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NewsNorthern Affairs: Mix Tapes From North Atlantic Explorers (Spotify Playlist)
I’ve always been passionate about sharing music I love. So I recently launched a Spotify playlist titled Northern Affairs, which I’m enjoying updating every couple of weeks or so. I’d be honoured if you’d follow the playlist if it’s something you might enjoy. (Full disclosure: At times I may ...
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NewsCover of The Smiths’ Panic
I wasn’t always a fan of The Smiths. In fact, I despised them at first. My younger and cooler sister used to listen to trendy British bands like New Order, The House Of Love … and The (God-awful) Smiths. I couldn’t stand Morrissey’s melodramatic vocals and miserable-me lyrics. ...
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NewsNew Single: The Sky Ain’t Ever Been So Blue
Anyone who has ever spent a winter in Vancouver knows the grey and miserable rainy weather endures endlessly, week after week. The slower, moodier music and lyrics I gravitate to are, I’m quite sure, a function of seasonal affective disorder. But as spring rolls around and summer approaches, the ...
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NewsSadness + Beauty: Cinematic Music by North Atlantic Explorers (Spotify Playlist)
Created this Spotify playlist – Sadness + Beauty: Cinematic Music by North Atlantic Explorers. We’d be grateful if you’d follow us on Spotify, and save/add your favourite tracks to your playlists. ...
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NewsAll The Ships At Sea
All The Ships At Sea is the ambient instrumental companion piece to 2014’s nautical-themed My Father Was A Sailor, inspired by Glenn D’Cruze’s father’s life at sea. It’s comprised of 13 electro-organic film-like compositions, each one titled after a ship D’Cruze’s father sailed on with the Merchant Marines while ...
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Video: “Into The Blue Sea”
Here’s our video for Into The Blue Sea filmed aboard an Iceland-bound container ship on the North Sea/North Atlantic Ocean. About the album “My Father Was A Sailor” ...
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“My Father Was A Sailor” Album Trailer
Here’s the album trailer for My Father Was A Sailor filmed aboard an Icelandic cargo ship on the North Sea/North Atlantic Ocean & throughout Scotland by Greg Gillespie. My Father Was A Sailor is a collection of nautical-themed songs inspired by Glenn D’Cruze’s late father’s life at sea with ...
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NewsAbout The Album “My Father Was A Sailor”
My Father Was A Sailor is the ambitious new concept album from Vancouver’s North Atlantic Explorers. It's a collection of nautical-themed songs inspired by Glenn D’Cruze’s late father’s life at sea with the British Merchant Navy. Its highlights include a full choir singing multi-part harmonies, a horn section featuring ...
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NewsSailing To Another Planet
Thanks for the emails and interest in our recent North Sea/North Atlantic cargo ship adventure. We made it back safe and sound, well, just barely in Greg’s case - read on … As promised, here’s an account of our wintery jaunt through northern seas. ...
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NewsNorth Atlantic Explorers Sail The North Atlantic
A few months back, I sent a message to my director friend Greg Gillespie suggesting we shoot video on the treacherous North Atlantic ocean in the middle of winter. He replied saying “your idea of filming the open sea is crazy – and I love it!” Crazy or not, ...
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NewsTop 5 Albums Of 2013
In the meantime, here are the 2013 albums I enjoyed most: Iron & Wine – Ghost On Ghost - Strong songwriting, extraordinary musicianship (jazz great Brian Blade on drums!), a string and horn section, a classic 70’s styled record. ...
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NewsTop 5 Albums Of 2012
It seems like every year I listen to less and less new music, and instead discover more and more great music from the past. In 2011 I was really diggin’ Steely Dan (yeah, okay, I know …), and this past year I got massively into The Blue Nile. Actually, ...
