LISBON, 5 Oct
Moonwalk, EarthLife 'Zoe' on Stil Vor Talent
Lisbon, Moonwalk, EarthLife's 'Zoe' has arrived on Stil vor Talent, marking the first release for the label since the duo's 'Dune' EP in September 2022. 'Zoe' comes as part of the 'Eternal' two-tracker, a release that unites Moonwalk with Alessio Cristiano and EarthLife across two cuts clearly intended for club consumption.
The Neapoli-born, Milan-based Moonwalk have crafted a sound that sits neatly within the Melodic House & Techno bracket, but there is a supra-dynamic quality to their work that pushes beyond simple genre classification. 'Zoe' demonstrates this well, with a level share between drum and harmony that keeps both elements in constant, productive tension. The steady work from the drums provides a solid foundation, while the peaks stay barely clear of the ceiling, creating a sense of controlled euphoria. The treble is subdued throughout, allowing the mid-range textures to breathe and carry the emotional weight of the piece.
For those following the label's recent output, this follows the Djolee and Gespona 'Colorblind' release from mid-September, continuing Stil vor Talent's autumn run of quality electronic music. 'Zoe' has already found favour with tastemakers, with Miss Monique featuring it in her Subterranean series on 6 October.
The label said
Stil Vor Talent, Bandcamp about text · sourceNeapoli-born, Milan-based duo Moonwalk follows up to their 2022-issued 'Dune' EP for Stil vor Talent with their latest two-tracker, 'Eternal', due for release on 29th September. A supra-dynamic foray into their multi-faceted headspace, this new studio effort sees the Italian pair join forces with Alessio Cristiano and EarthLife on two cuts clearly designed with the club in mind. Exponents of a sound both brazenly vanguard whilst paying due tribute to the classic Italo scene through hair-raising buildups and heavy-duty programming, Dario and Mauro have us traversing a wide-ranging palette of sensations, merging "introspection, melancholy and euphoria" as they like to recall. And to say the least, 'Eternal' fits that definition to a tee with its implacable momentum, dead set to take dance floors and ravers by storm.
Made in collaboration with Alessio Cristiano, who created that head-turning melody around which the track revolves, 'Eternal' is pukka Moonwalk material by the book.
Spinning at fast pace, its tsunami of ecstatic synths rolls and loops in and out of focus as Dario and Mauro raise the pressure to exhilarating effect. A tunnel-like ride covered with crisp keyboard extravaganza a la Moroder, laced with steroid-fuelled drums and kicks pounding their way across Moonwalk's cosmic sound design with unrelenting horsepower. Teaming up with EarthLife on 'Zoe', Dario and Mauro do not alter their course an iota, rather much ushering us headlong into a boiling keg of electro-pop pyrotechnics. Highly volatile but just as catchy when it comes to that fluttering melody (try and get it off your head), the track proves a reliable ally to the DJ in search of a potent weapon for in-limbo moments, packing the right amount of melancholia-infused dreaminess and that all-terrain punch that'll wreak massive ruckus in its wake.