Sunday, September 28, 2008 0 Engineers

Album: Thursday / Envy - Split


Band: Thursday / Envy
Album: Split
Label: Temporary Residence Limited
Year: 2008






Tracklist

Thursday
01.As He Climbed The Dark Mountain
02.In Silence
03.An Absurd And Unrealistic Dream Of Peace
04.Appeared And Was Gone

Envy

05.An Umbrella Fallen Into Fiction
06.Isolation Of A Light Source
07.Pure Birth And Loneliness
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More than two years after Thursday first put the idea in our heads, Temporary Residence Ltd. is proud to finally bring together two influential bands from two very different places. Recorded in Spring 2008, both bands turn in some of their most inspired work yet. In addition, Thursday invited Anthony Molina of Mercury Rev to remix the dark instrumental "In Silence" into the pitch-black closing track, "Appeared And Was Gone," providing the perfect transition into the massive dynamics of Envy. Beginning with the subtle electronics of the symphonic opener, "An Umbrella Fallen Into Fiction," Envy thrashes and burns through a trio of thoughtful face-melters. Also the artowrok was made by acclaimed poster artist, Dan Grzeca.

Thursday
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Envy
Official Site
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008 0 Engineers

Album: General Lee - Hannibal Ad Portas


Band: General Lee
Album: Hannibal Ad Portas
Label: Basement Apes Industry
Year: 2008







Tracklist
01.Drifting
02.Tyrant
03.Our Last Struggle Winter
04.Colossal Rains
05.A Dead Issue
06.Hannibal Ad Portas
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Since 2002, General Lee never stopped to look forward their own definition of chaos, melting intensity, blackness and emotion in a shape that belongs to abrasive hardcore music. After some recording try-outs they definitely head out with a mammoth disc in the name of Hannibal Ad Portas. This disc plays with feelings and contrasts by creating a tense climate near to the break. Icy and oppressive atmospheres, heavy and melancholic riffing are mixed ton an abrasive hardcore and a blowing off and cathartic screaming. A music that blurs and destroys the usual plans to be reconstructed in pain...

In a darkening world with blurred possibilities, General Lee take the road of introspection to arrive to a dramatic understanding of the mind's surroundings. Unleashed with a grand dimension of upsetting melodies, Hannibal Ad Portas is evolving from musical damnation to salvation in 6 no-easy-to-listen tracks. One kind of heavy doom.

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Album: Uzi And Ari - Don't Leave In Such A Hurry

Band: Uzi And Ari
Album: Don't Leave In Such A Hurry
Label: Own Records
Year: 2005






Tracklist
01. The Past The Orchards On The Right
02. Lungs Out
03. Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz
04. The Protagonist
05. Blood And Vibrance
06. Keep Eyes Open
07. It Doesn't Work
08. Perestroika
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Rioting quieter than most, Uzi and Ari seems to essentially be the solo project of one Ben Shepard, of Salt Lake City - It Is Freezing Out is his second long-play collection following last year’s Dont Leave In Such A Hurry. These songs are well fleshed-out by an assortment of accomplished musicians, each lending their own nuances to proceedings, but at this album’s core beats the heart of a single man only.

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Album: Lifestory:Monologue - Hold Me In The Wind, My Friend


Band: Lifestory:Monologue
Album: Hold Me In The Wind, My Friend
Label: Self Released
Year: 2007







Tracklist
01.Dancing & Kisses
02. Ultimate!
03. Wolves Behind Me
04. Sway The Stalks
05. Rejoice, Rejoice
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A singer who doesn’t sing, but rather a theatrical magnet, who passionately speaks and yells. A guitarist who plays with a bow, another who sings so high. Cymbals, snares, bass, keys and a DIY light-board attached to a guitar strap. An art-rock collective. A visual display and a musical experience.

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 0 Engineers

Album: Poetic DiZeaZe - ThiZiZPoeticDiZeaZe


Band: Poetic DiZeaZe
Album: ThiZiZPoeticDiZeaZe
Label: Self Released
Year: 2008







Tracklist
01.Hackle In EclipZe
02.LipZtick'Z Lilt
03.DiZZection Of Zomething
04.Z (Part I)
05.ObZeZZionZ
06.Z (Part II)
07.Decorated With Your Colorful Portrait
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Poetic DiZeaZe is a prog-experimental rock/metal band, hailing from Iran, which was formed in the middle of 2007.The band lineup included Kiavash Kia and Alireza Saeidian on guitars and Kasra Saboktakin on bass guitar. The influences are in many different genres and styles such as prog-rock/metal, psychedelic, experimental, industrial, thrash metal, death metal, space rock, post-rock, ambient, electronic and....;overall Poetic DiZeaZe is completely subliminal and never wanted to be anything but their self the first album ThiZiZPoeticDiZeaZe already been recorded and will be out soon!

