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Moth Fight is an American experimental pop outfit based in Austin, Texas. Their sound is a blend of orchestral instrumentation (trumpets, cellos, violins, banjos, barbershop harmony), tape loops, samples, synthesizers, and circuit bent toys.
Key Information
Discography
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US singles
[edit]- Hopscotch (2007) Natrix Natrix Records
Compilations
[edit]- "Rev. Sharp's Invention (Live)" featured on Technicolor Yawn: KVRX Local Live Vol. 12 (2008) KVRX
- "A Long Way from Home" featured on HABITAT (2008) Asthmatic Kitty
Trivia
[edit]- The song "Hopscotch" is apparently inspired by Julio Cortázar's novel Hopscotch and includes lyrics written in Gliglish, the constructed language La Maga teaches Horacio.[1]
- "Hopscotch, pt. 2" references both Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky and the Grimm Brothers' White and Black Bride
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Sources consulted
- Carver, Shea, (Encore Magazine) Idyllic Orchestration: Moth!Fight! talk art, childhood and sounds of organizedchaos, archived from the original on July 10, 2011, retrieved October 24, 2007
- Shragin, Adam, Austinist Show Review: A Victorian Pageant at The Mohawk, archived from the original on October 19, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2007
- Wildsmith, Steve, The Daily Times: Childlike Mothfight brings show to The Pilot Light, retrieved October 24, 2007
- Gross, John, Moth Fight Interview, retrieved January 7, 2010
- Endnotes
- ^ Freeman, Doug. "Austin Sound".