MoonSwing Netlabel

Today is a very special release day!

We are EXTREMELY proud to finally release ‘Alive’ - a 5 track EP by mine and my wonderful partner’s new experimental electronic/post-rock project called haunts!

For the last few months, we’ve been hard at work with these songs and we really hope you enjoy it! We were limited to very simple hardware & software but the end product remains very personal, and if you would, I would urge everyone to hear it as a full piece to fully understand it’s true content. Heavily inspired by film and writers/directors like Richard Linklater, Hayao Miyazaki & Charlie Brooker (to name a few), a cinematic approach is quite obvious while listening to our music.

“ haunts is a new collaboration, or duo, formed by Shannon Lawlor & Jenna Luna from Cape Town, South Africa, aiming to focus primarily on experimentation from a 'post-everything' perspective. Their first EP, aptly titled "Alive" is a 5 song offering based around existentialism, and was recorded with limited hardware, software & production skill, including internal microphones, guitars & digital instruments ” 

Track list:

01. We Say We're Okay but Sometimes We Don't Mean It

02. Growing In Limbo; Developed The Absurd

03. Eternal Womb Sleeps (Awakening)

04. My Body Is Not My Own and Nothing You Say Can Make Up For What You've Done

05. Among This Delicate Green, I Still Feel So Hopelessly Blue

All instruments (guitar, bass, MIDI, sampling*) by Shannon Lawlor & Jenna Luna. (Vocals recorded using iMac internal microphone) 

Written, recorded and produced by haunts Cover art by Jenna Luna Mastered by Jason Sutherland (Drift Prism, Eyes Like Mirrors)

Stream Track 2 “Growing In Limbo; Developed The Absurd”  HERE

Download Alive (EP) HERE

Today we release ‘And So It Is’, a beautiful meditative new album by ambient extraordinaire Ben Rath.

'Experiments in minimalist composition, these tracks were originally designed as an accompaniment to meditation. Slow and gentle in sound and movement, an invitation to stop and sit still for a while'.

Track list:

Presence 

To Let Go

No Mind

Surrender

 Emptiness

Present Moment 

Link to artist's work: soundcloud.com/b-rath Cover art by Viannavi www.flickr.com/photos/vivianalevrino/ www.behance.net/viannavi viannavi.tumblr.com www.vivianalevrino.com

Stream “Surrender” HERE

Download And So It Is HERE

"What's going on with my favourite netlabel?" You may find yourself asking..

Well..

+ Due to bandcamp's silly free download policy, we had some hiccups for a while, which seem to be sorted.. for now.. + We're currently doing ARTIST SCOUTS! Which means that if you or anyone you know would make a perfect addition to our lovely little family, please don't hesitate to contact us or send your demos to [email protected] + We're in the process of trying to migrate to a more 'user-friendly' website, or 'meeting ground' if you will.. like bandcamp, or archive dot org etc. If anyone has a lead on that PLEASE drop us a line! + We also have some exciting things lined up for the next few months - one of which will be our very first compilation for our VERY FIRST BIRTHDAY! It’s going to be called MoonSongs Vol. 1 and YOU’RE INVITED!

More info soon!

Thank you all for looking, listening and feeling <3

Today we release “L’avventura” - a brand new 4 track EP by Spanish chillwave artist aitänna77.

“Focusing on growth and progression, Mikel Martinez inevitably captures this essence and advances in direction simultaneously with great triumph and delight.”

Track list:

01. L’avventura

02. Unreal

03. September’s Coming

04. Close Your Eyes / Outro

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Stream “September’s Coming” HERE

Download L’avventura EP HERE

Today we release "There Was A / Wetyuo" - a new 2 track voyage into the mind of UK based electronic artist The Reflected Sky. 

"The musical alter-ego of Werner O’Rourke, a psychogeographer based in London, UK. The Reflected Sky creates introspective narrative landscapes using fragments of lost time, haunted resonances and a variety of custom-built studio equipment in his private studio. His musical language is hypnagogic: familiar and elusive; a half remembered dream that dissolves upon apprehension." 

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Watch the official video for "There Was A" HERE

Today we are more than proud to release 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea: Appendix A' by Netherlands based post-rock trio I Could Float Here Forever.

Returning with a 60-minute homage to Jules Verne's classic 18th century novel 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea'. Being the first in a reflective two part voyage, 'Appendix A' was written and composed directly to the original story, capturing it's oceanic essence by using over 50 instruments to create and portray perfect correlation.

Track list:

01 - A Shifting Reef

02 - Setting Sail For The Pacific

03 - A Phosphorescent Light

04 - An Unknown Species Of Whale

05 - Aboard The Nautilus

06 - Man Of The Sea

07 - The Black River Near Nihon

08 - An Excursion Over The Plains

09 - A Few Days On Land

10 - Vanikoro

11 - The Coral Kingdom

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Stream "Aboard The Nautilus / Man Of The Sea" HERE

Download Twenty 'Thousand Leagues Under The Sea: Appendix A' HERE

Preview 2 tracks from I Could Float Here Forever's new concept album "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea : Appendix A" out via MoonSwing Netlabel 16/2

Today we release the debut album 'Eden' by New-York based psychedelic/drone artist Cyrano's New Cadillac. If you're looking to dream today, let this be your soundtrack!

Track list:

01. Thingy Majiggy 

02. Stay a Lie, Baby!

03. Scooby Doobie Doo

04. Ayahuasca Mother

05. Angel

Stream "Angel" HERE

Download Eden HERE