MOLTENO – Moonlight (2022)
MOLTENO brought a world of contrasts to our ears with her EP, Element 1, playing beauty against destruction. She is now doing a different sort of contrasting as she blends the real with the surreal in her single ‘Moonlight’. Through her ethereal soundscapes, she paints an otherworldly scene that is awash with airy synths and silky guitar lines. This is added to her haunting vocals that explore the idea of travelling and connecting through dreams.
Inspired by the experience of a lucid dream, she packs melancholy into fresh energy, to transport listeners out of this universe. The single is the first off her upcoming EP, Element 2, which continues the exploration of her EP series celebrating the elements and how nature is connected to us. By the end of this single, you will be excited to hear what the EP as a whole has to offer.
‘Moonlight’ uses some warbling synths to grab your attention, before tossing you into the beats. The toe-tapping beats are wonderfully contrasted by the ethereal synths that bring a pale pastel hue to the single. The synths are packed with a softness that daintily caresses your skin, while the thrumming beat moves you forward. There are these twinkling bell synths that add a higher texture to the single. It is a really wonderful melody that gets you bopping with the beats, while floating on the waves of otherworldly synths. Through the movement of the music, you are truly transported into another world where you can feel the edges of reality give way to the wavering flows of the surreal. Dreamy and chilled, the melody brings the best of synths and driving beats together, for an unstoppable current of sound.
MOLTENO’s haunting vocals enhance the otherworldliness of the single. As she enters, there is a beckoning feeling to her performance, like she is holding your hands and taking you on a journey down a bridge made of moonlight. Her vocals over the verses are like a cloud of softness that you can’t escape. The haunting airiness of her performance reaches another level on the chorus as it reaches out into the ether and vibrates with a touch of surrealism. As you are drawn into the journey by her performance, the lyrics provide the path you are to take, as it connects dreams, reality and people.
Dreamily blurring the lines between realism and surrealism, MOLTENO draws you into an ethereal journey through the otherworldly touches of ‘Moonlight’. The melody creates the moonlit bridge that connects us to the otherworldliness of the single. Her vocals lay down the path, while blurring the lines of what is real and not.
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