"Entitled ‘Callisto’, just 40 copies of this nugget are in the offing, featuring four softly psyched nomads, it was the third track ‘Forest Choir’ that initially piqued our interest, something of a quiet / loud echo to the days of classic era Flying Saucer Attack, though scratch a little deeper and repeated listening had us scrambling fast for our copy of Montgomery and Heaphy’s Kranky gem ‘True’ for closer comparison. Equally adored is the astral sigh of the lunar shimmertone that is ‘Moon Salutation’ as its fleetingly space walks on the outer markers of the Fuxa spectrum grooved in the hazily opiated bliss of Sonic Boom. Somewhere else, the reverb soaked sulk of ‘Sky Totem’ continues apace on the late 80’s New Zealand noise pop road, though why the hell I’m having flashback visions of some imagined happening between a youthful Grails and the late Jack Rose is beginning to disturb, perhaps its primitive almost stoner like shreds that vibrate throughout its hazily glazed desert dry withering bluesed kaleidoscopia are to blame. ‘Third Eye Armada’ wraps matters up on this immense ghost rider-esque set, a howling arid mystical mantra kissed with moments of wasted third eye freakery. Any questions?"
-Mark Barton, The Sunday Experience, March 13, 2019
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released January 21, 2019
Debut EP exploring atmospheric & heavy psych compositions such as the raga infused song, "Third Eye Armada." Comes with an 8cm mini CDr with oversized original, linocut print artwork & insert released on Reverb Worship (RW 412) label (UK).
Moonbloom "Callisto" album cover artwork is a limited edition of 40 original linocut prints, hand carved into a linocut block and hand printed with oil based ink on colored (yellow), 100 lb acid free cardstock, signed & numbered ("1/40" to "40/40") on the back by the artist, Wayne J. Tirone, a.k.a., Moonbloom. CDrs are hand titled with CD surface friendly inks.
Songwriting, composing, performance, recording, editing, mixing and mastering by Wayne J. Tirone, a.k.a., Moonbloom.
Copyright 2018, Wayne J. Tirone, a.k.a., Moonbloom
Moonbloom is Wayne J. Tirone on guitar. Cross-genre original guitar instrumentals, free-improv, dark psych, psychedelic,
etc., created with a d.i.y. ethic. Based in central Connecticut (New England). Debut ep, “Callisto”released on Reverb Worship label (UK)....more
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