NIGHT DUST

From the western parts of Finnish lands and the town of Kokkola comes this interesting Space/Psych/Prog act, found in 2008 by keyboardist Ami Hassinen (aka Ashen Simian), member of the Electronic group Nemesis, drummer/guitarist Jani Korpi, bassist Janne Ylikorpi and guitarist Joni Tiala.They released their debut ''Night Dust'' indepedently in 2010, while the album was reissued one year later with the support of Running Moose Productions and Presence Records.

At a first listening Moonwagon sound extremely close to the likes of OZRIC TENTACLES, QUANTUM FANTAY or TIME TRAVELLER, playing a genuine Heavy/Space Rock with lots of keyboards/synthesizers and a good amount of guitar diversity.More insisting spins though bring on surface a wide range of influences contained in this spacey jamming.Parts of the album have a strong retro flavor, like the organ washes and funky clavinets on ''Highway to the Orange Desert'', ''Oceans Away'' or ''Super-Altar'', the later being an interesting blend of Acoustic Music with soaring keyboards.A few moments even offer a bit of a Fusion vibe with flexible synths and frenetic playing next to more psychedelic deliveries.Fair enough though the driving force of the album is a pounding, groovy and intense Space Rock with big time Electronic soundscapes, powerful guitars and very edgy synthesizers in a trippy experience full of passion and energy.These elements are perfectly placed in the long instrumental ''Sundown Mountain'', covering a wide range of tempos, cosmic soundscapes and moods.

Very nice and recommended release.Not particularly original or groundbreaking, but definitely dynamic, challenging and passionate, full of Space Prog adventures.