Drawing Down the Moon

Drawing Down the Moon

Track Listings

1. if only love

2. by your side

3. like the sun

4. drawing down the moon

5. on the mountain

6. get there in the end

7. darkness

8. when i'm broken

9. long way from home

10. hungry for the shore

11. something real

12. open again (out of the darkness)

Editorial Reviews
Fan, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
If you enjoy music that is acoustic guitar oriented, fluid and direct, I think this cd will form a special part of your collection.

Product Description
Kenny's music reveals a dark contemplative mood reminiscent of Nick Drake, John Martyn, and Bruce Cockburn. Like these artists, Kenny brings an articulate and full bodied guitar work to his music. From strong rhythmic guitar-driven folk to subtle acoustic creations, his performances encompass a broad range of stylistic approaches.

Kennys exquisite guitar work and insightful lyricism combine to create musical portraits that are personal, poetic, and widely accessible. His songs offer a snapshot of a rare and important performer.

Kennys debut CD, Drawing Down the Moon was mixed in Toronto by Michael Phillip Wojewoda.

Drawing Down the Moon

Drawing Down the Moon,Kenny Smilovitch,Watermusic Records,Kenny chronicles his life and observations in vital music that reflects many influences including folk, jazz, and world music rhythms. The result is poetic, deeply felt music laced with superb guitar work.

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Drawing Down the Moon
Beherit
Manufacturer: Candlelight
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
General | Rock | Styles | Music
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Chick Quotient!
I was expecting the second coming of Vixen but...

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ASIN: B00063QTMY
Release Date: 2004-09-01

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Pride
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Album Description

Goddess Rock / guitar band pop - A little edge to the etherial.

Customer Reviews:

Chick Quotient!.......2005-05-29

You may be amazed when you pop in this CD. Modern Grrrl songs flush with electric guitar chords. Singing--some contemporary, some reminiscent of those big-haired gals from the 1980's band, Vixen. Looks like there can be an afterlife to all girl rock bands, and what's more, if you watch VH1, there is an audience wanting to be entertained by them! So Drawing Down the Moon dug out their old Metal albums and their new-found witchy-woman ways and got themselves inspired!

The song "Who I Am," sets the lyrical mood for the whole record: relationships are just not gonna work if you expect these ladies to go down easy,'cause you gotta appreciate how strong women can be. The effect is celebratory and sexy as all get out!

I was expecting the second coming of Vixen but... .......2005-03-09

The Good
You certainly can't deny that the group is all about empowerment on the opening track "Pride"; a blend of acoustic chords and electric solos. The layered vocal harmonies are nearly flawless. The acoustic heavy ballad "Blue" has a spiritual feel to it, which may have something to do with the angelic vocal delivery. The spiritualism continues on "Dream", only this time it's on the other side. Although it contains a funky bassline and ample riffs, the track is softened by warm keyboard tones. "Who Am I" is about acceptance, as the vocalist makes it clear that you need to take her or leave her the way she is. Her delivery is full of both power and emotion. The bluesy solo section is quite moving too.

I have to agree with the lyrics of the bluesy ditty "Whiskey"; love is like whiskey, sometimes it goes down easy, sometimes it burns. "Live Without Love" is about a jaded lover that is trying to get her emotions over with the help of fuzzy riffs and pounding drums. Drawing Down the Moon cover some really deep and heavy topics on a couple of tracks. "Sister" is about how a confidant stands by her friend after she had her innocence taken by a deplorable excuse of man; a very commanding performance. "Told Me So" may have a think bassline and plenty of tuneful guitar licks, but it tells the tale of an unfaithful husband from the point of view of the other woman.

The Bad
Nothing

The Verdict
I'll admit it, I was expecting the second coming of Vixen, but in the end I was pleasantly surprised. Drawing Down the Moon are strong woman expressing their feelings about deep and heavy subjects, while at the same time setting it to accomplished, pleasing, and well written music.

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Drawing Down The Moon

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Great songs, great sound!

Drawing Down the Moon
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if only love
by your side
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drawing down the moon
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darkness
when i'm broken
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open again (out of the darkness)

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Kenny's music reveals a dark contemplative mood reminiscent of Nick Drake, John Martyn, and Bruce Cockburn. Like these artists, Kenny brings an articulate and full bodied guitar work to his music. From strong rhythmic guitar-driven folk to subtle acoustic creations, his performances encompass a broad range of stylistic approaches.

Kennys debut CD, Drawing Down the Moon was mixed in Toronto by Michael Phillip Wojewoda.

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Great songs, great sound!.......2000-06-14

In addition to thoughtful, introspective songwriting is some really fine guitar playing (check out the solo in 'By your side'!) and a wonderfully warm yet crystal clear recording.

