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Full Gathering Moon
Far Black Furlong →135 listeners432 plays
folkpsychedelicdroneambientweird folk
about this album
Far Black Furlong make experimental, ambient music that also draws on Folk, Drones, Classical and Electronica. Their music is based on live improvisation that is later edited and treated, and otherwise mangled. 'Full gathering Moon' was their debut release, as part of the extremely limited 'Folklore of the moon' series on the Hand/Eye label in 2005. A re-worked version of the track 'Icy Solstice Eye' was originally included on the weird-folk compilation ‘John Barleycorn Reborn: A Discovery Of Folk Music From Dark Britania’. The band is Mark Baigent (woodwinds), Andrew Cotterill (drones, electronica, treatments), Richard Moult (Piano, Harmonium) & Ian Tengwall (Guitar, recording engineer). This release also features poety performed by Bryony Lees. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
why this is interesting
# On Full Gathering Moon This debut invites sustained listening precisely because it resists easy categorization. Far Black Furlong layer live improvisation—woodwinds, drones, field recordings—into something that feels neither purely experimental nor conventionally folk. The album's restraint is notable; rather than overwhelming the listener, each element breathes within carefully considered silence. What emerges is a quietly unsettling landscape where classical sensibilities meet ambient textures, creating space for reflection. The meticulous editing and treatment of improvised material reveals how much intentionality underlies its apparent spontaneity. For those curious about music that thinks deeply about mood and texture, that trusts ambiguity, this limited 2
