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Live on KEXP, one of a

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kind performance. Come

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on, let's go. This is recorded in the

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shadow of the space debate. This is...

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This is Angel. This is Michelle

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from Japanese Records. And this is... Meryl from TUNY

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Arts. This is Mac DeMarco. Hey,

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this is Courtney Bennett. Hi, this is KEXP.

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Thank you. All right. Welcome,

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everybody, to Live on KEXP. I'm

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your host, Troy Nelson. On

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the show this time, it's the

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experimental electronic pop of

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producer and singer-songwriter,

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Glasser. Glasser

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is the project name for

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California-based singer, composer and producer

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Cameron Mezzaro. She

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released Apply, her first EP under

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that name, back in 2009. She's

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been working at her own pace

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ever since and developing her sound,

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an original blend of electronic and

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dance music with influence from folk

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traditions, dream pop, trance, jazz

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and even spoken word. It's

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all tied together by her nimble, melodic

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singing voice. Her

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latest is called Crux and is available

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on One Little Independent. I

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was lucky to be the DJ that

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interviewed Glasser for this live-in studio. I

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asked her about her influences and

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got a surprising answer. You

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started to find your way into music through

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electronic music. And I'm curious who

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those electronic artists were that helped you find

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your path. Actually,

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well, there were lots of electronic artists that

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helped me find my path, but truly, I

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wanted to be in the rock band. And so I... I

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found electronic music out of

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pure frustration that like every

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boy that I knew would not let me

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be in their band. How rude. I

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know. So I didn't really intend

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to be an electronic musician, but

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it was where my language was,

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like most naturally. And I

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was given GarageBand, and

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thank God, because it

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saved me. Whee! Her

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first EP and the first full-length rig

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were created mainly in GarageBand.

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In 2013, she released Interiors,

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inspired by a book about New

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York architecture, proving that though it

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may be difficult to dance about

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architecture, you can certainly feel and

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even sing about it. In

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2018, she put out

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Sex Tape, recordings of conversations about

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encounters and experiences provide the emotional

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and rhythmic basis for some intense

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music. It's chock full of hooks,

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too. I wonder what this will

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feel like. On my

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knees. And then, pep,

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pep, pep, and then, pep, pep,

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pep, pep, pep. Struggling to find

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a way to make new music,

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she started taking lessons in Balkan

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singing. It was inspiring and unlocked

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the current Glasser era. For

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this episode, Cameron and multi-instrumentalist

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Robbie Lee performed six songs.

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Four from Crux, one from

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Interiors, and one previously unreleased

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song, Defeat. Here's

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Glasser, live on KEXP.

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I'll never be

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saved. Whoa.

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Whoa. Whoa.

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Whoa. Whoa.

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Whoa. Whoa.

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Whoa. Whoa.

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Whoa. Whoa.

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Whoa. Whoa.

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Whoa. You

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are home

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You lay on

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the floor I,

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I lead you home

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I am

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your home

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I lead you home

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I lead

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you home I

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lead you home

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I lead you

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home I

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don't want

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to leave you alone

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I will not

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be seen, lift

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the veil, and

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I will not

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be seen. I

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will not

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be

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seen, lift the veil,

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and I

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will not be

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seen. I

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will

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not

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be seen, lift

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the veil, and

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I will

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not be seen. I

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will not be

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seen. I'm

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flying over

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I'm flying I'm

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flying I'm

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flying I'm

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flying I'm

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flying I'm

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flying I'm

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flying I'm

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flying I'm

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flying I'm

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flying I'm flying

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I'm flying

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I'm flying You

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just heard Glasser with the

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songs Mass Love, Defeat and

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Vine. Now

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here's more of our live session

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with Glasser. Thank

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you. atch.

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Hello? Yissaed

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D I'm

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not alone. I'm

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not alone.

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I'm not

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alone. I'm

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not alone. Until

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time has been

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ruined Until time

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has been ruined

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Until time has been

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ruined Until

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time has been ruined Until

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time has been ruined When

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you are

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mine When

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you are mine Until

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time has been

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ruined When

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you are

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mine Until

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time has been ruined When

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you are mine Until

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time has

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been ruined

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Now is the day I'm

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hoping I'm

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not alone. I'm

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hoping I'm not alone. Can't

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believe I'm

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not alone. I'm

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hoping

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I'm

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not alone.

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I'm hoping

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I'm not alone. I'm

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hoping I'm not

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alone. I'm

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hoping I'm

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not alone. I'm

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hoping I'm not

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alone.

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I'm hoping

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I'm not alone. You

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You You

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You Children

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and

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sailors. And

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that was our live session with

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Glasser. You heard the songs Ofris,

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Drift and Design. We'd like

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to thank Cameron and Robbie for stopping by.

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As always, be sure to check

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out the video of this session.

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You'll find that and all of

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our featured sessions at youtube.com/KEXP. This

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show is produced by Julian Martler

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and curated with support from Jackson

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Long and Isabel Kalili. I'm Troy

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Nelson. We'll see you next week.

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