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The artwork for Wolfgang Voigt's new GAS album, NARKOPOP.

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GAS Releases First Album In 17 Years, The Majestically Disquiet 'Narkopop'

9:53am April 21, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

The ambient composer Wolfgang Voigt returns to the GAS moniker with an urgency that rumbles more deeply, with strings hung like endless cobwebs across dark valleys.

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Why All The Fascination With A New Prince Song?

9:09am April 21, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

NPR's Steve Inskeep and Stephen Thompson discuss the complex history of "Deliverance," a previously unreleased Prince song from 2006 that came out this week.

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A still from Juana Molina's short film "Lentísimo Halo."

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Juana Molina Shares Eerie New Video For Upcoming Album, 'Halo'

9:00am April 21, 2017

by Catalina Maria Johnson

"Lentísimo Halo" is a sneak peek at the Argentine experimental musician's seventh album. The short film juxtaposes sensual longing with a menacing landscape.

A candlelight vigil for Prince is held at Leimert Park in Los Angeles on April 21, 2016.

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In The Wake Of Prince's Death

8:24am April 21, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

A year ago today, fans made a pilgrimage to Paisley Park, the home of Prince. What they found there was a communal altar, separated from the building by about 100 feet.

The entrance of the Paisley Park compound.

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Prince's Posthumous Year In Business Was Full Of Weirdos And Chaos

7:00am April 21, 2017

by Steve Knopper

Prince Rogers Nelson was notoriously mercurial — which left his estate in chaos after he passed away unexpectedly one year ago today.

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Judge Stops Release Of Posthumous Prince Record

5:08am April 21, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

A new EP featuring six of Prince's previously unreleased songs was scheduled for release Friday. But a lawsuit filed by the late artist's estate may prevent it from ever coming out.

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