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Luis Vasquez is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer credited for creating The Soft Moon in Oakland, California,[1] The Soft Moon has been described as post-punk,[2] darkwave,[3] minimal wave[4] and industrial rock.[5]

The Soft Moon
Background information
Birth name	Luis Vasquez
Origin	Los Angeles, California & Oakland, California, United States
Genres	Post-punk dark wave krautrock industrial rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Captured Tracks, Sacred Bones Records, aufnahme + wiedergabe
Website	thesoftmoon.com

History

The band was founded by Vasquez as a solo project in 2009. He released two singles, "Breathe the Fire" followed by "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

List of studio albums with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Heat. [6]	US Indie [6]
The Soft Moon	Released: November 23, 2010 Label: Captured Tracks Format: CD, LP, download	—	—
Zeros	Released: October 30, 2012 Label: Captured Tracks Format: CD, LP, download	34	—
Deeper	Released: March 31, 2015 Label: Captured Tracks Format: CD, LP, download	8	39
Criminal	Released: February 2, 2018 Label: Sacred Bones Records Format: CD, LP, CS, download	—	—
A Body Of Errors (Released as Luis Vasquez)	Released: February 22, 2021 Label: Due Mondi Collective Format: CD, LP, download	—	—
Exister	Releases: September 23, 2022 Label: Sacred Bones Records Format: CD, LP, CS, download	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Remix albums

• Deeper Remixed Vol. 1 (LP)  - Captured Tracks/aufnahme + wiedergabe (2016)
• Deeper Remixed Vol. 2 (LP)  - Captured Tracks/aufnahme + wiedergabe (2016)
• Criminal Remixed Vol. 1 (LP)  - Sacred Bones Records/aufnahme + wiedergabe (November 15, 2018)
• Criminal Remixed Vol. 2 (LP)  - Sacred Bones Records/aufnahme + wiedergabe (November 15, 2018)

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)
• "Die Life" (2012)
• "Insides" (2012)
• "Feel" (7"/cassette) – self-released (January 2014)
• "Far" (2015)
• "Black" (2015)
• "Being" (2015)
• "Wrong" (2015)
• "Burn" (2018)
• "Choke" (2018)
• "It Kills" (2018)
• "Like A Father" (2018)
• "Give Something" (2018)
• "Monster" (2022)

Remixes

• Mogwai  - "San Pedro" (The Soft Moon Remix) (2012)[7]
• How to Destroy Angels  - "Ice Age" (The Soft Moon Remix) (2012)[8]
• Trentemøller  - "Complicated" (The Soft Moon Remix) (2016)[9]
• Boy Harsher  – "Pain" (The Soft Moon Remix) (2018)[10]
• Jakuzi  – "Ne teselli ne avuntu" (The Soft Moon Remix) (2019)[11]
• She Past Away  – "Rituel" (The Soft Moon Remix) (2020)[11]

Film & Television sync placements

Song	Featured in
Black	How to Get Away with Murder S1 · E15 · It's All My Fault · Feb 26, 2015 Gotham S1 · E20 · Under the Knife · Apr 20, 2015 Houdini & Doyle S1 · E2 · A Dish of Adharma · Mar 17, 2016 Eyewitness S1 · E3 · Bella, Bella, Bella · Oct 30, 2016 Search Party S1 · E8 · The Return of the Forgotten Phantom · Nov 24, 2016
Burn	Treadstone S1 · E4 · The Kentucky Contract · Nov 5, 2019
Circles	American Horror Story S5 · E7 · Flicker · Nov 18, 2015
Die Life	Arrow S1 · E6 · Legacies · Nov 14, 2012
Far	How to Get Away with Murder S2 · E6 · Two Birds, One Millstone · Oct 29, 2015
Tiny Spiders	Skins (UK) S6 · E3 · Alex · Feb 6, 2012
Want	American Horror Story S2 · E1 · Welcome To Briarcliff · Oct 17, 2012

Music videos

• "Parallels" (2010; edit of Hans Richter - "Rhythm 23" by Luis Vasquez)[12]
• "Circles" (2010; dir. Luis Vasquez produced by Ron Robinson)[13]
• "Total Decay" (2011; dir. Luis Vasquez produced by Ron Robinson)[14]
• "Machines" (2012; dir. Luis Vasquez edit of Ralph Steiner - "Mechanical Principles" produced by Ron Robinson)[15]
• "Monster" (2022; dir. Bryan M. Ferguson)[16]

Live members

• Luis Vasquez – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, percussion

Current live members

• Luigi Pianezzola – bass guitar
• Matteo Vallicelli – drums

Former live members

• Damon Way  – drum machine, synthesizer
• Justin Anastasi – bass guitar
• Keven Tecon – drums

References

External links

• Official website

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