There are 3 artists with this name, 1. Experimental artist Louis Hardin, 2.… Read Full Bio ↴There are 3 artists with this name, 1. Experimental artist Louis Hardin, 2. A project of Walter Schreifels, 3. A short lived band fronted by James Freud formerly of Models.
1) Moondog was the pseudonym of Louis T. Hardin (May 26, 1916 – September 8, 1999). Hardin was a blind New York City street musician, influential composer and former beat poet. From the late 1940s until 1974, he was a permanent fixture on 54th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan, wearing a cloak and Viking-style helmet, sometimes busking or selling music, but often just standing silent and still. He was known not only for his music and poetry, but also for the distinctive Viking garb that he wore all his life, including a horned helmet, cloak and spear. He routinely gave away copies of his work to anybody who would take them. In this way, he came to the attention of producer James William Guercio, who took him into the studio to record an album, released as "Moondog" (1969) on the CBS label. The track Stamping Ground, with its odd preamble of Moondog saying one of his epigrams, was featured on the sampler double album "Fill Your Head with Rock". A brief phrase of another track on the album, Bird's Lament (In memory of Charlie Parker) was sampled by Mr. Scruff as the basis for his 7-minute track Get A Move On.
Hardin played drums for the high school band in Hurley, Missouri before losing his sight in a farm accident involving a dynamite cap at the age of 16 After learning the principles of music in several schools for blind young men across middle America, he taught himself the skills of ear training and composition. He studied with Burnet Tuthill and at the Iowa School for the Blind. The music of Moondog in the 1940s and '50s is said to have been a strong influence on many early minimalist composers; Philip Glass has written that he and Steve Reich took Moondog's work "very seriously and understood and appreciated it much more than what we were exposed to at Juilliard."
A second album produced with Guercio, and featuring both himself and his daughter as vocalists, contained song compositions in the forms of canons and rounds. It did not make an impression on popular music as the first had. The two CBS albums were re-released as a single CD in 1989.
In a search for new sounds, Moondog also invented several musical instruments, such as the "Oo", a small triangular shaped harp, and the "Trimba", a triangular percussion instrument invented in the late 40s. The Original Trimba today is still played by Stefan Lakatos, Swedish percussionist, close friend and pupil of Moondog, who also taught him how to build the instrument.
Moondog had an idealised view of Germany ("The Holy Land with the Holy River" — the Rhine), where he settled in 1974. A young German student named Ilona Goebel accommodated him, first in Oer-Erkenschwick, and later on in Muenster in Westphalia, Germany, where he spent the remainder of his life.
Moondog visited America in 1989, at the invitation of the New Music America Festival in Brooklyn, stimulating a renewed interest in his music.
He recorded many albums, and toured both in the US and in Europe — France, Germany and Sweden.
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2) Moondog was the name of the post-Gorilla Biscuits, pre-Quicksand project-band of Walter Schreifels, started due to his desire to sing for a band, and to follow the path Gorilla Biscuits had been on before their break-up (one Moondog song, “Distance”, was actually written for the 2nd Gorilla Biscuits full-length that never happened). It’s now being sold as a digital download at Anthology Recordings The band also featured Gorilla Biscuits’ drummer Luke Abbey. The band’s only recorded output is a series of demo-recordings (recorded at Don Fury’s legendary Lower East Side recording-studio). These sessions had Abbey playing drums, with Schreifels handling both guitar, bass and vocals. The few times they played live, Abbey switched to bass, with Armand Majidi (Sick of It All, Rest In Pieces) on drums, and the guitars being handled by Tom Capone (Beyond, Bold, Quicksand, Handsome, Instruction) and Howie (Alone in a Crowd). Although further sessions were planned (which most likely would have led to official releases), the band ultimately collapsed before this took place, with Schreifels shifting focus towards his new band Quicksand, who were initially meant to inherit some of the Moondog-songs, but with the band going in a very different direction than Moondog, that idea was eventually scrapped.
