''Full Cold Moon'' is a
compilation album
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by American
synthpop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s a ...
project,
Cold Cave. It was released on May 13, 2014, through project leader
Wesley Eisold's own record label, Heartworm Press. The album features the band's limited edition singles that were released through Heartworm Press and
Deathwish, Inc.
Deathwish, Inc. is an American independent record label conceived by Jacob Bannon of Converge (band), Converge and Tre McCarthy in 2000. Their first release was ''Deeper the Wound'', a split album between Converge and Japanese band Hellchild on A ...
, in chronological order. The release of the album was announced on April 21, 2014, through Cold Cave's official
Instagram
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page.
Critical reception
Ian Cohen of
Pitchfork wrote that "the album collects the singles to create an account of the imperfect progress of someone trying to take back control of his life." He also stated: "''Full Cold Moon'' is more honest in the sense that Eisold is asking himself harder questions than he did on songs like Underworld USA," while also further adding that the listeners' appreciation for the album "would be inversely proportional to their appreciation of ''
Cherish the Light Years
''Cherish the Light Years'' is the second studio album from the American band Cold Cave, released on April 5, 2011 on Matador Records.
Release and reception
''Cherish the Light Years'' was released on April 5, 2011. The album was released by Mat ...
''."
critic John Paul stated: "Spanning the whole of his stylistic spectrum under the Cold Cave guise, ''Full Cold Moon'' could well serve as an abbreviated retrospective of sorts, pulling in his minimalist
darkwave
Dark wave (also typeset as darkwave) is a music genre that emerged from the new wave and post-punk movement of the late 1970s. Dark wave compositions are largely based on minor key tonality and introspective lyrics and have been perceived as be ...
experiments alongside his more overtly
synth-pop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s ...
compositions."
' Chad Parkhill commented: ". Even if ''Full Cold Moon'' transpires to keep the real Wesley Eisold still hidden from his audience, it seems as though he finally knows who he (and by extension Cold Cave) is."
Track listing
All songs written by
Wesley Eisold.
# "A Little Death to Laugh"
# "Young Prisoner Dreams of Romance"
# "Tristan Corbière"
# "
Oceans with No End
"Oceans with No End" is a single by the American synthpop band Cold Cave. The single was released in 2013 through Deathwish Inc. — a label co-founded by Jacob Bannon of Converge. "Oceans with No End" was also the first release from the band f ...
"
# "People Are Poison"
# "Black Boots"
# "Meaningful Life"
# "
God Made the World"
# "Dandelion"
# "Nausea, the Earth and Me"
# "Don't Blow Up the Moon"
# "Beaten 1979"
Personnel
;Cold Cave
*
Wesley Eisold - writing, performance, recording
References
External links
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2014 compilation albums
Cold Cave albums
Deathwish Inc. compilation albums