Cloud Cult,- " Feel Good Ghosts" (2008)

Genre: Indie Rock / Art Rock / Baroque Pop / Experimental

01. No One Said It Would Be Easy
02. Everybody Here Is A Cloud
03. The Tornado Lessons
04. When Water Comes to Life
05. Must Explore
06. Journey of the Featherless
07. The Ghost Inside Our House
08. It's What You Need
09. Story of the Grandson of Jesus
10. Hurricane and Fire Survival Guide
11. May Your Hearts Stay Strong
12. The Will of A Volcano
13. Love You All

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Retribution Gospel Choir - Retribution Gospel Choir (Leaked / 2008)

Artist: Retribution Gospel Choir
Title: Retribution Gospel Choir
Country: DULUTH, Minnesota, USA
Release Date: 2008.03.18
Genre: Indie Rock / Psychedelic / Dub
LABEL: Caldo Verde
SOURCE: CDDA
QUALiTY: VBR kbps / 44,1kHz / joint-stereo

01. They Knew You Well
02. Take Your Time
03. Breaker
04. Somebody's Someone
05. Destroyer
06. Holes In Our Heads
07. What She Turned Into
08. For Her Blood
09. Kids
10. Easy Prey

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PlayRadioPlay! - Texas (Leaked/2008)

Country: Fort Worth (Aledo), Texas, USA
Release Date: 2008.03.18
Genre: Electro / Indie Pop
LABEL: Island Records
SOURCE: CDDA
QUALiTY: 182 VBR kbps / 44,1kHz / joint-stereo


01-loco commotion 04:23
02-i'm a pirate, you're a princess 05:08
03-some crap about the furniture 05:11
04-madi don't leave 05:40
05-without gravity 04:01
06-see you soon 04:05
07-i'm afraid there's a hole in my brain 04:02
08-more of the worst 04:49
09-my attendance is bad but my intentions are good 04:30
10-corner office bedroom 04:08
11-forgiveness, the enviable trait 02:22
12-texas 00:59

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iForward, Russia! - Life Processes (Leaked/2008)

Country: Leeds, England
Release Date: 2008.04.14
Genre: Indie Rock / Experimental
LABEL: Cooking Vinyl
QUALiTY: 256 kbps / 44,1kHz / joint-stereo

1. "Welcome To The Moment (The Rest Of Your Life)" – 2:17
2. "We Are Grey Matter" – 4:55
3. "A Prospector Can Dream" – 3:21
4. "Spring Is A Condition" – 5:16
5. "Don't Reinvent What You Don't Understand" – 3:40
6. "Some Buildings" – 6:47
7. "Breaking Standing" – 4:16
8. "Gravity & Heat" – 6:03
9. "Fosbury In Discontent" – 3:48
10. "A Shadow Is A Shadow Is A Shadow" – 3:20
11. "Spanish Triangles" – 8:54

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Elf Power - In A Cave - 2008

"Duh,, duh... album barunya elf power.. sound nya skarang lbh oldish.. salah satu band psychedelic/rock fav gue.... ini dia yg gue cari slama ini akhir nya datang juga,, hehe... otw download jd blom bisa ngsh review lbh..." -clapclapclap

Genre : Indie/Rock/Psychedelic

lf Power's ninth album, In A Cave, blasts them past familiar territories and lands them on exciting new terrain. One of their most psychedelic records, it offers thirteen otherworldly tracks of chugging Krautrock rhythms, sing-song pop, and harmonically dense balladry. With In A Cave these seasoned indie rockers find the perfect synthesis of their organic live performances, instinctual ensemble playing and open-hearted experimentation.

Like the tiny creatures from which they take their name, Elf Power are often overlooked when it comes time to take stock of the Elephant 6 collective. Neutral Milk Hotel, Of Montreal, and Olivia Tremor Control tend to dominate that Athens, Georgia-focused spotlight, and yet, Elf Power continue to record and release albums at a very consistent rate.

In a Cave, Elf Power's ninth album, is the latest entry in the indie/psych band's oeuvre. It comes out March 25 on Rykodisc, and while there is no talk of a tour yet, Elf Power are usually pretty consistent in that area too.

01 Owl Cut (White Flowers in the Sky)
02 Spiral Stairs
03 A Tired Army
04 Paralyzed
05 New Lord
06 Softly Through the Void
07 Window to Mars
08 The New Mythology
09 Fried Out
10 The Demon's Daughter
11 Quiver and Quake
12 Heads of Dust, Hearts of Lust
13 Midnight Crawls Out

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The d'Urbervilles - We Are The Hunters - 2008

"Band dr canada dengan style post-punk baru yg di bawain The d'Urbervilles lbh beragam, dr character voc yg non-new wave lbh ke era avant-pop walau dr segi post-punk nya msh terasa bgt di ketukan drum, dan musik yg lbh baru dengan di tambahkannya suara glockenspiel,clapin and melodi2 guitar di tengah2 lagu... key track di lagu hot tips sama dragnet membuat cita rasa post-punk tersendiri bagi The d'Urbervilles..." - clapclapclap

Genre : Indie/Rock/Post-Punk

It’s a bad season not to have a snow shovel. In fact, it’s snowing in Hogtown right now and, unfortunately for me, I broke my landlord’s shovel this past weekend while attempting to clear out a place to park my friend’s car. Promising that I’d replace it, I loaded We Are the Hunters, The D’Urbervilles debut full-length, into my iPod and dutifully made my way over to the local mall (ugh…).

Last week, when I featured standout track, “Hot tips,” I described the song as confident, seductive and pounding. Having since had the time to give We Are the Hunters a few more listens in its entirety while searching for a snow clearing implement, I have no problem attributing those adjectives to the rest of the album as well.

Opening in admirable instrumental fashion with the pervasive mood-setter, “Knock Out the Fat,” and followed by the menacing title track, it becomes obvious early on that there’s just something knowingly cocksure and sinister about this entire release. I mean, there I was walking across the parking lot of the Gerrard Square mall, a 25 year-old over-privileged dork with a large coffee in one hand and bags of groceries in the other, and just listening to We Are the Hunters had me feeling like a tough, streetwise Tarantino character who had a shotgun tucked safely beside his skim milk.

Maybe it’s lyrics like the anthemic “We are hunters / it’s time for killing“ (from the title track) or the weighty bass of songs like “This is the Life,” but this album just seems to lend a certain sense of badass gravitas (now there’s an album title!) to an everyday stroll.

Of course, at their worst, The D’Urbervilles can run slightly into Killers territory, but thankfully this is rare. More often than not they evoke the riotous energy of early Constantines (hmm, it seems I’ve been beaten to the punch on both of these comparisons by Chart and Exclaim! respectively…alas). There’s also a nice vocal interplay here between the urgent bursts of group shouting and the Ray Davies-esque croon of Tim Bruton (as evidenced on both “Hot Tips” and the title track). However, as the previously mentioned opener suggests, The D’Urbervilles seem just as confident letting their explosive riffage do the talking, with quite a few of the songs featuring large instrumental breaks that are just as engaging as their vocalized counterparts.

Unfortunately for me—not to mention my overly passive landlord who likely won’t press the issue—the mall was sold out of snow shovels, but at least I got to feel like a hotshot as I strutted my stuff through Home Depot.