The band only played a handful of live shows (at infamous locations like CBGB and ABC No Rio), and the only officially released Moondog-track (Expression) appears on the “Look At All The Children Now” compilation LP (Evacuate Records, ‘90). Another post-GB band, namely CIV (featuring GB-singer Anthony “Civ” Civarelli, -bassist Arthur Smilios and -drummer Sammy Siegler) also recorded the Moondog-song “They Said We Were The Best” for their first full-length record (“Set Your Goals - an album that Schreifels also helped write songs for).
A bootleg 7” of Moondog-songs did appear sometime in the early 90’s, featuring 2 songs from the demos, making them gain a certain cult status. After years of pressure from fans, Schreifels recently (2006) “released” a number of songs from the demos through the online label Anthology Recordings, making them officially available for the first time.
1) Moondog was the pseudonym of Louis T. Hardin (May 26, 1916 – September 8, 1999). Hardin was a blind New York City street musician, influential composer and former beat poet. From the late 1940s until 1974, he was a permanent fixture on 54th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan, wearing a cloak and Viking-style helmet, sometimes busking or selling music, but often just standing silent and still. He was known not only for his music and poetry, but also for the distinctive Viking garb that he wore all his life, including a horned helmet, cloak and spear. He routinely gave away copies of his work to anybody who would take them. In this way, he came to the attention of producer James William Guercio, who took him into the studio to record an album, released as "Moondog" (1969) on the CBS label. The track Stamping Ground, with its odd preamble of Moondog saying one of his epigrams, was featured on the sampler double album "Fill Your Head with Rock". A brief phrase of another track on the album, Bird's Lament (In memory of Charlie Parker) was sampled by Mr. Scruff as the basis for his 7-minute track Get A Move On.
Hardin played drums for the high school band in Hurley, Missouri before losing his sight in a farm accident involving a dynamite cap at the age of 16 After learning the principles of music in several schools for blind young men across middle America, he taught himself the skills of ear training and composition. He studied with Burnet Tuthill and at the Iowa School for the Blind. The music of Moondog in the 1940s and '50s is said to have been a strong influence on many early minimalist composers; Philip Glass has written that he and Steve Reich took Moondog's work "very seriously and understood and appreciated it much more than what we were exposed to at Juilliard."
A second album produced with Guercio, and featuring both himself and his daughter as vocalists, contained song compositions in the forms of canons and rounds. It did not make an impression on popular music as the first had. The two CBS albums were re-released as a single CD in 1989.
In a search for new sounds, Moondog also invented several musical instruments, such as the "Oo", a small triangular shaped harp, and the "Trimba", a triangular percussion instrument invented in the late 40s. The Original Trimba today is still played by Stefan Lakatos, Swedish percussionist, close friend and pupil of Moondog, who also taught him how to build the instrument.
Moondog had an idealised view of Germany ("The Holy Land with the Holy River" — the Rhine), where he settled in 1974. A young German student named Ilona Goebel accommodated him, first in Oer-Erkenschwick, and later on in Muenster in Westphalia, Germany, where he spent the remainder of his life.
Moondog visited America in 1989, at the invitation of the New Music America Festival in Brooklyn, stimulating a renewed interest in his music.
He recorded many albums, and toured both in the US and in Europe — France, Germany and Sweden.
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2) Moondog was the name of the post-Gorilla Biscuits, pre-Quicksand project-band of Walter Schreifels, started due to his desire to sing for a band, and to follow the path Gorilla Biscuits had been on before their break-up (one Moondog song, “Distance”, was actually written for the 2nd Gorilla Biscuits full-length that never happened). It’s now being sold as a digital download at Anthology Recordings The band also featured Gorilla Biscuits’ drummer Luke Abbey. The band’s only recorded output is a series of demo-recordings (recorded at Don Fury’s legendary Lower East Side recording-studio). These sessions had Abbey playing drums, with Schreifels handling both guitar, bass and vocals. The few times they played live, Abbey switched to bass, with Armand Majidi (Sick of It All, Rest In Pieces) on drums, and the guitars being handled by Tom Capone (Beyond, Bold, Quicksand, Handsome, Instruction) and Howie (Alone in a Crowd). Although further sessions were planned (which most likely would have led to official releases), the band ultimately collapsed before this took place, with Schreifels shifting focus towards his new band Quicksand, who were initially meant to inherit some of the Moondog-songs, but with the band going in a very different direction than Moondog, that idea was eventually scrapped.
