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Analog CyberPunk Info Page
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Disclaimer:
Songs are being used for educational and promotional purposes only. No money has or will be made off the creation of this project, and please do not use these songs for your own profit. Ownership of these songs remain with the songwriters and bands, and I encourage everyone to support them both financially and with thanks and support.
What is The Analog CyberPunk Project:
The Analog CyberPunk Project is the work of a single individual with a few goals and purposes in mind. It is an effort to define, collect and for the most part arbitrarily name a music genre, along with its sub-genres, that existed here and there in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It might be best described as underground electronic post-punk new wave. If packaged on discs it would also have the subtitle "U.F.O.s, Giant Robots And Bored East Germans".
Compiling these tracks is also part of an argument that new wave was once joined at the hip with other movements such as punk and no wave, and was a valid and thriving art form before it was watered down and trivialized by its absorption into the instantly disposable post-disco culture. In other words, regardless of what 80s nostalgia teaches, new wave wasn't always a joke with a bad haircut.
Inspiration And Sources:
These types of songs were played in new wave dance clubs and on college radio. For the most part it's asexual dance music. Not until the boom of internet MP3 sharing and the availability of cassette and vinyl ripping programs have so many of these small issue releases been available to the general public. Some of them come from a private collection but most were found through internet searches. The idea of Analog CyberPunk existed since the late 70s, long before the music was rediscovered and packaged under names like Synthpunk and Minimal Wave. Without the work of those who collected and toiled to make these songs readily available this project could never have moved forward as far as it did.
Well over 3,000 tracks were considered. Analog CyberPunk is narrowly defined on purpose, and while there are Analog CyberPunk songs there are no Analog CyberPunk bands.
Genre and Sub-Genres:
The main genre is Analog CyberPunk. It best fits the description of U.F.O.s, giant robots and bored East Germans. The synths are generally more harsh and loud, and the singing serious or disinterested. The first subgenre is called Analog CyberPunk: New Wave Edition. It tends to be more fun and based on analog machine dance rhythms. They're the unholy union of Analog CyberPunk, eccentric new wave and synth-pop. The second subgenre is called Analog CyberPunk: Rez Eyeballs Wink - Oddball Music. It contains music that is either too weird for the other categories or inspired directly by The Residents. You can dance to some of it but it's not recommended.
There is a bit of overlap between the collections, which serves the purpose of adding range to each one. Laziness, design and ignorance were all contributing factors in determining what went where.
As a bonus an additional set of songs titled The Unheard Synth New Wave have been compiled. They are synth pop songs that might have been more famous had they the right exposure or were released earlier.
Inspirations For Analog CyberPunk:
Bands that have inspired this project include Kraftwerk, Devo, Gary Numan, Joy Division, The Residents, early OMD, Wall Of Voodoo, Dark Day, Tuxedomoon and The Normal.
Why Did I Include this Band But Not That Band?:
Good question. NEXT!
Contact Information:
Yes And No Files:
The files below are lists of recommended songs for either further exploration or to be avoided at all costs. The YES file contains songs that run the gamut from barely acceptable to highly recommended. The NO file contain songs you should Just Say No to. Both lists are not complete, especially the NO file.
