Blue Moon Set
Blue Moon Set is the fourth solo album by Irish ambient musician Seamus Ó Muíneacháin.[2] The album was broadcast on several major radio stations, including BBC Radio 6,[3] RTÉ,[4] KEXP,[5] and WFMU,[6] and received a positive critical reception.
Blue Moon Set | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2020 | |||
Recorded | 2020 | |||
Genre | Ambient, New Age | |||
Length | 34:33 | |||
Label | Ghost Home Records | |||
Producer | Seamus O'Muineachain | |||
Seamus Ó Muíneacháin chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Rockerilla | Positive [1] |
Background and release
The album was recorded in O'Muineachain's hometown of Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland, from January to March 2020,[7] and was subsequently released during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland. The album had its premier on KDHX on the 17th of March 2020,[8] and was released three days later, both digitally and as a limited edition blue cassette tape, on March 20.[9] Several music videos were created for the album, including a video for 'Slow Closing Day' by Irish experimental film-maker Maximilian Le Cain.[10]
Track listing
- "Crestfalling" – 3:34
- "In The Burrows" – 2:41
- "The Space Where You Once Were" – 3:33
- "Windows/Chloe" – 5:53
- "Slow Closing Day" – 4:07
- "Try" – 3:34
- "Brambles" – 3:19
- "Still" – 3:34
- "Rushlight The Factories" – 4:18
References
- P.81 Raffaello Russo (April 2020). "Seamus O Muineachain | Music Review | Album". Rockerilla. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "Spring Music Preview 2020 - Modern Composition". acloserlisten.com. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone". BBC. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "An Taobh Tuathail". RTÉ. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "Seamus O'Muineachain". KEXPlorer. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- "Shrunken Planet". wfmu.org. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- Pimmon "QUIET SPACE — #129 — BLUE MOON SET". pimpod.com. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "Syntehtic Sounds". KDHX. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "Blue Moon Set on Bandcamp". Bandcamp. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "Slow Closing Day on Youtube". Youtube. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.