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BELLE AND SEBASTIAN – “The State I Am In”
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— 4 May 2000 Tom Comment

BELLE AND SEBASTIAN – “The State I Am In” (MP3)
Oh Heaven help me, I like Belle And Sebastian.
To fill you in: I heard Belle And Sebastian three years ago (the If You’re Feeling Sinister album) and disliked them. I disliked t[…]

urbansounds >
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— 4 May 2000 Tom Comment

urbansounds >: much as I hate the trendy use of the word ‘urban’ to refer to electronic music this is a gorgeously designed site with some very interesting looking features on a ‘minimalism’ theme. Ignore the music review sect[…]

Detritus
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— 4 May 2000 Tom Comment

Detritus: Josh wanted a one-stop shop for sampling/cut’n’paste culture on the web, and that’s what Detritus is. Get yer Plunderphonics here! And in response to his Moloko comment – apparently that’s the chat-up line the […]

The Fakeways Institute
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— 4 May 2000 Tom Comment

The Fakeways Institute is Momus’ latest wheeze. Beware the flashing lights, those of you prone to headaches or fits. Everyone else dive in! (My partial take on fakeness and authenticity: here, and yes Josh, I will reply to your comments on it o[…]

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