Ahead of the Edinburgh pair’s Medicine EP launch at King Tut’s on Friday, I’m looking at two of their already released tracks and making wild predictions as to what might be held in their new release.
I’ve got that tingly leg feeling about Man of Moon’s sure to be gripping performance this Friday after catching Chris and Mikey at LP Records back on RSD. Their set exemplified uniformity, precision and superlative musicianship, not to mention a cheeky little cover of Django Django.
If we were to use our conviction monitor and measure both Mickey and Chris’s convicting capabilities, it would be off the scale. ‘The Road’ is a masterclass in pin point rock, electronic and sci-fi psychedelia. The lads effortlessly combine soaring guitar solos with acute syncopated drum beats, simultaneously building to climatic peaks where heavier instrumentation takes the limelight.
“Slowly waiting for this day to come,
Slowly waiting for this day to come
Take your eyes up off the road just for a little while
Take your eyes up off the road just for a little while”
https://soundcloud.com/melodic-records/man-of-moon-the-road
There’s definitely something Mao militant about Man of Moon’s approach to music. This was symbolised at their RSD display when their opening performance of ‘Sign’ felt as though it was going to smash all the glass within a 50ft radius. ‘Sign’ encompasses a drone-esque character which fits mystically with Man of Moon’s stoner vocals.
“Just waiting for you to give me a sign,
Just give me a sign”
‘Sign’ comprises a section where the entire rhythm section drops out approx. 3.10 seconds in. What follows can only be described as ‘holy shit’. The culmination of a climatic two minute build up is just... urrrgh, too goddamn good.
https://soundcloud.com/melodic-records/man-of-moon-sign-2
I’m predicting some mind-blowingly amazing tracks on Man of Moon’s release of Medicine. If their live performances are anything to go on, then man are we in for some roomscape electronic wonderfulness.