The band only played a handful of live shows (at infamous locations like CBGB and ABC No Rio), and the only officially released Moondog-track (Expression) appears on the “Look At All The Children Now” compilation LP (Evacuate Records, ‘90). Another post-GB band, namely CIV (featuring GB-singer Anthony “Civ” Civarelli, -bassist Arthur Smilios and -drummer Sammy Siegler) also recorded the Moondog-song “They Said We Were The Best” for their first full-length record (“Set Your Goals - an album that Schreifels also helped write songs for).
A bootleg 7” of Moondog-songs did appear sometime in the early 90’s, featuring 2 songs from the demos, making them gain a certain cult status. After years of pressure from fans, Schreifels recently (2006) “released” a number of songs from the demos through the online label Anthology Recordings, making them officially available for the first time.
Black Hole
Moondog Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Black Hole' by these artists:
3OH!3 Hello yeah it's me again no homo sapien I'm an ancient…
4s4ki 例えば幼い頃助けてって言えたら 例えば幼い頃幸せって言えたら 例えば泣きつける友達がいたなら 例えばじゃもう遅い 全部遅…
99 Tales Three feet of gravity Tearing lengthwise rip me up Stars dis…
A Some days go on forever, Last long into the night,…
A.G.A.M.A Black holes ain't so black Black holes ain't so black Black …
Abdullah Siddiqui Brown eyes Black hole Window to no soul Racing through a min…
Addict You can't deny what you are You are part of a…
After Hour Animals I know An ego is a black hole It feeds on hope…
Afterglow How long can you fight it I've gotten lost as the…
All Dogs see your frame Flowing blood, unsympathetic veins It's nice …
Ana Johnsson I swore it on my life And helplessly i'm falling, crawling …
Angerfist There is no selfish, no turning back Everything we know abou…
Antigone Rising Some days go on forever, Last long into the night,…
Antimano You keep me up all night You keep me down and…
Aqualung Sooner or later this will fall apart It takes more than…
Atlas Losing Grip I've been carrying this weight Need to get it off my…
Audiovista (A black hole) (A black hole) I got a black hole in…
B.Eveready Drinking Coca-Cola all night Ooh baby, wanna get in a fight …
BAND-MAID (This is due to what is called a black hole,…
Bards of Antiquity The waves wash over me At light speed I'm pulled in…
Be Your Own Pet Drinking Coca-Cola all night Ooh baby, wanna get in a fight …
Ben Böhmer & Monolink Once you saw the future And now you're looking back How…
Ben Böhmer feat. Monolink Once you saw the future and now you're looking back At…
Black Hole I barely breathe, feel like a ghost Dodging what I fear…
Blaze U Now and then Your name comes up in conversation with my…
Boygenius In a rainstorm Sucking down a dart on the back porch Out…
by She & Him My eyes are so bleary I guess I'm young but I…
Callisto Travelling at the speed of light into the void. Destination …
Charlett Schwarz Wakefull of dark Noiseless and calm The demon grows on An…
Charly Bliss She's got her toe in the cornhole Bleeding out in a…
Circuit.V.Panther 행복해 너가 볼땐 행복해 사진 속엔 나는 늘 어린아이 밝고 웃던아이 걱정없이 놀던 아이 시간은…
Control Top Nothing is given And we're always taking We're in a black ho…
Craig Connelly & Christina Novelli You pull me in here we go again and my heart beats…
Creeper Lagoon Bow down to me The truth fairy queen Shades of crime should…
D.N.2.P.S Oh baby don't you know I suffer? Oh baby can you…
D.O.L Cried myself to sleep again last night My eyes still puffy…
Daichi Miura (三浦大知)/Daichi Miura Yeah 揺れる瞳はまるでブラックホール 吸い込まれそう そこには誰もいない たとえ難解なルートだろうと 進路を変える…
