Lunar Tunes is the the collaborative musical project from Felix Fast4ward (also Felix Ayodele) and Grant Blakeslee (MYTHirst and Skyfloor). The two musicians have been a staple of the local experimental music scene with music that blurs the boundaries between dance music, ambient, indie rock, folk and hip-hop. In both their individual projects and this collaboration, Felix and Grant utilize a spectrum of electronic instruments and those more analog for a hybrid style of performance and production that yielded a half dozen songs on the recent Pieces of Advice EP that are like the more playful and uplifting end of IDM. In moments songs hit like what chillwave might have evolved into had its primary songwriters been more steeped in jazz and avant-electronica. The songs are emotional expansive with even the hint of heaviness eased out of melodies and tonal choices that might be melancholic in the hands of other songwriters. The attention to percussion, rhythm and textural elements is impressive and reminiscent of more experimental hip-hop producers and IDM sound architects alike. Altogether it’s a testament to how the two musicians complement each other well with their individual sensibilities and musical skill sets. It’s an eclectic yet unified and coherent aesthetic of forward thinking, dance adjacent electronic music that is a hallmark to a monthly event Alphabeat Soup that Blakeslee helps curate the second Thursday of the month at The Black Box in Denver, Colorado.
Listen to our interview with Lunar Tunes on Bandcamp and follow the Felix Fast4ward and Grant Blakeslee at the links below. Also linked is the YouTube playlist for Pieces of Advice.
Queen City Sounds and Art 
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