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- Date Released: January 1, 1992
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Label: Too Pure
Combining the aggressive remnants of post-punk with the pensive rhythms of Krautrock
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We Say...
Named after an awesome Can song, Moonshake are the quintessential Too Pure band, a British label in the early-'90s that combined the aggressive remnants of post-punk with Krautrock's pensive rhythms and detachment. Like labelmates th' Faith Healers — arguably the leader of this sound — Moonshake can play the part of menacing bully ("Wanderlust," which begins with singer David Callahan sneering the opening lyrics to "Lust for Life," and "Seen & Not Heard," which feels like Alice in Chains covering Fugazi) and introspective world traveler ("Little Thing" and "Tar Baby" and every other song that Margaret Fiedler sings). It's a fascinating balance that's so determinedly of a specific time and place that it still sounds weirdly fresh today. Not a record to overlook.
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They Say...
The only full-length album recorded by Moonshake's original lineup, Eva Luna is bursting with ideas and tension; dissonant instrumental lines careen off of both noisy samples and spacey dream pop textures, resting on a bed of hypnotic dub bass grooves and deliberate, deeply funky percussion. Just as exciting as the seemingly alien soundscapes is the precarious coalition between singers and songwriters Dave Callahan and Margaret Fiedler, who weave their divergent songwriting and performance approaches into something of a double-sided personality. Callahan delivers his tales of despairing cynicism and rage over modern urban life with theatrical growls and nasal wails, while Fiedler's hushed murmurs and understated purr belie the aggression lurking under her songs' often nightmarish psycho-sexual dramas. Above all, Eva Luna's sound collages are dark and edgy, regardless of whether their overall tone is mellow or furious; the album's dense layers of sonic detail and the ebb and flow between Callahan and Fiedler's contrasting songwriting styles make it a richly inventive, endlessly fascinating listen -- and unfortunately the only full-length album of its kind in the group's oeuvre. Matador's American reissue appends the three tracks from the "Secondhand Clothes" single.
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Wanderlust |
4:45 |
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| 02. | |
Tar Baby |
3:36 |
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| 03. | |
Seen & Not Heard |
4:20 |
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| 04. | |
Bleach & Salt Water |
3:42 |
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| 05. | |
Little Thing |
3:18 |
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| 06. | |
City Poison |
4:09 |
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| 07. | |
Sweetheart |
2:43 |
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| 08. | |
Spaceship Earth |
4:38 |
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| 09. | |
Beautiful Pigeon |
3:29 |
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| 10. | |
Mugshot Heroine |
4:39 |
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10 Total Tracks, 39:19 Total Length
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Credits
- Moonshake - Producer // Moonshake - Main Performer // Terry Edwards - Trumpet // Terry Edwards - Trumpet // Terry Edwards - Trumpet // Terry Edwards - Trumpet // Terry Edwards - Trumpet // Terry Edwards - Saxophone // Terry Edwards - Saxophone // Terry Edwards - Saxophone // Terry Edwards - Saxophone // Terry Edwards - Saxophone // Margaret Fiedler - Vocals // Guy Fixsen - Producer // Guy Fixsen - Engineer // Giles Hall - Assistant Engineer // Giles Hall - Assistant // Yvette Lacey - Flute // Mig - Drums // Mig - Group Member // Dave Callahan - Guitar // Dave Callahan - Vocals // John Frennet - Bass // John Frennet - Group Member
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