The Soft Moon
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| The Soft Moon | |
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| File:The Soft Moon The Echo 1.jpg | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Oakland, California, United States |
| Genres | Post-punk, noise rock, darkwave, EBM |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Captured Tracks |
| Website | thesoftmoon.com |
| Members | Luis Vasquez |
The Soft Moon is an American post-punk band from Oakland, consisting of main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist Luis Vasquez. The Soft Moon's music covers a wide range of genres including EBM, krautrock, electropunk, psychedelia, world music and darkwave.
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History
The Soft Moon was founded by Vasquez as a solo project in 2009. He released two singles, "Breathe the Fire" and "Parallels", while working on his debut Self Titled LP. Prior to its release, Vasquez directed his energy into building a band around his project with the aim of delivering a full sensory experience within the context of live performance. The Soft Moon integrate visual elements on stage to accompany performances, which frequently include light shows.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US Heat. [1] |
US Indie [1] |
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| The Soft Moon |
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— | — | |||||||||
| Zeros |
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34 | — | |||||||||
| Deeper |
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8 | 39 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
EPs
- Total Decay (MLP/MCD) – Captured Tracks (November 7, 2011)
Singles
- "Breathe the Fire" (7") – Captured Tracks (April 2010)
- "Parallels" (7") – Captured Tracks (August 2010)
- "Evidence" (7") – with John Foxx and The Maths – Captured Tracks (September 2012)
- "Feel" (7"/cassette) – self-released (January 2014)
Members
- Luis Vasquez – singer/songwriter/guitar/synthesizer/percussion
Current live members
- Luigi Pianezzola – bass guitar
- Matteo Vallicelli – drums
Former live members
- Damon Way – drum machines/synthesizer
- Justin Anastasi – bass guitar
- Keven Tecon – drums
- Matteo Salviato – bass guitar
