"Niche music has returned. Heralded by the rise of digital music sharing, affordable recording technology, and driven by the larger forces of globalization and (cultural) imperialism, the seemingly monolithic music defined by corporate taste makers is becoming a thing of the past. As with radio during the rise of Television 60 years prior, the music industry has fractured, and even Humpty Dumpty has a better chance of being put back together again....One of the newest bands to have enjoyed the praise/hype of the internet taste makers are Moving Mountains, an intriguing band from the suburbs of NYC.
The case of Moving Mountains is interesting because very few people understand the nature of this band, having played but one show, and only recently releasing an album. When a music blogger posted the band's demos on his site last year, the band quickly gained a small internet following, propelled by the strength of the music itself, an amalgam of melodic indie rock and spacey ambience. Its catchy melodies were interspersed between long form crescendos and ambient interludes, hearkening to the glory days of the Appleseed Cast.
The complex arrangements, multi-layered songs are complimented by vague literary references, whose powerful themes enable the music to resonate emotionally without being overly particular... Although much of the digital revolution has given us cause for concern, (such as an overabundance of terrible music) it refreshing, and hopeful, to see bands who are able to succeed in attracting attention and distribute their music based on the strength of their music and not the marketing power of their label, or even their live show."
- Joseph Sannicandro, The Silent Ballet
