The Soft Moon

The Soft Moon
The Soft Moon
Background information
Origin	Oakland, California, United States
Genres	Post-punk, noise rock, darkwave, EBM
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Captured Tracks
Members	Luis Vasquez
Website	thesoftmoon.com

The Soft Moon is an American neo-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, synthpunk, psychedelia, world music and darkwave.

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

The Soft Moon (LP/CD) – Captured Tracks (2010)
Zeros (LP/CD) – Captured Tracks (2012)
Deeper (LP/CD) – Captured Tracks (2015)

EP

Total Decay (MLP/MCD) – Captured Tracks (2011)

Singles

"Breathe the Fire" (7") – Captured Tracks (2010)
"Parallels" (7") – Captured Tracks (2010)
"Evidence" (7") – with John Foxx and The Maths – Captured Tracks (2012)
"Feel" (7"/Cassette) – self-released (2014)

Members

Luis Vasquez – singer/songwriter/guitar/synthesizer/percussion

Current Live Members

Matteo Salviato – bass guitar
Matteo Vallicelli – drums

Former Live Members

Damon Way – drum machines/synthesizer
Justin Anastasi – bass guitar
Keven Tecon – drums

References

Articles

Interviews

External links

v t e The Soft Moon
Studio albums	The Soft Moon Zeros Deeper Criminal Exister
Extended plays	Total Decay