Slow Moving Clouds
are a band based in Dublin, Ireland. They bring together roots in the Irish and Nordic folk traditions with post-punk drones, baroque strings, and soaring falsetto vocals – creating an immersive, atmospheric sound unlike anything you’ve heard before.
Slow Moving Clouds are:
AKI (nyckelharpa, vocals)
ULTAN O'BRIEN (fiddle)
KEVIN MURPHY (cello, vocals)
‘emotive, euphoric and unique music…’
Froots
'rich, intriguing and accomplished' ****
Jim Carrol, The Irish Times
'Os ... crosses over into “third stream” territory ... it synthesizes disparate source material into something ambitious and new.'
Irish Echo
‘intriguing folk/trad of the highest order’
Tony Clayton-Lea
‘This instrumental blend is rich and dark-toned, intense and atmospheric…’
Living Tradition
'This is an album – and band – who deserve the recognition for their extraordinary achievements'
Mark Carry, Fractured Air
'a beautiful record. Get into it.’
Conor O'Toole, The Underground of Happiness