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A Parent Thwarts Musical Aspirations in The Soft Moon’s Claymation Video for “Stupid Child”

The Soft Moon, the exceptional audio-visual brainchild of Luis Vasquez, has consistently thrived as a creative outlet for the exploration of personal torment and self-revelation. Conceptualized as a solo project…

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Cruel World 2023 was Two Days of Goth Heaven Culminating with the Triumphant Return of Siouxsie

As a somewhat “elder Goth” in his 40s, with a lifelong love for post-punk, darkwave, and gothic rock, and the many festivals celebrating these genres, I’ve seen many an event…

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A Horrifying Transformation in The Soft Moon’s Sorrowful Video for “Monster”

The Soft Moon has unveiled the video for the dark and powerful, dark new song, “Monster,” a track featured off the forthcoming new album Exister due September 23rd via Sacred…

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The Soft Moon Pays Homage to 80s Dance Films in the Video for “Become the Lies”

The Soft Moon returns with a new retro-flavored video for “Become The Lies”, off songwriter Luis Vasquez’s forthcoming fifth studio album Exister. The first from The Soft Moon in four…

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The Soft Moon Returns with the Video for “Him” and Announces New Album and Tour Dates

The Soft Moon returns with the video for “Him”, and along with it, announces the long-running post-punk band’s first new LP in four years. Songwriter Luis Vasquez’s forthcoming fifth studio…

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Post-Punk Podcast Episode Two—Luis Vasquez of The Soft Moon

Post-Punk.com is happy to announce the launch of the Post-Punk Podcast, a regular series featuring interviews with influential artists in the international music scene. At the moment, each episode is…

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The Soft Moon’s Luis Vasquez Reimagines The Soundtrack Genre With “A Body of Errors”

Luis Vasquez needed a change. The Los Angeles born composer and multi-instrumentalist felt a calling to try something bold and different from his usual post-punk/ darkwave project, The Soft Moon,…

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The Soft Moon Unveils Video for “Tiny Spiders” In Celebration of Debut Album’s 10th Anniversary

On November 23, 2010, The Soft Moon released their eponymous debut album on Captured Tracks. Today marks the 10th anniversary of the release of an album was a game-changer, whose sonic…

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Watch the video for The Soft Moon’s remix of She Past Away’s “Ritüel”

Brilliant industrial post-punk composer Luis Vasquez, aka The Soft Moon, has spun his sonic web all over She Past Away’s “Ritüel” in a remix commissioned for the Turkish duo”s forthcoming…

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Jakuzi’s “Ne Teselli Ne Avuntu” Receives Soft Moon Remix

Turkish synth-pop act Jakuzi and LA-based post-punk artist Luis Vasquez aka The Soft Moon have crossed paths several times of the past several years. Having hung out together in Jakuzi’s…

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