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- LLOYD SPIEGEL (album launch)
- with Shaun Kirk
- With 8 albums, a swag of accolades to his name and 20 years performing, writing and recording under his belt, Lloyd Spiegel has certainly squeezed more into 30 years than many do in a lifetime. It’s that experience and presence well beyond his years that has seen him become one of this country’s leading Blues artists and most respected guitarists. His incredible command of the guitar, powerful voice and high energy performance captivates any audience. Between extensive touring within Australia, Lloyd has travelled worldwide with frequent tours to Germany, Italy, Japan and the U.S.A, where he’s toured coast to coast 6 times. During these tours he’s performed at some of the world’s best known Blues venues and largest festivals, as well as showcasing at every major international guitar player’s event in the world. Lloyd’s new release, ‘Tangled balances his raw energy and strong connection to the Blues with innovative grooves and instrumentation that re-invents his music and the genre as a whole. For the tour, Lloyd has enlisted the incredible talents of percussionist Arunachala. Formally of Western Australia’s premier blues band ‘Blue Shaddy’, Arun’s expertise and use of world music instruments have added an extra dimension to Spiegel’s sound, providing the missing link in he has been searching for. The show will also feature past and present members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. ‘Tangled Brew’ re-invents Lloyd’s raw, hard hitting style for the masses whilst still maintaining his connection to the music he loves.
- www.lloydspiegel.com
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- THE TRANSATLANTICS (SA – album launch)
- with Electric Empire and DJs Chriss Gill, Kano & Pierre Baroni
- Following a huge 2009 which saw performances at Falls Festival, the Big Day Out and Playground Weekender, The Transatlantics are bringing their exciting live show and infectious soulful swagger to the East Brunswick Club to celebrate the release of their self-titled, debut album on UK label Freestyle Records. Mixed and tracked entirely from analogue tape, the album presents a sound that lies somewhere between Aretha Franklin, Al Green and James Brown, all mixed with a healthy dose of young enthusiasm. Hailed by Adelaide street press as the best live band in town, The Transatlantics present a night of pure soul excitement guaranteed to get even the hipsters on the d-floor. Supports on the night will be local sensations Electric Empire (live), plus DJ’s Kano, Chris Gill and Pierre Baroni to keep the party going all night long.
- www.myspace.com/transatlantics
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- ARDIJAH (NZ)
- with Adrian Austin
- SELLING FAST!
- Ardijah’s Ryan Monga (a.k.a Captain Fonk) grew up in The Big-O (Otara), in the deep south of Auckland, New Zealand; a melting pot of Pacific peoples with a rich blend of both traditional Cook Island/Tahitian music and the sounds of international funk bands. Meanwhile, band member Betty-Anne’s musical influences consisted of great Jazz/Blues singers Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Australia’s Renee Geyer. Their first album ‘Take A Chance’ was released in 1988 holding a Top 20 position on the sales charts for four months and achieving platinum status. The four singles released from the album were all radio hits, with all 3 charting Top 10. Over their musical career Ardijah has garnered enormous respect from within the New Zealand Music Industry – Ryan Monga is recognized as a songwriter, producer and musician with immense ability, while Betty-Anne is acknowledged as one of the finest and unique vocalists and performers in New Zealand. Collectively as Ardijah, they have been responsible for identifying and influencing the individual talents of many musicians who have gone on to success in their own projects.
- www.ardijah.co.nz
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- THE DRUMS (USA)
- with The Motifs
- Splendour In The Grass Sideshow – SOLD OUT!
- Dubbed ‘New York’s official coolest new band’ by NME, The Drums have heralded a return to the simplicity of the mind-invading catchiness unique to good, solid, guitar-pop songs. ‘We love the 1950s,’ they say, ‘it was the beginning of basic pop music. They did it from scratch and pulled these amazing, timeless melodies out of thin air’. And The Drums, with their New Order-style trebly, melodic bass, Ventures-esque guitar songs about surfing, do exactly that. On stage their infectious energy manifests as near-lunacy, the band playing their chirpy, whistle, stop/start ditties with breathtaking mania. It’s no wonder that after only a year of living in NYC The Drums’ concerts became a weekly dance-party attended religiously by even the most cynical of music fans. Now it’s our turn, don’t miss The Drums for the first time on Australian shores this August!
