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Exclusive Download: Mickey Moonlight's Soulful Dance Track 'Close to Everything'

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December 22, 2011 10:30 AM ET
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British producer Mickey Moonlight has recently released his debut full-length album The Time Axis Manipulation Corporation, which features the synth-heavy "Close to Everything," which Moonlight premiered on an earlier EP.

While his album has garnered support from DJs all over the world, it was important to Mickey Moonlight that the release was accessible enough to play at home. "'Close to Everything' is one of two songs on the album featuring the amazing George Lewis, Jr., a.k.a. Twin Shadow. This is the closest to the dancefloor that the album ventures. It was important to me that the songs were for home listening, not clubs," he says.

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"Close to Everything" got its vibe from the guest star. "I love George's soulful and impassioned vocals. To me the song could be about non-local correlation and the quantum interconnectivity of all matter throughout all time-space," Mickey says.

Mickey Moonlight's "Close to Everything" is available for free download here.

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