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Watch the surreal video for The Soft Moon’s ‘Insides’
The degraded, black-and-white clip matches the unforgiving acerbity of the song. In FACT's review of The Soft Moon's Zeroes, William Skar noted the development of the band's stage presence: "Va [...]
The Soft Moon remixes the latest song from Trent Reznor’s How To Destroy Angels
The Soft Moon remixes the latest song from Trent Reznor’s How To Destroy Angels
12th December 2012 • 
A match made in heaven hell: Luis Vasquez re-imagines Reznor's latest brainchild. Out of the limited How to destroy angels_ catalog, 'Ice Age' is the song least indebted to the industrial rock  [...]
<i>Zeros</i>
Zeros
Words by William Skar •  1st November 2012 • 
Available on: Captured Tracks LP Released back in 2010, The Soft Moon attracted a lot of praise, and no wonder. Luis Vasquez's debut took a lot of Things Critics Like - coldwave, shoegaze, kraut [...]
“Thoughts, fears, phobias, dreams.” Luis Vasquez breaks down The Soft Moon’s winning formula
“Thoughts, fears, phobias, dreams.” Luis Vasquez breaks down The Soft Moon’s winning formula
Interviewed by Joseph Morpurgo •  30th October 2012 • 
As The Soft Moon, Luis Vasquez makes music as dark and incendiary as crude oil. Vasquez's supercharged hybrid of goth, krautrock and synth-pop first got an airing on 2010's excellent The Soft M [...]
Stream <em>Zeros</em>, the electrified new album from The Soft Moon
Stream Zeros, the electrified new album from The Soft Moon
26th October 2012 • 
In the wake of last year's scabrous Total Decay EP, Luis Vasquez's The Soft Moon project is back with an even more savage disc.  As with his self-titled 2010 debut, Zeros sees Vasquez blending [...]
Download ‘Insides’, a new track from sinister magick-makers The Soft Moon
Download ‘Insides’, a new track from sinister magick-makers The Soft Moon
14th September 2012 • 
Following on from new track 'Die Life', The Soft Moon have released another track for free download.  Although the world is hardly crying out for yet another dolorous coldwave record, we'll al [...]
The Soft Moon announce “aggressively hypnotic” new album; download track inside
The Soft Moon announce “aggressively hypnotic” new album; download track inside
14th August 2012 • 
The Soft Moon's self-titled debut album was one of 2010's strongest releases; the follow-up, Zeros, is now imminent. Zeros will be released, like its predecessor, on New York's Captured [...]
John Foxx and The Soft Moon collaborate; download the excellent results
John Foxx and The Soft Moon collaborate; download the excellent results
17th May 2012 • 
John Foxx & The Maths have collaborated with contemporary darkwave juggernaut The Soft Moon on a new track. Synth-pop legend Foxx recently released his second album with Ben 'Benge [...]
FACT mix 295: The Soft Moon
FACT mix 295: The Soft Moon
28th October 2011 • 
Photo credit: David Ma FACT mix 295 is by The Soft Moon. The brainchild of San Francisco-dweller Luis Vasquez, The Soft Moon has gradually evolved from a solo project into a fully-fledged  [...]

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