The Vinyl Moon Blog
Visual Artist Feature: Tessa Rose Jackson / Someone
Volume 036 is a collection of music about bodies and minds that move in the world, and the mysterious art and iconography of Tessa Rose Jackson is a perfect...
Visual Artist Update: Marcos Navarro, Alex Kuno, Molly Mendoza...
Welcome to our new series, where we show off newer works from the visual artists who have contributed to past Vinyl Moon volumes. Enjoy the visual cornucopia, and be sure...
A Guide to Buying Used Records
One of the joys of vinyl records is the thrill of the hunt. For vintage releases, early pressings, and people looking to grow their collection without breaking the bank, you...
Visual Artist Feature: Jonas Fisch
An explosion of sounds deserves an explosion of sights, and, after listening to our mix for Volume 035, Jonas Fisch gave us just that. His original piece, More Boom Than A...
Alumni LP Highlight: Fort Lean - "Quiet Day"
No, Fort Lean is not a real place (though I did spend some time looking for it due to their mischievously misleading bandcamp bio). It's a platonic ideal, a state of...
Visual Artist Feature: Toma Vagner
Nostalgia is an easy thing to ruin - laying it on too thick or appearing insincere is a guaranteed way of losing your audience. We knew we were walking a...
Vinyl Moon Artist Update: Clans, Aidan & The Wild, Ben Bostick
It's been a SCORCHER of a month over at Vinyl Moon headquarters, which has meant staying close to an air conditioner as much as humanly possible and listening to lots...
Vinyl Moon Artist Update: Maxim Ludwig, Julietta and more...
I don't know about you, but summer is primetime for playlists - you have to prep for poolside, roadtrips, campfires, balmy nights out, and hot, lazy mornings. Thankfully our Vinyl...
Turntable Terminology
Vinyl enthusiasts can seem like they're speaking a different language, going on about fidelity and tonearm recalibration and frequency response curves. So we here at Vinyl Moon have compiled a...
Visual Artist Feature: Keith Rankin
Volume 033: Static In Motion was our dive into the world of vaporwave, a genre whose visuals are just as distinct as its music. We needed an expert in the...
Visual Artist Feature: Matthias Jung
The gravity-defying mix of Volume 032 had a natural pairing with the surreal art of Matthias Jung. There's a sense of order and equilibrium to his impossible floating houses that...
Vinyl Moon Artist Update: The Saxophones, Only Girl, Lyves...
SO many new releases are out this month. It's like all our Vinyl Moon artists weathered the April showers, and now we're getting lots of May...music. Come frolic in the...