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In the final Forgotten Futures of 2025 I have 11 tracks of exciting electronic delights to brighten the darkest of winter days. I hope you enjoy listening to these tracks as much as I do. Please share show with a friend and perhaps drop a message to one of the artists. Merry Christmas one and all!
Taken from: Binary Echo (VAAG Remix) (Local Gods)
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Binary Echo was inspired by Murakami’s The City and Its Uncertain Walls and its dual-world idea. The single is on pre-order now, you'll get the first track immediately and on December 26th a remix by Dutch electronic musician Marc Brinkerink (aka VAAG) will be added. VAAG's mix turns the track into a layered soundscape suitable for a new season of Mr. Robot or the next Blade Runner.
Taken from: The Ghost Of Christmas Passed (Passed Recordings) Featured Release
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Christmas and ambient rise from the grave to haunt your headphones once more in The Ghost of Christmas Passed!
Following on from 2022's Christmas Passed, this Winter's Christmas compilation brings you over 3 hours of fireside crackles, chiming bells, hearty hohoho's, and nostalgic carols all with lashings of luscious pads, soothing reverberence, and ethereal delays. Absolutely ideal for someone looking for some festive tunes with a complete tonal twist. Whether Yuletide merriment is something you love or loathe, whether you love a Christmas jingle or desperately need a break from Mariah, The Ghost of Christmas Passed has something for ambient fans everywhere.
Taken from: A Soul To Borrow (Bricolage)
Taken from Wilks' second EP, called 'A Soul To Borrow', which was released on the Bricolage label in October.
Wilks told me he made this using samples collected over the years and that he scrutinised it waaaaayyy too much. Apparently there are 24 different versions! Luckily the label head at Bricolage was very patient and the whole EP is now ready for your consumption.
Taken from: The machines are having fun (Self released)
Default Media Transmitter's new album is a crunchy journey though left field electronica, experimental ambient and breakbeats. In parts noisy and dystopian, also pretty in some places too. We are invited to enjoy the puns.
Taken from: 303x3 (Self released)
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"Weird tones on the way to their mission — I am always focussed on melodic driven beats and inspired from certain sounds. The track 303x3 was the result of the conjunction between the 303 and the Jomox Alpha Base kickdrum."
Taken from: Pura Vida (Self released)
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40+ tracks incoming - some with beats and some without - hop, skipping and jumping thru various genres. Tracks will be added each month up until Feb. 26/2026
Each track was recorded live, one-take, dawless - no computers, zero overdubs. The idea behind the album is to take niche musical ideas and make them palpable to an audience that doesn’t usually listen to electronic music. Touchstones include OM’s Conference of the Birds album, DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing, John Maus, late 90’s “trip-hop” stuff on the Ninja Tune and Mo’ Wax labels and even a little Beck.
This album is free to anyone who sends a screenshot or photo proof of them deleting Spotify and/or any social media app.
Taken from: To the Nines (Self released)
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Subtle and spacious, the music embraces an atmosphere of quiet intensity, pairing textured ambient soundscapes and broken beats. A meditation on precision and letting go, the album takes its name from Emily Sobool aka Socool’s favourite number and the weight it carries - from Cloud 9 highs to the pursuit of perfection.
The album takes in downtempo, chill out, trip hop, breakbeat, drum'n'bass and lo-fi to great effect.
Taken from: The Ghost Of Christmas Passed (Passed Recordings) Featured Release
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50% of any sales of the Ghosts of Christmas Passed compilation will be donated to Doctors Without Borders (www.msf.org).
Passed Recordings are hosting a free Bandcamp listening party for the release at 7pm GMT on December 19th
Taken from: Notebook (Thoughts & Short Stories) (Third Kind Records)
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Nicholas from Third Kind Records recently got in touch and sent me a number of things to listen to, expect to hear more from this excellent label on future shows. To start I've chosen to play this excellent track by French artist Near Stoic taken from his album Notebook (Thoughts & Short Stories) released back in 2021.
