Moonraisers
Encyclopedia
Moonraisers are a reggae
band formed in 1992 and based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland
. Their style, a type of electronic reggae dubbed World’n’Moonstyle Reggae, joins roots reggae with funk
, world
and electro
elements.
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
band formed in 1992 and based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Their style, a type of electronic reggae dubbed World’n’Moonstyle Reggae, joins roots reggae with funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
, world
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
and electro
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
elements.
Albums
- Mirror (13 self produced songs, 1996)
- 1. Intro Nine Miles / 2. Get Up / 3. Joyless People / 4. Legal Destruction / 5. Right Way / 6. Mystic Dreams / 7. Surviving Children / 8. Make Change The World / 9. Rastaman Rebellation / 10. Moonrais Revolution / 11. Shining World / 12. No Want To Give Up / 13. Mirror / 14.Shamans Groove
- World Without Wars (5 self produced songs, 1997)
- 1. Let Peace Rule / 2. 1st May 2000 / 3. Reggae 2000 / 4. Guilty / 5. Make Change The World
- Legacy (14 songs produced by The Source Music Production, Pedi Sterchi and Moonraisers, 1999)
- 1. Dreams / 2. Thanks For All / 3. Not Afraid / 4. Hey World / 5. Time / 6. Four Crows / 7. New World / 8. Spirit Tango / 9. Music Evolution / 10. Can't Fly Too High / 11. Radja Ska / 12. Maconha / 13. Oh Child / 14. Hope Groove
- Live (9 self produced live songs, 2001)
- 1. Can't Fly Too High (Live) / 2. Guilty (Live) / 3. Hey World (Live) / 4. New World (Live) / 5. Not Afraid (Live) / 6. Peanuts (Live) / 7. Spirit Tango (Live) / 8. Train Of Bagdad (Live) / 9. 4 Crows (Live)
- Human (12 songs produced byr P.Brunkow, 2003)
- 1. Human / 2. 8 Giants / 3. Time Run / 4. Difference / 5. For Real / 6. Goes Around / 7. Congo Square / 8. Talking / 9. Slave Station / 10. So Much Trouble / 11. Who Can Prove It / 12. Full Moon
- Do The Right Step (15 songs produced by Damp Music, 2007)
- 1. Solidarity / 2. pPppet Master / 3. White Spliff / 4. Rise Up / 5. Funky Reggae Party / 6. Hotel California / 7. One God / 8. Rain A Fall / 9. To Those / 10. Why Take It / 11. Good Vibes / 12. $ Ship / 13. The Sun Shine For All / 14. Transition / 15. Intronisation
Singles
- Goes Around (3 versions produced by P. Brunkow, 2003)
- 1. Goes Around / 2. Goes Around (P.Brunkow Remix) / 3. Goes Around (Extended P.Brunkow Remix)
- Hotel California (2 versions produced by Damp Music and Moonraisers, 2007)
- 1. Hotel California (Radio) / 2. Hotel California (Extendet)