Thanx to Poetic DiZeaZe for giving us their demo for posting it! Good luck guys!
You can contact the band through this email: s.arasteh@gmail.com
Monday, September 22, 2008 0 Engineers

Album: Don't Mess With Texas - Los Dias de Junio

Band: Don't Mess With Texas
Album: Los Dias de Junio
Label: Moonlee Records
Year: 2007








Tracklist
01. Los Dias De Junio
02. He Builds Houses Like Trees
03. Go Straight To Hell Boy
04. I Am Vengeance, I Am The Night
05. Kad Ja Podjoh
06. Sun Is Going Nova
07. Like When We Was Kids
08. 14:47
09. We Are All Astronauts
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Don't Mess With Texas was formed in Zagreb, Croatia in January of 2004. After the break up of Radio Free Isaac (and prior to that the bands Nikad and Lunar), Neven, Ozren and Saša decided to form another band and soon invited Ivana to join the band on bass. After the recording of their first album, Slobich replaced Ivana and the line up had been solidified. During three years, band had frequently toured in support of their highly acclaimed self-titled album and played numerous shows in Croatia and across Europe (Slovenia, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Bosnia and Herzegovina) arousing the interest of many fans with genuine instrumental music that defies easy categorization.

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Sunday, September 21, 2008 0 Engineers

Album: Stellardrive - Omega Point


Band: Stellardrive
Album: Omega Point
Label: Only4Stars Records, Le Sonotone, Dvs Records/Believe
Year: 2008





Tracklist

01. Departure
02. What Everyone Can See Through The Window
03. Magnetic Drum Calculator
04. Islandsix
05. Saggitarius A
06. Turbulences (A Nice Day To See All The Damages Done)
07. Turbulences (Post Damages Reconstruction - Sjukdom Remix)
08. Departure (The End Of All Things Part.1 - Sjukdom Remix)
09. Departure (The End Of All Things Part.2 - Nao Remix)
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Stellardrive consists of three guitarists, a bass player and a drummer that also makes use of keyboards, machines and a clarinet. Almost automatically this means we have to deal with an instrumental post-rock band. This is true with this quintet (according to the biography. Strange thing is, the band picture consists of six guys, maybe the sixth guy is involved with the visuals) from France. Several members are known from Aside From A Day and Gantz. These bands have quit, so now their full attention goes out to Stellardrive. In 2005 and 2007 the band already recorded the EPs ‘ERS-1’ and ‘ERS-2’ and except for the track “Resonances” from ‘ERS-1’ ‘Omega Point’ is a compilation of these EPs with the addition of three remixes. Especially the tracks from the latest EP are the most outstanding on ‘Omega Point’. During the years they slightly shifted from melancholic post-rock in the vein of Mogwai and Red Sparowes to the energetic and the hopeful version of the likes of Maserati.

Although they do nothing new, the songs are high quality post-rock tunes with great hooks and melodies. The established names shouldn’t be ashamed if they have written these songs. The remixes included are shortened versions of the tracks “Turbulence” and “Departure” with electronic sounds woven into it, nothing special in contrary to the original songs. Nevertheless, the main part of this release are the regular songs of Stellardrive and these are an outstanding starting point for new things to come.
-from asice.net

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*Previews posts here and here
Thursday, September 18, 2008 0 Engineers

Album: Burst - Lazarus Bird


Band: Burst
Album: Lazarus Bird
Label: Relapse
Year: 2008







Tracklist
01.I Hold Vertigo
02.I Exterminate I
03.We Are Dust
04.Momentum
05.Cripple God
06.Nineteenhundred
07.(We Watched) The Sliver Rain
08.City Cloaked
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Burst is a progressive metal band from Sweden. They were formed in 1993 by Jesper Liveröd, Linus Jägerskog and Patrik Hultin. Guitarists Robert Reinholdz and Jonas Rydberg joined the band a bit later. According to their label, they are considered to be one of Sweden's brightest metal prospects.

The band is known to add progressive elements to their hardcore/metal music making them different from most of the other metalcore bands. Their vocals are a mixture of melodic vocals (Reinholdz) and screaming (Jägerskog) . They are currently signed to Relapse Records.

