Month: July 2019

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AstroPilot’s “The Masquerade”

AstroPilot's Dmitriy Redko, glared and flared. Photo sourced from artists Bandcamp.
"The Masquerade" from the 2017 album "Thirty Three." Just a quick post for tonight, since it's actually kind of late in the evening. This one comes all the way from Siberia from psy-ambient composer Dmitriy Redko, a.k.a. AstroPilot. The track's called "The Masquerade," and it's an audio drive-by - i.e. one of those tracks from …

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Death of Lovers’ “The Absolute” + Extras

Death of Lovers. Photo sourced from artist's Dia Record bio.
"The Acrobat" from the 2017 album of the same name. I'm going a bit retro tonight, as least in terms of sound and sensation. This one's called "The Absolute." It's the title track to the 2017 album of the same name, and it faithfully taps the tones and textures of the '80s neon underground and …

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Saint Etienne’s “Nothing Can Stop Us” + A Few Xtra Gems

Saint Etienne perform at the Fonda Theatre way back in 2017.
"Nothing Can Stop Us" from the 1991 album "Foxbase Alpha." I'm going to experiment a bit with today's post. When you write enough of these things, you tend to back yourself into a corner of formula and repetition. So today, I'm changing it up by sticking the embed up top. I know, not the most …

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Sunbeam Sound Machine’s “Talking Distance” & Others

Sunbeam Sound Machine's 2019 album "Goodness Gracious," featuring the single "Talking Distance."
Okay, I've been lagging on the posts this month. But I have a good excuse. I chipped a molar and had to get a root canal. Yeah, seriously. So things have been a little weird … or numb … or both. Anyway, all that talk is just for some context. So if tonight's post goes …

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Charlotte Gainsbourg’s “Deadly Valentine”

Charlotte Gainsbourg's 2017 album "Rest," featuring the single "Deadly Valentine."
I had to step away for a few days to do a large push on revamping my professional website. But in the process of doing actual work, I've been compiling a mental list of recommendations for the near and far future. There's too many to tackle all at once, so I'm just going to start …

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