The Full Moon Band — Moon Fools 1977 (Netherlands, Psychedelic Folk)

The Full Moon Band — Moon Fools 1977 (Netherlands, Psychedelic Folk)

Acoustic folk rock from Holland with vocal harmonies, violin, tabla, bongos, and a Middle Eastern atmosphere. The trio formed in September 1976. Their debut album was released in a limited edition of 500 copies.Long awaiting to find its due place in the pantheon of 60s and 70s European progfolk, acid folk and psych folk gems that have been mushrooming over the recent years, Full Moon’s first release, Moon Fools, is finally brought back to life. Originally released in 1976, as a limited private pressing of 500 copies that were mostly sold in gigs, Moon Fools is a never-ending journey to the East, a constant interplay between darkness and light, in quest for musical illumination. Foregrounded by an instrumental dialogue between Johannes Luttik’s (guitar) unique mannerism and Lucas Amor’s (R.I.P) tantalizingly weeping violin, a mesmerizing tapestry unravels from start to finish. Every second is like a chronotope that combines Johannes’ memoirs from his musical expeditions in India, with Lucas’ travels to the Middle-East. Driven by Norman Halsall’s slowly, yet seethingly climaxing tablas/bongos, the compositions alternate between utmost lyricism and free-floating jams.

Tracks:

01. Thinking About Yesterday - 0:00

02. Afghanistan - 1:58

03. People - 7:04

04. Why Not - 20:04

05. Dew Drop - 21:56

06. Moondance - 28:01

07. Moonky Foonky - 29:07

08. Do You Want To Know - 33:47

09. Never War Anymore - 35:21


Personnel:

Johannes Luttik - guitar, vocals
Lucas Amor
Norman Halsall - bongos, tabla


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