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KING-083 Kansas Has the Best Skies Vol. 2

Reverberating acoustic guitar driven songs weave haunting tales of prarielands and mountain mists.

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    1. Bring Out Your Dead- Alt. Mix

    2:14

    GOODING; Shimmering acoustic guitar and mellotron evoke the purple-grey hue of a desert just before sunrise.

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    2. Bring Out Your Dead

    2:14

    GOODING; Shimmering acoustic guitar and mellotron evoke the purple-grey hue of a desert just before sunrise.

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    3. County Road 18- Alt. Mix

    1:34

    GOODING; Haunting reverse-edited mellotron sequence gives way to hand drum and banjo duet. No bells.

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    4. County Road 18

    1:34

    GOODING; Haunting reverse-edited mellotron sequence gives way to hand drum and banjo duet.

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    5. Firefields- Alt. Mix 1

    3:26

    GOODING; Metallic introduction followed by a somber and expansive synth pad feature. No drums/bass.

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    6. Firefields- Alt. Mix 2

    3:26

    GOODING; Metallic introduction followed by a somber and expansive synth pad feature. Pads and guitars only.

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    7. Firefields

    3:28

    GOODING; Metallic introduction followed by a somber and expansive drum and synth pad feature.

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    8. One Report- Alt. Mix

    2:52

    GOODING; The widescreen majesty of a spaghetti western meets ethereal guitars. No drumkit.

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    9. One Report

    2:52

    GOODING; The widescreen majesty of a spaghetti western meets ethereal guitars and military rock drums.

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    10. Outlaws and Thieves- Alt. Mix

    2:21

    GOODING; Four on the floor drums and low riff clean electric guitar trade back and forth with plucked banjo.

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    11. Outlaws and Thieves- Alt. Mix

    2:21

    GOODING; Four on the floor drums and low riff clean electric guitar trade back and forth with plucked banjo.

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    12. Outlaws and Thieves

    2:21

    GOODING; Four on the floor drums and low riff clean electric guitar trade back and forth with plucked banjo.

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    13. Pegasus- Alt. Mix

    3:06

    GOODING; Emotive daybreak clean electric guitars are given an enthemic quality by momentous synths and acoustic strumming.

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    14. Pegasus

    3:06

    GOODING; Emotive daybreak clean electric guitars are given an enthemic quality by momentous synths and acoustic strumming.

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    15. Phantoms

    3:03

    GOODING; Echoing cinematic guitars are given heft by crashing drums and ebow beds.

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    16. Sleeping Giants- Alt. Mix

    2:43

    GOODING; Beautiful expansive alternative rock tune with cymbal crashes and eventful drums. Less guitar.

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    17. Sleeping Giants

    2:43

    GOODING; Beautiful expansive alternative rock tune with cymbal crashes, clean guitar riffs, and eventful drums.

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    18. The Will to Escape

    0:47

    GOODING; A towering and majestic track that, just when it seems to build to a breaking point, vanishes into the ether.