Moonlatte is a collaborative project led by producer/songwriter FS involving different talented musicians from the US, and all over the world. Follow us on Spotify. 
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G. Love & Special Sauce is an American Hip-Hop Blues band known for its unique fusion of hip-hop, blues, funk, and soul. Formed in 1993 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the band originally featured Garrett Dutton, aka G. Love, as the lead vocalist and guitarist, Jeffrey Clemens on drums, and Jim Prescott on bass. The trio quickly gained attention for their laid-back, groovy style and G. Love’s unique vocal delivery, blending rap-like spoken word with bluesy singing.

Their debut self-titled album, G. Love & Special Sauce, was released in 1994 on Epic Records and included the hit single “Cold Beverage,” which became popular on alternative radio stations and MTV, solidifying their presence in the music scene. The band’s style has been described as a mix of “slacker blues” and “alternative hip-hop,” as they frequently incorporate elements of 90s hip-hop beats with classic blues rhythms.

Over the years, G. Love & Special Sauce has released numerous albums, including Coast to Coast Motel (1995), Yeah, It’s That Easy (1997), The Electric Mile (2001) and the GRAMMY nominated The Juice (2020). Their sound evolved to include more soul, R&B, and rock influences, though they retained their laid-back vibe and clever lyrical play. Their 2014 album Sugar saw a reunion of the original lineup after several years, and they continued to tour and produce music with a loyal fan base.

Known for their energetic live performances, G. Love & Special Sauce has played at festivals like Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza. Garrett Dutton also frequently collaborates with other artists, including Jack Johnson, with whom he shares a similar vibe, and has released solo projects that dive deeper into his blues influences. G. Love & Special Sauce remains a beloved name in the music scene, blending genres in a way that feels fresh and authentic.

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Duncan Wood makes music with the same curiosity he brings to the night sky. A singer‑songwriter, multi‑instrumentalist, and producer from Maysville, Kentucky, he was raised in a kaleidoscope of sounds: playing 1940s swing charts in his grandfather’s big band, high‑school jazz combos, and covering Queen, Zeppelin and the Beatles with his friends. Early heroes such as James Taylor and Carole King taught him melody, while later discoveries like Nick Drake, Bon Iver, and Radiohead opened the door to texture and atmosphere.

Wood left Kentucky for Stanford University, earned a Ph.D. in physics from UC Santa Cruz, and helped design software for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s giant camera. Even during that research, he spent nights writing and tracking songs, designing preamps and rebuilding tape machines so he could sculpt every detail himself.

Those experiments bloomed on Away With Words, his 2023 debut album. Cut almost entirely solo in a nineteenth‑century house overlooking the Ohio River, the record pairs folk intimacy with orchestral sweep. Wood’s home‑built studio, nicknamed Red Carpet Records for its shag carpeting, turned reclaimed gear into a warm, unpolished canvas.

The release found early champions. The Wild Is Calling hailed it as “a new classic,” F Sharp Minor praised its “exquisite instrumentation,” and Zoe Konez called the arrangements “absolutely epic as they grow.” Reviewers noted that a single voice, guitar, or French horn can widen suddenly into full ensemble without losing its human core. Wood performs nearly every part himself—guitar, piano, pedal steel, French horn, flute, drums, trumpet, saxophone—eschewing programmed sounds and heavy editing. Zach Moses appears on bass and co‑production, while opera singer Chanslor Gallenstein lends harmonies on two tracks. Outside his own work Wood produces Santa Barbara‑based singer/songwriter Bradberri and plays sessions across genres.

After defending his dissertation in March 2025 he moved to Nashville to pursue music full time, carrying physics with him as a way of thinking rather than a separate career. In his view songwriting and science both ask the same question: what hidden patterns can turn noise into meaning?

If there is a throughline in Wood’s work, it is a sense of quiet precision, an attention to texture, shape, and silence that rewards close listening. His songs often feel like artifacts unearthed rather than built, with melodies that unfold like memories and arrangements that shift just when you think they have settled. It’s the kind of music that stays with you, not because it demands attention, but because it earns it.

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