Burst were formed by a couple of friends for no real intention but to just make fast paced, heavy music. They were initially called Dislars. Their older music was more grindcore and crust punk oriented. They played a few live shows across Sweden. They later started playing a brutal style of hardcore punk. The more they improved their playing skills, the band shifted towards a more progressive style while still sticking to their Hardcore roots. They later decided on the name Burst. The band then began to take their music more seriously and decided to record demos. During this period they toured heavily. They eventually inked a deal with Melon Records. Their first two studio albums were released there. However, the band was not satisfied with the results and began to add more changes to their music. They released a few EPs after this.

In 2003, Burst released Prey On Life through Relapse records. This is the album that not only set the bands style but also gained them more popularity. This was because Relapse was a more well known label, having in its roster bands like Nile and Mastodon, as well as many well known bands in the metal community. The release was generally well received. By touring with Dillinger Escape Plan, Mastodon and other bands, Burst began to slowly rise in popularity. Before writing their new album, they knew what direction they had to go. Instead of sticking to a formula that worked, they intended to push themselves even further. The result was Origo, which was praised by magazines such as Terrorizer, Metal Hammer and Kerrang and saw the band becoming more popular than ever before.

Burst's new record, "Lazarus Bird", was recorded at Bohussound Studio in Kungalv, Sweden, and produced by Burst and Fredrik Reinedahl. Relapse Records is scheduled to release the new album September 16, 2008 in the United States, September 19, 2008 in Germany, and September 22, 2008 in the rest of Europe.

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Tuesday, September 16, 2008 0 Engineers

Album: Werckmeister Harmonies - Bastille Drone


Band: Werckmeister Harmonies
Album: Bastille Drone
Label: Self Released
Year: 2007







Tracklist
01.Reverse After Rebirth To Walk On Dead Steps
02.Bastille Drone/Christ's Crown Gradually Tightened/We Are Me?
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A band hailing from Japan, and probably took their name from a 2000's Hungarian film directed by Béla Tarr, based on the novel The Melancholy of Resistance (1989) by László Krasznahorkai.

"Werckmeister Harmonies, dis-orchestral rebellion, situation de la musique, reject & reconstruct. We may harm you."
That's all we know about this band.

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Monday, September 15, 2008 0 Engineers

Album: Canyonsofstatic - The Dissapearance


Band: Canyonsofstatic
Album: The Dissapearance
Label: Former Airline Records
Year: 2008





Tracklist
01. Maps And Mazes
02. The Disappearance
03. Blinding Cold, Casket Black
04. 1:17
05. Are We Still The Good Guys
06. Shelter
07. Slowly To Sea
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In the midst of a desperately cold Wisconsin winter in 2005, canyonsofstatic formed in an unheated practice space. They wore hats and coats to keep warm and gloves with the tips cut off to keep their fingers from freezing during the long hours of rehearsal. By the time the cold became unbearable, it was spring and canyonsofstatic’s sound had already been born from those initial months of shivering together. canyonsofstatic started as an experiment between friends, a dusting off of instruments so to speak. The songs evolved from a collective process and what came out was a complete surprise to the group – epic instrumental music. Ross Severson on guitar and Nathan Gaffney on drums form walls of sound with reverb drenched noise and trailing delays, blanketed with crashing cymbals and driving beats. Chris Biertzer on bass navigates his way through the landscape of sound adding melody to the chaos, and Aggie Severson .. keys delicately keeps the balance and perspective. All this was wrapped into a live performance that adds homemade abstract films as a visual aspect to the music. It is truly an experience of sight and sound that allows the listener to imagine and interpret the music however they choose. canyonsofstatic previously self-released two EPs and has just released their first full-length album “The Disappearance” on Former Airline Records.

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Sunday, September 14, 2008 1 Engineers

Album: Einna - Les Angoisses D'arcadie (EP)


Band: Einna
Album: Les Angoisses D'arcadie (EP)
Label: Swarm Of Nails / Communication Is Not Words
Year: 2008





Tracklist
01.Eros
02.12 Livres De Chair
03.Orphée
04.Il Ne Reste Que Des Épines
05.Pan

Einna born from the ashes of Stanley Millgram, a band who has shared the stage with formations such as : Cortez, Overmars, Coliseum, Lords, Amenra and well of others, return transfigured... They have released an EP called "Les angoisses d'Arcadie" recorded by Silvin Suquet (I Pilot Daemon, Plebeian Grandstand.).

