Lunascape was a
Belgian trip hop band founded in the mid-1990s by Kyoko Baertsoen and Walter Hilhorst. The group was initially formed under the name ''Calyx'', but changed it to avoid confusion with a London
drum and bass
Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...
group by the same name.
Baertsoen and Hilhorst originally met at the television and film academy in
Brussels in 1993, and began working on small-scale musical projects at that time, but their collaboration was interrupted in 1997 when Baertsoen joined the group
Hooverphonic and toured Europe with them. On her return she resumed working with Hilhorst on the project that would become Lunascape. Their first two albums, ''Reflecting Seyelence'' and ''Mindstalking'', were released only in Europe, but in 2005, their first North American release, ''Reminiscence'', from
Dancing Ferret Discs
The Dancing Ferret entertainment group is an unofficial collective name for Dancing Ferret Discs and Dancing Ferret Concerts. It was started by Patrick Rodgers (a.k.a. DJ Ferret) in 1995 with the formation of Dancing Ferret Concerts. The company ...
's Noir label, combined tracks from both the previous albums, bringing their music to a new audience. Tracks from ''Reflecting Seyelence'' were used in the IMAX 3D movie ''
Haunted Castle''.
Citing influences ranging from goth pioneers
The Sisters of Mercy and
Bauhaus to psychedelic acts like
Pink Floyd
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to the ethereal pop of the
Cocteau Twins
Cocteau Twins was a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997. They were formed in Grangemouth by Robin Guthrie (guitars, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981 and replacing Heggie with multi-instrum ...
, Lunascape create lush, moody soundscapes, dominated by Baertsoen's distinctive ethereal vocals. Many listeners first encountered them when
Rhys Fulber
Nowell Rhys Fulber is a Canadian electronic musician and producer. He is a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, along with Bill Leeb. He also records under his own name and under the name Conjure One.
Biography
Rhys Fulber was born in ...
's electronic music project
Conjure One
Conjure One is a Canadian electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium.
History
After performing with Front Line Assembly at the 1996 Roskilde Festival, Fulber left the band to pu ...
recorded a cover of Lunascape's "Tears from the Moon" in 2003, with
Sinéad O'Connor
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on vocals.
The Lunascape track "Surrender" received recognition
thanks to being the title score for the popular police series ''
Flikken'' in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Dancing Ferret released Lunascape's last album ''Innerside'' in April 2008. The band split in December 2008.
Discography
*''Reflecting Seyelence'' (2002)
*''Mindstalking'' (2004)
*''Reminiscence'' (2005)
*''Innerside'' (2008)
References
External links
Official siteNoir Records
Trip hop groups
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