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Podcast: Dreams of Consciousness
Episode: 258: Aarktica
Description: Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 258 features an interview with Jon DeRosa of Aarktica.Aarktica is the brainchild and decades-long endeavor of Jon DeRosa (who also provides vocals for the ethereal darkwave band Black Tape For A Blue Girl). From its origins in the Nineties ambient and experimental scene, Aarktica has broadened its scope to integrate folk, classical, and post rock.
I spoke with Jon about branching out from the ambient genre, and how an interest in big band music carried over into Aarktica. We also discussed why removing preconceived ideas and limitations helped him write songs, and producer Lewis Pesacov's...