Dark Horse White Horse Heavy breathing and blood shut eyes I wake up trembling in…
Days of Jupiter In the absence of reality it gives me clarity to…
Dead People I was punished for the rage within That was the first…
Death in Vegas Will you be my girl, my sweet sixteen? On this magic…
DED STARK I don’t condone this Don’t try this at home kids Good thing…
Die Die DARK MOIST HEAVY NOT CHOICE FIRE FIRE DIRE NO LIAR I HAV…
DJ Fire-Black This time... you should just stay away This time... there wi…
Dog Detachment Floating, floating down. Ever silent, Never a sound. Unable …
Dr. Helander & Third Ward I put on my clothes like a body guard I put…
E.M.B Black holes ain't so black Black holes ain't so black Black …
E.M.B. Drinking Coca-Cola all night Ooh baby, wanna get in a fight …
Egorythmia Some days go on forever, Last long into the night, Some da…
EMBRZ I'm gonna give you love I'm gonna give you patience I'm gonn…
Evil Moisture / Cock E.S.P. Our latest tour was now fulfilled A few got hurt…
F.A.N.T.A.S.T Black Hole C'est ce qu'il y a dans ma tête J'me dis…
Finian McKean I'm feeling like a bad movie Nothing adds up to me The…
Foam Lake Sometimes ideas are bottled and seem outta sight Lost in…
four-O-four All systems flashing Vibration in the air Air locks are popp…
Funker Vogt Ride off into sunset Even in hours you won't reach Seconds f…
G.S.O Our latest tour was now fulfilled A few got hurt…
G.S.O. Let me tell a story that begun not long ago The…
Gabe & Dashdot I feel it pulling me in While my fingers drag lines Through…
Girls Against Boys American black hole. The life's too sweet to eat like candy.…
Girls Against Boys (GVSB) American black hole. The life's too sweet to eat like candy…
Give Zombies the Vote Blackened sky, an open rift Embrace the end Consume this…
Grand Magus All that I want, give me just what I need What…
Grass Widow Three feet of gravity. Tearing lengthwise you rip me up. S…
Greg Wells Kara Dioguardi & L Check, check, check, check, check, check Sound like, ch, ch,…
griff Now and then Your name comes up in conversation with my…
Grizzleroot Cruising through the stars Through the massless tar There ai…
GWSN 눈 깜짝할 사이에 흐른 night time 꿈보다 아득한 마음속 저 멀리 기억과…
Hana How can, two people Trying to create love make such a…
Hayden Arp Nothing left to say As we drove away But Carolina hangs in…
Haze-M Black holes ain't so black Black holes ain't so black Black …
HIGHNY (A black hole) (A black hole) I got a black hole in…
HORSE the band I WILL NOT FADE!!!! I WILL NOT FADE!!!!! i might…
Hunter (Bridge) Yard with a wall Pool with a fall Only my momma to…
I Nine This is song for the people. This is the fury of…
I.F.K Our latest tour was now fulfilled A few got hurt…
I.F.K. Black Hole C'est ce qu'il y a dans ma tête J'me dis…
In June Maybe I waste too much time Looking for what…
In-Panic You've got some kind of gravity Pulling me down, pulling me…
James I've been digging this grave, but now that it`s made I…
Jimi Tenor In a small black hole Every one and everything is…
John Pollon Baby, me he perdido y ahora no encuentro el camino…
Julien Baker Phoebe Bridgers Lucy Dacus & boygenius In a rainstorm Sucking down a dart on the back porch Out…
Kal - El What lies inside your heart? The pale blue sky, the sea Why…
Kaos One feat. DJ Gruff & Sean The strangest feeling You're far away and close to me Got me…
Kaos One feat. Dj Gruff Lowdy N.C.N. & Sean Our latest tour was now fulfilled A few got hurt…
Kern Energie Primordial, celestial object, Born out of time, by the death…
KILJ Please don't ever call back There's no time I wanna talk…
