Futuremusic Magazine October 2009



Lunar - Sweet Release

After the 'compressed to a pancake' and 'bit - crushed to fnuck' going on elsewhere this month, it's nice to kick back with a a track that knows exactly what its doing and carefully ticks off every 'how to' in the rulebook.
Great bottom end, deep and clear kick, bright and engaging vocal, and plenty of engaging and exciting rhythmic elements, from the chugging heavy guitar to the auto-panned ultra-bright synth arpeggio. ''I use a Novation Xiosynth 25, Novation Nio 2/4, Magix Music Maker 15 and Audacity'', writes it's maker Glyn Nightingale. ''And I'll shortly be writing a film score for 'Wrong Move', a horror film by my friends at opticnerveproductions2002.com. Nice work, and all with such a compact set up too.
Our only criticisms would be a little clipping in the closing phrases as the track tries to present too much, too far forward at the same time and the lack of a firm and definite snare beat means that the track never seems to 'drop' and become 'there'.
That said Lunar's productions are exemplary. With the right tunes, greatness awaits.

Futuremusic Magazine October 2008



Lunar - Ignite

Simple is efficient and this track from a bedroom Electro-buff never oversteps the mark and remains tight as a drum skin throughout. And yet it's laden with changes, progression, a middle-eight, plenty of clever and unconventional sounds and most important of all - a great tune.
And all this innovation may be due to the track's rather unconventional upbringing. ''The track started out as an instrumental that was sent to Karsten Durand, who I met through broadjam.com'' explains Glyn Nightingale, the guy at the controls. ''He liked one of my tracks and I asked if he'd like to do a collaboration. He wrote and recorded the vocals in his studio in Ohio, USA. I love his voice and he did not let me down.
Couldn't agree more. The vocal sounds great. Love the effects and slightly 'affected' delivery! Love the short verses and snappy chord change into the chorus. One tweak? The guitar break - it's a great sound (from an FM disc) so why not push it louder and crank up the hi-frequencies to cut through. When the drums drop at 2:24 you're missing out on some massively funky potential. That said, this rules



5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST SYNTH ALBUM OF 2009., May 6, 2009
By M. D. Smith (England UK.)

If you love your music chilled and upbeat this is the album for your music collection, an absolute cracker of an album.
Right from the start with 'Intro' Lunar grabs you by the ears and demands your attention, you will enjoy the journey through till the end track 'Glisten'.
GET IT NOW!
Mark Smith



'Ignite' was handpicked by Tom Robinson for the BBC Radio 6 Introducing show and Podcast and is available to download on The BBC site and also itunes!


Lancashire Evening Post article

HORROR FILM SCORES A HAPPY END FOR GLYN


Just over a year ago music lover Glyn Nightingale was recording songs in the back room of his girlfriend's house.
Now he is about to see his debut album hit the shelves of a city centre music shop and one of the tracks used on a film soundtrack.

His album, The Beginning of Everything Else, will be available at Action Records, Church Street, from Monday.

Glyn's song Through The Night will also feature on No Rest For The Wicked – a short horror film by award-winning independent film-makers Optic Nerve Productions 2002.

Glyn, 34, of Morris Crescent, Ribbleton, said: "I just went into Action Records and they agreed to sell it which is great news. I'm over the moon."

Glyn has special thanks for his girlfriend, Jenny Martin, who has supported his efforts in various ways – including giving up part of her house for his makeshift studio.

Glyn, who makes dance music and whose favourite band is The Prodigy, said: "She sometimes sings as well, and I couldn't have done it without her."

Mark Smith set up Optic Nerve Productions 2002 five years ago and it recently enjoyed success at the New York Film Fest.

The 36-year-old, from Longridge, said: "Not only will Glyn be doing the musical score, he has also been kind enough to let us use his song.

"We have also been given the green light to use a song titled Kiss Of Death from the Steevi Jaimz Band – Steevi is well known in the rock music world."

Mark, who has a full-time job as a printer, added: "I've always been a big movie fan and I'm into horror films like Evil Dead and Nightmare on Elm Street."