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COLD SPRING RELEASES
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C.3.3. ‘BALLAD OF READING GAOL – THE CACOPHONIETTA‘ CD (CSR255CD) £9
OUT 15/06
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C.3.3. is a personal project from Paul Jamrozy, co-founder of original industrial agitators TEST DEPT.. The work is inspired by the real life experience of Her Majesty’s Prison Reading. Tracing the history of the location through to the present current political and social situation, evoking the harsh realities of Victorian and modern day Britain. Reminiscent of the finest mid-era TEST DEPT., such as “Gododdin” or “Pax Britannica”, with heavy percussion, strings, and strident vocals. The title C.3.3. is drawn from the cell number where the literary figure Oscar Wilde was incarcerated in Reading Gaol under gross indecency charges. C.3.3. was the pseudonym used for the publication “The Ballad of Reading Gaol”, a poem based on the execution of a fellow inmate. This sonic rendition draws upon the writings of Wilde’s poem and the horrors of prison life for a condemned man, as a metaphor for the universal predicament of all humankind.
Remastered with 2 bonus tracks, featuring TEST DEPT. and presented in a 6-panel digipak. |
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TUNNELS OF AH ‘CHARNEL TRANSMISSIONS‘ CD (CSR256CD) £9
OUT 08/06
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‘Charnel Transmissions’ is the fourth TUNNELS OF AH release and once more the TOAH sound is taken into ever more oblique regions. Inspired by the ‘chime and gong stations’ recordings of the Cold War era, ‘Charnel Transmissions’ sets out to evoke rather than recreate the alienated spirit(s) of those recordings. With the ritual percussion of Francis P. weaving throughout the album alongside cracked electronics, ‘Charnel Transmissions’ is a disquieting spiral into an ashen world of ‘mythostatic psychopomp’ where this world is transformed into a charnel ground of gods, ghosts and jackals. Crumbling drones, splintered bursts of noise and buried voices make ‘Charnel Transmissions’ unconventional and non-linear, much like those charnel dwellers who seek out the lowest to attain the highest. For lovers of ceremonial sounds and dark places. Digipak. |
TUNNELS OF AH ‘COMBO #1‘ 4 x CD £30
TUNNELS OF AH ‘COMBO #2‘ 4 x CD + T-SHIRT £40 |
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NYTT LAND ‘ODAL‘ T-Shirt
(CSR249TS) £15
OUT 025/05
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>> ORDER SPECIAL ‘ODAL’ CD + T-SHIRT COMBO! << |
Shirt to celebrate Nytt Land’s latest album “Odal”. Highest quality black shirt with white front print featuring the album cover, and back print featuring the Elder Futhark Odal rune. |
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COLOSSLOTH ‘YETZA HARA‘
T-Shirt (CSR258TS) £13
OUT 025/05
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Brand new shirt for Colossloth, exclusively designed by Stuart Graham. Highest quality grey shirt with black front print. |
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MZ. 412 ‘ULVENS BRODER‘ 10″ (CSR248EP) £16
OUT 01/06
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The resurrection of the originators of Black Industrial.
NORDVARGR ᛣ DRAKH ᛣ ULVTHARM
2018 marks the 30th anniversary of MZ. 412. The long-awaited new album ‘Svartmyrkr’ has been born and will be released later this year on CD and double vinyl. But first, ULVENS BRODER. The limited edition 10″ ‘Ulvens Broder’ is taken and adapted from the forthcoming album and features a very special B-side with Tomas from Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio. 412 x white vinyl – 412 x red vinyl – 412 x black vinyl. IIII I II. Enki be proud! |
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MAYUKO HINO ‘LUNISOLAR‘ CD (CSR245CD) £11
OUT NOW!
