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Overview

Early Blood Axis (1989-1999)

Moynihan formed Blood Axis in 1989 after touring Japan at the request of experimental music pioneer, Boyd Rice. Moynihan had previously founded Coup de Grace, a multimedia project that produced live performances and cassettes and also released booklets of images and texts, the last of which was Friedrich Nietzsche's The Antichrist. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... Boyd Rice (born 1956) is an American experimental sound artist, occultist, archivist, actor, photographer, prankster and writer best known for his pioneering industrial noise music under the name NON. // Rice started creating experimental noise recordings in 1975, drawing on his interest in tape machines and bubblegum pop sung by female... Coup de Grace was a a multimedia project under which Michael Moynihan released recordings and print. ... ... Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) (IPA: ) was a German philosopher. ... The Antichrist (German: Der Antichrist) is a book by the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, originally published in 1895. ...

The first output from the new appellation were two songs, "Lord of Ages" (employing lyrics from Rudyard Kipling's poem on Mithras ^[1]) and "Electricity", which appeared on a German music sampler. These tracks were well received in Europe and were followed by two more songs that appeared on the seminal compilation, Im Blutfeuer. In 1995, Moynihan released the first full length studio LP, The Gospel of Inhumanity. This article is about the British author. ... Mithras and the Bull: fresco from the mithraeum at Marino, Italy, (3rd century AD) Mithras was the central god of Mithraism, a syncretic Hellenistic mystery religion of male initiates that developed in the Eastern Mediterranean in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC and was practiced in the Roman Empire from... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Im Blutfeuer is a compilation CD released by Cthulu Records in 1995. ... See also: 1995 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1995 Record labels established in 1995 1990s in music. ... The Gospel of Inhumanity is the first album of Blood Axis. Conceived in the Winter of 1994/95, it was performed, recorded and engineered at Absinthe Studios (Denver, Colorado) by Michael Jenkins Moynihan and Robert Ferbrache. ...

The album wedded the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and Sergei Prokofiev with modern electronics. Moynihan implemented a recording of Ezra Pound reading from his The Cantos ^[2]. He also included lyrics from Nietzsche and Longfellow ^[3] as well as his own to the work. The album begins with a sample from the decisive final sequence of the film The Wicker Man. Bach in a 1748 portrait by Haussmann Places in which Bach resided throughout his life Johann Sebastian Bach (pronounced ) (21 March 1685 O.S. – 28 July 1750 N.S.) was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together the... Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Russian: , Sergej Sergejevič Prokofijev; April 27 (April 151 O.S.), 1891–March 5, 1953) was a Russian and Soviet composer who mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. ... It has been suggested that Electronica be merged into this article or section. ... Ezra Pound in 1913. ... Ezra Pound in 1913 The Cantos by Ezra Pound is a long, incomplete poem in 120 sections, each of which is a canto. ... Friedrich Nietzsche, 1882 Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 - August 25, 1900) was a highly influential German philosopher. ... Baron Longfellow , also named Andy Kim was an artist from the 60s. ... The Wicker Man is a cult 1973 British film combining thriller, existential, horror and musical genres, directed by Robin Hardy and written by Anthony Shaffer. ...

In 1997, Blood Axis played a concert for the tenth anniversary of Cold Meat Industry, a Swedish record label. The performance was later recorded, remastered, and released as BLOT: Sacrifice in Sweden. See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic... Cold Meat Industry is a Swedish independent record label established in 1987, which specializes in Dark Ambient, Death Industrial, Noise music and Neo-Classical. ... Bl t- Sacrifice in Sweden is the second album by Blood Axis. ...

Contemporary Blood Axis (2000-present)

Since the release of The Gospel of Inhumanity, Blood Axis has acquired Moynihan's partner Annabel Lee, previously of Amber Asylum, as a permanent member contributing vocals, violin, viola, accordion and various other instruments. This has resulted in a considerably less electronic sound, a larger focus on Germanic polytheism and a more acoustic folk-based approach as well as covers of traditional recordings, particularly from Ireland, and continued use of historical European references. The Gospel of Inhumanity is the first album of Blood Axis. Conceived in the Winter of 1994/95, it was performed, recorded and engineered at Absinthe Studios (Denver, Colorado) by Michael Jenkins Moynihan and Robert Ferbrache. ... Amber Asylum is a highly-variable San Francisco-based music group that serves as a platform for composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Kris Force. ... The viola (French, alto; German Bratsche) is a bowed string instrument. ... This article is about the instrument as a whole. ... Germanic paganism refers to the religion of the Germanic nations preceding Christianization. ...

This period also saw Blood Axis playing live shows in Portugal as well as various appearances with In Gowan Ring, whose main member, B'eirth, Blood Axis have appeared with as Witch-Hunt playing largely traditional Irish folk music. In Gowan Ring is the creative music works of American folk, psych folk, traditional, neofolk and experimental musician Beirth. ... Beirth or Bee (born Bobin Jon Michael Eirth in 1974?), is the vocalist and conductor/composer in the experimental psych folk band In Gowan Ring. ... Irish music is a folk music which has remained vibrant throughout the 20th century, when many other traditional forms worldwide lost popularity to pop music. ...

Elaborating on the theme of absinthe appearing on The Gospel of Inhumanity, a collaborative album with Les Joyaux De La Princesse was released in 2001 in deluxe editions relating to the Parisian use of absinthe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This material is largely experimental, neoclassical and post-industrial in sound, more similar to the work of Les Joyaux De La Princesse than that of Blood Axis at the time likely due to the mail-based recording process and dominant contributions from LJDLP. A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte next to an absinthe spoon. ... Les Joyaux de la Princesse is a dark ambient project based in France. ... // Parisian is a moderate to upscale U.S. chain of department stores, based in Birmingham, Alabama known for its superior level of personalized service and limited distribution of specialty brands such as Juicy Couture, Karen Kane, BCBG Max Azria, Garfield & Marks, Tahari, Jig Saw, 7 For All Mankind, Diesel, Paper... For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... Post-industrial is a term used to refer to a grouping of music genres related to the original usage of the term Industrial Music by Industrial Records through either influence or direct involvement, such as power noise, power electronics, technoid, types of experimental music and dark ambient. ...

In 2005, Blood Axis contributed their latest recording, a lyrically modified cover of Brian Pearson's The Ride, to a 2005 compilation entitled Looking For Europe. 2005 also saw Blood Axis play the German Flammenzauber festival, showcasing reworked live versions of several previously released songs, an amount of Irish folk songs and the live debut of a few new songs. Flammenzauber is an annual festival held at the Wasserburg castle in Heldrungen, Germany. ...

April of 2006 saw further live activity from Blood Axis, as well as a new medium for the duo's folk-oriented material entitled Knotwork, which at the Swiss Triumvirat festival.

Moynihan has mentioned the release of a second full length Blood Axis album then tentatively titled Ultimacy since at least 1998, though this album has yet to surface.

Discography

Albums and EPs

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References

External links

Official

• Semi-official Blood Axis Fansite - Now extremely outdated and largely inoperative.

Interviews

• Heathen Harvest Interview with Michael Moynihan of Blood Axis by Malahki Thorn, 2005.
• Wilammette Weekly Culture Feature interview with Michael Moynihan discussing controversy surrounding Blood Axis and related topics in depth by Zach Dundas.
• The Storm Before the Calm: An Interview with Blood Axis from Esoterra #5, 1995.
• Blood Axis Interview by Jan R. Bruun from the early 1990's.

Reviews

• Blood Axis in Italy 2004

Misc

• Additional Discography information at discogs.com