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Thomas Ross Turner from Ghostland Observatory explains how hearing “White Horse” by Laid Back piqued his interest in electronic music and started him on his journey as a musician.

Ghostland Observatory has a new album out called “See You Later Simulator.” Listen to the record here.

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Listen to Aaron Behrens talk about how Curtis Mayfield’s “We People Darker Than Blue,” influenced his musical journey.

Listen to Ghostland’s Spotify playlist of songs that inspired their new record “See You Later Simulator.”

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This Song — Mojo Nixon, Kat Edmonson, Aaron Behrens

Welcome to the first ever “This Song” podcast! This week we have three amazing artists!

Mojo Nixon: The rock musician, DJ, lover of Elvis and natural born iconoclast talks about why “Sweet Soul Music” by Arthur Conley is the song that still makes him feel like an exuberant 10-year-old.

Kat Edmonson: Fresh off the release of her new record “The Big Picture,” the former Austinite talks about how Henry Mancini’s “Peter Gunn” inspired her recording of “Rainy Day Woman.”

Aaron Behrens: The former Ghostland Observatory singer has struck out his own with Aaron Behrens and the Midnight Stroll He talks about how when he was a kid, Curtis Mayfield’s “We People Darker Than Blue” from the Dead Presidents Volume 2 soundtrack opened his eyes to the possibilities of music.

Our intro and outro music is “Mahout” from the local Austin band Hardproof Afrobeat.

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