This lone SoundCloud track, released by the mysterious Gilligan Moss, is tagged with (what I am supposing is) a genre category: ‘Garden Disco.’ I love unusual genre tags—I believe the last one that caught my fancy was an Erased Tapes song that was labeled “Gospeltronica.” They give me a sense of hope, a belief that despite eternity’s inertia, despite new theories of the ultimate heat death of the universe, new genres will always form, and we will always be able to make new music.

And indeed, “Hemlock,” perhaps the first Garden Disco track ever made (unless this 1978 release beat it to the punch), lives up to that hope. It feels entirely new. It is not necessarily the components of the song that are novel. The baroque chaos of the piano reminds me of James Blake, and I also hear my familiar friend, the manipulated female vocal sample. What makes this song different for me is the mood of it. Usually, a song with these elements would make me feel as if I were in a dark nightclub, watching the object of my infatuation kiss another girl from across the room (I’m sorry, I have been watching some British teen dramas lately). But instead, the vibes are completely outdoorsy. It feels as if I am in an actual garden in the sunshine, caught within a strange dream in which a nymph is telling me a very important and joyful message in reverse. And then, just when I think I have it all figured out—a wild Theremin jumps out of a hedge and serenades me. See for yourself how happy seven minutes of distorted expectations can make you.

You can download “Hemlock” for free on Gilligan Moss’ SoundCloud page.