- www.myspace.com/thedrumsforever
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- KATE NASH (UK)
- with The Thin Kids feat. Everett True
- Splendour In The Grass Sideshow – Extra Show Due to Popular Demand – SELLING FAST!
- Attention Kate Nash fans! As you would know, Kate’s Melbourne show on Wednesday 4th August at the Corner Hotel SOLD OUT after being on sale for only a short while. If you missed out, fear not! Secret Sounds is delighted to announce that a second Melbourne show has now been added at the East Brunswick Club. If you’ve been thinking about catching Kate’s punchy, almost dizzying mix of garage-rock bedlam when she hits Australian shores this winter, don’t delay!
- www.katenash.co.uk
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- KATE NASH (UK) (Ticket & Album Download)
- with The Thin Kids feat. Everett True
- Splendour In The Grass Sideshow – Extra Show Due to Popular Demand – SELLING FAST!
- Attention Kate Nash fans! As you would know, Kate’s Melbourne show on Wednesday 4th August at the Corner Hotel SOLD OUT after being on sale for only a short while. If you missed out, fear not! Secret Sounds is delighted to announce that a second Melbourne show has now been added at the East Brunswick Club. If you’ve been thinking about catching Kate’s punchy, almost dizzying mix of garage-rock bedlam when she hits Australian shores this winter, don’t delay! For a limited time, purchase tickets online and get the chance to add on a digital download of Kate’s latest album ‘My Best Friend Is You’!
- www.katenash.co.uk
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- BAND OF SKULLS (UK)
- with Fire Santa Rosa, Fire!
- Splendour In The Grass Sideshow! – SOLD OUT!
- Southampton’s Band of Skulls will be bringing their sultry, smooth, boy/girl guitar-driven ‘death by diamonds and pearls’ to Melbourne in August for sideshows to complement their maiden performance in Australia at the now Sold Out Splendour In The Grass. The threesome will make their way to the East Brunswick Club on August 4 to bring to life their rough, dirty blues, lo-fi guitar rock. Don’t let their quick rise to international recognition fool you – the three members of Band Of Skulls, Russell Marsden, Emma Richardson and Matt Hayward, know how to bring it!
- www.bandofskulls.com
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- PUTA MADRE BROTHERS – ‘Saddle Up and Go Farewell Tour’
- with The Toot Toot Toots, The Red Brigade and The Ukelaides
- Puta Madre Brothers are leaving town and boarding their Qantas horse for the mariachi motherland, but before they go they’re set to deliver one huge and spectacular show! Summoning the good dead spirit of the late great Richie Valens, these three dirt-faced Zapatista-wannabes are like nothing else you will likely experience during your lifetime; the world’s only triple one-man-band! The band that put the eeeeooowww! In Mexiceeeoow! Three drum sets, three guitars and an infectious pile of mariachi, rock n roll, soul music. They’ll spit on the floor and steal cigarettes from you, pass you their bottle of beer to share, throw you a maraca to shake, and offer a welcome wink to your girlfriend. Razor-edged guitars and a menacing amount of hair grease, Puta Madre Brothers invite you and your mother to join them for their final Melbourne show until who-knows-when at The East. Joining the sweaty mariachi celebrations are special guests The Toot Toot Toots (the nastiest garage big band!), Red Brigade (12-piece all woman brass band!), and The Ukeladies (the sweetest thing this side of Honolulu!) for a night you will not forget easily.
