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L'artiste suisse propose une mélodique chanson pop exploratoire aux arrangements d'une exceptionnelle richesse musicale. L'esthétisme sonore captive particulièrement l'attention sur cet envoûtant morceau. L'interprétation vocale masculine remplie d'émotion rehausse l'ambiance légèrement psychédélique avec ses propose débordants de sensibilité et son refrain accrocheur. Laissez-vous emporter! 〰 The Swiss artist offers a melodic, exploratory pop song with exceptionally rich musical arrangements. The aesthetic sound is particularly captivating on this bewitching track. Emotional male vocals enhance the slightly psychedelic ambience, with sensitive proposals and a catchy chorus. Let yourself be carried away!

ABOUT THE SINGLE
Long John Silver is an epic and hypnotic journey into duality. With its haunting melodies and retro-futuristic production, the track’s cinematic depth echoes the character’s shifting nature - drawn to power yet yearning for connection.
Crafted with Moon Construction Kit’s signature dreamlike atmosphere, Long John Silver feels like a lost treasure from another era - one that washes over you like Technicolor waves on the 1950s Italian Riviera. A song that lingers in the air like a ghostly sea breeze, it carries echoes of Olivier’s signature synth-infused storytelling, transporting listeners to a world both distant and familiar.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Moon Construction Kit is the one-man project of Olivier Cornu, a musician and songwriter exploring the intersection of alternative pop, synthpop, cinematic textures, and late-60s influences.
With a fascination for timeless, otherworldly aesthetics, his music blends dreamy harmonies and immersive soundscapes, creating a universe where the past and future collide.
In 2022, Moon Construction Kit debuted with a six-track EP, introducing a unique sonic identity rooted in retro-futuristic atmospheres. While Long John Silver stands alone as an evocative soundscape, it’s also a glimpse into the evolving musical universe of Moon Construction Kit. This is just the beginning of another sonic odyssey - an upcoming full-length album - promising more sonic landscapes where nostalgia and modernity intertwine.

Long John Silver

THE BEACH BOYS - THE LOST CARIBOU ALBUM ('73-'75)

1. Good Timing (Partial Mix)
2. The River Song (Early Mix)
3. Shortening Bread (Mono Mix)
4. Battle Hymn Of the Republic (Unedited Take)
5. Barnyard Blues
6. Brian's Tune (Rollin' Up To Heaven)

7. It's OK (Single Mix)
8. Pacific Ocean Blues (Backing Track)
9. My Love Lives On (Demo)
10. Lucy Jones (Demo)
11. California Feelin' (Demo)
12. Holy Man (Backing Track)

Total running time: 36 min

BONUS TRACKS

13. Child Of Winter ('74 Xmas single A-side)
14. Ding Dang ('74 Xmas single B-side)
15. Good Timing (Backing Track)
16. In The Back Of My Mind ('75 Version)

The Beach Boys - The 'Caribou Album' (Unreleased 1973 - 1975)

This is my most recent attempt at a follow-up to The Beach Boys' Holland album. This is an alternate-universe what-if? Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar would have stayed with the group for one more album and Mike Love would have been kicked out of the band after a fight with Blondie backstage in 1973. Carl would have been less present on the album, leaving "musical direction" of the band to brother Dennis, who would blossom into a great solo artist after this last Beach Boys LP. Brian, Carl, Mike, Al and Dennis go on as recording solo artists after their 1974 breakup.

So this mix is balance of my 2 previous mixes, "It's A New Day" and "California Feeling" featuring imo the best songs from this era, mixed to a 9-track, 35-36 min LP, much like Holland was.

Here is the tracklist. Enjoy! :)

-shangaijoe

Side A (18:27)

1. The River Song              lead: Dennis
2. Hard Times                    lead: Blondie
3. Shortenin' Bread           lead: Carl
4. Out in The Country       lead: Al/Don Goldberg (would have been a full Al vocal, because I think Goldberg's version is the same backing track from The Beach Boys from 1972).
5. Carry Me Home             lead: Dennis

Side B (17:07)

1. Sweet Mountain           lead: American Spring (Would have been Carl/Brian: I know it's not a Beach Boys song, but it's so good to be left out, being one of BW's most perfect songs, and the mood evoking of the Carl & The Passions/Holland era.)
2. We Got Love                lead: Ricky
3. My Love Lives On        lead: Dennis
4. Holy Man                      lead: Taylor Hawkins (Would have been Carl, the Hawkins version use to same rough melody that Carl sang in 1974)

1974 Sweet Mountain (Revised Version)

This is my alternate-universe fanmix follow-up album to the Beach Boys' Friends LP (1968), which would have come out instead of 20/20, featuring songs (and most vocals) by Brian Wilson. Enjoy! :)

SOULFUL OLD MAN SUNSHINE (Released December 1969)
Produced by Brian Wilson

Side A

1. Soulful Old Man Sunshine
2. We're Together Again
3. Time To Get Alone
4. Walk On By
5. Walkin'
6. I Went To Sleep

Side B

7. Break Away
8. Sail Plane Song
9. Where is She ?
10. All I Wanna Do
11. Ol' Man River 
12. Been Way Too Long

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