Lunamoth

Bio:

South-London based collective fronted by harpist & songwriter, Tom Moth, who is currently more frequently seen playing harp for Florence and the Machine.

Tom had previously been performing as part of the band Tearso but went into self-imposed exile after the bands demise. Following two self-released albums (Mothmusic Vol.1 - 2000 & Scar Diaries - 2001), Lunamoth's first single, "Squirrels...Yeah!" was released through Big Square records in Summer 2003 and was described by IDJ magazine as "frankly bizarre, but utterly ace". "Squirrels..." was later re-mixed by Future Funk Squad. At the same time, Lunamoth were writing and performing music for theatre and film productions around London.

Tom has been seen working with various artists and bands including Eva Eden, Paul Mosley, The Dave Browns, Revere, contributing to a couple of tracks on Cicero Buck's album "Delicate Shades Of Gray".

Lunamoth's cover version of Bjork's "Army Of Me" was chosen by Bjork herself to be featured on a charity compilation of covers and re-mixes of that particular song, with all proceeds going to UNICEF ("Army Of Me" the album is available through One Little Indian records).

In 2006, Lunamoth completed a semi-improvised mini album (mainly recorded on location in Germany on a palmtop 4 track) and composed the music for the Spare Parts Theatre Company production "Better".

A new album is being recorded in spare moments between FATM gigs, so it's a bit of a slow process.

Now available via iTunes:

new single: Lunamoth/Fish Frisbee - Lady In the Water

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Also available

'...a shattered cocoon...' 6 track EP

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Also currently available - Lunamoth releases on Big Square Records available here: http://www.juno.co.uk/artists/Lunamoth

Member Since:

May 04, 2005

Members:

Tom Moth - Acoustic & Electronic Harps, Keyboards, Bass, Guitar, anything that makes a noise Anyone Else Who Happens To Be Around - Vocals and Anything Else Past collaborators: Jason White - Vocals Nick Pierce - Answerphone Vocals Kevin the Atari - Computer Vocals M.C. Dyl - Vocals and Prompt Disappearence The Nelson Square Community Male Voice Choir - Vocals The Elvis D'Prezley Sound System - Handclaps & Triangle Tamara Stein - Vocals Gary Martin - Vocals

Influences:

Bjork, Aphex Twin, Nick Drake, D.J. Shadow, Underworld, Boards Of Canada, The Cure, Dougie Maclean, R.E.M., Eels, Cathal Coughlan/The Fatima Mansions, Smashing Pumpkins/Billy Corgan, Benjamin Biolay, Levellers, Alan Stivell, Steve Reich, 808 State, Madness, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Nine Inch Nails, Nik Kershaw, Nina Simone, J Mascis, Phil Cunningham, Claude Debussy, J.S. Bach, Alexander Borodin, Kate Bush, Einsturzende Neubauten, Minnie Riperton, Bee Gees, New Model Army, The Orb, Massive Attack, The Wonder Stuff, China Crisis, Billy Bragg, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Air, Cathal Coughlan again because he deserves another mention and he should be a lot better known than he is...shall I go on? Too many more to mention.....oh yes...and Cathal Coughlan

Sounds Like:

Stevie Wonder and the Aphex Twin having a jam in a car alarm factory..with a harp.