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Artist:Dave Rempis & Frank Rosaly- Date:Wednesday, March 10, 2010
- Listen:MP3
- Recorded By:David Sumberg
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Artist:Rob Nicholas- Date:Saturday, March 6, 2010
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:Singer-songwriter from Chicago plays some solo tracks and spills his guts in an interview with his publicist, Justin. Solid pop songs with interesting chord voicings that have lyrics with genuine character.
- Recorded By:Matt Ludwig / Mike Corsa
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Artist:Boutros- Date:Saturday, March 6, 2010
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:Boutros is beat driven electro-pop, mixing synth sounds with heavy lyrical content and infectious melodies. Diverse comparisons range from Phoenix to Hall and Oates to Kraftwerk. At the time of this performance, Boutros just released a new full length called "Flat Tires Make Friends" (Baby Say Baby).
Dickie Boutros - vox, keyboard, synth, guitar, sequencer, computers
Nicky Boutros - vox, bass guitar, computers - Recorded By:Matt Ludwig
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Artist:The Right Now- Date:Saturday, February 27, 2010
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:The Right Now plays soul music, and soul music is all about feeling; not style, not fashion, but emotion. This set lives within the four walls erected by the arresting lead vocalist Stefanie Berecz, the stellar songcraft of Brendan O'Connell, the spot-on horns and layers of back-up vocals, and a solid bedrock of rhythm.
- Recorded By:Matt Ludwig
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Artist:The Part Five- Date:Saturday, February 13, 2010
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:Dancy and melodic post punk built around drudging, often dubby bass, layered with shimmering guitars and drums that originate somewhere between the The Who and New Order, chasing a Mission of Burma catharsis. Lyrics that don't rhyme, sweet but conversational, like brighter moments of Broken Social Scene or David Grubbs. Hints of the Cure show up, as do bits of rhythm from Cream's Disraeli Gears, and even homage to Prince, but a modern angular bent prevails, glistening with force.
The Part Five began as the next stop for guitarist and singer Gary Pyskacek from the Pedal Steel Transmission. Given a free practice space (still covered in hair from the previous tenant, a barber) by a benefactor, with the only catch being Gary and drummer Chris Brantley had to practice, and eventually play a show later that year. The duo would thrash and flay minimalist tribal grooves, until a single night of drinking with longtime Cardboard Sangria engineer Brett Barton would cement the group into a trio. The group is recording their debut full-length this fall.
The Part Five is playing Fri Feb 19th (17-and-over show) with Midstates at the Beat Kitchen, The part Five plays second at 9:45
The Part Five has a 7inch out on Cardboard Sangria Records, titled "Leering Castles of Crates".
- Recorded By:Benjamin Keller
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Artist:Travis Bird & Daniel Burke- Date:Saturday, February 6, 2010
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:2 guitars No waiting. With influences as disparate as Fred Frith, Derek Bailey, Robert Fripp, John Fahey, Steve Reich, Jimi Hendrix, This Heat, AMM, sex pistols, burt bacharach, throbbing gristle, brian eno, black sabbath, sonic youth, michael nyman, Slayer, Glenn Branca, Thomas Tallis,.....they present instrumental improvisation, minimal soundwork, in-depth cross genre composition, in a search for beauty and noise platform.
Since 2006, multi-instrumentalist Travis Bird has been active in several Chicago projects, currently including the psychedelic noise rock of the Leavitt Ours and the industrial-pastoral evocations of Dense Reduction.. - Recorded By:David Sumberg
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Artist:Conductive Alliance- Date:Saturday, February 6, 2010
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:Return performance from this Chicago 4-piece with their exciting and unique guitar-driven chamber rock . Their mostly-instrumental compositions are nimble and jaunty, abruptly changing feel and time and swiftly maneuvering a complex sonic landscape. This set features Nick Hill (bass, vocals), Eli McLaughlin (guitar, vocals), Dan Larson (guitar, vocals), and Corey Brekher (drums, vocals).
- Recorded By:Matt Ludwig / Benjamin Keller
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Artist:Frode Gjerstad / Paal Nilssen-Love / Nick Stephens- Date:Sunday, January 24, 2010
- Listen:MP3
- Length:27 min 39 sec
- Comments:Norwegian reedist Frode Gjerstad and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love were joined by British bassist Nick Stephens in this fiery free improv set on a Sunday afternoon in January . Gjerstad's polite, proper English accent contrasted profoundly with the immense ferocity of his sax and clarinets. Stephens seemingly tackled his bass, plucking, prodding, striking, and bowing, among other things. Most notable of Nilssen-Love on the throne, was his subtlety and patience, allowing his borrowed kit to rest up a bit, like it was recovering from a long Saturday night. Nice improvised set all around.
