The Dance of the Moon and the Sun

Natural Snow Buildings - The Dance of the Moon and the Sun
Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
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Based on 266 ratings
2006 Rank: #10All Time: #243
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
Sputnikmusic
A charming, intellectual miasma of folk, drone and post-rock.
58
Coke Machine Glow

What I'm getting at is this: The Dance of the Sun and the Moon is a pretty good record, assuming you never listen to it.

Brando
100

Thanks to @StygianHallow for recommending me to start on this album!

So, funny thing. I wasn’t going to start with this one. I was originally going to do Two Sides of a Horse first, but @StygianHallow told me that wouldn’t be a good idea and they suggested this one and I am so glad they suggested me this one, cause this is amazing!

Natural Snow Buildings are a group who I heard a few songs from before this, including “The Source”, which is just an amazing song, ... read more

StygianHollow
95

You've got to be joking blud

They DO NOT MISS. I feel like this band is going to have another Swans situation for me, where several of their albums just get perfect scores because they are THAT good. HOLY SHITTT I LOVE NSB I LOVE NSB I LOVE NSB RAAAHH
GRRR

Okay so
Yeah it's really fucking good
I don't even know what to say about it, it was incredible and magical and beautiful
A few of these songs I feel like should be actually above 10s they are incredible they make me feel some way nothing ... read more

Geem
85

17OO- ah, who cares. It's albums like these that make my mind wander off to wonderous and fantastical places. I think drone music occasionally gets a bad reputation from me because of records and artists who half-ass it. For drone to work, it needs to be set up properly and delicately. Not too fast, not too slow, lest you run the risk of boring your listener. Most boring drone lasts too long, and doesn't make enough of those subtle changes to really keep you interested. πŸŒ™πŸŒž
An example of ... read more

InterNomadMusic
66

The super long drone tracks do nothing for me, but the songs with vocals are pretty good. Alright background music.

FAVORITE SONG(S):
Tunneling Into the Structure Until It Falls

WORST SONG(S):
Felt Presence, Ghostly Humming

magomago
93

greatest album i will probably not listen to again. its quite long and not on streaming! need to chexk out daughters of darkness tho

Zackhy
99

why in gods name did they feel the need to put track 6 of disc 2 in the middle of the most beautiful album ever made is a mystery to me.

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Added on: December 21, 2014