Tagged: flaxofreverie

New Music | Mothlite Not being of the most stable disposition, I would usually steer clear of music that places me on the edge of a panic attack but Mothlite's music is so immediately arresting and beautiful that it's well worth the risk. In fact, I would go as far as to say that I'd happily have the panic attack, figuratively curled up under the bracken on a damp forest floor, only to emerge a stronger and more attuned individual, probably some kind of druid. Just saying. Comprised of Daniel O'Sullivan (multi-instrument [...]

• Mothlite - The One in the Water

We at the Needle Drop have been known to enjoy the occasional Daniel O'Sullivan side project, and Mothlite is no exception. As it is to be expected, the music is darker than a muddy river and twice as deep. With Antti Uusimaki and a team of collaborators, O'Sullivan embraces his usual zeuhl overtones with haunting chants, lush string sections, and suspenseful chord progressions. The band is streaming two tracks from their new album on their MySpace , and the LP-- the Flax of Reverie --is out now on Southern Records [...]

following on from the review what i wrote regarding the new mothlite record in which i described it as "aurally seducing me to a gibbering moist wreck" (no hyperbole here you understand) i had a brief opportunity to gibber moistly in the direction of daniel o'sullivan, one half of the mothlite beast. here be the words: who are [...]

where to start? well not at the picture with the flat cap and whippet that makes them look like a pete and dud sketch. well actually maybe. there is something quintessentially english about mothlite. english like peter cook. or lewis carroll. or pink floyd. the website says: with one eye reflecting the dark of the underground and the [...]

• Mothlite - The One In The Water