- www.myspace.com/putamadrebrothers
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- ME (single launch)
- with Fearless Vampire Killers, The Spheres and Ether
- ‘Your favourite colour is blood red from the nose’…And like that, with a mighty blow to the head, Melbourne’s ME explode forth with their first new single of 2010, ‘Your Favourite Colour’. Combining pumping showtune-driven rock with full orchestral and choral backing, the new track is a major step up for the four-piece, and it’s launch at the East promises to follow suit. Featuring theatrical and vaudeville performances throughout the entire venue, this full-blown extravaganza is more an experience than a gig. Meanwhile, main stage support comes from Fearless Vampire Killers, The Spheres, Ether, and a live 10-piece brass section, as well as many special guests. Grab your tickets now to make sure you catch one of Melbourne’s most talked-about acts in what will be one of the most talked-about shows of the year.
- www.meband.com
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- GLIDE with TOBY MARTIN
- with The Sirens of Venice and Mini Bikes
- The heyday for Sydney based Glide saw the band connect with a generation of music lovers in the 1990s – who loved the band in large part for the gifted song writing, guitar playing and singing of front man William Arthur. His untimely passing in 1999 left behind a musical legacy that will be acknowledged with the iTunes release of Glide’s entire back catalogue on July 30th 2010. Throughout the lifetime of Glide, William Arthur was the creative leader behind the band renowned for his incisive and challenging lyrics, and a wall of harmony guitar sound. Acknowledged at the time as one of Australia’s most accomplished and original songwriters, his talent and influence has long been held dear to a devoted group of music fans. The lack of availability of the band’s full catalogue for the past ten years has long kept his light hidden under a bushel but now with the re-release of the full Glide catalogue, there is finally chance for a wider audience to appreciate exactly how immense William Arthur’s song writing talents were. For the first time since the late 90s, Glide will perform two very special shows in Melbourne and Sydney. In celebration of twenty years since the band’s formation, the original line up comprising Jason Kingshott on drums, Marc Lynch on bass, and Tim Scott on guitar will play on stage together with Andy Kelly on second guitar and will be joined on vocals by Youth Group’s Toby Martin, a long time fan and devotee of the work of William Arthur. The shows will take in Arthur’s classic songs from all eras of the band’s life and it is their hope is that these shows and reissues will reignite a new appreciation and understanding of the breathtaking song writing talent of one of Australia’s most under-rated musicians, William Arthur.
- www.glidetheband.com
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- ASTRIAAL (QLD – album launch)
- with Disentomb, Ignivomous and Stormbane
- The legion of Astriaal was given life in 1998, beginning with the dawn of the ‘Glories of the Nightsky’ demo tape, now considered an integral foundation in the Astriaal soundscape. Over the past decade the accumulation of accolades achieved has been numerous with Astriaal being considered one of the leading Black Metal exponents from Australia. Their domestic tour supports have included Mayhem, Arcturus, Opeth, Destroyer 666, Suffocation, Nile, Deeds of Flesh, Incantation and Pungent Stench. The bands distinct sound was melded and refined in the foundry of the live arena, achieved through the execution of numerous Australian tours spanning over a decade. After a period of perceived inactivity to those outside the circle, the horns of reprisal are resonating once again; the Visceral Incarnate has been awakened! Astriaal’s compositions take the listener on a sonic journey, one resounding in Abyssal theology.
- www.myspace.com/astriaal1
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- MR PERCIVAL
- with special guest
- Vocal artist extraordinaire Mr. Percival is set to return to Melbourne with new album ‘Microphones’. Armed with looping pedals and a voice that has been described as ‘art for the ears’ Mr. Percival will bring his unique and mesmerizing live show to The East Brunswick Club for one special night in August.
- www.mrpercival.com
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- ‘Shady Haze of Winter’ tour feat. HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY with THE HOLIDAYS
- and Artisan Guns (NZ)
- SELLING FAST!
