MOON FAR AWAY (RUS)

Active in Arkhangelsk since 1994, the band fits into the spectrum of ritual darkwave. Moon Far Away is Wolfgang Count Ash, Anea & Heleg. Despite their English name, they are strictly oriented towards the folklore of northern Russia. The band perform most of their music using traditional instruments – the acoustic guitar, balalaika, and drums, augmented with electronic equipment. The poles of this work are a bond with the birthplace, one located in the north, on the borderlands of Europe, by the White Sea. The music of ritual and roots, a communion with nature, water, the rustle of leaves, and nostalgia. Singing is a fundamental feature of Moon Far Away’s expression. The band’s melodic folk songs performed live in Russian have a strong rhythm and even a sort of electric groove. Moon Far Away’s musical offering includes a tribute to the film Ivan the Terrible made by Sergei Eisenstein and, which seems equally interesting, a record with versions of the new Russian anthem. [ws]

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