{"id":25281,"date":"2024-09-18T19:10:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T19:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=25281"},"modified":"2024-09-18T19:10:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T19:10:50","slug":"30-denari-here-and-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2024\/09\/18\/30-denari-here-and-now\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Denari &#8211; Here and now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Here and Now&#8221; by 30 Denari is an\u00a0atmospheric song which marries gothic rock with post-punk mysticism. The atmospheric guitar\u00a0creates a dark, depressing tone that is inspired by\u00a0legendary gothic rock bands, but with an additional\u00a0modern edge, for instance\u00a0in the U2-inspired guitar sounds. The music takes a harder turn at 0:43, with the guitar developing more aggressive and complex, calling out desperation, increasing the atmospheric pressure. The gothic-inspired vocals are reminding of\u00a0bands such as Sisters of Mercy, Christian Death, and even Paradise Lost. The singer&#8217;s performance is strong because he incorporates the passion behind each syllable, expressing the words with real energy and sincerity. Lyrically, &#8220;Here and Now&#8221; is expressive and meditative, bringing up ideas of nature and self-awareness. The vision of trees swinging in the wind, streams running wild, and birds singing creates a strong connection to nature. The words describe a desire to escape the boring, concrete-bound lifestyle of modern life and live completely in the present moment, a concept that runs throughout the song. The repeated appeal, &#8220;Keep me in this place here and now,&#8221; emphasizes the desire for peace\u00a0in a world that can feel overwhelming. This dynamic composition mirrors the poetic concept of finding peace in the present time while coping with life&#8217;s chaotic influences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HERE AND NOW\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gWJpWBCI1pc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/30denariband\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/30denariband<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Here and Now&#8221; by 30 Denari is an\u00a0atmospheric song which marries gothic rock with post-punk&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,5],"tags":[4166,284,455],"class_list":["post-25281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop-rock-reviews","category-reviews","tag-30-denari","tag-goth","tag-post-punk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25281"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25283,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25281\/revisions\/25283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}