Yoker Moon :: Mood Studies (Waxing Crescent)

Mood Studies encapsulates the transient, fragmented nature of existence, offering a surreal and meditative listening experience that feels both intimate and expansive—a must-listen for those who find beauty in imperfection.

Capturing the fragile beauty of malfunctioning music machines

Mood Studies unfolds as a series of “raw meditations, improvisations, and sonic experiments,” capturing the fragile beauty of malfunctioning music machines—specifically, a Yamaha PS-20 paired with a Chase Bliss MOOD mk2 effect pedal. The result is a delicate, ambient tapestry woven from fragmented details, fleeting melodies, and static hums, each looped to the point of abstraction, yet retaining its hypnotic charm.

Within this collection, dense drone textures and granular noises spill into ever-shifting soundscapes, where chaotic musical bursts briefly pierce through static flutter. It is in these disjointed, staccato moments that Ross Prentice (aka Yoker Moon) discovers solace—finding a kind of peace in the fractured, eerie beauty of the unpredictable. Tracks like “Imagine My Horror” and “Nervous Traveller” throb with a palpable tension, while “Monodrama” and the crackling, delicate pulses of the opener, “What Will The Thaw Reveal,” overflow with shimmering, ethereal waves.

Mood Studies encapsulates the transient, fragmented nature of existence, offering a surreal and meditative listening experience that feels both intimate and expansive—a must-listen for those who find beauty in imperfection.

Written, produced, and mixed by Ross Prentice (Yoker Moon)
Mastered by Oxbow Mastering
Artwork by Leeham’s Spellbook

Mood Studies is available on Waxing Crescent. [Bandcamp]