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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Artist:Gemini Club- Date:Saturday, January 9, 2010
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:With a combination of aggressive guitar, catchy synth hooks, and an arsenal of live electronics, Chicago's own Gemini Club blends indie and electronica seamlessly in their unique approach to music making and performing. Gemini Club has big plans for the new year, with remixes for high-profile artists already in production and a set of upcoming shows with bands such as Voxtrot, you can expect to hear more from this band in the near futuer.
- Recorded By:Matt Ludwig
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Artist:WUMMIN / The Exponential- Date:Saturday, January 9, 2010
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:WUMMIN: Quirky, rocking bowed strings and drums. Angular, warped harmonies and a great sense of humor. Intense.
The Exponential: Ancient Indian string rumbles, turntable samples, waves of percussion, and vocal improvising over terrifying narratives make this a set to listen to with the lights on.
WUMMIN:
Anita Chari - cello, voice
Andrew Royal - violin, voice
Brian Sulpizio - drums
The Exponential:
Margaret Morris - voice
Brian Murray - percussion
Ben Perkins - bass, subrahar, rudra veena
WUMMIN and The Exponential (live on WNUR) from Benjamin Keller on Vimeo.
- Recorded By:Lori Crasnic / Adam Clark
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Artist:Gunnelpumpers- Date:Saturday, January 2, 2010
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:A completely improvised performance from this unique Chicago-based ensemble. Consisting of, in this instance, 2 upright bassists (though 3 is the original number) plus angular, well-placed guitar, and some beautiful hand percussion, the sound of Gunnelpumpers is rooted more in complimentary textural layers than any kind of jazz or creative improv groove. The multiple basses are melodic and hardly the thumping/booming monstrosity you might expect; instead they combine with the world percussion to give this set a rare and great quality: non-traditional yet immediately accessible.
Michael Hovnanian - contrabass
Doug Brush - tabla, dried frog-liver shaker, tambourine, percussion, cajon, "rectoid (wooden)"
Dave Miller - guitar
Randy Farr - congas, percussion, doumbek
Douglas Johnson - electric upright bass - Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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Artist:Jonathan Chen- Date:Saturday, December 19, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:A pre-composed piece and two improvisations for solo acoustic violin and viola by this former Chicagoan. Jonathan Chen has played on WNUR's Jazz Show, Airplay, Expansion Experiment, and Classical & Beyond programs in the past with various small groups as well as at WNUR's 2004 Chicago Sounds Jazzfest. This time, he came in by himself and performed one of his characteristic sets that are as sparse and minimal as they are raw and bold. Chen also performs on electronics and his 3" CDs are real treats if you can get your hands on them. Experimental music for the honest working man.
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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Artist:Shalloboi- Date:Saturday, December 19, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:Chicago's Shalloboi returns to the WNUR studio, and this time they brought along a string trio. Guitarist Tyler Ritter and drummer Stefanie Goodwin's airy voices mingle with his soaring shoegaze guitar and the violin, viola, and cello (courtesy of Katelyn Edlridge, Chris Gaghon, and Aleksa Lederer) as subdued pop songs swirl to echoing climaxes.
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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Artist:John Statz and Pezzettino- Date:Wednesday, December 16, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Recorded By:Trevor Ewen
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Artist:Jeff Marx / Steve Cohn / Dushun Mosely- Date:Saturday, December 12, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:Jeff Marx (tenor & mezzo-soprano sax) and Dushun Mosely (drums) from Chicago were joined by New York keyboardist Steve Cohn in this brand new trio. Jeff and Dushun had just been on Airplay 6 months earlier to play a trio with another Chicagoan, Alex Wing (guitar & bass), but this set was quite different, wholly improvised and very adventurous. Steve brought with him his shakuhachi and an assortment of small percussive, twangy, and chirpy instruments. There are bluesy parts, loud skronky parts, and subtle, plaintive bits. Not to mention, Steve's abrupt and quirky vocalizations. At one point, Jeff referred to the ability to play this music on the radio as a representation of freedom of speech and we can't agree more.
