The choice output of Up Dharma Down (UDD) is hard to miss. Four songs, each from a separate album, are this episode’s core: Oo, Silid, Tadhana, and Crying Season. UDD shores up insights from shaping their albums and curating track lists. Recalling their influences, the band members open a window into the music scene’s mid-2000s rebirth. They look back on soundtracks of the sawi, the heartbroken, and on their role as trailblazers in creating synth-heavy tunes.

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