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Austria (1993 – 1998)
The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud were a musical duo from Austria comprised of Albin Julius and Alzbeth. They worked from 1993 until 1998.
The duo’s music was inspired by myriad aspects of European medievalism, including ritual clerical chants and the daily experience of the peasantry. They combined modern industrial electronics, tape loops and samplers with medieval instruments such as the shawm, hurdy gurdy, and Hexenscheit. Alzbeth was the primary vocalist for the group and often sang traditional songs in numerous archaic languages including Middle High German, Latin and Old French. Julius provided distorted and backup vocals.
When performing live, the band often played in old churches, fortresses, medieval prisons and theatres that provided an appropriate atmosphere for their static, militaristic performances.
Early on, the band provided no official photographs or any more information outside of a Swiss mailing address found inside of the albums. The band rarely appeared live or granted interviews. No songs were ever given official titles. All of the group’s music was released on their own record label named Arthur’s Round Table and distributed by World Serpent Distribution.
With each subsequent release the band presented themes traveling further into European history and becoming more martial, choral and bombastic in approach, culminating in their final album; the largely World War II-inspired The Smell of Blood but Victory (1997).
In 1998, the duo, also a couple, parted ways, and no new material has since been recorded.
The duo’s music was inspired by myriad aspects of European medievalism, including ritual clerical chants and the daily experience of the peasantry. They combined modern industrial electronics, tape loops and samplers with medieval instruments such as the shawm, hurdy gurdy, and Hexenscheit. Alzbeth was the primary vocalist for the group and often sang traditional songs in numerous archaic languages including Middle High German, Latin and Old French. Julius provided distorted and backup vocals.
When performing live, the band often played in old churches, fortresses, medieval prisons and theatres that provided an appropriate atmosphere for their static, militaristic performances.
Early on, the band provided no official photographs or any more information outside of a Swiss mailing address found inside of the albums. The band rarely appeared live or granted interviews. No songs were ever given official titles. All of the group’s music was released on their own record label named Arthur’s Round Table and distributed by World Serpent Distribution.
With each subsequent release the band presented themes traveling further into European history and becoming more martial, choral and bombastic in approach, culminating in their final album; the largely World War II-inspired The Smell of Blood but Victory (1997).
In 1998, the duo, also a couple, parted ways, and no new material has since been recorded.
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OnanismMonthly wrote:
Were You Of Silver, Were You Of Gold was clearly their opus.
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twenty-ten wrote:
It's good that at least the albums and the band itself have a title. :D
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z0z0bra wrote:
its not a mistake, there was a special 2 disc version of The Smell Of Blood But Victory with 6 more songs. check here
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kik_elis wrote:
<3
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Aeterna_ wrote:
Tagged the tracks as [album title] I, [album title] II etc., just to be able to make a distinction.
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Cursedvoid wrote:
Untitled is the most played track? so suprising! [2]. - HAHAHAHA.
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nuorimaa wrote:
Untitled is the most played track? so suprising!
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kik_elis wrote:
a-w-e-s-o-m-e [2]
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cindy_sherman wrote:
Jaja... Disneyland Can Wait, everywhere decay of music, decay of our very, very own traditions (changing for the first time ever, hm...), decay, decay..... Grandpa Reloaded.. Go on! Waste your life fighting the real enemy: THE INCREDIBLE MODERN WOOOORLD [..sigh..] ...face it: Gays can be Fascists can be Vegetarians can be good Musicians. Life´s a bitch..
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Dianriale wrote:
ммммр, какая она обволакивающая...
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enid_coleslaw_ wrote:
I like the band, but I really wish I hadn't read any interviews with Alzbeth. :/
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larvalab wrote:
Undescribable how great this band was.Listening to them,someone can compare this with other bands and understand the decay of nowdays music._
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horoshiynemec wrote:
gotta love untitled
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LibreLibre wrote:
'Mass for the dead' (demo recordings) is very nice post-punkish stuff, mostly songs from their previous band.
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stremno wrote:
удивительная музыка [2]
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Iqw wrote:
a-w-e-s-o-m-e
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carrioN_xyroo wrote:
удивительная музыка.
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Lyciummusic wrote:
Why she shouldn't follow his steps; did Albin Julius become gay too?
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SongsOfMaldoror wrote:
The red is the sky. Red are your eyes.
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SongsOfMaldoror wrote:
@ LibreLibre, " It was a lil' irony, nothing more. Right, history and heritage of Western Europe. Only. West vs. East.
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