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‘Lunisolar’ is the second solo album from the ‘Queen Of Japanese Noise’, Mayuko Hino. ‘Faintainhead’ unleashes swathes of densely layered noise, undulating in intensity and ferocity. Although claustrophobic throughout, there are moments of gentle metallic percussion, punctuating the raging vibrations beneath. ‘Astral Travelling’ offers no such relief, featuring unrelenting, piercing electronics throughout until the final few minutes of psychedelic comedown. In addition to self-made instruments, Hino plays noise with her six-theremin oscillators (in bright pink) – the one and only in the world, specially made by Ryo Araishi (a.k.a. ichion). Prolific as a live performer, Hino is most well-known for forming C.C.C.C. (Cosmic Coincidence Control Center) in 1990, together with Hiroshi Hasegawa, Fumio Kosakai and Ryuichi Nagakubo. In its early phase, the band grabbed attention by combining noise music with Hino’s sadomasochism performance using bondage ropes and dripping candle wax. She has since been a member of Mne-Mic, DFH-M3, and Transparentz. Digipak. |
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SONOLOGYST ‘SILENCERS‘ CD (CSR253CD) £11
OUT NOW!
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Eerie drones, oscillations from the ether, distorted dark matter, signals from other dimensions… The music of Sonologyst fluctuates between scientific sonic documentaries and psychedelic abstraction, illuminated by early experimentation of the 50’s and 60’s, as well as future possibilities of the electronic and electro-acoustic. “Silencers (The Conspiracy Theory Dossiers)” is inspired by the testimonies of those who have had contact with the so-called “Silencers” or “Men in Black”. Federal agents? Aliens? International conspirators? Sonologyst makes a documentary in music, including spy tech, declassified documents, official recordings, control techs, secreted scientific information, CIA Deep Black Programs, NASA classified tapes, Secret societies and breakaway civilization hypotheses. Recommended for those who follow the nebulous paths of Inade, Schloss Tegal, Bad Sector, Lustmord. Presented in a digipak with booklet. |
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NYTT LAND ‘OĐAL‘ CD (CSR249CD) £11
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Siberian band NYTT LAND presents its new epic musical canvas. Working with the same unchanging 4 band-members, the musicians continue to revive the true magical sound of the Ancient North. OĐAL… HERITAGE… PATH TO THE ROOTS… Ođal is inspired by the traditional music of the indigenous peoples of Siberia, the Old Icelandic epic and the atmosphere of classic Norwegian black metal. This time the album was recorded without using samples; all parts of the instruments were performed live. All songs were recorded and mixed in one of the technical quality best Russian studios, “Radio Sibir”, which strongly affected the sound quality. All the sounds of nature were recorded in western Siberia and northern Norway. For the first time the 4-year-old son of Natalia and Anatoly, Yuri Pakhalenko, took part. By this they emphasise the concept of the album – heritage. As in the previous album, Fimbulvinter (CSR234CD), Ođal features the traditional Siberian overtone singing technique “kargyraa”, but the overtone singing by vocalist Natalia Pakhalenko gives a special character to the sound. This is very unique, since this technique is a almost exclusively a male singing practice due to its physicality. So, it’s time to start the path to the roots… Presented in a 6-panel digipak. |
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SHE SPREAD SORROW ‘MIDORI‘ CD (CSR251CD) £11
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Midori is the third album by Italian artist She Spread Sorrow (Alice Kudalini). Midori tells a story, the escape from a harsh reality that becomes an echo of nightmares and visions, a house that is the scene of fear and anguish, a soul that is lost in pain to an epilogue of death and purification. The gloomy, intense, dreamlike sound, sometimes distorted, sometimes angelic is the soundtrack of a dramatic story, but also of relief. Duplicity is the key to this work. Death industrial with female vocals and ambient moments, more dilated, with sounds that also refer to a ritualistic horizon. Presented in a 6-panel digipak. |
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NDE ‘UNITED‘ CD (CSR247CD) £10
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Praise my fame, my violent heart. “United (Through Iron And Blood)” is NDE’s third album and sees a return to the harsher sounds of their debut, “Krieg Blut Ehre Asche”. Deranged Black Metal vocals over uncompromising, blood-soaked death industrial, rhythmic power noise, and claustrophobic power electronics. “United” is NDE’s strongest ‘song-based’ album to date, with assured harsh dancefloor fillers. “Sons of truth gather now, colour your hands with their blood…”. For devotees of Trepaneringsritualen, Consumer Electronics, Propergol, Navicon Torture Technologies, Genocide Organ…. |
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CORRUPTED ‘FELICIFIC ALGORITHIM‘ 12″ (CSR240LP) £17
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Corrupted is a mysterious Japanese doom metal band, formed in 1994. Immensely downtuned guitar and crushingly slow bass are shrouded under deep layers of feedback. They are rightly hailed as one of the heaviest and darkest doom metal bands of all time. “Humankind’s folly it its continuing idiocy. This is the beginning of the “Hollow” series. The schoolyard of the school was buried in the mountains of radioactive contaminated rubble. We cannot hear children’s voices from anywhere. I hear it is the world of sound of only footsteps and the warning sound of the Geiger counter…” (Chew Hasegawa). This record isn’t your standard doom fare. The title-less tracks are to be played at either standard vinyl speed. Therefore (and at the band’s request), no samples or download code. The limited 12″ is accompanied by a foldout poster. |
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PSYCHIC TV ‘KONDOLE / DEAD CAT‘ 2CD + DVD (CSR246CD) £23
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Cold Spring are proud to announce “Kondole / Dead Cat” – a double CD and DVD collection, presented in a lavish 8-panel matt digipak with booklet. The RARE film features: DEREK JARMAN, ANDREW TIERNAN (‘The Pianist’, ‘300’, ‘The Bunker’, Derek Jarman’s ‘Edward II’) and GENESIS P-ORRIDGE.
