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
Website	thesoftmoon.com
Members	Luis Vasquez

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

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

• Matteo Salviato – bass guitar
• Matteo Vallicelli – drums

Former live members

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

References

External links

• Official website
• Italian and English interview with RITC Roma In The Club