The Hare and the Moon's album The Grey Malkin is truly a riddle. Steeped in universal mystery and shrouded in waves of ancient dust, we have ourselves the modern-day answer to the 60s folk movement of England and the international pull of a long lost "dark folk" allure, giving way to more aural references than one can even count.

The Grey Malkin now appears for the first time on analogue format, enjoying a hearty series of editions on CD-R via England's own Reverb Worship.


Press for THE GREY MALKIN

Dark folk duo The Hare and The Moon got enchanted urban body armor on this edit by OObe. Find thee original on Haute Magie. INF BLAM. [BLAM BLAM FEVER]

I'm not particularly well versed in folk music and what's in my record collection is all stuff from this side of the Atlantic. So, I had a little trepidation about snagging a copy of The Grey Malkin, unsure as to how much I'd like contemporary British folk. It turns out that fear was completely unfounded; The Hare and The Moon is fucking incredible. Dark, doomy, and vaguely psychedelic, I'm loving everything about this album. [GERAUSCHKRIEG!]

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  • Relic details
  • Relic #
  • Relic 015
  • format:
  • Cassette
  • release date:
  • May 20, 2012
  • artwork by:
  • Amanda Boutourline
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A01The Willows
A02Edwards
A03She Moves Through the Fair
A04Sweet William and Fair Margaret
A05Mary Rose
B01Long Lankin
B02Crazy Man Michael
B03Esor Yram
B04The Rolling of the Stones 2010 (Pebbles and Sand)
B05Lyke Wake Dirge 2010 (Black Moon Version)

about The Hare and the Moon

The Hare and the Moon is a mysterious group. Even after having the pleasure of working with them, we ourselves don't know much more than most. Combining 60's folk allure with modern day dark ambiance, this duo, group, or orchestra of talented individuals hailing from beyond the Moor does justice to classic ballads while composing some definitively beautiful ones of their own.