Track List:
- Cosmic Seed
- Luminous Thread
- Odyssey Limen
- The First Tremor
- Astromorphosis
- Fount of Everlight
- Olden Resonance
- Lament of the Thistle-Queen
This Hungarian neofolk duo was featured on my blog before, and they're one of my favourite bands in neofolk/ethereal folk in general, but this particular album is metal, which came as a pretty big surprise. While their neofolk roots are still present, and the vocals by Agnes are still beautiful, the main sound on "Seed Of The Formless" is post-metal and maybe even doom metal. While I still think their debut album is the best in their discography, this one is going to be a close second (especially if compared with their previous release "Aether", which was pretty unmemorable).
Release notes:
"With their eighth studio album "Seed of the Formless", THE MOON AND THE NIGHTSPIRIT have reached a crossroads on their ever changing path. A deliberate and significant sonic mutation has created a leap in their stylistic evolution. While the Hungarian duo's deep roots in ethereal folk remain audible, "Seed of the Formless" marks their conscious journey into the heavier realms of atmospheric post-metal. The Hungarians' embrace of electric guitars and vast synth soundscapes to channel what they describe as a more cosmic and visceral energy, as compared to the whispering of forest and meadows in their musical past, makes perfect sense at this stage of their sonic evolution. As THE MOON AND THE NIGHTSPIRIT navigate the space between shadow and luminescence, the parallel contrast between the acoustic and the electric as well as their subsequent amalgamation, they unlock the gates to a vast realm of new possibilities. There will always be those who oppose any change, but as true artists THE MOON AND THE NIGHTSPIRIT acted on their need to evolve further. The result is "Seed of the Formless", which is drawing from atmospheric post-metal and ambient, while the duo's soul remains intact: mystical, yearning, and eternally bound to the infinite!"
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