A Dark Moon Night

Shroud

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Neue Asthetik/Tess
• ASIN: B00000GWV2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #284,242 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Though the Shroud have the band name and the cover art of gloomy, Gothic dark wavers, this record's sound pulses with uptempo love songs and velvety rockers. Engaging in a straight-up, guitar-driven way, the music is simultaneously accessible and mysterious, like familiar surroundings suddenly darkened in a candle-lit power outage. Though well-crafted and produced to a high sheen, it's also still edgy and passionate. Take the verses of "Pixy-Led": Lydia Fortner's vocals cascade through a melancholic guitar line, giving way to the big chords and enticingly teasing keyboard riff in the chorus. Elsewhere, the arpeggiated guitar work and organic atmospherics of "And Then" almost sound like a forgotten Moody Blues B-side. Still, this is more Siouxie Sioux than classic-rock homage. The baroque feel and swirling vocals of songs like "Let Me Hold On" conjure up images of a romanticized past, lavish and ornate as a four-poster bed covered with rose petals. --Matthew Cooke

Product Description

Beautifull melancholic female vocals combined with dark and slow ethereal music

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Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best band to kick-off the new millennium!, November 21, 1999

By A Customer

This is one of the most innovative bands I've heard in many years! The beautiful Lydia Fortner not only writes intelligent lyrics and melodies, but is a first class singer! The band's arrangements are very professional and complement the songs and the singer. the band not only writes melodic dreamy tunes, but proves they can "rock out" on DAY AND NIGHT and PROPHECY as well. WHERE THE WIND GOES would become an "instant" hit if mainstream radio and mtv would play it. This band has taken "GOTHIC" ROCK music beyond its usual boundaries, and broken many rules along the way, creating an atmopheric sound,with an "edge" that is truely their own. I would highly recommend this bands Cd's not only to fans of "GOTH" music, but\ fans of Alternative and Rock music who are bored with the talentless sound-alikes that MTV has been pushing for years. I anticipate the arrival of their next Cd. Look for this band to break out in the Mainstream within the next two years!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truely terrific album, March 24, 2003

By	Michael J Harper "Luxuriate" (Covina, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Not cold, this album is notibly dark but so very warm and refreshing. The voice; a smokey hybrid of Stevie Nix and Gitane Demone. Lydia Fortners voice has a smooth and absolute sound. The music is so very reminding of "The Cures" "Disentegration" on the way to "Wish" being that the guitar effects are so very similar and the pace is mellow and developing. "A Dark Moon Night" is an album that keeps giving all the way through, very well balanced with intelligent lyrics wise in mysticism that are further displayed on "In the Garden".(the shrouds follow up album which is also very good) This album is a truley wonderful album, invoking a mood like waves rolling on the beach on a warm night of a quiet red/gold ending summer day. Very entertaining band to listen to. The Shroud are very worthy of thier praise.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oh my Goth, October 28, 2002

By	"deathfromafar" (North Canterbury New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This is a pretty darn good album.

I have to admit that I was thouroughly underwhelmed on the first few listens. But like all good stuff, after a while I began to think it was OK, then pretty good, now I am sold.

The Shroud combine several talented individuals in creating their unique sound. Lydia Fortner has an extremley talented voice, from the higher note too deep sensous growls. Her versility is well shown by the second track "where the wind goes" which just melts into your ears. The guitars are understated, and rely mainly on Lydias voice to gain effect. This is best comparible to other guitar darkwave bands- maybe like the Cranes with a different vocalist, or perhaps early Cure.

If you like guitar based goth, any darkwave, any shoegazer or even just feel like some mellow sounds this comes recommended. If you are of a more industrial bent- say Collide, Curve or Wench, you may find this a bit too tame, but I think it would suit even you for those "quiet moments".