{"id":41072,"date":"2018-10-08T15:04:45","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T14:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=41072"},"modified":"2018-10-08T15:21:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T14:21:50","slug":"experimental-artist-damaso-lear-showcases-album-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/10\/experimental-artist-damaso-lear-showcases-album-arrival\/","title":{"rendered":"Experimental Artist Damaso Lear Showcases Album &#8216;Arrival&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;<strong>Arrival&#8217;, an experimental album by Damaso Lear, is a collection of tracks which are essentially an ode to electronic music, albeit with an edgy twist.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Damaso is a completely DIY artist, who has written, recorded, produced, and mastered the entire album himself. Doing this has ensured he retained complete creative control over his work, and ensured his music sounded authentic and personal.<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The twelve track album is an ambitous project which on first listen reminds us of David Bowie during his Berlin period. It therefore comes as no surprise to discover Damaso counts among his influences the likes of Iggy Pop, and Klaus Nomi, as well as Gorillaz.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find out more about Damaso Lear online on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/%20DamasoLear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Damasaurious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/the_kinglear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. Stream and download Damaso&#8217;s music on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7uD5sxdsKNF5w9EuVc0TQA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/amasaur\/sets\/arrival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SoundCloud<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deezer.com\/artist\/12929537\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deezer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Damasaur\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fusers%2F112101395&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arrival&#8217;, an experimental album by Damaso Lear, is a collection of tracks which are essentially an ode to electronic music, albeit with an edgy twist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":41075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[57,9],"tags":[16891,16890,144,989,77],"class_list":["post-41072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","tag-arrival","tag-damaso-lear","tag-new-album","tag-new-artist","tag-new-release"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-aGs","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":93107,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2025\/10\/rachael-sage-releases-compelling-album-canopy-an-ode-to-empathy\/","url_meta":{"origin":41072,"position":0},"title":"Rachael Sage Releases Compelling Album &#8216;Canopy&#8217;: An Ode To Empathy","author":"Polly Havelock","date":"24\/10\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"New York-based artist Rachael Sage has long been celebrated as a vivid musical storyteller, crafting immersive visual and sonic landscapes across her eclectic discography. 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