Laden in references to witchcraft and woodland paganism, Russia’s А за Солнцем Луна...’s latest album is nonstop fun. Continuously cycling between styles, each turn will leave you wondering what else they could have up their sleeve. This sonic eclecticism culminates to a spooky ride that’s as intense as it is playful.
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Russia’s А за Солнцем Луна..., anglicized henceforth as “A Za Solncem Luna” (ah zah souln-sem luna), translates to “And Behind the Sun is the Moon…”
The album’s cover art, depicting forest witches gathered around a fire, carries imagery similar to that of Christensen’s 1922 film Häxan. Whether through direct homage or simply drifting along the infamous film’s persevering ripples, the monotone, low-fidelity photograph looks as if it could have been pulled directly from a German Expressionist* film.
[*] Häxan is a Danish film, but is nonetheless considered alongside the German Expressionist canon for its glaringly similar film techniques.
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