- Hungry Kids of Hungary will hit the road in August, embarking on what we shall call a pre-album release warm-up, bringing back to Aussie audiences what the world has been enjoying for the past two months. The band has toured extensively across America and the UK playing such famed venues as The Viper Room in Los Angeles, the Mercury Lounge in NYC, the Borderline in London and the Camden Barfly. In this time their latest single ‘Wristwatch’ has become a radio hit peaking at number three on the AIR Chart and will finally make its home-turf debut after being road-tested across the globe. Additionally, the band has completed recording of their forthcoming debut album and mixing is underway even as you read this. Entitled the ‘Shady Haze Of Winter Tour’, the jaunt boasts not only Hungry Kids’ magical pop prowess but also that of Sydney’s The Holidays and New Zealand’s Artisan Guns. With singles ‘Golden Sky’ and ‘Moonlight Hours’ currently all over the radio, The Holidays are also gearing up and creating anticipation for their debut album due for release later in 2010. It might be cold outside but their summer vibes and electropical dance numbers will certainly warm things up. Similarly so with NZ’s Artisan Guns, whose debut EP Hearts has pricked ears across their native, they now continue their foray into winning over Australia with their quirky pop-folk infusion.
- www.myspace.com/hungrykidsofhungary
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- LEGENDS OF MOTORSPORT with DYNAMO
- and YIS
- Legends of Motorsport have got the horn. A whole bunch of ‘em in fact – yes, it’s big band night. Team Legends are beefing up the aural assault with a purloined horn section courtesy of Melbourne soul rockers Dynamo, who are also on the bill. Sounds like a party, right? Throw in a little garagey krautrock madness from Yis, and we have party confirmation. Yeah Uh Huh! Legends have been kicking against the Australian rock orthodoxy whilst still managing to blow wannabes off stage and outta town with their truly unique mix of Farfisa organ bluster and bottom end guitar bludgeon as either visitors from Tasmania, or now as fully fledged blow-ins, since way back in the mid nineties. Despite (or maybe due to) an ever evolving line up that has at various times featured all kinds of rock illuminati from bands as diverse as Bloodduster, the Meanies, and Rocket Science, Legends have outlasted many of their contemporaries and have released numerous 7″ singles, EPs, and albums along the way, as well as finding time to play shows with the likes of Queens of the Stoneage, Mudhoney, Dwarves, White Stripes, Hellacopters, and countless other international and local bands. And with a string of performances at various Big Days Out, Merediths, and other big parties, their reputation for driving over guitars with cars during shows, destroying perfectly good tambourines, choreographing falling down drunk and various other pool-room worthy antics precedes them.
- www.myspace.com/legendsofmotorsport
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- THE FINAL CUT (EP launch)
- with Atlas Tone, Bear The Mammoth and special guest
- About to Release their debut EP ‘Places’ The Final Cut are a fresh new sound hailing from the Mornington Peninsula. Those who have heard this four piece can’t help but be drawn in by their infectious sound. With their wide variety of songs blending pop, blues and alternative indie-rock, these guys are something new! Over the Last 6 months they have emerged from playing in a makeshift basement to some of the most iconic live music venues in Melbourne. Produced by Luke Szabo from the Hot Lies, the launch of ‘Places’ will be sure to create a stir within the music industry, and this band will definitely be something to look out for in the future. Make sure you’re at the East Brunswick Club to witness what is just the beginning of The Final Cut.
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- CORDRAZINE (album launch)
- with Nick Batterham
- After 13 years, Melbourne’s beloved balladeers and former Top 10 chart-makers Cordrazine return with a brand new single, ‘Sunshine’. A tender, strings-laden ode to lovers, ‘Sunshine’ is pure joy taken from the forthcoming album, Always Coming Down, which the band will launch at The East Brunswick Club. The new album picks up where the band left off with their 1997 debut From Here To Wherever, which introduced the exquisite voice of Hamish Cowan and his classic pop songs offering flourishes of gorgeous Fender Rhodes, subtle jazzy hues and depths of emotion, particularly in songs like the timeless ‘Crazy’, ‘Memorial Drive’ and ‘Clearlight’. “I think of my songs as comfort music”, Hamish Cowan says. “That’s the way I think of a band like The Smiths and how they affected my life. Knowing I could put on their music and it would be like an embrace. That’s how I hope people feel when they listen to Cordrazine”. The new album Always Coming Down is set for release on August 13, 2010 and will be available only from the Rubber Records digital store as a limited edition numbered CD and as a download.
