOONFACE - THIS ONE'S FOR THE DANCER & THIS ONE'S FOR THE... 129358
Format:
2 LP
Release:
02.11.2018
Label:
JAGJAGUWAR
Kat.-Nr.:
129358
Barcode:
0656605229416
Seit 2010 ist Moonface der Name, unter dem der kanadische Musiker Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown) seine eher experimentelle Seite erforscht, sowohl in solistischen als auch in kollaborativen Arbeiten.

,This One's For The Dancer & This One's For The Dancer's Bouquet" ist seine letzte LP unter dem Namen Moonface.

,This One's For The Dancer & This One's For The Dancer's Bouquet" ist eine experimentelle, amorphe Listening-Session, die zwischen jazzigen Meditationen und frenetischem Rock oszilliert, der von Marimbas, Xylophonen und Steeldrum durchdrungen ist.

Sie besteht aus zwei verschiedenen, aber miteinander verbundenen Ideen; die Musik wird aus zwei verschiedenen Projekten zusammengestellt, die jeweils mit verschiedenen Musikern durchgeführt werden, die in verschiedenen Studios, in verschiedenen Städten und in verschiedenen Jahren aufgenommen wurden.

Die Songs werden aus zwei völlig unterschiedlichen Perspektiven gesungen, die zu einem langen, einzigen Album verschmolzen werden.

Die Hälfte der Lieder wurde aus der Sicht des Minotaurus aus der griechischen Mythologie geschrieben, die andere Hälfte aus Krugs eigener Perspektive.

Jede Seite der Doppel-LP ist ihre eigene kleine Reise, verbunden durch einen durchgehenden Strang der Dichte, der unbarmherzigen Dunkelheit, die jede Ecke des Sounds färbt.

Mit Krugs eigenen Worten: ,I never made an album under that name I was embarrassed by, and this is one of my favorites, so I may as well get out while I still can, on a personal high note to boot.

Take this album as a sort of parting gift before Moonface sails into oblivion; the alter-ego's final offering."[ ENG] Since 2010, Moonface has been the name under which Canadian musician Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown) explores his more experimental side, in both solo and collaborative works.

This One's For The Dancer & This One's For The Dancer's Bouquet is his final LP under the Moonface moniker.

This One's For The Dancer & This One's For The Dancer's Bouquet is an experimental, amorphous listen, oscillating between jazzier meditations and frenetic rock imbued with marimbas, xylophones, and steel drum.

It's made up of two distinct yet connected ideas; the music is culled from two separate projects, each with different collaborators, recorded in different studios, in different towns, in different years.

The songs are sung from two completely different standpoints, blended into one long, single album.

Half of the songs were written from the point of view of the Minotaur from Greek mythology, the other half written from Krug's own perspective.

Each side of the four-sided album is its own little journey, connected by a through-thread of density, of unmerciful darkness that colors every corner of the sound.

In Krug's own words: "I never made an album under that name I was embarrassed by, and this is one of my favorites, so I may as well get out while I still can, on a personal high note to boot.

Take this album as a sort of parting gift before Moonface sails into oblivion; the alter-ego's final offering."
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. MINOTAUR FORGIVING PASIPHAE
  • 1.2. THE CAVE
  • 1.3. MINOTAUR FORGIVING KNOSSOS
  • 1.4. HEARTBREAKING BRAVERY II
  • 1.5. LAST NIGHT
  • 1.6. MINOTAUR FORGIVING MINOS
  • 1.7. AIDAN'S EAR
  • 1.8. MINOTAUR FORGIVING THESEUS
  • 2.1. SAD SUOMENLINNA
  • 2.2. MINOTAUR FORGIVING DAEDALUS
  • 2.3. OKAY TO DO THIS
  • 2.4. DREAMSONG
  • 2.5. HATER
  • 2.6. MINOTAUR FORGIVING THE WHITE BULL
  • 2.7. WALK THE CIRCLE IN THE OTHER DIRECTION
  • 2.8. MINOTAUR FORGIVING POSEIDON