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Silver Moth - Black Bay
Silver Moth - Black Bay
Silver Moth - Black Bay
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Silver Moth - Black Bay

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Release Date 21/04/2023
Format LP Clear Vinyl/
CD
Label Bella Union
Catalogue Number BELLA1401V/
BELLA1401CD

A leap of faith reaps extraordinary rewards on Black Bay, an album of depth, atmosphere and daring from the collective known as Silver Moth. Recorded under unusual circumstances, Black Bay is the sound of seven storied musicians yielding to
shared goals, a policy of trust in action. Between hushed incantations and molten guitars, 15-minute noise-rock epics and healing psalms, the record is a testament to connectivity and receptivity: to a union of disparate minds committing to something greater than the sum of its parts.

Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai, Elisabeth Elektra, Evi Vine, Steven Hill, members of Abrasive Trees, Burning House and Prosthetic Head convened to improvise the album in early 2021, inspired by a Twitter exchange between Abrasive Trees guitarist/songwriter Matthew Rochford, musician Elisabeth Elektra and fellow artist Nick Hudson about the Isle of Lewis. A couple of Zoom meetings would subsequently lead to Rochford, Elektra, Vine, Braithwaite, Hill, drummer Ash Babb and cellist Ben Roberts visiting the dramatic location of Great Bernera’s Black Bay Studios on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides,
where they tracked the songs in just four days: a testament to the musicians’ focused openness to their shared mission and environment.

This is an album of elemental force and evocative poise, its controlled power focused around the ego-free chemistry between the players. By abandoning all certainties, Silver Moth have found something truly special on Black Bay.

Silver Moth is…
Ash Babb - drummer in Burning House/Academy of Sun
Stuart Braithwaite - Mogwai/Minor Victories songwriter/guitarist/singer
Elisabeth Elektra - singer/producer/songwriter
Steven Hill - guitarist/keyboards in Evi Vine
Ben Roberts - cellist/bassist/multi-instrumentalist in Evi Vine/Prosthetic Head/Abrasive Trees
Matthew Rochford - guitarist/songwriter of Abrasive Trees
Evi Vine - singer/songwriter/bassist/guitarist

Tracklist:
1 Henry
2 The Eternal
3 Mother
Tongue
4 Gaelic Psalms
5 Hello Doom
6 Sedna

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