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)
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