Deconstruction: Portrait of a Quiet Masterpiece

Deconstruction: Portrait of a Quiet Masterpiece

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Part 1: The Hypnosis of the Drone
This is how you make art after your famous band breaks up
Feb 15, 2022 • 
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Deconstruction: Portrait of a Quiet Masterpiece
Deconstruction: Portrait of a Quiet Masterpiece
Part 1: The Hypnosis of the Drone
Part 2: Getting Signed
The band finds the record label who appreciates who they are enough to let them do whatever they want to do
Feb 16, 2022 • 
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Deconstruction: Portrait of a Quiet Masterpiece
Deconstruction: Portrait of a Quiet Masterpiece
Part 2: Getting Signed
Part 3: Four Epiphanies at Once
Making shit up as they go
Feb 17, 2022 • 
Aaron Gilbreath
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Deconstruction: Portrait of a Quiet Masterpiece
Deconstruction: Portrait of a Quiet Masterpiece
Part 3: Four Epiphanies at Once
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Introduction: A whole music series about an album that came out in 1994 by a band who never performed or recorded again?
Absolutely
Dec 11, 2021 • 
Aaron Gilbreath
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Deconstruction: Portrait of a Quiet Masterpiece
Deconstruction: Portrait of a Quiet Masterpiece
Introduction: A whole music series about an album that came out in 1994 by a band who never performed or recorded again?
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Part 6: Upon Relistening
Looking back at something whose gaze was aimed ahead
Feb 20, 2022 • 
Aaron Gilbreath
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Deconstruction: Portrait of a Quiet Masterpiece
Part 6: Upon Relistening
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Part 5: Art for Sale
Commerce makes things messy
Feb 19, 2022 • 
Aaron Gilbreath
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Deconstruction: Portrait of a Quiet Masterpiece
Part 5: Art for Sale
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Part 4: The Album
Deconstruction deconstructed, song by song
Feb 18, 2022 • 
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Deconstruction: Portrait of a Quiet Masterpiece
Deconstruction: Portrait of a Quiet Masterpiece
Part 4: The Album
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The Story of Deconstruction in Spin Magazine!
The mighty music magazine is taking Deconstruction to the masses
Jan 2 • 
Aaron Gilbreath
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Deconstruction: Portrait of a Quiet Masterpiece
The Story of Deconstruction in Spin Magazine!
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