Spark Music Tx Presents: Moonstone

Moonstone

There are at least 7 bands called Moonstone: (1) Stoner/doom metal from Kraków, Poland. See Bandcamp for more info and releases. (2) A French group from Paris playing traditional metal. The band started in 1994 playing covers under the name Slacker. In December 1998, they became Moonstone. (3) A 1980s electro-disco studio project from the UK, recording on Nightmare Records (4) Irish folk country band based in Dorset, UK. (5) Australian country rock band Moonstone was led by Ray Brown, and included Mal Clarke (Tony Worsley & The Fabulous Blue Jays) and Jimmy Doyle (Aesop's Fables, later of Ayers Rock) on guitar. They released one highly-regarded album Mad House (October 1969) recorded with a session band including bassist Ed Gaston and drummer Jimmy Thompson (ex-Aztecs). The record is now very collectible, and is described by Ian McFarlane as "... an esoteric blending of country, folk, psychedelia and Eastern influences..." (6) See also under Moonstone Continuum, Moonstone from Minneapolis, the five-piece band for which Reverend Micah Mackert is spiritual seer and sole spokesman, facts are made into trifles, replaced by layers of beguiling myth. (7) An obscure group from Montreal, Canada. Their only album featuring silent atmosphere included folk-rock tracks like British trad and U.S.A. west coast rock. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.