“It’s commendable the way in which Lil Terrestrial breaks love down to its core concepts through his anecdotal instrumentation on ‘The Story Of Sun And Moon’.”
Producer Lil Terrestrial, an artist known for his intergalactic atmospheres, has released his sophomore album The Story of Sun And Moon this month. As he tells the love story between two celestial beings, genres are mixed and experimented with to carve a sound that is easy on the ear.
Lil Terrestrial opens The Story Of Sun And Moon with a prologue in true storyteller style. Offering a glimpse into this ethereal, galactic sound, a tapestry of glittering synths is unearthed. The Moon continues this mystical soundscape. At the heart of the music, however, lies a warmth, somewhere in the depths of the R&B undertones.
Loved Together carries a constant melody that blends each shade of the production seamlessly. Dramatic effects occur in the intro, before launching into this melody we won’t forget. Further into the album, And The Martians Danced is presented as an intrinsically soulful song. The melodic delivery is so natural and driven by emotion, putting the listener at ease and creating an eagerness to uncover the meaning behind these synths.
Speaking of meaning, Lil terrestrial stated The Story Of Sun and Moon is an album about the singular constant that arises in not only every single person, but throughout the entire universe. Love.”
The ambient texture of That Love Is The Constant is so refreshing and invigorating. There’s a sense of vastness and space, reflective of the stellar connotations on the album. The gravity of the production is strong here especially, considering the intricacies and immaculate instrumental shifts.
To craft a cyclical structure to this concept album, the epilogue leads us out of The Story Of Sun And Moon. It’s a beautiful concoction of sounds – grand in some areas, raw and exposed in others. The way in which Lil Terrestrial has structured the album, from one melody to the next, is superb.
You can listen to The Story Of Sun And Moon here: