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Many Controls but No Master: ‘I Dream of Wires: Hardcore Edition’
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Many Controls but No Master: ‘I Dream of Wires: Hardcore Edition’

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Thomas Britt
/ 7 February 2014
The history of the modular synthesizer is one that involves competing origins, unwieldy equipment, aesthetic disputes, and the whims of business and art.
Warpaint: Warpaint
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Warpaint: Warpaint

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Chris Conaton
/ 20 January 2014
Warpaint's second album is atmospheric and moody, but driven by a rock-solid rhythm section that keeps their songs grounded.
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Depeche Mode Reveal Release Date, Track List for New Album ‘Delta Machine’

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John Bergstrom
/ 25 January 2013
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U2: Achtung Baby (20th Anniversary Edition)

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AJ Ramirez
/ 10 November 2011
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Belong

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Max Feldman
/ 27 March 2011
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PJ Harvey: Let England Shake

By
Zach Schonfeld
/ 14 February 2011
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Fred Thomas: Flood

By
Zach Schonfeld
/ 2 March 2008

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