For Collectors!
The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath A Cloud – Were You Of Silver, Were You Of Gold
Label: Arthur’s Round Table – ART 6
Format: CD, Mini-Album
Country: Switzerland
Released: 1996
Style: Industrial, Experimental, Neofolk
Distributed By – World Serpent
Copyright © – The Moon Lay Hidden
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Ouroubouros Publishing
Made By – PMDC, UK
Thanks to Kevin Rodley and Robert Prettner for constant mental support.
World Serpent
London
Made in England
© The Moon Lay Hidden 1996
℗ Ouroubouros Publishing Ltd. 1996
Barcode (Text): 5 021958 457024 >
Barcode (Scanned): 5021958457024
Matrix / Runout: ART6 03 %
Matrix / Runout (Mould On Inner Ring): MADE IN UK BY PMDC
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L132
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0445
The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud (styled The Moon lay hidden beneath a Cloud) was an Austrian musical duo composed of Albin Julius and Alzbeth. Their music reflected their deep fascination with myriad aspects of European medievalism including ritual, clerical chants and the daily experience of the peasantry.
Their music combined modern electronics, tape loops and samplers with medieval instruments such as hurdy-gurdy, shawm, 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. After their split, both of the duo were considerably more vocal and promotional images were released.
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)…