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Mock & Toof

"coba sharing2 disco ah... buat indie goes to club hahaha... ada yg ngikutin DFA (death from abroad) records?? fans to lcd soundsystem,the juan maclean or hercules & love affair... present Mock & Toof.. duo dr UK yg berhasil ngeremix artist2 model the juan maclean,dondolo,hot chip,the scissor sisters,maps,kissogram and friendly fires.. unsur disco/house yg dipadu dengan sentuhan psychedelic.. bikin duo dr UK ini lbh di minatin kalangan indie scene sakarang ketimbang electro/nu-rave yg sedang naik di scene indie goes to club..." -clapclapclap

Genre : Indie/Disco-House/Psychedelic

"Ra. The UK disco dons have gone all out after their Death From Abroad release and decided to indulge some. And quite rightly so I say. Man, Mock and Toof have gone all crazy on us like whoa! Really dog, they’ve taken the wonky disco thing and made it their own, put their stamp on it and let it out into the wild. For example, ‘Beat Up’ is one of those kind of tracks that works a la Wagner, each of the instruments, or in this case tracks, do their own thing and are seemingly unrelated, but put them together and you find that the sounds are harmonious. Brilliant off-kilter disco that’s part Harvey, part Emperor Machine. Sick. Even their work on the reggae-tinged ‘Lucky’ jams along like crazy funky drummer high on life, buckwheat and pop powder. Trust, Tiny Sticks are killing it right now. If you were wise, you’d be on the train, like yesterday. The hottest stuff this side of LA."

the stuff :

«Black Jub» (Tiny Sticks, 2007)
«Beat Up / Lucky» (Tiny Sticks, 2008)
«Big Hands For A Lady» (Mock & Toof inc., 2008)

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«K-Choppers» (Death From Abroad, 2007)
«Zomby» (Mule Musiq, 2007)

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Autocollants - Why Couldn't Things Just Stay The Same?(1999)

" Band asal California Vokalisnya cewe, totalnya 13 tracks... ini album the best nya mereka di taun 1999 setelah beberapa taun sebelumnya bubar<--- menurut apa yang tertulis di blog. Setelah gw dengerin, warna musiknya mirip Cherry Bombshell pas ngeluarin album pertama yang isinya 6 lagu itu... ;BACAR; B.I.T.C.H; Flowing Marjans; Super ego... dan 2 lagu sisanya gw lupa judulnya. My Bloody Valentine versi softnya bukan box kalo gw bilang... bener2 soft... kalo misalkan 11 taun yang lalu sempet dateng ke indies party di dago tea house... ngedengerin ini bikin kita kaya naek angkot kebon kelapa-dago.. gila perumpamaan gw sungguh realistis sekale!!! " - killjoy2000

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California's Autocollants compiled their greatest "hits" in 1999, after having disbanded a few years earlier. The indie pop quartet had flourished in the southern California pop scene in 1996 and 1997 and began Shelflife Records along the way. With releases on labels such as Rover Records, Tinseltone, Drive-In, Cher Doll, and Shelflife, the band had many blissful pop gems to chose from while compiling this disc. Most of the tracks are relaxed, dreamy indie pop, with Laura Watling's vocals leading the way. Guitar, bass, drums, synthesizers, trumpets, tambourine, and keyboards also find their way onto the 13-track disc. "Candy Coated Kisses," "Four and a Half," and "Apple Vines" are definite highlights, incorporating lively pop tones and summery instrumentation.

The lyrics are often bittersweet commentaries on simple themes. The disc includes a sample of previously released material, as well as three new tracks: "We Can't Have it All," "Another Thursday," and "Beyond the Reef." "Trio" was re-recorded especially for Why Couldn't Things Just Stay the Same?. Ed Mazzucco and Tim Morris perform most of the guitar work, while Dwayne Palasek adds subtle drums throughout. Jon Chaikin guests on guitar on three tracks. [allmusic]

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Coastal - Self Titled

"Each song is a soothing delight, perfect for late-night contemplation or a long drive in the country." - amazon

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Coastal - Halfway to You

If you are a fan of such bands as, July Skies, The Cocteau Twins, slowdive, and Low, then Coastal is your new fav band. They weave their music as if it were a delicate tapestry. Beautiful male/female vocals float on top of organic strums of guitar and synths. Perfect music for rainy days or just relaxing with someone special, ahhhh.

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Fox N’Wolf (Kitsuné Label / 2007)

Fox n' wolf is something else.
Their live shows are known for their crazy energy. Their sound is a mix of crunk, italo disco, Miami bass and then some… flash, grace, glam and venom. www.myspace.com/foxnwolf

Fox N’Wolf - In Yr Underwear 12" (2006)

1. In Yr Underwear (Original Mix) (4:30)
2. In Yr Underwear (Jesper Dahlbäck Blow My Brains Out Edit) (6:00)

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Others (Mp3s):

1.Fox n' Wolf - Beat Me Up.mp3
2.Fox n'Wolf - in Your underwear.mp3
3.Fox ‘N Wolf - Electric Date.mp3
4.Fox N'Wolf - Youth Alcoholic.mp3

Winona - Rosebud (Leaked/2008)

Country: UK
Release Date: 2008.03.17
Genre: Electronica / Trip Hop / Experimental
LABEL: NA
SOURCE: CDDA
QUALiTY: 320 kbps / 44,1kHz / joint-stereo


1. The White Room (4:27)
2. Celebrity (3:47)
3. Alpine Tunnel (3:01)
4. Max (4:06)
5. De Nada (5:55)
6. Without You (3:34)
7. If Only (3:38)
8. Indigenous (5:23)
9. You Can Dance I Can't (4:32)
10. n Transit (4:28)
11. Always (4:37)
12. Winona Falls (4:53)
13. Apricot (2:59)

Winona is a collaborative project between Craig Armstrong and Scott Fraser. They dusted off their eye-watering collection of vintage synthesizers and set about creating glacial European pop / electro music in 2006.

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I Was A Teenage Satan Worshipper - The Lemonade Ocean (2008)

Country: Helsinki, Finland
Release Date: 2008.02.27
Genre: Electro / Indie Pop
LABEL: GAEA Records
SOURCE: CDDA
QUALiTY: VBR kbps / 44,1kHz / joint-stereo

01. Hello Bubbles
02. OMG, Techno Chicks!!!
03. So 2001
04. Beat Your Boyfriend
05. Pop (H)ate(s) Itself
06. Art School Creeps
07. Anthem
08. The Lemonade Ocean
09. Slackers On A Beach
10. Your Sister
11. (End Credits)

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Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - Searching for the Hows and Whys (Leaked /2008)

Country: Southend, Essex, England
Release Date: 2008.03.10
Genre: Acoustic / Folktronica / Electronica
LABEL: Atlantic Records
QUALiTY: VBR kbps / 44,1kHz / joint-stereo

01 Let The Journey Begin 03:44
02 Waiting For The Monster To Drown 02:49
03 Young And Lovestruck 02:50
04 Postcards From Catalunya 03:01
05 The Children Are (The Consumers Of) The Future 03:05
06 Window Of Your Mind 03:20
07 I Could Build You A Tower 04:59
08 Interlude 00:15
09 Keep Singing Out 02:57
10 Moving Forward 03:35
11 Find The Time 02:54
12 This Could Be 03:14
13 Better Things 02:49
14 Could've Seen It All 05:55

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(the mp3 files are a bit odd... some of 'em has 40-minutes of playing time ... it's perfectly playable tho...)

Bitcrush - Epilogue In Waves (02/2008)

Genre : Indie/Experimental/Shoegaze

Arguably the most anticipated release in n5MD’s history, “Epilogue in Waves”, the third album from owner Mike Cadoo’s Bitcrush project, continues the fine traditions of his imprint, melding an emotional aesthetic to much of his music. Two years in the making, this is his most cohesive and fully-realised record yet, as the Californian-based musician advances the evolutionary nature of the Bitcrush sound.

‘The Bitcrush sound’ is a key component in this album’s appeal. This is clearly the work of Cadoo, no other band or artist can sound like this. Throughout “Epilogue...” Bitcrush switches between warm ambient synthscapes or rich, electronic-laced shoegaze, often presenting tracks that effortlessly braid both styles together. He deftly navigates between both, while structuring them into his trademarked, epic compositions.

Cadoo, in fact, does epic by the bucketload, but it is the seamless mix of organic and electronic instrumentation that is the most striking aspect of Bitcrush on this form. Resonating guitar textures float freely with dreamy synths, as echoic vocals dissolve amidst the electronically-charged live drum sound. In short, those with no prior knowledge of Bitcrush could be forgiven for thinking that this was the work of a fully-fledged band rather than just one man. “Of Days”, for example, unusually follows a verse-chorus-verse like structure rising from a tranquil passage of slo-mo beats and clouded melodies into a full-blown ‘stadium-rock’ chorus.

While many artists simply over-load their music with a succession of effects, Bitcrush is different. His music is measured with every tone, note, melody and electronic pulse strategically placed. The electronics in particular, much like the vocals, do not insist upon the listener, instead they augment the overall feel of each track. There is a certain comfortable solace to a piece like “Pearl”, for example, that one would associate with a late-night drive through deserted, rain-swept roads. Cadoo spends several minutes developing such a nocturnal atmosphere, the cavernous synth waves emanating with a degree of warmth. Only the forceful volley of percussion halfway through will wake you from such a glorious cocoon of sound.

“An Island, A Peninsula”, meanwhile, nods to those early Sigur Ros comparisons with its torrents of arcing guitar and revolving, crashing percussion, while the taut Joy Division-esque bassline of “Epilogue in Tides” shifts the melodic focus from the layers of heavenly synthesizer and guitar. Cadoo, it should be noted, is also adept when it comes to changing the pace of his records, many albums often suffer from lack of variety where bands take a good idea and run it into the ground. Not on “Epilogue in Waves” though; whether it is the euphoric William Orbit-like ambience of “Prologue” or the pulsating end of “Pearl”, the Bitcrush experience remains riveting due to Cadoo’s guidance.

Of course, all of this is underpinned by the level of emotion we’ve come to expect of n5MD. But then Cadoo has been leaving clues all along, even the ‘Bitcrush’ moniker hints at a man/machine existence, an existence where man controls such devices to his advantage -- and this is where Cadoo’s Bitcrush project excels. Whatever your take is, “Epilogue in Waves” is clearly the soul of the Bitcrush machine.

1. Prologue
2. An Island, A Penninsula
3. Of Days
4. Tides
5. What Would Hope Be Without Disappointment
6. Atreaux
7. A False Movement, True
8. Epilogue To Tides
9. Pearl
10. To Drown

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Lights Out Asia - Tanks And Recognizers (n5MD, 2007)

...electric drum beat nya lbh main ketimbang hammock or july skies alias lbh upbeat cuma salah satu fav album gue juga hehe... -clapclapclap

Wisconsin post-celestial-shoegazer trio Lights Out Asia delivers their sophomore full length and debut for n5MD titled Tanks and Recognizers. This follow-up to their critic and fan favorite Garmonia (sun sea sky) pushes their sound far forward with a palpable intensity by giving a seemingly subliminal nod to some of the more electronically minded ethereal bands of the mid-'80s to early '90s like Breathless, Chapterhouse, My Bloody Valentine or even the more emotionally rich moments of Colourbox. Lights Out Asia who is actually influenced more by a more current crop of like-minded artists such as Mogwai, Massive Attack, and Robin Guthrie’s various works, blend them all, the erstwhile and contemporary, with an updated style, feel and modern expansiveness. Tanks and Recognizers is a cinematic and ambitiously crafted album which could easily fit into any indie rock or electronic music collection. Soaring, floating, and moving forward as it pulls you in to its hopeful heart consuming ebb and flow of electronics, guitars and lofty vocal yearning. Tanks and Recognizers is that perfect album for those days when the horizon and sky are of the same hue and for those moments where every perspective is so gorgeously blurred. - amazon

1. Roy

2. Ring of Stars

3. Four Square

4. Oh! Toronto

5. March Against the Savages

6. Lilies of the Subway

7. Art Divided by Science

8. Drift/Fade

9. Spiti Elefas

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Epic45 - May Your Heart Be The Map (2007)

