{"id":30782,"date":"2026-09-12T13:08:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T17:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radionewyorklive.com\/en\/?p=30782"},"modified":"2026-09-12T13:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T17:08:41","slug":"varnish-grime-by-motti-vatti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radionewyorklive.com\/en\/new-songs\/varnish-grime-by-motti-vatti\/","title":{"rendered":"Varnish &#038; Grime by Motti Vatti"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Listen to the preview!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/604ZfMIFHEHH2jbNmYyCIk?utm_source=generator&#038;si=2304e77a00db41d7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;Varnish &amp; Grime&#8221;<\/strong> is an indie alternative track by <strong>Motti Vatti<\/strong> that uses the painstaking process of restoring old, degraded film or artwork as a metaphor for memory and loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song opens in a sterile environment with a meticulous observer preparing solvents to uncover an image lost to time. 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