CD1: features the complete, long version of ‘Dead Cat’. “…what could be more beautiful that such a sustaining & chronic radical as Gen could have provided us all – in the form of KONDOLE – with a piece of truly necessary Everyday Listening?” (Julian Cope / Head Heritage).
CD2: contains 3 tracks: Thee First Part, ‘Thee Whale’ was recorded at Time Square Studios, Chiswick, London, on thee 23rd January 1988. It is thee soundtrack to an unmade 23 minute film called “Kondole (Thee Whale)”, by David Lewis and Andy Crabb. Thee Second Part, ‘Thee Shadow Creatures’ was recorded at Hyperdelic Studios, San Francisco on 23rd January, 1993. Thee Third Part, ‘Dead Cat’ was recorded at Time Square Studios, Chiswick, London, on thee 23rd January 1989. It is thee soundtrack to the film “Dead Cat” by David Lewis.
DVD: The film ‘Dead Cat’ was released in 1989, and shown only at a handful of cinemas that year, including once at the infamous Scala Cinema in London. It was never issued on general release and has only recently been uncovered by David Lewis (writer & director). We present the full film, re-authored from the original source. The film itself features unique starring roles from cult film director DEREK JARMAN, ANDREW TIERNAN (‘The Pianist’, ‘300’, ‘The Bunker’, Derek Jarman’s ‘Edward II’) and GENESIS P-ORRIDGE (Psychic TV, Throbbing Gristle). The film features the music of Psychic TV, included here on CD1, in its complete form. |
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JOTUNSPOR ‘GLEIPNIRS SMEDER‘ CD (CSR244CD) £10.50
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King Ov Hell (Gorgoroth, Sahg, God Seed) and Kvitrafn (aka Einar Selvik of Wardruna, Skuggsjá, Gorgoroth) teamed up and formed Jotunspor (“tracks/traces of giants”). Musically, “Gleipnirs Smeder” binds grim and primitive black metal together with elements of noisy dark-ambient, while the concept of Jotunspor is strongly founded in the old Norse cults and beliefs. “Glepnirs Smeder”, or the The Forgers of Gleipnir, explores some of the incidents surrounding the creation of the world and Ragnarok – the ultimate doom / transformation. The chain Gleipnir, its forgers from the depths of Svartalvheim and Fenris – the chained jotun-wolf are some of the most important themes on the album, on which the lyrics are sung in Norwegian and Old Norse tongue. Produced and engineered in Norway by Kvitrafn, the album was originally released in 2006 by our sub-division Satanas Rex. Digipak. |
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COLOSSLOTH ‘HEATHEN NEEDLES‘ CD (CSR235CD) £10.50
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On his second album, Colossloth continues his esoteric sonic crusade of volatile yet absorbing audio textures. Cold electronica, with swathes of rhythmic power noise and industrial harshness, tempered with penetrating song structures. Eleven tracks of austere, reflective and exploratory electronics for journeys made into the hidden realms underpinning daily life, spanning the bridge between gnosis and praxis. The dissonance of opposites falling into elemental synthesis with a sound and approach influenced from the past, present and future, letting us remain anachronistic yet temporal voyeurs in the abyss evoked forth. Digipak. |
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BARRY ADAMSON + PAN SONIC + THE HAFLER TRIO ‘THE HYMN OF THE 7th ILLUSION‘ 12″ (CSR241LP) £16