YES FILES
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(Hypotetical) Prophets, The - Fast Food.mp3 |
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1.Futurologischer Kongress - (Stoned Im) Dschungel.mp3 |
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1000 Ohm - Look Around.mp3 |
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1984 - Tu Nie Bedzie Rewolucji.mp3 |
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1'Ere Classe - Poupee Flash.mp3 |
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2+2=5 - Meeting Mc. L.mp3 |
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20-20 Systems - Dresden.mp3 |
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3 Teens Kill 4 -Crime Drama.mp3 |
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48 - Siopes.mp3 |
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49 Americans - Beat Up Russians.mp3 |
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4D - Dreidimensional 1.mp3 |
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700 Club - Smog Heaven.mp3 |
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A Blaze Colour - Cold As Ever.mp3 |
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A Blaze Colour - Fisk (V. 2.0).mp3 |
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A Blaze Colour - Nowhere Else.mp3 |
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A Blaze Colour - Or Lie Again.mp3 |
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A Mouse Orchestra - A Lump In Your Throat Pt. 2.mp3 |
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A Popular History Of Signs - Guernica.mp3 |
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A Popular History Of Signs - If She Was A Car.mp3 |
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A.T.R.O.X. - Against The Odds.mp3 |
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A.T.R.O.X. - New York Race Track.mp3 |
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Absolute Body Control - A Broken Dream.mp3 |
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Absolute Body Control - Automatic.mp3 |
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Absolute Body Control - Baby's On Fire.mp3 |
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Absolute Body Control - Do You Feel It Inside.mp3 |
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Absolute Body Control - I Am Leaving.mp3 |
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Absolute Body Control - Is There An Exit.mp3 |
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absolute body control - numbers - track 01.mp3 |
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absolute body control - numbers - track 02.mp3 |
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absolute body control - numbers - track 04.mp3 |
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absolute body control - numbers - track 05.mp3 |
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absolute body control - numbers - track 06.mp3 |
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absolute body control - numbers - track 10.mp3 |
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Absolute Body Control - So Obvious.mp3 |
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Absolute Body Control - Total Control.mp3 |
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Absolute Body Control - Touch Your Skin.mp3 |
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Abwarts - Wir Warten.mp3 |
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Actor, The - Gentlemen & Pettycoats.mp3 |
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Actor, The - Le Champ D'Honneur.mp3 |
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Actor, The - Modern Air.mp3 |
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Actor, The - Wa¦êhlerisch!.mp3 |
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AD Conspiracy - Conspiracy.mp3 |
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AD Conspiracy - Eeg Egg.mp3 |
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Adaptors - Trust In Technology.mp3 |
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Adn Ckrystall - Biba Angel.mp3 |
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Adn Ckrystall - Cocaina Vitamina.mp3 |
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Adn Ckrystall - Do Zeu Twist.mp3 |
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Adn Ckrystall - Pour L'amour D'un Cygne & Puckies Power.mp3 |
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Adn Ckrystall - Tam Tam Samba.mp3 |
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Advanced Art - Our Way.mp3 |
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Aerial FX - Instant Feelings.mp3 |
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Aftermath - Automatic Entertainment.mp3 |
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AG Geige - Kosmonauten.mp3 |
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AG Geige - Nasenwalzer.mp3 |
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Agentss - Agentes.mp3 |
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AK47 - Autobiography.mp3 |
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AK47 - Stop! Dance!.mp3 |
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Alan R - Logarithm.mp3 |
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Alaska y Los Pegamoides-Horror En E Hipermercado.mp3 |
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Alena - Les Ailes de La Nuit.mp3 |
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Algebra Suicide - Gist.mp3 |
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Algebra Suicide - Heat Wave.mp3 |
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Algebra Suicide - True Love At The World's Fair.mp3 |
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Algebra Suicide - Why No Action Is Taken.mp3 |
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Alien Skull Paint - Citylights.mp3 |
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Alien Skull Paint - Difference.mp3 |
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Alien Skull Paint - Fly with Me.mp3 |
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Alien Skull Paint - Nowhere.mp3 |
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Alien Skull Paint - Poison.mp3 |
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Alien Skull Paint - Strobelights.mp3 |
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Alien Skull Paint - The Enemy.mp3 |
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Alien Skull Paint - Underground.mp3 |
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ALU - Allzeit Bereit.mp3 |
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ALU - Big Fon.mp3 |
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Alu - Bitte Warten Sie!.mp3 |
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ALU - Der Zirkus Ist In Der Stadt.mp3 |
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ALU - Funkturm.mp3 |
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ALU - Halt Dich Fest.mp3 |
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Alu - Jetzt Oder Nie.mp3 |
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ALU - Liebe Machen.mp3 |
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ALU - Schachcomputer.mp3 |
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Alu - Scheiss Ddr.mp3 |
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Amie Marie - Wir Sind Zufrieden.mp3 |
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Ana Hausen - Professionals.mp3 |
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Analoid - Sans Issue.mp3 |
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Andi Arroganti - Ich Bin Dein Junge.mp3 |
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Andie Oppenheimer - Subterranean Desire.mp3 |
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Ankies - Notstand.mp3 |
