Moon Duo

Moon Duo
Moon Duo performing at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC
Background information
OriginSan Francisco, California
GenresPsychedelic rock
Years active2009 (2009)–present
LabelsSacred Bones Records
Members
  • Ripley Johnson
  • Sanae Yamada
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Moon Duo is a psychedelic rock band from San Francisco, California formed in 2009 by Wooden Shjips guitarist Ripley Johnson and Sanae Yamada.[1]

History

Their debut album Mazes was released on Sacred Bones Records in 2011. The band's style is inspired by psychedelic rock, combining repetitive rhythms and saturated guitars. Their influences include Alan Vega of Suicide, Spacemen 3 and Silver Apples.[2][3][4][5][6][7] The band's seventh full-length album, Stars Are the Light, was released on September 27, 2019.

Their most recent album, Stars Are the Light was released to favorable reviews. Stereogum named it album of the week on September 19, 2019, saying "With their latest album, Moon Duo were thinking about dance, and as such Stars Are the Light comes with surprising touchstones, with Johnson and Yamada looking back to '70s funk and disco."[8] Metacritic gave the album a score of 77 out of 100.[9]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Escape (2010)
  • Mazes (2011)
  • Mazes Remixed (2011)
  • Circles (2012)
  • Circles Remixed (2013)
  • Live in Ravenna (2014)
  • Shadow of the Sun (2015)
  • Occult Architecture Vol. 1 (2017)
  • Occult Architecture Vol. 2 (2017)
  • Stars Are the Light (2019)

Singles

  • Planet Caravan (2020)

EPs

  • Killing Time (2009)

Compilations

  • Occult Architecture Vols 1 & 2 (2017)

References

  1. ^ "The Uniquely Psychedelic Ripley Johnson". February 26, 2021 – via livemint.com.
  2. ^ "Moon Duo – "Lost Heads"". August 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Moon Duo | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Moon Duo to release the celestial Stars Are the Light on Sacred Bones, followed by earthbound dates". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  5. ^ "Moon Duo: Occult Architecture Vol. 2". Pitchfork.
  6. ^ Richards, Interview by Sam (February 3, 2017). "Moon Duo's guide to psychedelia" – via www.theguardian.com.
  7. ^ "Moon Duo". Discogs.
  8. ^ "Album of the Week". September 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "Stars Are the Light by Moon Duo". Metacritic.

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  1. ^ "Sleepwalker", 2nd place in Berlin Music Video Awards 2013 and Winner of the Best Director Category