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The Moon and the Orient
Electronic · 2024 · 12 tracks · 39m

The Moon and the Orient

Smoky, mid-century exotica meets modern downtempo. A cinematic blend of mambo rhythms, noir jazz, and velvet-wrapped electronic beats for the deep night.

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It's like a 1950s spy movie set in a Moroccan jazz club, but with better bass.

A sophisticated, nocturnal mystery that feels like a warm breeze in a dark alleyway.

The Moon and the Orient · vs · Waldeck
Late Night+1.2σ

Late Night saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 39m
01
Flaschengeist
2:51
02
Come with me Mambo
2:34
03
Sweet Surrender
2:58
04
Dating Line
3:49
05
Someday
2:25
06
Bring on the Thrill...
3:07
07
Fantomas
3:19
08
Sweetest Lies
3:40
09
You drive me crazy
3:21
10
Tonight is the Night
2:18
11
After you have gone
4:40
12
So it shall be - Dancing Cobra
4:21
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the mambo rhythm in track 2 dissolves into a hazy, reverb-soaked dreamscape
The haunting, lonely trumpet line that opens track 7 like a 1940s detective theme
The hypnotic, snake-charmer synth melody that closes out the final track
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