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Pan Sonic, arranged and edited by Barry Adamson (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Magazine), with an additional re-arrangement by The Hafler Trio. Here Barry Adamson and Pan Sonic is performed by the Hljomeyki choir and Pan Sonic. “…a blend of an Icelandic choir performing Barry’s (treated) microtonal, urgent score is slowly infiltrated, first with an electronic breath and then by well-rounded bass that evolves into a satisfactory crescendo before the scary humhum returns… highly successful” (Vital Weekly). The Hafler Trio’s wonderful extended reworking “weaves strong drones together before leveling them to start anew. At times it sounds eerily like the soundtrack to “the monolith” from Stanely Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, but the intermittent digital crackles and processing bring the listener forcefully up to the present tense. If you are interested in abstract and experimental electronic music, the Hafler Trio deliver a solid remix”. 35 minutes. Originally released on CD by Icelandic label Kitchen Motors in 2001, now released on vinyl for the first time by Cold Spring. Produced by Barry Adamson, Jóhann Jóhannsson, and Pan Sonic. The cover art features Icelandic electronic composer Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson having a brain scan performed while listening to this disc. 180g vinyl with matt card sleeve. Comes with download card. |
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COMMON EIDER, KING EIDER ‘SHRINES FOR THE UNWANTED, RESPITE FOR THE CAST ASIDE‘ CD (CSR243CD) £10.50
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The triumphant reawakening of San Francisco’s masters of behemoth ritualistic darkness… Within “Shrines For The Unwanted, Respite For The Cast Aside”, bone, antler and voice produce connective threads between the worlds, as guitar and percussion punctuate shifts in mood. Voices call to the spirits, and the spirits call back in return. Recorded in 2016 during four private, collective only rituals, the pieces pull the listener through the darkest and most overgrown trails of the blackest forest. Monumental and horizonless ritualistic black ambience. Vocal visitations by A.C. Way of Sutekh Hexen. Common Eider, King Eider is headed by Rob Fisk (ex-Deerhoof), Andee Connors (A Minor Forest, legendary aQuarius boss). Spot-varnished digipak.
COMMON EIDER, KING EIDER COMBO!
BUY BOTH RELEASES FOR A SPECIAL COMBINED PRICE!
COMMON EIDER, KING EIDER – ‘Shrines For The Unwanted, Respite For The Cast Aside’ CD (CSR243CD)
COMMON EIDER, KING EIDER – ‘Extinction’ CD CSR219CD) |
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VARIOUS ARTISTS ‘VISIONS OF DARKNESS (IN IRANIAN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC)‘ 2 X CD (CSR242CD) £12
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A gathering of majestic, heavy, dark ambient, ritual, drone and noise music from Iran. Highly original and monolithic, with stunning production, Visions Of Darkness stands shoulder to shoulder with the giants of the Dark Ambient scene. In a country where youth culture has been heavily restricted for so long, it’s significant when a cultural form such as this has an opportunity to reach a wider audience -aided by the abstract nature of dark ambient, drone and noise. In comparison, the dance music scene has a harder time taking root in Iran due to the illegality of men and women dancing in public together. However, the growth of the experimental electronic scene is going to be about more than a mere novelty reaction to a political paradigm shift. The darkness here is a consequence of the mood of the artists – darker after the country was put on a black list and more restrictions were applied to many things, including monetary transactions to and from Iran. As a consequence, Iranian artists have a great difficulty getting the resources to better develop their projects. Despite this, the enthusiasm and will for Iranian musicians to promote their music shines through. Artists: Ali Phi, Alphaxone, Anunnaki Signal, Crows In The Rain, Downtown Of HongKong, DSM, Hossein RangChi, idft, Limen, Mehdi Behbudi & Vahide Sistaani, Narcissa Kasrai, Nojan, Nyctalllz, Poo Yar, Reza Solatipour, Rhonchus, Saint Abdullah, Soheil Soheili, S.S.M.P., Xerxes The Dark, XSIX. |