Kyles Tolone While all of us want some extra too Got heavy hearts…
Latz Hey right man let's beat it. Something with poison in it…
Left/Right I'm saying no to black holes of negativity Cause all I…
Les Baxter and Neil Norman Some days go on forever, Last long into the night,…
Lewï Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm La-la-la-la-la, la-la, la Ha, ah, ah Switc…
Lindsay Lohan Some days go on forever, Last long into the night,…
Liquid Stranger feat. Laura Brehm It′s like a black hole It's like a black hole It′s like…
Lonny Don't you dare looking at me Waiting in the room Don't you…
Lucky Bastardz Where I am now? In a place endless time, unlimited space The…
Lyncs I was driving, we were alright Then you said you "Didn’t…
M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel Black holes ain't so black Black holes ain't so black Black …
marissa paternoster I'm awash in a big black hole without you Grease the…
Matter and Energy Erased... by the human race Erased... by the human race Kee…
Melancholia Time is running, another day is coming And I'd stayed in…
Melt Motif His favorite band A bad review Others opinion makes him rea…
Mental Crypt Agony my only friend, rapes my twisted mind I am under…
Mind Colour In this space scanning my movements slaken speed, While my …
MONKEY MAJIK I click the lights below I cannot see no more Nukedasenai …
Mousie You're the center of my universe But I can't see you. And…
Mr. Bizz In my eyes, indisposed In disguises no one knows…
N-Telekia In my eyes, indisposed In disguises no one knows Hides the f…
Newbrighton I've heard your voice before Your silhouette follows me to s…
No Cigar It seems that round my way Everyone's estranged Ain…
No False Hope I see these doors in front of me Don't knock, no…
No Money Kids i was alone on a dirty road feeling my old…
Nosferatu It′s an Ice Age In the Dark Age In the doldrums And the…
NTX 절망앞에 세워진 이 노래 그대라는 빛을 난 I want it, it,…
Orden Ogan Feel the evanescence Trail the suffering and pain How much o…
Our Mirage Now I’m falling I’m falling Through my own battleground And …
P. Krishna Our latest tour was now fulfilled A few got hurt…
P1Harmony Black hole Na, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na Na-na-na, na-…
PARAN Through the fire - through the smoke Where I am tossed…
Pete-R Where are you I feel a stranger In your room lit up…
Puppy Time slows and fills me with feeling A blood moon that…
Remady & Manu-L Check, check, check, check, check, check Sound like, ch, ch,…
Rie a.k.a. Suzaku Our latest tour was now fulfilled A few got hurt…
Ruth Lyon I had to pull it all apart Cause I see better…
S.P.O.C.K Our latest tour was now fulfilled A few got hurt…
S.T.E.I.L. Where are you I feel a stranger In your room lit up…
Samael Black hole, black hole Quest of grail, loss of sanctuary T…
Samantha Lombardi Our latest tour was now fulfilled a few got hurt but…
Science O.C.N Our latest tour was now fulfilled A few got hurt…
She & Him My eyes are So bleary I guess I'm young, but I feel…
She & Him (Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward) Black holes ain't so black Black holes ain't so black Black …
She Him My eyes are so bleary I guess I'm young but I…
SHINee [Taemin] Jamkkan nuneul tteumyeon tto dareun achim Eojera ha…
Skogebrandt What you see When you close your eyes Everythin' is happenin…
Stalker Miller Black hole Are you ready to drop in? Black hole Are you read…
Sunrose I was lost in a river Of whispers and blank faces A…
SWARM & Social Kid Take my hand I'll take you out of your black hole Tell…
Tax-5 행복해 너가 볼땐 행복해 사진 속엔 나는 늘 어린아이 밝고 웃던아이 걱정없이 놀던 아이 시간은…