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Bell: Spirit Trail

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Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00000JIZT
Release Date: 2001-07-01

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Con: I. Serenely - Tim Rawlings
Con: II. W.Primitive Aggressiveness - Tim Rawlings
Arche III: I. Coyote/Radiance - Cenek Vrba
Arche III: II. ...Cries And Whispers - Cenek Vrba
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Drawing Down The Moon: I. Invocation - Calgary PO/Mario Bernardi
Drawing Down The Moon: II. Lyric - Calgary PO/Mario Bernardi
Drawing Down The Moon: III. Benediction - Calgary PO/Mario Bernardi
Drawing Down The Moon: IV. Celebration - Calgary PO/Mario Bernardi
Drawing Down The Moon: V. An Elemental Lyric - Calgary PO/Mario Bernardi

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Drawing Down the Moon
Beherit
Manufacturer: Candlelight
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General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000DUSW
Release Date: 1993-08-10

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Introl (Tireheb)
Salomon's Gate
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Raw and underground. Plodding and droning.
Drawing Down the Moon
Underground black metal at its finest

Drawing Down the Moon
Beherit
Manufacturer: Red Distribution, in
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ASIN: B000004BMJ
Release Date: 1993-08-24

Customer Reviews:

Raw and underground. Plodding and droning........2006-07-23

Drawing Down The Moon from 1993 is THE album to get from these Finnish black metal maniacs...it was their full-length debut after a bunch of demos and eps. (Later Beherit albums are cool too, but quite different, more like industrial/ambient solo albums from band leader Nuclear Holocausto.)

So simple and Satanic. Raw and underground. Plodding and droning. The spirit of Venom, Bathory and Hellhammer rendered even more f-cked up and primitive and minimalistic by this bunch of sick Finns. It's not so much music, as it is the distorted, deviant belchings of Satan himself. If you don't 'get' Drawing Down The Moon, if songs like "Nocturnal Evil" and "Werewolf, Semen And Blood" don't speak to you... then, well, you're mom is probably happy about that. But if you really want to understand the appeal of real deal black metal, all you need is this, some beer, and no friends. Except Satan.

Actually, listening to this now, I'm not surprised at all by the 'ambient' direction taken by the later Beherit incarnation. This is ambient too... ambient evil invocation. Even moreso than Abruptum.

Drawing Down the Moon.......2005-06-09

1993 was a big year for black metal, seeing such releases as Det Som en Gang Var by Burzum, Pure Holocaust by Immortal, and Dark Midievil Times by Satryicon. However, among these more popular releases there is a very odd and amazingly original album, that album is Drawing Down the Moon by Beherit. This album was so far ahead of its time, little did these three men from Finland know it would later attain legendary status.par

At a time when black metal bands were only meddling lightly with ambience and electronics, Beherit pushed the envelope. The atmospheric ambience on this album contradicts the intense and simplistic guitar and drum work, making this album incredibly unique and quite the experience to listen to. This isn't really black metal like many people would imagine it to be, it is thick and bone crushing, surely inspired by the likes of Sarcofago, Von, and of course, Bathory. The line between death metal and black metal is a fine one on this release.

One thing which sets this album apart from other black metal releases of the time is the vocal effects. At a time where it was taboo to tamper with vocals, Beherit did just that. Adding distortion, reverb and god knows what other effects to the vocals. Beherit broke the mold. Another thing which stands out is the variation of the music. It can go from being very death metallish and chunky, to speedy chainsaw black metal guitars, all the way to tracks which are just pure ritualistic ambience. The beauty of this album is in the simplicity of it. Like their influences, Beherit create a very dark and ritualistic feel to the music with the monotony and repetition. The guitar riffs drone right into your head, while the relentless drumming transforms your brain into pudding. The more than subtle ambience only add to the incredible dark atmosphere. Its not easy to make such a minimalist album which can be listened to repeatedly and not become boring.

Overall, front to back, this album is flawless. Beherit have always been about experimenting (no two official releases are the same) and they do just that. I rate it 5/5. If you are a fan of black metal, this album is essential.

Underground black metal at its finest.......2001-12-28

This black metal landmark sounds disturbed and unstable in a deliberate attempt to reach the primal subconscious of the human mind. Its dark narratives push the listener through spaces of massively resonant objectives and violent imitation of nature through conflict. While the whispery bass-enhanced vocals create an unforgettable external image, the use of arrangement and simple melodies to create mood here is unparalleled in the genre. The alternatingly brightly violent and melancholic darker moods which propel each song reveal in conflict an embrace of the natural side of the primitive distinction between safe/society and nature/predation. This album confronts the listener with first conflicted acceptance as of this as music and next, an endeavor to understand its perceptive staging of existential contemplation in almost visual music. This is not for mainstream black metal listeners but for those who enjoy filthy symphonies like those of Sarcofago, Burzum, Darkthrone and Blasphemy. Here this album is played on average twice weekly. If you appreciate this album, the ambient keyboard work "Electric Doom Synthesis" from the same band is also excellen

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