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Girl on the Moon

by Martin Del Carpio

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Official Audio Video:
vimeo.com/339221188

International Music Video Awards 2021 - Finalist for Original Song.
Munich Music Video Awards 2021 - Semi Finalist for Original Song.
The Oniros Film Awards 2020 - Finalist for Best Song.
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival 2019 - Winner Best Music Award.

For Lili, the girl with the bright heart. We miss you!

MDC

Praise for Girl on the Moon:

Martin Del Carpio is an experimental electronica artist hailing from New York. His music is a unique hybrid of electronica, avant-garde, spoken word and musique concrete, as well as occasional songs which he performs lead vocals on himself.

Previous releases include 2011’s X album, followed by Goddard in 2013. A retrospective compilation called Lost Illusions was released in 2014, while 2015 saw the release of an experimental music project called Notes From The Underground. 2018 saw the release of Involution to which I gave a highly favourable review.

This track, Girl on The Moon, is a haunting acoustic ballad with an intriguing air of mystery. This is partly achieved by the use of audio footage from NASA's moon landings at the beginning and end of the song. Martin has a gentle voice full of character that suits the material perfectly. The opening line has an enigmatic quality that draws the listener in immediately: “I once knew a girl who dreamed of impossible
love....”.

After a scene setting first verse the song builds up to a simple but highly memorable and effective chorus. This is augmented by a subtle beat, backing vocal harmonies and interspersed with colourful, magical sounding synths.

The poetic, mystical quality of the lyrics continues into the second verse: “From the ground of the moon I’ll watch her blossom from afar...”. The arrangement also gradually builds with subtle details being incorporated seamlessly. The final verse which uses echo effects is especially effective.

Overall, this is an evocative and mysterious ballad that has an undeniably captivating quality. It is Martin Del Carpio’s most commercial release so far whilst still managing to maintain his artistic integrity. In the wrong hands, this song might have been fey but his tasteful, understated approach means he achieves that rare thing: a genuinely beautiful song.

VERDICT = 9.1 out of 10
Alex Faulkner (The Faulkner Review)

lyrics

I once knew a girl who dreamed of impossible love
(she thought) the kind made on the moon,
the kind she was taught
What she learned was love comes so easy and yet so it goes
Oh how gentle was the way, how do you feel?
How could she'd known?

Girl on the moon, she flew away
Girl on the moon, she's gone away
Girl on the moon, she flew away
Girl on the moon, couldn't stay

Tender is the way you feel
Tides that brings us together
No poem in a letter, no words to express in our ways
It was her spirit, the nights of adventure
that pulled her away
From the ground of the moon I'll watch her blossom
from afar

Girl on the moon, she flew away
Girl on the moon, she's gone away
Girl on the moon, she flew away
Girl on the moon, couldn't stay

I once knew a girl who dreamed of the moon while she slept
(while she slept)
A place beyond where a flower grew from tears (from tears)
A girl who only just begun, who was on her way (on her way)
Wild is the way of her bright vital heart

Girl on the moon, she flew away
Girl on the moon, she went away
Girl on the moon, she flew away
Girl on the moon, couldn't stay

credits

released May 26, 2019
Lyrics by Martin Del Carpio
Music by Little Pioneer
Produced by Martin Del Carpio & Little Pioneer
Additional Music & Production by Disquette•s
Single Artwork Cover by Nikola Gocic

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Martin Del Carpio New York, New York

Martin Del Carpio is a music and film artist.

In 2011, aside from previous albums, a retrospective compilation called Lost Illusions was released.

In 2015, an experimental music project was released titled Notes from the Underground.

In 2018, a personal record called Involution was released along with some remixes and reinterpretations of the songs.

New songs are released as singles in 2019.
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