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Anne Cessna & Essendon Airport - Lost in Madagascar.mp3 |
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Anne Cessna & Essendon Airport - Talking To Cleopatra.mp3 |
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Anomy - Waiting At The Station.mp3 |
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Anonymous - Corporate Food.mp3 |
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Anosi - (bonus track from the 1st 7inch 1983).mp3 |
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Antenna - Achilles.mp3 |
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Anti Matter - Digital Dance.mp3 |
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Anti-Matter - Industrial City.mp3 |
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Apres Demain - Arpakuutio.mp3 |
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Arbeid Adelt - Het Amusementsbedrijf.mp3 |
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Archaic Smile, The - Never Spoken.mp3 |
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Arial FX - (Who's Down There) Hold Me.MP3 |
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Arnold Lane - No Collar.mp3 |
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Art Interface - Wardance.mp3 |
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Artefact - Brigade Interference.mp3 |
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Arthur Harrison & Rupert Chappelle - Interstellar Safeway.mp3 |
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Arthur Harrison & Rupert Chappelle - Real World.mp3 |
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Arthur Harrison & Rupert Chappelle - Sound City.mp3 |
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Artificial Organs - While The City Sleeps.mp3 |
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Att Som - Att Döda Ett Barn.mp3 |
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Att Som - Dansa För Dig.mp3 |
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Att Som - Film Noir.mp3 |
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Att Som - Fixerad.mp3 |
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Att Som - Svart På Vit.mp3 |
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Attack Under Attack - Operating Instructions.mp3 |
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Automn 82 - Violence Of Life.mp3 |
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Autunm - Synthesize.mp3 |
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Aya Rl - A ja Sie Ukrywam.mp3 |
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Azul 29 - Video Game.mp3 |
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B Movie - Moles.mp3 |
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B People - I Said Everybody.mp3 |
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B. Troop - Peroxide Romance.mp3 |
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Baard - Life In A Goldfish Bowl.mp3 |
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Baard - Saviour For The Nations.mp3 |
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Baby Buddha - Little Things.MP3 |
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Baby Buddha - Robot Police.mp3 |
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Bal Pare - Eeine Nacht Im 9. Stockwerk.mp3 |
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Bal Pare - Venuszepter.mp3 |
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Bale Pare - Raumpatrouille.mp3 |
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Ballistic Kisses - Five OClock World.mp3 |
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Bandwagon Tango - Bandwagon Tango.mp3 |
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Bandwagon Tango - Unfamiliar Room.mp3 |
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Base Of Subsoil - Relation.mp3 |
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Basking Sharks - Croatia.mp3 |
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Basking Sharks - New Industry.mp3 |
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Bay of Pigs - Everything Changes.mp3 |
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Bedtime For Bonzo - Adum Eko.mp3 |
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Beepers, The - Video Fever.mp3 |
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Bene Gesserit - American Orphan Girl.mp3 |
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Bene Gesserit - Clear Blue Sky.mp3 |
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Bene Gesserit - G.P.P.M..mp3 |
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Bene Gesserit - Kitchen Music (For Kitchen People).mp3 |
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Bene Gesserit - She Is Walking.mp3 |
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Bene Gesserit - Slowly Walking Between People.mp3 |
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Bene Gesserit - Walt's Waltz.mp3 |
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Bera Maor - Männer.mp3 |
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Berlitz Drama - Hermann.mp3 |
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Bernard Szainer - The Convention.mp3 |
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Bert Barten - On Spel Met Wie.mp3 |
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Big Hair - Over You.mp3 |
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Bill Nelson - Quit Dreaming And Get On The Bean.mp3 |
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Blago Bung - Auto Suggestion.mp3 |
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Blago Bung - Förruttnelsen.mp3 |
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Blago Bung - Hans Kyss.mp3 |
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Blanc Mange - Running Fluids.mp3 |
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Blancmange - Sad Day.mp3 |
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Blitz - H.M.K. Grey.mp3 |
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BOB - The Things That You Do.mp3 |
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Bona Dish - Actress.mp3 |
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Books, The - Take Us To Your Leader.mp3 |
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Boptronics - Another Life.mp3 |
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Bottroper Hammerchor - Jupp Pütta.mp3 |
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Brian Brain - Unexpected Noises.mp3 |
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Broken Tables - The Ruins.mp3 |
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Bruce Gilbert - Epitaphe For Henran Brenlar.mp3 |
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C K C - Tous Les 7 Ans.mp3 |
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C.O.M.A. - Femme Robot.mp3 |
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Camera Obscura - Destitution (7 inch).mp3 |
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Cancer - 000010.mp3 |
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Candidate - Hero 0.mp3 |
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Candidate - Like A Beast.mp3 |
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Candidate - Oasis.mp3 |
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Candidate - Strange Girl.mp3 |
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Cardiacs- Hello Mr. Sparrow.mp3 |
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Cargo Cultus - Stick At No Scruples.mp3 |
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Carmody - Most Of You.mp3 |
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Central Unit - Saturday Nite.MP3 |
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Ceramic Hello - Dig That Crazy Beat.mp3 |
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Ceramic Hello - Staticarnival.mp3 |
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