No link, guys...Sorry!
We were asked kindly by their label to delete the download link and we respected their will.This blog usually does not post albums without a link for the visitors to try them out, but in the other hand we like to introduce new remarkable bands to more people. Einna surely belong to these bands.So listen to the tracks in their myspace and if you like them, order the CD. We believe, that you won't be dissapointed.

Saturday, September 13, 2008 0 Engineers

Album: Zalem - Demo (EP)


Band: Zalem
Album: Demo
Label: Self-released
Year: 2007






Tracklist
01.Missing
02.Eponyme
03.Twin Sal
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Zalem are:
Antoine Gerzé: Guitar
Olivier Leturdu: Guitar
Charles Guérin: Bass
Jean Philippe Vial: Drums

Zalem formed in 2004. The band was directed towards at the same time ambient , rock music, combining various influences of each musician. The band hopes to share its music with many people. Zalem plays the music that leaves much place of imagination and feelings. In near future, Zalem will add some new musicians in his band to enlarge his sound.

A huge thanx to Zalem and especially to Antoine for sending us their demo and some promotion stuff to share around.


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Album: The Calm Blue Sea - The Calm Blue Sea



Band: The Calm Blue Sea
Album: The Calm Blue Sea
Label: Self-released
Year: 2008






Tracklist

01. We Happy Few
02. Literal
03. The Rivers That Run Beneath This City
04. Now Those Ashes Are at the Bottom
05. After the Legions
06. This Will Never Happen Again
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Instrumental rock has long been the red-headed stepchild of the music industry. Instrumental anything is often relegated to background music, but Explosions in the Sky, The Calm Blue Sea and their local brethren have elevated the visability of the genre and are exploring new boundaries to bring mainstream attention to music that was once an afterthought in the minds of music fans.

Based in Austin, Texas; The Calm Blue Sea came into being early in 2007 when ex-members of other popular Austin acts (Go Nova, Tammany Hall Machine, Dragonfly Jones, Black Noise Revival, Wax Museum Pandemonium, and others) decided they wanted to start a new band, on that would creat bold, epic new post-rock that ranges from "sweet calmness" to "near chaos."

In the summer of 2007, The Calm Blue Sea recorded a four song live demo in their home studio in south Austin. It has since caught the attention of club owners and thanks to the internet, music aficionados all over the world.

The Calm Blue Sea
’s self-titled debut album is only six songs, but clocks in at 46.5 mins. Both of these things are completely standard and expected in the instrumental genre. What’s fresh and unique to The Calm Blue Sea are the bold peaks and valleys of their songs. The piquant crescendos and decrescendos are hallmarks of skilled songwriting and composition. Most striking are the soft, ethereal piano choruses, bookended by driving guitar verses that hold your attention and simultaneously leave you wanting more.

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The Calm Blue Sea is being self released by the band and is currently available for purchase digitally from the following locations as well as at their shows and local record shops around Austin.
Buy at emusic
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Monday, September 08, 2008 1 Engineers

Album: Hellas Mounds & Empires - Split

Band: Hellas Mounds & Empires
Album: Split
Label: Saw her Ghost Records
Year: 2008








Tracklist

01. Unease From Up North (Empires)
02. Perpetual Downpour (Empires)
03. How Shall Thy Kingdom Stand (Hellas Mounds)
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"In an exhilarating display of east-meets-west/north-meets-south Minnesota's Empires and Arizona's Hellas Mounds join together to form one massive unforgetable chunk of majesctic instru-metal. While Empires continues to showcase the barren, frozen wastelands of the midwest. the Hellas Mounds debut delivers one giant slab of dense, arid doom as expansive as the desert that surrounds them."

Empires

Empires hails from Minneapolis MN, and consists of 4 members. The band is purely instrumental and has doom metal tendencies. They have 2 demos and an album called Through Trial and Tribulation Comes Triumph, released on Saw Her Ghost Records during the summer of 2007. Brian (bass) is also a member of the black metal band ManeThereN, aka Grudlevitikh.
Andy, Jim and Kevin, are also session members and live performers for ManeThereN.
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Hellas Mounds
HELLAS MOUNDS, formed in early 2006, is a sonic flood of sounds, textures, and atmosphere that pulls you under barely letting up for even a moment to gasp for air. Even though they have not been around long they have already made a lasting mark while being compared to Mogwai, Red Sparowes, and Rosetta.
2007 saw the release of ‘The Last Ferry To Cydonia Demo Sessions EP’
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Friday, September 05, 2008 1 Engineers

