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Beautiful Lunar Landscape ‘Alone in this Dark Romantic Night’ – Blogcritics

tim — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:29:19 +0000

Excerpt: “a stunning debut by the band. Flowing from intensity to delicacy one moment and from vibrant peaks to spellbinding ambience the next, this is a visual journey across a beautiful landscape, whether lunar or otherwise… They produce a pulsating, breathtaking, imaginative soundscape topped with haunting vocals from both Ben Ling and Laureline Roux-Eymery, blending together with a smooth subtlety that is perfectly placed within the music… powerfully mesmeric, expansive, deeply haunting, intensely satisfying, and highly imaginative ambient music, delivered at its finest.”

Blogcritics

Beautiful Lunar Landscape “Alone in this Dark Romantic Night” – Music Emissions

tim — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:21:06 +0000

Excerpt: “Think Radiohead meets Slint meets Pink Floyd’s spaced out atmospheres… The craftsmanship that went into Alone In This Dark Romantic Night is astonishing; Beautiful Lunar Landscape sound very much ahead of the times and older than their years. You can (and should) check out 3/4 of this EP on their myspace, or do them a favor and head over to Hidden Shoal’s website and buy it. You’ll want to after giving the title track a listen, trust me. This is the sort of atmospheric and progressive rock music that you can really get lost in, and it works whether you’re fully drawn in or just have it on in the backround. If these guys don’t go on to make a full-length that breaks them into the global spotlight, I’ll be shocked.”

Music Emissions

Beautiful Lunar Landscape “Alone in this Dark Romantic Night” – Delusions of Adequacy

tim — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:36:20 +0000

Excerpt: “a hypnotic, symphonic vista of mesmerising intricacy and introspectiveness. With synth elements and a Portishead-like mood, Bordeaux-based Beautiful Lunar Landscape defies genres and takes risks… Beautiful Lunar Landscape’s dramatic edge and intense, engrossing instrumentals weave together a gripping collection of tracks that border on sublime. “Glorious Chaos” and “Alone in this Dark Romantic Night” are outstanding, and the group’s debut reaches new heights for the great Australian label, Hidden Shoal Recordings.”

Delusions of Adequacy

Beautiful Lunar Landscape “Alone in this Dark Romantic Night” – Music Zine

tim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:07:23 +0000

Excerpt: “directly inspired by the master groups of the genre such as Pink Floyd or even Archive, this French outfit leans more towards indie/electro sounds… From the first notes, a feeling of relaxation, of calm, and of floating in the air involves us. And the vocal quality, sometimes feminine, sometimes masculine, amplifies the feeling of calmness… a pleasure to listen to. A group to keep an eye on.”

Music Zine (translated from the French by Ben Ling)

Beautiful Lunar Landscape “Alone in this Dark Romantic Night” – Angry Ape

tim — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:40:33 +0000

Excerpt – “Right from the opening strains of this EP, it is clear that there is something special about French collective Beautiful Lunar Landscape… BLL are an immensely talented bunch. It is difficult to pinpoint their sound, there is so much going on throughout the four mini-epics on this EP… It is absolutely, spell-bindingly brilliant… you are left mesmerised by the expansive and wide-reaching nature of the sounds BLL can create. At 25 minutes long and spanning just 4 tracks, Beautiful Lunar Landscape has created some breath-taking moments. In fact some bands have had 10 year long careers and still not came close to hitting some of these heights. Simply put, this is a stunning debut effort.”

Angry Ape