Moon Boots Releases Debut Album, First Landing

Out Today via Anjunadeep

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Moon Boots, aka Pete Dougherty, has today released his debut album, First Landing, via Anjunadeep. (“One of the hottest electronic labels in the world” - Hype Machine)

The 10-track LP features an eclectic blend of styles and BPMs, showcasing Moon Boots’ ability to journey through a wide-ranging variety of music, not only in his live sets but also through his recorded projects as well. The influence of other genres outside of dance music is clearly apparent, and Moon Boots seamlessly fuses elements of jazz, funk and even classical into a pristinely-produced body of music. The album features a number of vocal collaborations, including tracks with Fiora, Lulu James, Antony & Cleopatra and Janelle Kroll; as well as emerging talents King Kona, Nic Hanson and Black Gatsby.

Whilst the albums vocal singles have been championed by international radio tastemakers like the BBC’s Annie Mac and KCRW’s Jason Bentley, Moon Boots has also won underground acclaim from the likes of Joris Voorn, Gorgon City, Tensnake, Skream, Âme and Tiga.

Moon Boots is just the fourth artist to have released a debut album on Anjunadeep, joining Dusky, Lane 8 and Cubicolor as the only artists to release their debut projects on the lauded deep house-offshoot of Above & Beyond’s iconic label, Anjunabeats. First Landing marks the ninth artist album that Anjunadeep has released.

To celebrate the release of First Landing, Moon Boots has a number of tour dates across North America in the coming months, including dates in Brooklyn, Washington DC, Portland, Mexico City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, LA, and Detroit. More info on the tour & album can be found here.

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Alec Morris

Infamous PR

About Moon Boots

When Moon Boots hits the booth, he’s got one mission: to give you the best night of your life. Whether playing at iconic clubs like Chicago’s Smart Bar — where he cut his teeth watching legends like Frankie Knuckles and Derrick Carter — or the world’s biggest festival stages, he gives people a release they’ll remember long after the party’s over.

Born in Brooklyn, Moon Boots’ (birth name: Pete Dougherty) musical obsession started not long after he could walk. His early love of piano lead to a passion for keyboards and synthesizers. Teenage nights lost in the work of Daft Punk, A Tribe Called Quest and Herbie Hancock followed. Then came college years at Princeton University, where he shelved an Engineering degree to dive into the musical abyss.

Knowing what he was meant to do, he moved to the house music epicenter of Chicago, where he tirelessly passed out demos to local DJs and scoured the web for like-minded people with whom he could share and expand on his sound. He played in a synth-pop trio whose demo caught the attention of Lupe Fiasco, and after a stint touring alongside the hip-hop icon, Dougherty went back to DJing with a renewed focus.

The stars aligned when he had a chance encounter with Perseus, founder of an adventurous new label, French Express. A fellow junkie and fan of French House and R&B-infused dance music, Perseus became a friend and mentor, the Splinter to Boots' Donatello. The label eventually disbanded but Boots has stayed true to his mission of making dance tracks that can’t be confined to one style. Pete blends the music he loves -- jazz, house, funk and soul -- into songs that last longer than their runtime. Songs not just for DJs, but for everyone.

After moving back to Brooklyn, Dougherty was introduced to the beloved Anjunadeep crew. His relationship with the label and their artists has flourished, leading to his debut album First Landing (out August 4th.) It’s an album where cavernous club music meshes with classical melodies, warm harmonies, and bright and beloved melodic soundscapes riddled with soul.

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