...epic45 gak terlalu gloomy ada part yg agak refreshing mind.. hehehe track fav gue lost in falling light sama winterbirds... -clapclapclap

It comes as no surprise to find that Epic45 grew up - and still reside - in a small rural village in the heartland of the English Midlands. Based around the nucleus of 25 year old school friends Ben Holton and Rob Glover, Epic45 have had a varied and fluid line-up since their debut in 1999, releasing a series of highly acclaimed EPs and albums. Whilst very unique in style and approach, the music and ethos of this album may recall the youthfulness of Leeds band Hood, the experimentalism of that great lost pop band from the 1990's Disco Inferno, and is likely to delight fans of the experimental label Type and their artists Helios, Xela and Goldmund. But no doubt admirers of other classic British bands such as New Order, The Durutti Column, Felt and The House of Love will also find much to immerse themselves in and start working their way through Epic45's enigmatic back catalogue. Make Mine. 2007. - amazon

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SHARESPRINGS (INDONESIA)

band Indonesia ada yg masuk ke blog http://shoegazeralive.blogspot.com/ -humanoid

Sharesprings is generally classified a noise pop band in Jakarta. Formed (2006) with lineup consists of Billie (bass & vocals), Rusli (drums), Tyza (guitar & vocals), Ardhi (vocals & guitar) employing swirling, noisy guitars in an indie rock landscape from the late 80s. The band’s inspired by Yo La Tengo, Ride, The Legends, and Rocketship.

In the beginning (2003), Ardhi relied on a dream pop band, Sasmita. Disbanded (2005), directly asked Tyza assisting him for a solo project. Later, they’re both teamed-up a band of Les Alison. One day, to complete performed they invited Rama (bass) and Rusli (drums).

Sharesprings was finally named in 2006. The band established the element of late 80 and early 90 music. With a simple structure indie pop concept combines in shoegazing style and a noisy atmosphere settings. Rama left the band who was quickly replaced by Billie.

Bridging the gap between the indie pop of Yo La Tengo and the noise twee of MBV’s early, Sharesprings intended a reputation by supporting with twee fusion for some songs. The track “Ceiling Blossom” was soon released in compilation “a College Plastic Wrap” that’s issued in campus.

Shoegazer Alive say:

Half twee half shoegazer, Sharesprings is a lovely band from Jacarta (Indonesia) formed in 2006, but seem playing together for much more time. I heard the 3 songs, and loved all.

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Various Artists: No-Mainstream Sampler Vol. 2

Tracklist:

01 Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor.mp3
02 Vampire Weekend - A-Punk.mp3
03 Home Of The Lame - Tthe Radio.mp3
04 Adam Green - Morning After Midnight.mp3
05 Pete Blume - 1000 Uhr.mp3
06 The Whip - Trash.mp3
07 Lightspeed Champion - Dry Lips.mp3
08 Get Well Soon - People Magazine Front Cover.mp3
09 The Indelicates - The Sequel To Peter Pan And Wendy.mp3
10 Foals - Balloons.mp3
11 Blood Red Shoes- I Wish I Was Someone Better.mp3
12 The Young Knives - Up All Night.mp3
13 The Epochs - Right On.mp3
14 The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead.mp3
15 The Mae Shi - Party Politics.mp3
16 Slut - Better Living.mp3
17 Nada Surf - Whose Authority.mp3
18 These New Puritans - Elvis.mp3
19 The Hoosiers - Worst Case Scenario.mp3

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Minus The Bear - Menos el Oso (2005)

Genre : Indie Rock / New Wave / Experimental
Year : 2005


1. Game Needed Me
2. Memphis And 53rd
3. Drilling
4. Fix
5. El Torrente
6. Pachuca Sunrise
7. Michio's Death Drive
8. Hooray
9. Fulfill The Dream
10. Pig War
11. This Ain't A Surfin' Movie

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