Moon Construction Kit’s ‘Long John Silver’ is the kind of music you drift into. It feels like a portal to another dimension- equal parts nostalgia and daydream, wrapped in velvet synths and the hush of something ancient humming beneath the surface.
This record is a mood, a mirage, a perfectly placed haze. With its lush layers and slow-burning pulse, ‘Long John Silver’ feels like you’re standing at the edge of an abandoned boardwalk at dusk, with memories of a life you never lived washing in like the tide. Every note is laced with longing, every harmony floats just out of reach, like a faded postcard from the future.
The man behind the moniker- Olivier Cornu- proves again that he’s less interested in making a “track” than in sculpting a world. And this one is full of strange beauty: you can hear touches of vintage pop cinema, ghosted psychedelia, and synth-soaked lullabies gently colliding. It’s music that lives in the liminal space between retro daydream and sci-fi soundtrack- part 1969, part 2069.
There’s something uncanny about how ‘Long John Silver’ manages to sound both hyper-specific and completely unplaceable. Is it a memory? A fantasy? A metaphor wrapped in static? You may not be able to answer- and you’re not supposed to. The magic is in the mystery.
While this track may stand alone, it clearly hints at something larger on the horizon. If ‘Long John Silver’ is a single thread, then Moon Construction Kit is slowly weaving a larger tapestry- one stitched from dream logic, soft glow, and deep-sea emotion.
For those who like their indie pop laced with cinematic melancholy and that gentle buzz of something not quite real, Moon Construction Kit is a name to remember. ‘Long John Silver’ doesn’t ask much of you- just that you let it in and float a while.