Taken from: The Beltane Tape (Third Kind Records)
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The Beltane Tape compilation was released on Third Kind Records in May 2025. Featuring music from Swansither, Nicholas Langley, Rupert Lally, Veryan and many more wonderful artists.
Taken from: Deep South (Subexotic Records)
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"I started the research for the album with one central theme: drought. The dry ground beneath my feet felt like a good place to start. I went out in nature with an old cassette field recorder in the South of France, in search of textures that moved me. Soon I started to improvise little songs, lullabies and poems in unknown languages accompanied by nature and its rich palette of sounds. Creating rhythms by hitting tree barks, scratching rocks and walking among the thyme and rosemary in the rocky mountains, coexisting with a threatening hot summer wind. These improvisations became the base of the tracks on Deep South. All of the roots of the songs were created from an improvised session in nature. From a to z. I never chopped or messed with the base tracks."
I’m back for November with thirteen exciting and varied pieces of electronic music, including two tracks from the magnitude weighs heavy by alka which is out now on the consistently brilliant Mortality Tables. We have ambient, we have experimental, we have techno and noise music. If you enjoy discovering new music by unsigned and independent artists you’re in for a treat.
Taken from: the magnitude weighs heavy (Mortality Tables) Featured Release
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Taken from: Re:Spire (Self released)
Taken from: Lunar Forms (Mortality Tables)
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Taken from: What's That? (Self released)
Taken from: AKTa (Self released)
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Taken from: Side (Machine Records)
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Taken from: Soondaze EP (Dragon_Trax)
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Taken from: the magnitude weighs heavy (Mortality Tables) Featured Release
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Taken from: Acrobatizm / Prepared Wave (Data Discs)
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Taken from: Superpower ADHD (Undesired Tape 0perations)
Taken from: Status (Boy Scout Audio)
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Taken from: Ligo (Bathurst)
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Taken from: Ojala (Local Gods)
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Howdy all! Pete Xylander here back with another hour of hard hitting, uplifting, brain challenging, easy listening electronic music to move your mind, to move your feet, to make you think or encourage you to eat sweets (see the release of the week — thanks Dave!).
If you enjoy the show please either tell just one friend about it by sharing a link to this page or tell one of the featured artists that you heard their music here and now think they’re awesome. Thaaaaanks!
Oh yes, also send me your music to play!
Taken from: Circus (TastynStuff)
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Taken from: Init (Self released)
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Taken from: Disinfamy (Machine Records)
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Taken from: Was Life Sweeter? (Cavendish House) Release of the week
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Taken from: Functional Gloss (Self released)
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Taken from: Travelogue (Triplicate Records)
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Taken from: Distracted (Dragon_Trax)
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Taken from: Saloane SCRUM (Self released)
Taken from: The River (Self released)
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Taken from: Was Life Sweeter? (Cavendish House) Release of the week
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Taken from: In Slow Motion (Self released)
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Taken from: Acrobatizm / Prepared Wave (Data Discs)
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Taken from: monkey island (Self released)
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Taken from: Something Left Behind (Bathurst)
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Loads of excellent electronica as always this month including new music from Jonny Fallout, Samatha Dubs, Lehto and much more. It’s all listed out just down below there. See? The release of the week is called Facets by Paul Griffin and it’s a truly excellent EP that you should check out immediately if you enjoy music that sits at the intersection of ambient and techno.