Album: Blindead - Autoscopia: Murder in Phazes


Band: Blindead
Album: Autoscopia: Murder in Phazes
Year: 2008
Label: Deadline Records





Tracklist
01. Phaze I: Enlightenment
02. Phaze I: Abyss
03. Phaze II: Symmetry
04. Phaze II: Phenomena
05. Phaze III: Blood Bond
06. Phaze III: A Nice Night for a Walk
07. Phaze IV
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Polish heavy music hidden secret, Blindead, return with their second, fully matured full length album "Autoscopia: Murder In Phazes"; an album of grandiose proportions, parallel to "Panopticon" or "The Eye of every Storm".

The intriguing title of the album perfectly corresponds with the music and grasps the overwhelming atmosphere of the album; chaos and lunacy emanating from the very first seconds of "Autoscopia" seem to lure the listener further down the bottomless pit of mental malady, having him twist and turn in claustrophobic thoughts. Yet, as minutes go by the listener fits in, adjusts himself to the immense harshness of "Autopscopia" and discovers sheer beauty flourishing beneath this brutal and seemingly inaccessible music.

With loads of bands operating on the post-metal scene, Blindead is a distinctive creation, a band the music of which excels all the Neurosis and Isis followers. "Autoscopia"” was not created in California, nor was it brought forth in New England. "Autoscopia" is a Central European endeavor with its own identity; hence it can easily compete with the famous Americans. It is post-metal of the 21st century, poignant in its forceful authenticity and at the same time painfully emotional.

When Cult Of Luna released "Eternal Kingdom", one could think that the 2008 post-metal throne has already been conquered, but the Swedes will have to share the laurel wreath with Blindead, as "Autoscopia" is a post-metal album par excellence, one the overlooking of which no music fan can afford – truly a treat for every respectable listener. From the ominous "Phaze I: Enlightenment", through the aural turmoil of the following tracks, to the monumental "Phaze IV", Blindead astonishes with the freshness of ideas and arrangements, the intensity, the heaviness of songs and finally the professionalism of all the musicians.

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Thursday, September 04, 2008 2 Engineers

Album: A.Armada - Anam Cara



Band: A.Armada
Album: Anam Cara
Year: 2008
Label: Hello Sir & Golden Antenna Records





Tracklist
01. The Dam Was Split But The City Was Saved
02. The Moon Shifts The Sea, The Sea Shapes The Shore, The Shore Shakes The Sand, The Sand Sinks The Ship
03. Fall-Triumph
04. Into Days & Nights & Years & Months
05. If Only You Knew What The Lost Soldiers Did To Me
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Featuring Matt Nelson and Bryant Williamson from Cinemechanica plus Josh McCauley, touring guitarist from Maserati. They play a style of music more similar to early Maserati except with a greater intensity!

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Buy from Hello Sir Records or Golden Antenna Records or Omnio.pl
Tuesday, September 02, 2008 0 Engineers

Album: Japanese Sunday - Taps Taps Lights Out


Band: Japanese Sunday
Album: Taps Taps Lights Out
Year: 2006
Label: Grayscale Records






Tracklist
01. Cold Bright Blue Lights
02. Eight OClock Robot
03. Kagaku
04. The Genius of Anonymity
05. First Shots Fired on a Blue AM
06. Proxy
07. Tigers on Ships
08. Pinocchio, The Bleeder
09. Search + Rescue
10. Next Time Remember to Breathe
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This indie rock powerhouse known as Japanese Sunday should be a welcome addition to the San Diego roster of quality bands. Having put together a ten song debut that floats from the eloquence similar to that of EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY to the raucousness of acts like FUGAZI, Japanese Sunday have managed to develop a sound all their own. Songs like “First Shot Fired on a Blue A.M.” and “Tigers on Ships” are easily my favorites but the guitar work on the intro and then throughout “Pinocchio, The Bleeder” almost sounds like classical Latin guitar and is fantastic. The vocals are strong throughout, even though they could be perceived as whiny at times. However, Japanese Sunday’s strength lies in their ability to compose a collection of songs that use a diverse number of instruments and sounds to make catchy and interesting tunes. This is right up there with acts like BOILERMAKER, NO KNIFE, FIRST WAVE HELLO, LOWCLOUDCOVER and GOODBYE BLUE MONDAY. “Taps Taps Lights Out” is a great debut by the band and I look forward to future releases.

-Christopher, SanDiegoPunk.com


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