Blue Moon Set

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Blue Moon Set
Seamus O'Muineachain -Blue Moon Set Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Seamus Ó Muíneacháin
Released2020
Recorded2020
GenreAmbient, New Age
Length34:33
LabelGhost Home Records
ProducerSeamus O'Muineachain
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
RockerillaPositive [1]
A Closer ListenPositive [2]

Blue Moon Set is the fourth solo album by Irish ambient musician Seamus Ó Muíneacháin. 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.

Background and Release[]

The album was recorded in O'Muineachain's hometown of Belmullet, Co. 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 20th.[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[]

  1. "Crestfalling" – 3:34
  2. "In The Burrows" – 2:41
  3. "The Space Where You Once Were" – 3:33
  4. "Windows/Chloe" – 5:53
  5. "Slow Closing Day" – 4:07
  6. "Try" – 3:34
  7. "Brambles" – 3:19
  8. "Still" – 3:34
  9. "Rushlight The Factories" – 4:18

References[]

  1. ^ P.81 Raffaello Russo (April 2020). "Seamus O Muineachain | Music Review | Album". Rockerilla. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Spring Music Preview 2020 - Modern Composition". acloserlisten.com. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  3. ^ "Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone". BBC. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ^ "An Taobh Tuathail". RTÉ. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Seamus O'Muineachain". KEXPlorer. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Shrunken Planet". wfmu.org. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  7. ^ Pimmon "QUIET SPACE — #129 — BLUE MOON SET". pimpod.com. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Syntehtic Sounds". KDHX. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Blue Moon Set on Bandcamp". Bandcamp. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Slow Closing Day on Youtube". Youtube. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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