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7sleepers = Stars of the Lid x Soundgarden + Brian Eno … read more
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2% VA Reduced Phat 5/5 The first album off Florida’s Reduced Phat label has marked the music world with the brilliant 2% non-compilation. For starts, the trigger-release CD case lets you know you have something different and good in your hands. Drum’n’Bass, break core and electronica fuse three musicians into one cohesive and addictive sect
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The gore vocals are in the mix, but … do these styles mix? NO! Stop the madness!!! Remember the dead, Aborted! Seek out Carcass. … read more
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While many might find the pacing of Bitter Hands Resign cumbersome, they’d be missing the intricate details that make this melancholy release unique and beautiful. … read more