- www.cordrazine.com.au
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- ‘Naked In The Woods 2 – CD Launch’ feat. THE LITTLE STEVIES, JESS MCAVOY and DEBORAH CONWAY & WILLY ZYGIER
- with The Push Inc. Mentees
- TICKETS ON SALE MON 2 AUGUST
- With the success of last year’s FReeZACentral compilation, ‘Naked in the Woods’, the concept returns for series two and will be launched at the East Brunswick Club. The launch of ‘Naked in the Woods 2′ brings together Aussie music legends Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier, local favourites The Little Stevies who recently played to a full house at the East on their Welcome To Winter Tour, Jess McAvoy who recently returned from an OS tour and young emerging solo artists gigging on the local scene – Courtney Barnett, Yelka and Izzy. As well as featuring tracks from the aforementioned artists, ‘Naked in the Woods 2′ features a line up of established and emerging female artists involved in the 2010 FReeZACentral Mentoring Program including Angie Hart, Clare Bowditch, Jess Harlen, Monique Brumby, Gracie Hester, Jessie Upton, M.C.K and Tyla Bertolli. FReeZACentral, part of Victoria Rocks, a Victorian Government initiative managed by The Push and Mushroom Marketing helps budding young artists and industry professionals kick start their music careers by annually pairing 50 young Victorians with their dream mentors across five streams including performance, technical production, event management, music business and marketing and publicity.
- www.thepush.asn.au
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- DIANA ANAID & MONIQUE BRUMBY
- with special guest
- Australian singer/songwriters Diana Anaid and Monique Brumby are artists who have seen it all in the music industry. Having toured together in 2001, they struck up a friendship that sees them re-unite this year for their Love Is A Weapon Tour performing intimate acoustic shows that will engage audiences with new songs and quirky live collaboration. Both Brumby & Anaid released their debut albums in 1997, both have record label and life experiences that make for great bed time stories for over 18’s as well as entertaining song writing and live performance banter. Both have forged careers in the cut-throat world of the music industry and by a strange yet synchronistic twist of fate both women have just released their 4th studio albums. Fittingly they are touring nationally playing a string of double headline performances across Australia in August 2010.
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- XIU XIU (USA) and HIGH PLACES (USA)
- with Kyu (NSW)
- SELLING FAST!
- Touring together this September are two of the most intelligent bands around today: Xiu Xiu and High Places. There is a brutal intimacy to Xiu Xiu’s work, with songs that are both refined and intricate yet melodically vibrant, proving art can be pop and pop can challenge you to look inside yourself. Their songs are a sort of expose on responsibility, fear, healing, and societal roles all wrapped in a rich gothic pop sound. High Places use a range of aural layers: bells and bird calls over a wash of ocean waves; mallets hitting mixing bowls over treated guitar and glockenspiel; Mary’s reflective vocals over Rob’s homemade beats. The result is an imaginative and spacious amalgamation of sounds with a unique, almost Caribbean undertone that is as immediate as it is refreshing. Xiu Xiu and High Places together is undoubtedly one of the most exciting combinations you’ll see touring this year.
