There is a running joke at the Delayed headquarters that our blog's name is not just a sound processing effect but a way of life for all of our teammates: we eventually arrive where we're aiming to go, but we do take our sweet time getting there. There is "fashionably late" and then there is "delayed"! To say that Moon Patrol has been fashionably late to release their debut track would be a huge understatement: I could most certainly create an entire mix from all ideas and sounds that ended up on the cutting room floor, as Irina and Gilles, the dynamic duo behind Moon Patrol and founders of our blog, honed in their craft and sculpted their sound. Pretty melodies gave way to groovy house-y ditties which, in turn, receded to allow more textural experimentations and atmospheric deep dives. Only to end up on the cutting room floor. Not good enough? Of course they were, but "not quite there". And now, finally, the moment has arrived where both artists have put down their Ableton controllers, listened to their creation and proclaimed "'Tis time!"..or, perhaps, "Moofter!".
The track is a culmination of a long journey and it shows: it's balanced, mature and deftly conveys what both artists are trying to say. It envelops without sounding grand; it's aurally complex without sounding experimental; it's engaging without resorting to a catchy melody. It has that elusive of qualities in electronic music: it's organic and it just flows. To say that Moon Patrol's Moofter is fashionably late would be to insult the exhaustive artistic and creative search that occurred prior to its release. Therefore, we can only say one thing about Moon Patrol: "it's delayed".

"Moofter" is part of On Board Music's "The Meaning Of Time part III" charity compilation set to be released on June 4h.