Taken from: Travelogue (Triplicate Records)
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Taken from: QUA JAM I / JINSEI NO IRO (MUSIC2)
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Taken from: Of The Utopian Imagination (Self released)
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Taken from: Xylophonics Remixed (Dragon_Trax)
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Taken from: Facets (Self released) Release of the week
Taken from: Soundcloud Hits 2024-25 (Self released)
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Taken from: We, Mycorrhizae. (Self released)
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Taken from: Snow (Self released)
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Taken from: Blackouts (Self released)
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Taken from: Facets (Self released) Release of the week
Taken from: How Does It Feel? (Bathurst)
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Taken from: The Mechanics of Mysticism (Self released)
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This month’s episode has a few things that seem a bit bleak but stick with me here because the music is very good. And I’ve balanced it all out with some more upbeat tunes too. If you enjoy the show please drop a line to one of the artists featured or share the show with a friend, it’d be very much appreciated. 🙂
Taken from: Post Truth (Self released)
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Taken from: Ice Breaker (Self released)
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Taken from: Five More Minutes (Triplicate Records)
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Taken from: Halide (Self released)
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Taken from: Naturalistica (Self released) Release of the week
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Taken from: The Web We Weave EP (Self released)
Taken from: Selected NonAmbient Jams (Self released)
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Taken from: Ptchply (Self released)
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Taken from: Guitar Recordings IV (Self released)
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Taken from: Naturalistica (Self released) Release of the week
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Taken from: Comfy Collaborations (Self released)
Taken from: Get Down (Self released)
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It’s been a while since the last Forgotten Futures, sorry about that. But I’m back now with another fantastic selection of (mostly) electronic music to fill your ears with. And eyes in some cases too as a few of today’s selections have accompanying music videos. If you enjoy something please follow the links and support the artists either with money or just a kind message. And if you’re making music yourself please send it over!
Taken from: Tragedy, Doom & So On (Hand drawn hand)
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Taken from: Une Histoire de DMs avec Bleu (Self released) Release of the week
Taken from: Hauntings (Self released)
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Taken from: Sogni (Self released)
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Taken from: The State Of Social Movement (Machine Records)
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Taken from: Let Them Deep Fake (Opt In or Die) (Self released)
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Taken from: TECHNO(O(ON (Self released)
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Taken from: Une Histoire de DMs avec Bleu (Self released) Release of the week
Taken from: Dark City (Self released)
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Taken from: Sprouted Volume 4.001 (Burnt Seed Records)
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Taken from: Recorded at Chester EMOM (Self released)
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A jam-packed show including new releases from Beefus B and Please Close Your Eyes, Jamuary tracks from C. Circo and Paul Griffin and loads of other great electronic music.
Taken from: Telemetry EP (Self released)
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Taken from: Sushi Cat (Triplicate Records)
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Taken from: la mati è re m ê me du temps (Self released)
Taken from: la mati è re m ê me du temps (Self released)
Taken from: Jamuary 2025 (Self released)
Taken from: Music For Floating (Mortality Tables) Release of the week
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Taken from: Thanks for the Invite (Self released)
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Taken from: Candy Store (Self released)
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Taken from: Happy New Dystopia! (Happy New Dystopia!)
Taken from: Naturalistica (Self released)
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Taken from: Unreleased exclusive (Self released)
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Taken from: Jamuary 2025 (Self released)
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Taken from: Hyakunenme EP (MiMi Records)
Taken from: Arthur Baker bw Biggar Bank (Self released)
Taken from: My Life In A Cosmic Bush
I’m back with the first Forgotten Futures of 2025 and I’ve got some excellent tracks as always. Expect high-energy, relaxing stuff, melodic electronica and other good things.
Taken from: urasekai (MiMi Records)
Taken from: Aquamarine (Self released)
Taken from: VILLE (RANCH VALLEY RECORDS)
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Taken from: Nebular (Self released)
Taken from: Impromptus (Self released) Release of the week
Taken from: Sunna (Self released)
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Taken from: Portraits (A Whale's Lantern)
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Taken from: Impromptus (Self released) Release of the week
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Taken from: 3075 (Self released)
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Taken from: Whep? ..yrgn… samoreee. (Self released)
Taken from: Long Player (Metronomicon Audio)
For the final show of 2024 I’ve put together a continuous party mix featuring tracks I’ve played over the first two months of Forgotten Futures.
Taken from: Forthcoming Album (Self released)
Taken from: Telemetry EP
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Taken from: Long Player (Metronomicon Audio)
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Taken from: Sierra (Bathurst)
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Taken from: Various Artists Compilation 2024 - Nenormalizm + NOIR (Nenormalizm Records)
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Taken from: HYPER FRAME FIXATION (Rupert George)
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Taken from: CUBELO (Self released)
Taken from: Authentic Country Music
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Is it a Christmas special? No, not really. There is one track like that but mostly it’s a mix of great electronic music for any time of year you like.
