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As reworked by Nahja Mora, an industrial electronic artist working out of Baltimore, Maryland, “Play Dead” strips away the fey…
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‘Surrender’: Techno Gospel From Roberto Montoya x RHYS (Q and A)
To paraphrase legendary singer/songwriter Dion DiMucci, when it comes to matters of faith, ‘surrender’ isn’t a bad thing at all…