Switzerland’s Moon Construction Kit has re-emerged for 2026 with the hazy cinema of ‘Snake Charmer’. Bringing brooding indie rock with a psychedelic flair and an eerie undercurrent, its ambitious songwriting lands effortlessly with the ear, with each listen revealing a new texture to discover.
Beginning with glassy keys over a layer of more plucked harpsichord-like tonality, combined with a spacey synth melody, we are quickly launched into an atmosphere that seems to descend into a sonic kaleidoscope. Some elements drift without a care, the bass and drums formulate a more straight-laced rhythmic centre, while the lead vocal moves in and out of an otherworldly sensibility, melancholic speculation along the way. The hypnotic and uneasy we have settled into is broken by broad, bright, hallucinatory climaxes, a swirling blend of baroque pop touch-ups and an early 2010s indie rock core.
Olivier Cornu, the owner of the Moon Construction Kit moniker, explains, “With ‘Snake Charmer’, I was aiming for a vibe that feels like a fairground at night, something beautiful but a little bit haunting. I used a crystalline, glassy piano and Mellotron to give it that lush, 60s psych-pop sound, but the lyrics are actually quite clinical. It’s about that moment where you realise the cure you’re following, whether it’s a person or a pill, is actually the problem. By the time the Big Pharma mantra kicks in at the end, I wanted the whole song to feel like a machine that’s finally started to spiral out of control.”
The work of the Lausanne-based artist, writer, singer and multi-instrumentalist is a place to experiment freely. Debuting with a self-titled EP in 2022, Moon Construction Kit has continued to evolve into a polished and thoughtful soundscape.
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