Moonshake is tagged as: post-rock, indie, shoegaze, postmodern pop, electronic London based Moonshake, formerly with Too Pure (previous home of Seefeel, Stereolab, PJ Harvey, and Th’ Faith Healers) signed an exclusive worldwide recording contract with C/Z Records in autumn1995. Originally the brainchild of songwriters Dave Callahan and Margaret Fiedler, Moonshake supported PJ Harvey on numerous occasions in 1992-3 and they had their domestic introduction with the release of Eva Luna on the New York Matador label. Fiedler departed shortly after the release of the 1994 EP, Big Good Angel (also released on Matador) to form Laika. Their subsequent LP, The Sound Your Eyes Can Follow was released in the U.S. by American Recordings after being available in the UK for over a year. The first release written solely by Dave Callahan, The Sound features P.J. Harvey and Katherine Gifford (Stereolab) guesting on extra vocal duties. This also marked the first appearance of master saxophonist Raymond Dickaty, who more recently lent his services to Lush, Stereolab, and Gallon Drunk. Raymond stayed on as a full member and became an integral part of the new Moonshake. The new material has a simpler feel yet retains all the quirkiness and the many hybrids of musical styles present in older incarnations of the band. Samplings of grinding industrial clamor,... Read More About Moonshake Biography...  Send Moonshake ringtones to your cell
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