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Guilty Pleasures – Starcastle

June 23, 2010
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Guilty Pleasures – Starcastle

I freely admit it.  I have a number of guilty musical pleasures: songs and bands that I would be slightly embarrassed that anyone knew I adored or enjoyed sneaking a listen to from time to time.  One of those passions is for classic prog rock, or at least, a subset of it. Now, Deeper Into...

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Vows of silence and other paradoxes

June 5, 2010
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In Philip Gröning’s 2005 documentary Into Great Silence we spend almost three hours in the company of monks who’ve taken a lifelong oath of silence in a Swiss monastery. This lush beautiful film gives us a fleeting sense of a life of profound, ascetic quietude. It’s a paradox, of course, for a sound medium...

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The National’s “England” from “High Violet”

June 1, 2010
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The National’s “England” from “High Violet”

Unafraid of dynamics, the ebb and flow of music, The National’s “England” from their recent release “High Violet” delivers a pastoral expanse that lives up to its name.  Tension and release are key components of music that seeks to lift itself above the dance floor and this song overflows with it.  A winning combination...

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Request Tuesday

May 8, 2010
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Tuesdays are now all about listener favorites on Deeper Into Music. Some stations offer you “Tuesday 2-fers” where you get to hear two songs by bands you don’t really like.  Things are different at Deeper Into Music.  Tuesdays are now more about what you want to hear.  Every Tuesday, for 24 hours starting at 12...

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Undertow and submerged sound

April 3, 2010
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Undertow and submerged sound

Three tunes from the Deeper Into Music archive with a dreamy submerged sound that just kind of pulls you under… Kiara by Bonobo Tweaked electronica. Halting beats. You can feel the gaps. Beeps and blips and faux harps. Swells and grooves. Great interstitial sound. Nice to sometimes barely have vocals. ...

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Killing moons and missed connections

March 27, 2010
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I used to know the guys in this band called Translator. Their one KROQ hit was a tune called Everywhere That I’m Not, a kind of jetsetter anthem about missed connections. One night in LA some of the Translator guys were heading out to hear a band called Echo and the Bunnymen and invited me...

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