Deserta - Black Aura My Sun - MaroonMatthew Doty didn't set out to write a solo album. His first batch of weightless and brightly lit material under the name Deserta began to take shape in 2017. Shortly after finding out he was going to be a father, Doty started working on a batch of songs inspired by the joy and the unknown of the world he was about to enter. That inspiration is the sonic and emotional backbone of debut album Black Aura My Sun. Like a hot air balloon headed straight

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and the trancelike music of a band called Pharmakon

His music moved millions worldwide

The sense of immediacy

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