Taken from: Long Player (Metronomicon Audio)
Taken from: Various Artists Compilation 2024 - Nenormalizm + NOIR (Nenormalizm Records)
Taken from: 2024 WIP (Self released)
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Taken from: Not What I Call Bonk Wave - Volume 003 - Disc C - Deep Bonk (Bonk Knob Records)
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Taken from: Netherfield Lagoons (Delia Recordings) Release of the week
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Taken from: Forthcoming Album (Self released)
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Taken from: IDMf Retrospective Vol. 4 (IDMf070) (Glitchpulse Records)
Taken from: FLUTTERSHY’S PARADOXICALLY SOFT HARDCORE TEA PARTY (Pinkamena Party)
Taken from: Essence EP (Self released)
Taken from: First Frost (Self released)
On tonight’s show: music to listen to in derelict spaces from Cathode Ray Tube; a track from n3wjack that may or may not be ‘too much’ for a Monday morning; an invitation to prance in the club with R.B.I. and Lance (the rapper) and a visit from Pete’s wife and child.
Taken from: beta fish (Self released)
Taken from: Disinfamy (Machine Records)
Taken from: Various Artists Compilation 2024 - Nenormalizm + NOIR (Nenormalizm Records)
Taken from: HYPER FRAME FIXATION (Rupert George) Release of the week
Taken from: Imperfect Vessel (Condition Human)
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Taken from: Homemade Acid (Da ! Heard it Records)
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Taken from: HYPER FRAME FIXATION (Rupert George) Release of the week
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Taken from: Disco Demolition (EP) (Self released)
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Taken from: .909 O.P.S. L.P. (RANCH VALLEY RECORDS)
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Taken from: Candy Store (Self released)
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Includes sample(s) from Forgotten Futures from 15th December 2024 hosted by Xylander on https://www.audiointerface.org
On tonight’s show: New music from Rupert Lally, Lehto and Le Morte d’Abby, the release of the week is by Megadead and is called (but isn’t) Authentic Country Music and Pete tries his hand at audio book narration.
Taken from: Telemetry EP
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Taken from: Authentic Country Music Release of the week
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Taken from: Sisu (Bathurst)
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Taken from: Authentic Country Music Release of the week
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Includes sample(s) from Forgotten Futures from 8th December 2024 hosted by Xylander on https://www.audiointerface.org
Pete Xylander is back with another stunning selection of tunes covering a lot of ground. He starts by inviting you to follow him down an enticing electronic avenue of ambience before gentle guiding you into a gunnel of glitch. Next, chips are on the menu — no, not the kind you have for your tea every night — we’re talking Mega Drive… we’re talking GameBoy! (Did you know that Nelson was coming to visit?) We round things off with a trip to Japan on our way to space. What a trip.
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Includes sample(s) from Forgotten Futures from 1st December 2024 hosted by Xylander on https://www.audiointerface.org
On tonight’s show Pete plays noisy things, calm things, does a spot of ‘ACTUAL DJ MIXING’ and rambles on a bit. Nice selection of bangers tonight. Do people still say bangers? I guess I do.
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Includes sample(s) from Forgotten Futures from 24th November 2024 hosted by Xylander on https://www.audiointerface.org
Pete’s back with another hour of genre-confounding electronic music. There’s melodic things, noisy things and there may (or may not) be what is or isn’t bonk wave.
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Taken from: Sisu (Bathurst)
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Includes sample(s) from Forgotten Futures from 17th November 2024 hosted by Xylander on https://www.audiointerface.org
Our first show! My hosting skills were decidedly wonky but the tunes are great. Drop me a line on Mastodon, BlueSky or Mixcloud if you like what you hear.
Taken from: Sierra (Bathurst)
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Includes sample(s) from Forgotten Futures from 10th November 2024 hosted by Xylander on https://www.audiointerface.org
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