Of the Wand and the Moon

Oft he Wand and the Moon (dk) Neo-Folk/Dark-Folk

Dänemark

Die Musik von Of the Wand & the Moon ist durch die Klänge von Akustik-Gitarre und Keyboard sowie einer oftmals flüsternd dargebrachten Form des Gesangs geprägt. Häufig kommen verschiedene weitere Instrumente zum Einsatz, wie zum Beispiel Flöte, Cello, verschiedene Trommeln und Glocken, Akkordeon, Bass oder Violine. Ebenfalls lassen sich vereinzelt auch starke Dark-Ambient-Einflüsse feststellen.

 

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Danish Of The Wand & The Moon is back with a brand new studio album

after 10 years since the last highly acclaimed „The Lone Descent“ 2011-

album.

The 10 new songs are a highly atmospheric, melancholic and twilightridden

output, that this time clearly shows mainman Kim Larsen’s

inspirations from 60-70’s singer/songwriters such as Lee Hazlewood, Leonard Cohen and Serge Gainsbourg, as

well as movie soundtracks from the same period. But most importantly – developing the sound from former

album “The Lone Descent” (2011). On the other hand, it still maintains some of the dark neo-folk roots of the

band – but is still a huge step musically into brand new directions as well. The album also includes guest

performances by King Dude, legendary Danish singer/author/artist Martin Hall (who also wrote the liner notes

for the album), as well as several other household names on the Danish scene such as Uffe Lorenzen (Baby

Woodrose), Bo Rande (Blue Foundation) and Sarah Hepburn (Kloster a.o.).

Of The Wand & The Moon started as a soloproject by Kim Larsen in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1998 when he was

still a member and composer in doom-metal band Saturnus. The debut album “Nighttime Nightrhymes” was

released in 1999 and was a dark folk/neo-folk album that received quite some attention in both neofolk, goth

and metal scenes. With the second album “Emptiness Emptiness Emptiness” (2001), the sound of Of The Wand

& The Moon had developed much, and is considered a neo-folk/dark folk classic these days. A lot of touring

followed all over Europe, as Larsen had assembled several live-members for his touring band.

In the years to come, Of The Wand & The Moon released the albums “Lucifer” (2003) and “Sonnenheim” (2005)

as well as several EP’s and vinyl singles. Slowly, the band had become one of the top acts in the dark folk/neo

folk scene and played gigs and festivals all over the world.

2011 saw the release of the album “The Lone Descent”, which was a new chapter for the band. Musically, the

songs on the album were a step into a new direction, with a huge, powerful and epic sound and many new

influences. “The Lone Descent” was received extremely well by both critics and followers and was the most

successful album by the act so far and established Of The Wand & The Moon’s position even more. In Larsen’s

native Denmark, the album was praised in several of the biggest daily newspapers. Gigs at festivals such as

Roskilde Festival, Roadburn, Wave Gotik Treffen and even more touring followed in the coming years, as well as

live-albums, EP’s and vinyl singles. Furthermore, Kim Larsen toured and collaborated in this period with artists

such as King Dude, Anna Von Hausswolff, Offermose, as well as recording and releasing with side-projects such

as Les Chasseurs De La Nuit, Vril Jäger and White Chamber.

Now, after being in the works for 3 years, the brand-new studio album “Your Love Can’t Hold This Wreath Of

Sorrow” is finally ready. Produced by Kim Larsen and Mikkel Elzer (Kloster etc) and mixed by Mikkel Elzer as well,

the album consists of 10 new songs and will be released on October 8th 2021 on Heidrunar Myrkrunar/Tesco.