Moon - Clinically Blasé (2017)

Slowly building a devoted following with his unique take on electronic music, Boston's M.O.O.N.'s debut full length traverses a wide range of emotive synthesizer music by forgoing the usual dance music formulas for freer arrangements and lush instrumentation. While the rhythms are rooted in variants of house, boogie, and synth-pop, the album never tips it's hand stylistically in any particular direction. This results in a playful balance of retro sounds and futuristic ideas highlighting a deft melodic sensibility. Highlights include the deep sax driven drifter "Time", the ethereal punk funk of "Jon F" or the Kompakt style techno-pop of "Alicia".