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Author: Stephen Fruitman
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Pop electronica in a rickety box held together with baling wire and duct tape, with a glossy cache of inspired melody inside. The meaninglessness of […]
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Needles in Pain is a “symphony” for three turntables and an extra tone arm recorded in real time at the 2009 FIME festival in Portugal. Petit […]
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