ALL AVAILABLE COLD SPRING TITLES |
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COLD SPRING ARTISTS – LIVE DATES |
25 MAY 18 |
26 MAY 18 |
26 MAY 18 |
26 MAY 18 |
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
Het Bos, Antwerp (BE) – with Author & Punisher |
KHOST
The Mulberry Bar, Sheffield – with Oak, Gandalf The Green |
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
Doornroosje, Nijmegen (NL) – with Author & Punisher, Sumac, Hey Colossus |
NYTT LAND
Mayan Tree, Svargas (RU) |
27 MAY 18 |
28 MAY 18 |
29 MAY 18 |
30 MAY 18 |
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
Occii, Amsterdam (NL) – with Author & Punisher |
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
Electrowerkz, London – with Author & Punisher |
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow – with Author & Punisher |
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN / KHOST
Rebellion, Manchester – with Author & Punisher |
31 MAY 18 |
31 MAY 18 |
1 JUN 18 |
2 JUN 18 |
COLOSSLOTH
Angel Microbrewery, Nottingham – with Cavina, Antilife |
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
Magasin 4, Brussels (BE) – with Author & Punisher |
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
Temple, Athens (GR) – with Author & Punisher |
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
Joy, Moscow (RU) – with Author & Punisher |
3 JUN 18 |
5 JUN 18 |
6 JUN 18 |
7 JUN 18 |
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
Heart, St Petersburg (RU) – with Author & Punisher |
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
Tabacka Kulturfabrik, Kosice (SK) – with Author & Punisher |
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
D.K. Luksus, Wroclaw (PL) – with Author & Punisher |
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
Klub Hydrozagadka, Warsaw (PL) – with Author & Punisher, Rites Of Fall |
8 JUN 18 |
9 JUN 18 |
9 JUN 18 |
12 JUN 18 |
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
Protokultura, Gdansk (PL) – with Author & Punisher, Bisclaveret |
SKULLFLOWER
Rammel Club, Chameleon Arts Cafe, Nottingham – with Judith Hamann |
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
LAS, Poznan (PL) – with Author & Punisher |
TROUM
Cafe Central, Brussels (BE) |
14 JUN 18 |
22 JUN 18 |
23 JUN 18 |
24 JUN 18 |
TROUM
Instants Chavirés, Paris (FR) |
COLOSSLOTH
Angel Microbrewery, Nottingham – with FRET (Mick Harris) |
MERZBOW
Dark Mofo Fest, Tasmania (AU) – with William Basinski, The Haxan Cloak |
NYTT LAND
Midsommar, Arhipovka (RU) |
25-30 JUN 18 |
5 JUL 18 |
12-15 JUL 18 |
15 JUL 18 |
NYTT LAND
The Call Of 13 Shamans, Tuva (RU) |
MERZBOW
Roskilde Festival, Roskilde (DK) – with Boris |
NYTT LAND
Castle Party 2018, Bolków (PL) – with Mortiis, Project Pitchfork, Faun, Apoptygma Berzerk |
NYTT LAND
Club Vagon, Prague (CZ) |
20-22 JUL 18 |
27-29 JUL 18 |
12 AUG 18 |
14 AUG 18 |
NYTT LAND
Folk Summer Fest, Tarusa (RU) |
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
Terminus Fest, Calgary (CA) – with Mesh, Leaether Strip, TR/ST, Author & Punisher |
NYTT LAND
Kayn, Kaliningrad (RU) |
NYTT LAND
Protokultura, Gdansk (PL) |
16-18 AUG 18 |
28-29 SEP 18 |
5-6 OCT 18 |
26 OCT 18 |
NYTT LAND
Midgardsblot Festival, Horten (NO) – with Dimmu Borgir, Watain, Ensiferum, Årabrot |
COMMON EIDER, KING EIDER / LA BREICHE
L’Homme Sauvage Festival, Auzas (FR) – with Hexvessel, Arktau Eos, Visions, Dirge, Throane, Traum Er Leben |
SKULLFLOWER
Into The Aether II, Portland (US) – with Gnaw, Ariadne |
COLOSSLOTH
The Musician, Leicester – with Discharge |
31 OCT 18 |
2-4 NOV 18 |
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KHOST
Wagon & Horses, Birmingham – with MK9 |
IRON FIST OF THE SUN
Wroclaw Industrial Festival, Wroclaw (PL) – with Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld, Clock DVA, Pharmakon |
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