Mooncake ::: Acoustic

It is not very often in this part of the world that we get to hear music from Russia, which is a shame because the country is well known for producing beautiful art, ballet and music, something which should be more widely celebrated.

Mooncake are a wonderful post-rock band hailing from Russia, and to fill the gap between their next studio album release this year, they have released a CD/DVD of their live performance on Rain TV, entitled ‘Acoustic’.

The five track CD is delightful to say the least. Each number is lyric-free, yet it conveys perfectly the intended emotion, which is aural proof of Mooncake’s talent. For example opening track ‘Zaris’ has, at the beginning, a sullen air about it, before building up to a peak which says, “it’s not so bad after all”. While ‘Novorossiysk 1968’ has a more emotional element, with the Cello sound pulling on the listeners’ heart strings, it conjures up feelings of regret.

The five track offering is very easy to listen to and while it will not, by any means, be a commercial success, it is likely to become a favourite among those who appreciate music in its most raw form. Certainly one for the “relaxing” playlists on the music player of your choice as it is both calming and uplifting from track to track. Highly recommended for any music-lover’s collection.

Review by Claire Kane