Erik David Hidde has been recording music in his living room in Los Angeles for years. Eleven albums under his old name Prison Escapee, a debut Mohawk Castle record, and now a sophomore album with “In Moonlight” as its closing track. He writes it, records it, mixes it, and masters it. This is impressive.
The backstory matters here. Erik had a spiritual encounter telling him he’d find his future wife at a worldwide church. He went. He found her, Celina Nichole, and she’d had her own independent experience that same week that led her to walk up and introduce herself. “In Moonlight” is written directly to her.
The production is lo-fi and home-recorded. That’s a choice, not a limitation. Near the end there’s the sound of a splashing wave, tied to a lyric about seeing someone in the middle of the sea. Small detail, but it’s what makes the song feel finished rather than just stopped. Mohawk Castle calls it the saddest and most luminous track on the album, and he’s not wrong on either count. Worth your time. Go follow him on Instagram too.
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