- www.myspace.com/xiuxiuforlife
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- ISAAC DE HEER (album launch)
- with Mike McCarthy and Charles Baby
- Melbourne based singer-songwriter Isaac de Heer was disconnected from the power grid for his first 10 years, and music was magical; consisting mainly of Dylan, Bach, birds, and one noisy generator. Isaac is now on the eve of releasing and touring his second record ‘Wordshapes’, produced by Roger Mars (UK). ‘Wordshapes’ follows his self-titled debut, which was recorded in Northern NSW on solar power in a quiet bushland setting. By contrast, the new record embraces the sounds of city squeeze, with greater depth and lusher arrangements. The songs are carefully constructed and lyrically driven, each with its own individual quirk. Apart from performing his own shows solidly since 2007, Isaac has supported well-known Australian and International acts such as Fink (UK), The Temper Trap, Luke Steele, Josh Pyke and Jamie Hutchings in Melbourne as well as on numerous East Coast tours. His live band includes long-time collaborator brother Nathan on keys, with recent additions including Joel on bass, Kris on electric guitar and Fionn driving the beats.
- www.myspace.com/isaacdeheer
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- HORRORSHOW
- with Seth Sentry and special guest
- SELLING FAST!
- Horrorshow are two 21 year old inner west Sydneysiders: Adit produces the Music, Solo handles the vocals. Attending Fort Street High School, whose musical output includes Josh Pyke, Unkle Ho from The Herd and Joelistics from TZU, amongst others, both Solo and Adit were heavily involved in bands, ranging from jazz through to rock. Along with fellow school mates and current peers Spit Syndicate, they embraced hip hop as the genre made big strides in Australia around 2000. At only 19 years of age, Horrorshow started recording material more purposefully resulting in a collection of songs titled The Grey Space. It was not until 2008 that these caught the ear of Elefant Traks on the strength of a growing buzz and strong recommendations and The Grey Space was subsequently released August 16th 2008. Since then the demand for these guys has continued to grow, with the band supporting The Herd across the eastern states and then national tours with both Hermitude and Muph & Plutonic. In between, there was a sold out launch party (Annandale Hotel), support slots with Blackalicious as well as a spot on Sydney’s sold out Big Day Out. Having officially solidified their position within the Aussie hip-hop realm, don’t miss your chance to see Horrorshow this September at the East.
- www.elefanttracks.com/horrorshow
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- ‘POISON CITY WEEKENDER’
- feat. LEATHERFACE (UK), A DEATH IN THE FAMILY, THE CURRENCY, LUNGS (NSW), ARROWS (QLD) and KILL WHITEY
- SELLING FAST!
- Bringing together the cream of Australia’s punk/folk-punk scene, Poison City Record’s annual Weekender Fest is locked and loaded again for 2010! Taking place in Melbourne over September 17th, 18th, 19th, this year’s event will be headed-up by legendary UK punks Leatherface, making their first visit to Australia since 2005. The line-up for Saturday September 18th at The East Brunswick Club also includes A Death In the Family, The Currency, Lungs, Arrows and Kill Whitey. Last year’s Weekender show at The East sold-out within a few weeks so get in early!
- www.poisoncityrecords.com
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- LIL’ BAND O’ GOLD (USA)
- with The Junes
- SELLING FAST!
- It’s time to pull on those dancing shoes, Lil’ Band O’ Gold is heading back for more! The Louisiana super-group who won the hearts and soles of all at Bluesfest in Byron Bay at Easter are returning for shows all over the country. Lil’ Band O Gold is the coming together of a bunch of legendary players and writers from the deep swamps under the corralling and love of band leader CC Adcock and accordion champion Steve Riley. The band features singer and drummer Warren Storm, the man considered the grandfather of swamp pop. Add much covered songwriter David Egan on piano, the creativity of Dickie Landry on saxophone, with wind support from Pat Breaux, bass man Dave Ranson and West Australia’s very own Lucky Oceans on pedal steel, and you have one hell of a show! Their shows promise to deliver a sweet and soulful journey with their mixture of energetic romps and soulful ballads delivering the diverse musical goods that are the band’s hallmark. It is a musical tour de force that any true music lover cannot afford to miss. Come along and experience the good times!
- www.room609.com/films/promisedland/
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