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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Artist:YETI vs YETI- Date:Saturday, December 5, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:31 min 23 sec
- Comments:
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa / Matt Ludwig
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- Artist:A Sunny Day in Glasgow
- Date:Thursday, November 19, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:45 min 16 sec
- Comments:A Sunny Day in Glasgow are a band from Philadelphia that plays dreamy pop music that uses lots of samples, guitars, and melodies. Their new record, Ashes Grammar, is out now, everywhere.
- Recorded By:Matt Ludwig
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Artist:Layne Garrett- Date:Wednesday, November 18, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:57 min 35 sec
- Comments:Layne Garrett works with found objects, found sounds, guitars, and self-built instruments. Recorded output ranges from assemblage-drenched americana to a new cd of improvisations on guitar and prepared guitar; a record of improvised duos (with Scott Allison, Christian Brady, Ryan Jewell, Janel Leppin, Sam Lohman, Anthony Pirog, and Jenny Tucker) is on the way shortly. Solo performances have lately hovered in the heady realm of freely improvised explorations on prepared resonator guitar and homemade light-sensitive electronics.
- Recorded By:Matt Ludwig / Lucas Segall
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- Artist:The Break
- Date:Saturday, November 14, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:40 min 54 sec
- Comments:The Break is a classic / alternative / rock band established in 2007 - Paul Ansani (Bass/Back up Vocals), Sean Cahill-Lemme (Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar), Matt Gieser (Drums/Back up Vocals) and Miles Malin (Lead Guitar/Back Up Vocals) all from Park Ridge, a suburb of Chicago. Their album "Welcome to Our Side" is available on iTunes. Check them out at www.thebreakband.com
- Recorded By:Matt Ludwig
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- Artist:Haptic
- Date:Saturday, November 7, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:2nd Airplay performance from this defiant minimalist electronic trio formed in Chicago. Featuring Steven Hess (Pan American, Dropp Ensemble, On,
Fessenden), Joseph Clayton Mills (Jonathan Chen, Dropp Ensemble),
and Adam Sonderberg (Dropp Ensemble, Civil War) each playing an assortment of electronics, devices, and contact-microphoned junk, Haptic create thick, textured, environments of sound. This set also features Adam Sonderberg playing 'WNUR trashcan'. Haptic just released a CD on Entr'acte called Trebuchet that has a track recorded at WNUR during their first Airplay visit. Check out Haptic every Tuesday in November at the MCA for a free/all ages show and experience their installation piece Triptych (2009) exhibited there as well. - Recorded By:Christian Gero
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- Artist:Hollows
- Date:Friday, November 6, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:25 min 18 sec
- Comments:Trio garage/punk girl group from Chicago turned quintet (4/5 female) not long before this in-studio set. Hollows' music is fun and upbeat with solid harmonies and cool organ sounds. They had just released their debut self-titled LP on local vinyl label Addenda Records.
Maria - organ, lead vocals
Emma - bass, vocals
Meg - guitar, vocals
Hannah - studio magic, (percussion/vocals)
Jason - drums - Recorded By:Mike Corsa / Lori Crasnic
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- Artist:Talk Normal
- Date:Friday, November 6, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:20 min 52 sec
- Comments:DIY Brooklyn noise quartet. Their self-recorded release Secret Cog won WNUR's best Rock EP for 2008.
- Recorded By:Trevor Ewen / Lori Crasnic
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- Artist:TV Pow
- Date:Wednesday, November 4, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:32 min 00 sec
- Comments:Pathbreaking local laptop trio. Piercing improv, often tongue in cheek.
- Recorded By:Lori Crasnic
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- Artist:Peeping Tom
- Date:Friday, October 30, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:26 min 44 sec
- Comments:French Jazz Trio. New CD releasd last September, "File Under: Bebop" (Umlaut Records).
- Recorded By:Matt Ludwig
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- Artist:A Place to Bury Strangers
- Date:Monday, October 26, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:Brooklyn three-piece. Loud, effects-driven rock. Ex-Skywave.
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- Artist:Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
- Date:Saturday, October 24, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:Brian Haas - rhodes piano
Chris Combs - lap steel
Josh Raymer - drums
Matt Hayes - double bass
JFJO's new EP One Day In Brooklyn is available now through the quartet's own Kinnara Records.
- Recorded By:Matt Ludwig / Lucas Segall
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- Artist:The Unstoppable Death Machines
- Date:Friday, October 16, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Recorded By:Lucas Segall
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- Artist:Chicago Calling
- Date:Thursday, October 8, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Recorded By:Lucas Segall / Lori Crasnic
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- Artist:Rabble Rabble
- Date:Saturday, October 3, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa / Lucas Segall
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- Artist:Gino Robair & Andrew Royal
- Date:Friday, October 2, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:Second appearance together of this percussionist and violinist. Bowing, toy vibration on Robair's drum heads, and Royal's drum rim strung with bangles and wire. Two sets, countless mini-gongs.
