Moonlit Wake – Moonlit Wake Demo [2010]

posted by Zamo on November 28, 2010

Moonlit Wake – Moonlit Wake Demo [2010]

Genre(s): Atmospheric Black Metal, depressive black metal, shoegaze

Location LINDEN, Virginia, US

Record Label Unsigned


Most of the times, when we usually talk about Depressive black metal. atmospheric black metal, post-black metal, shoegaze bands (or other similar subgenres), we position them directly in Europe, without really seeing farther continents. Even if, as of late, this tendency started to be noticed very well in countries such as Canada, USA.

”Moonlit Wake” is one of those bands that haven’t been heard by a large audience, from those places where we believe that atmospheric, depressive black metal aren’t really listened to ( even if there are a lot of bands from the States that can prove us wrong ).





This ”project” was born at the beginning of 2008 and it contains a mixture of several genres that find their roots in atmospheric/depressive black metal. Also, post rock, ambient elements can be found there.. all of this making us think of bands like Alcest, Amesoeurs, early Katatonia, Draugluin and others.

The ”Moonlit Wake’‘ demo is a very good example of how well these genres/influences can lace together, of how easily you can pass from a state of mind of ”explosion, escape” to one that is bathed in melancholy, dreams and ethical calm.

The tracks are only instrumental, they are based on the idea of a slow, atmospheric black metal, they give you a sensation of continuous waiting, loneliness and melancholy. The more rhythmic moments are the ones that put more emphasis on depressive black metal ( for instance, at the end of the track named Enduring Faith, the beginning of Twilight ). The whole demo is, as a matter of fact, a ”game” between figments of atmospheric black metal, post rock and depressive black metal, ( very similar with the composition of: ”Ecailles De Lune” (Part I and II) from Alcest ), a ”game” that will certainly get you. And as far as I’m concerned, the ending of the song named Twilight really caught me, a post rock, acoustic fragment, simple and beautiful.

In the demo, there are 20 minutes in which you simply let yourself caught by music, there are 20 minutes of ”Nocturnal Comfort” and it’s the clear demonstration that you don’t have to toughen the things too much to get a thing well done.

p.s.: to be listened to in a proper state of mind.

Tracklist:

1. Enduring Faith

2. Twilight

3. Nocturnal Comfort

4. Moonlit Wake

http://www.myspace.com/moonlitwake

Rating: 8