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unusual facts about Stars of the Lid


Staerkel Planetarium

The planetarium also occasionally hosts live music performances from avant-garde groups such as Stars of the Lid.


Adam Wiltzie

Although he may be best known for founding the seminal ambient classical projects Stars of the Lid, The Dead Texan, Aix Em Klemm, & A Winged Victory for the Sullen, he also has recorded, played, and worked as a live sound engineer for famed artists such as The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, Labradford, Bedhead, The Bad Livers, Windsor for the Derby, Iron & Wine, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Hauschka, and Sparklehorse.

Dying Machines

Dying Machines combines droning guitars with classical instrumentation into cinematic music that is similar in style to Hans Zimmer, Stars of the Lid, Arvo Pärt and John Murphy, all of whom have been cited as influences on Dying Machines' style.


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The Dead Texan

The music is similar to that of Stars of the Lid: long, droning, and ambient soundscapes, and reminiscent of the film music of Zbigniew Preisner and Georges Delerue.