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Moon Theory
by (Performer: Moon Theory)
Product Group: Music
Studio: Ursa Minor Arts & Media
ISBN: B00006IGJR
EAN: 0793104441120
UPC: 793104441120
Audio CD
Original Release Date: 2002-04-11
Release Date: 2002-08-11
SKU: CD0938
Condition: New
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Editorial Reviews
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Album Description
Moon Theory storms the triphop genre and rips it apart with aggressive beats, mesmerizing vocals, and unearthly atmospherics. Like Garbage on ecstacy, the self-titled CD tantalizes with a guitar-oriented, organic beauty while injecting potent doses of futuristic chaos. Vocalist Kaeti O’Ghara commands with a powerfully engaging style likened to Bjork with the smoothness of Morcheeba and the moodiness of Portishead. Moon Theory’s lyrics and melodies have a gothic feel like Sousxie and the Banshees with an edgey burn. Production, instrumentation, and arrangements accomplished by the alchemical TSO. Moon Theory morphs driving hiphop beats with dangerous liquid encantations both sensual and ancient.
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Customer Reviews
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Stylish darkwave
Rating  (4)
Date: 2006-09-22
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This band reminds me a lot of Collide but maybe a little better. The singer has a good voice to begin with and uses effects to make it really sensual, sibillant and cool.
The backing music is pretty much what you'd expect but varied enough to stay interesting clearly though, the music serves to highlight the singer's voice which is the main "instrument" here. Which is cool because she has both the voice and the personality to pull off the role of dark diva.
The one gripe I have with this this album is one "track" that is just like an "acting skit" with a long section with no music and the and the woman arguing with some "governement agent" thatis supposedly trying to stop them from making music because it's just soo subversive. It comes off as cheesy and an amateurish blunder on what is otherwise a very polished and professional sounding album, but the "skit" in question is only about 2 or 3 minutes and easy to skip over.
Luckily the rest of the album is much much better and I recommend it to anyone who likes somewhat dark yet still fairly accessable electronic music with strong female vocals.
I don't know if this band is still around but I would definately like to hear more of them...
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I love this music.
Rating  (5)
Date: 2005-10-07
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is an album that I play over and over. I dance to it and (try) to sing to it. I love the lyrics on this album, they are mystical, intelligent, trippy, and beautiful. The lead singer's voice is strong yet vulnerable, and doesn't miss a note. I can't wait to hear what this singer does next, she is AMAZING.
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These guys have some serious downtempo talent
Rating (5)
Date: 2003-07-04
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Having been stuck in the stuffy room of the same old, repetitive, downtempo music, Moon Theory is a breath of fresh air. My review should actually say 4 1/2 stars because not all of the songs on the album are "mellow" per-say. But, the songs entitled "Momentary" and "Rhyme and Reason:" are most definitely in my chill playlist.
I also have to give it up to these cats for putting their entire album on the wire in real audio format so that you can "listen before you buy"...
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Techno-rock-grung
Rating (4)
Date: 2002-07-24
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Has a hard edge to it and keeps you rocking over the edge.
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Why isn't this band winning a Grammy?
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-03-26
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
The production is tight, hip and hypnotic, the lyrics are socially relevant, touching with very strong imagery. Every song is strong, with the possible exception of Blasphemy, which is more like audio theatre, and is strong in it's own "fear the system" kind of way. This is an amazing album. It's a pity that artists with this much skill and heart can go relatively unnoticed.
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