- Recorded By:Adam Clark
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- Artist:Environmental Encroachment Magic Circus Band
- Date:Thursday, October 1, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Recorded By:Lucas Segall
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- Artist:Tiny Hairs
- Date:Saturday, September 5, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:Sparse noise from this longstanding local group. Feels like drifting between atoms.
- Recorded By:Adam Clark
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- Artist:Conductive Alliance
- Date:Saturday, September 5, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:43 min 26 sec
- Recorded By:Adam Clark
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- Artist:James Falzone
- Date:Saturday, August 29, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:99 min 42 sec
- Comments:Return visit from this Chicago clarinetist/composer which resulted in an in-depth interview on a wide range of topics and a guest dj set. Falzone's group KLANG had just released an album called Tea Music on his on Allos Documents label that features excellent local talent in the likes of Jason Adasiewicz (vibes), Jason Roebke (bass), and Tim Daisy (drums). The conversation touched on Falzone projects, old and new, as well as thoughts on past great jazz heroes like Jimmy Giuffre, whose 1950's small groups Falzone cites as an inspiration for tunes on the new disc. The group KLANG went on to play a Benny Goodman tribute at the Chicago Jazz Festival the following week.
Interviewer: Mike Corsa - Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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- Artist:Magnetars
- Date:Saturday, August 22, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:28 min 17 sec
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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- Artist:Anamanaguchi
- Date:Sunday, August 16, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:28 min 23 sec
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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- Artist:We Will Eat Rats To Survive
- Date:Saturday, August 15, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:39 min 56 sec
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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Artist:Marbin- Date:Saturday, August 8, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:Interesting set featuring Dani Rabin (guitar) and Danny Markovich (saxophone) of Chicago spinning a unique matrix of jazz, ambient, and world sounds. Marbin's music is as much about mood and ambiance as dexterous jamming and technical mastery. The layers and constructed soundscapes seem impossibly complex for a duo, but with the help of loops and FX, the output is substantial and well-conceived.
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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- Artist:Federico Aubele
- Date:Friday, August 7, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:39 min 00 sec
- Comments:Performance and interview brought to us by WNUR's El Zilencio program.
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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- Artist:Alex Cuba
- Date:Wednesday, August 5, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:32 min 07 sec
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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- Artist:Javelin
- Date:Wednesday, August 5, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:26 min 41 sec
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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- Artist:Robin Boudreaux / Jim Baker / Justin Peake
- Date:Saturday, August 1, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:36 min 25 sec
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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- Artist:John Statz and Jeremiah Nelson
- Date:Friday, July 31, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:25 min 42 sec
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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Artist:Andy B. White- Date:Saturday, July 25, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Comments:Acoustic set from this Chicago singer-songwriter whose candid, heartfelt lyrics and melancholy voice are paired with thoughtful, folky guitar for a stirring effect. White's songs have true character, a rare exception in the world of acoustic pop music. He played songs from his Dirty Wings EP which you can get on CD Baby. And keep an eye out for a full-length album soon.
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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- Artist:Okkyung Lee
- Date:Monday, July 20, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:16 min 58 sec
- Recorded By:Trevor Ewen
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- Artist:Jeff Marx, Alex Wing, & Dushun Mosely
- Date:Saturday, July 18, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:53 min 20 sec
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa / Lori Crasnic
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- Artist:Daniel Levin / Tim Daisy / Jeb Bishop
- Date:Friday, July 17, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:47 min 43 sec
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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- Artist:Dao Strom
- Date:Monday, July 13, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:36 min 20 sec
- Recorded By:Lori Crasnic
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- Artist:Box of Baby Birds
- Date:Saturday, July 11, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:33 min 09 sec
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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- Artist:Jasper TX and Anduin
- Date:Monday, July 6, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:39 min 29 sec
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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- Artist:Nathan Xander and Witchhouse
- Date:Thursday, July 2, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:55 min 54 sec
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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- Artist:Mark Trecka
- Date:Saturday, June 20, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:36 min 31 sec
- Recorded By:Trevor Ewen
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- Artist:See Diagram
- Date:Saturday, June 20, 2009
- Listen:MP3
- Length:49 min 16 sec
- Recorded By:Mike Corsa
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