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Spencer Brown’s “Stream of Consciousness”

Spencer Brown's 2020 mix album of original compositions "Stream of Consciousness."
As I've mentioned in previous posts, I'm fairly deep in renovating this blog into what hopefully will be viewed as an improvement. I bring this up, not because I enjoy repeating myself, but instead, because it's allowed me to rediscover acts I haven't followed in a good long time … or in some cases, since …

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Stranger Things (Soundtrack from the Original Netflix Series)
First off, I'm not going to talk about the popular Netflix series "Stranger Things" - at least, not in any significant depth or detail. If you know the show, then you know why it's regarded with such adoration and acclaim, most notably for its tonally accurate and atmospheric throwback to '80s pop culture entertainment. If …

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Solar Fields’ “Forgiveness”

Swedish composer Magnus Birgersson, aka Solar Fields. Photo sourced from artist's Wikipedia.
I'm a little exhausted this eve, trying to tie up a bunch of loose ends before the New Year kicks in. I'm really trying to avoid dragging any of the 2019 baggage into 2020, unless, of course, it's the really good stuff from the past 12 months. But this year's been a strange, tricky, and …

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Underworld’s “Moon in Water,” a “Low Burn,” and a “DRIFT” in four parts

Underworld's Karl Hyde performing at the Hollywood Bowl back in 2015.
I probably should start with early Underworld, and work my way towards the post -Darren Emerson phase. That's essentially everything before 2000, which would be the proper way to introduce these progressive pioneers of the house, techno, and trance arenas.Underworld are essentially legends in the annals of electronic music. They chart way back to 1980, …

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