| Coming up on a year since their debut self-titled LP release, The Soft Moon presents Total Decay. Luis Vasquez continues to conjure a sound fueled tempest that intoxicates with its own post-apocalyptic dust in this new EP, which will be released on Halloween, fittingly. What began as a side-project has quickly gathered a cult following that has culled a spotlight in its own right, no longer in a cloaked corner.
After two stirring 7 inches and a full album, it was apparent that Vasquez is digging his own niche, an intimate well-spoken whisper, carrying a heavy load of synths that creep and drums that command an uncontrollable pull from within. This intimate peak into another world, Vasquez's mind, has garnered a number of comparisons to some of the most iconic and influential bands of the post-punk and krautrock movement.
"It's claustrophobic. It's hypnotic and exhilarating." - David Bevan, Spin Magazine
You've already heard lauded first single "Total Decay", so with the release of Total Decay just around the corner, the band has made a full stream of the EP available through Spin Magazine. Now you can hear for yourself the newest chapter of the The Soft Moon saga.
Not content just to let you hear the EP, the band has another pair of treats for you before the weekend, too. You can now watch the haunting new video for "Total Decay", which premiered earlier today at Pitchfork. Additionally, Luis Vasquez curated a brilliant and haunting mix for Fact Magazine that just dropped this morning. It's 30 minutes of haunting cult classics from the likes of Chrome, 13th Chime, Cinema 90 and Sods perfectly suited for the holiday weekend. Watch the video for "Total Decay" and hear the band's Fact Mix below.
WATCH: "TOTAL DECAY" - http://pitchfork.com/tv/musicvideos/1543-total-decay/
"Honestly, if you're into goth, post-punk, cold wave, industrial - any morbid music of the night, in fact - you need to get your teeth into this; it's a spotless, tip-top selection, and you can take that from people who really care about this stuff." - Fact Magazine
STREAM: FACT MIX 295 - http://www.factmag.com/2011/10/28/fact-mix-295-the-soft-moon/
THE SOFT MOON TOUR DATES 10/30 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo (Part Time Punks) # ^ 10/31 San Francisco, CA - The Independent (Halloween EP release show!) # * # = w/ Led Er Est ^ = w/ Frank Alpine * = w/ Chelsea Wolfe 
THE SOFT MOON TOTAL DECAY (CAPTURED TRACKS) Oct. 31, 2011 1. Repetition 2. Alive 3. Total Decay 4. Visions |
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