Luis Vasquez, best known as the musician The Soft Moon, has died.
His passing was announced on Friday (January 19th) with a statement on The Soft Moon’s official Instagram, which reads: “It is with great sadness that we announce our dear friend, Luis Vasquez has passed away. Our hearts and thoughts are with his family, friends and extended music family. We ask to respect their privacy during this difficult time… This is a huge loss and our hearts are broken.”
Vasquez’s age and cause of death have not been revealed.
Born in Los Angeles, Vasquez grew up in the small California town of Victorville, where he began playing in punk bands as a teenager. He formed the one-man dancy post-punk project The Soft Moon in 2009, signing to the Brooklyn label Captured Tracks shortly afterward.
The following year, Vasquez dropped his debut album, The Soft Moon, which was followed by Zeros in 2012 and Deeper in 2015 — the latter of which was partially inspired by a European tour with Depeche Mode. He would go on to release two more Soft Moon albums on Sacred Bones, including 2022’s Exister.
Last year, Vasquez released an Exister remix EP, featuring contributions from electronic artists like Phase Fatale, Unhuman, OTHR, Gael, and Nørbak.
Check out a selection of Vasquez’s work as The Soft Moon below.