Jukebox #10 Xerxes - a podcast by Spacemusic.nl

Xerxes (reigned 486-465 BC), a king of Persia, made an unsuccessful effort to conquer Greece in 480-479, suffering a major naval defeat at the Battle of Salamis. Xerxes was the son of Darius I and Atossa, daughter of Cyrus I. When Xerxes succeeded his father, Egypt was already in revolt and troubles soon broke out in Babylon; further, there was still pending the matter of the Greeks, where the Persian defeat at Marathon called for vengeance. He crushed the revolts in both Egypt and Babylon with great severity, not sparing even the gods, and then turned to the conquest of Greece.
And now more about the ambient artist Xerxes...;-) It was hard to find more info, even his Myspace site doesn't show much at the moment of writing this post, but here's something worth knowing about: Xerxes, also known as Klaus Lunde, was born in 1973 in the southern parts of Norway. At the age of 14, he started producing music using an Amiga 500. In 1996, after having gone through various experiments and compositional phases, he finally arrived at a style he could call his own. Since then, Klaus has spent most of his time developing this sound. He is currently living in Toslash;nsberg, Norway He is a deeply respected ambient artist and has played alot of festivals the last years, both as a dj and with his band "Xerxes Live".'
The Jukebox plays 'Can You See This?" from his album "The Mirror Formula". Originally offered as a free download, released in march 2006. Re-mastered edition is now available from his website. We suggest: be gentle and pay a reasonable price for this release. One can choose not only the format to download but the price level as well. Cool feature!


Artist: Xerxes
Track: Can You See This?
Album: The Mirror Formula

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