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Morning Becomes Eclectic

MBE Apr. 12: Ireland’s SOAK imagines ‘Purgatory,’ YCP’s Ruler of Program, and more

Novena Carmel
Novena Carmel
Hand-Picked Music Indie / AltSoul / Funk
Northern Ireland artist SOAK imagines purgatory is full of bad landlords. Their most recent release of the same name, “Purgatory,” came from a place of feeling impossibly static in life.
Northern Ireland artist SOAK imagines purgatory is full of bad landlords. Their most recent release of the same name, “Purgatory,” came from a place of feeling impossibly static in life.
Apr 12, 2022

Northern Ireland artist SOAK imagines purgatory is full of bad landlords. Their most recent release of the same name, “Purgatory,” came from a place of feeling impossibly static in life. But there's nothing static about this guitar-abundant, bass-driving, big-drum groove.

Plus, we shine the spotlight on another one of our Young Creators Project talents, 14-year-old Ruler of Program. The young producer stops by to discuss recording gear, finding the groove, and how he copes with self-criticism.

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    Anthony Valadez

    co-host of KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic

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    Novena Carmel

    Host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, co-host of Lost Notes

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    Ariana Morgenstern

    Executive Producer, Music Department & Today's Top Tune

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