The Aeroplanes Remember we were neighbours, 'Till you moved over the way. I…
The Browning Your soul is a black hole Stay away from me Stay away…
The Gun Club Three feet of gravity - pulling lengthwise, rip me up Star…
The Jones This is a testament To the broken black boy who hated…
The Meantraitors I'm so unhappy, my life - evil torment Nobody understands my…
The Rosebuds When scientists made it and all was destroyed My little dia…
The Voidz Well, it feels good Going down the drain Sending everybody d…
THYX Can you feel the cold growing inside the bones. I can he…
Todd Rundgren Some days go on forever, Last long into the night,…
Tommy Ljungberg A storm is coming but I'm prepared I've been gone for…
tuno Black Hole Hold back your hopes and go find a way…
Ultrasound I am moving on Time to get along You've gone in search…
Utopia Some days go on forever, Last long into the night,…
Utópia Aw yeah! Oooh! Slipping in a black hole Ah ha ha Hee hee…
VOIDAX There′s poison running through my veins Voices driving me in…
We Came As Romans Floating free suspended aimlessly Emptiness, but I don't fee…
X-Pander Are you there? This isn't really fair You're sparking up my …
Younha 나를 만나기 전 여긴 어땠어? 우연히 시작됐던 운명일까 아주 크고 작은 사건들이…
Youth Oh baby, don't you know I suffer? Oh baby, can you…
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward Black holes ain't so black Black holes ain't so black Black …
имяпереводитсякак Не, я в ахуе G-Drive, сотка? ECO…
ストレイテナー Actually it's darkness like a blackhole Asteroid carnival ca…
三浦大知 Yeah 揺れる瞳はまるでブラックホール 吸い込まれそう そこには誰もいない たとえ難解なルートだろうと 進路を変える…
中島卓偉 ここは何処? 俺は誰? 何やってんだろう? 夢もない 希望もない あれ? ブラックホール? ここは何処? 俺は誰? 何テ…
寿美菜子 you don't know I am not a doll 人形じゃない 人の形してるオモチャじゃない 笑っていられな…
蘑菇团 没想过 没想过会是这样的结果 你变成了一种折磨 像个无赖缠着我 给再多 也喂不饱你内心的恶魔 你抓住我心太软的错 肆无…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Moondog:
All Is Loneliness all is loneliness here for me loneliness here for me... lone…
All is Loneliness II all is loneliness here for me loneliness here for me... lone…
Choo Choo Lullaby CHOO - CHOO LULLABY Choo - Choo Lullaby, sing oh me…
Do Your Thing Do your thing! Be fancy-free to call the tune you sing. Do…
Enough About Human Rights Enough about Human Rights What about Wal Rights? What about …
Enough About Human Rights! Enough about Human Rights What about Wal Rights? What about …
Fujiyama 2 富士の山よ 私を連れ去っておくれ あの人が死んでしまったから この人生はもうおしまい 富士の山よ 何処にあの人が佇み、…
High On A Rocky Ledge High on a rocky ledge lives a Mädel, Edelweiß. She has…
I'm In The World I'm in the world where young and old Are bought and…
I'm Just A Hop Head I'm just a hop-head, and so I'll be till I'm…
I'm This I'm That I′m this, I'm that I′m shy, I'm clad I'm young, I′m old I′m…
Moondog Monologue No matter where I came from, I say, No matter where…
Moondog Monologue (Remastered 2019) No matter where I came from, I say, No matter where…
Moondog Monologue - Remastered 2019 No matter where I came from, I say, No matter where…
New Amsterdam New Amsterdam was her name Before she was New York New Amste…
Pigmy Pig Pigmy Pig, how big you are, big as Pigmy Seal. Pigmy…
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Cherries TK
Does anyone know what instrument is making that really low note you can hear throughout the piece? I assume it's some sort of percussive instrument being played with really soft mallets similar to a tam tam.
Seb Taylor
This is definitely about a drunken stupor :-P
Iain
Here from reading Robert Scotto's book. Bit tricky to find any recordings of The Creation pieces.
Marilyn Gillaizeau
Dur !!!