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The Moon and
the Nightspirit was formed in 2003 by Agnes and Mihaly. It
is a mystical journey into the amaranthine realm of dreams and
beauty, long-forgotten by modern man. A journey inspired by pagan
fables, ancient Hungarian folk music and nature itself.
The band recorded a promotional EP in 2004, which earned them
a deal with Equilibrium
Music for the release of their first album, "Of Dreams
Forgotten and Fables Untold", recorded and released on the
following year. This album was very well received and made a name
for The Moon and the Nightspirit in the musical scene.
They played several festivals/concerts, both in Hungary and abroad,
and even at a live TV show on one of Hungarian National television's
programmes dedicated to folk/world music.
Recordings for their second album, "Regő Rejtem", began
around mid 2006, again at the band's own studio, Elysion. "Regő
rejtem" is a line from ancient Hungarian minstrel songs, which
means "I conjure with magic", or, in words even closer to Shamanism,
"révüléssel révülök" ("I am ecstatic in a trance"), a vision that
suits perfectly the mood on the duo's songs. This time they have
traveled further into times bygone, rekindling the flames of the
Taltos (Hungarian shaman) and reawakening the spirits of the Elders.
The music has acquired a more varied and colorful tone through
the use of varied ethnic instrumentation (such as kaval, tapan,
jew's harp or zither), and has also become significantly more
energetic and vibrant, without sacrificing the unique ambiance
that the band had found on their debut album.
"Regő Rejtem" also finds the duo leaving behind the English
language, and using only Hungarian lyrics this time. They come
in the form of poems - chants dedicated to Mother Earth, the spiritual
world and the ancient wisdom, and have also served, together with
the music, as inspiration for several superb paintings that Agnes
has produced to illustrate the album. These three elements (music,
lyrics and illustrations) form a strong unity, and only with the
existence of these three does "Regő Rejtem" become a whole.
The album is presented in a DVD-size Digipak, and comes with a
full-colour booklet complete with Agnes' paintings and both Hungarian
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