Luis Vasquez, whose one-man challenge the Smooth Moon launched a string of beloved albums for Captured Tracks and Sacred Bones, has died, a consultant confirmed to Pitchfork. No reason for demise was given. Vasquez was 44 years outdated.
Born in Los Angeles, Vasquez began out enjoying in punk bands earlier than founding the Smooth Moon challenge within the late 2000s, impressed by the darkish minimalism of bands like Suicide and Pleasure Division, in addition to the music of his Afro-Cuban heritage. He launched his debut single, “Breathe the Fireplace,” on Captured Tracks in 2010, and a self-titled full-length later that yr. On his subsequent run of albums, Vasquez moved round Europe—to the Italian mountains for 2015’s Deeper and Berlin for his 2018 Sacred Bones debut, Legal. The final Smooth Moon report of his lifetime, Exister, arrived in 2022.
A assertion on the Smooth Moon’s social media pages invited followers and associates to share their recollections of Vasquez. “It is a large loss and our hearts are damaged,” it learn.
