A series of mixes showcasing underground talent in Los Angeles.

LA INDUSTRIAL

WAVcast Series

Sharlese is a Seattle based DJ/Artist who was one of the founding members of False Prophet. A Coldwave, Industrial, Minimal Synth crew that grew out of Audiodrome, a monthly DJ night, hosted by Sharlese Metcalf and Kate Moore at Capitol Hill’s iconic Pony in 2013, Sharlese is also part of a weekly hour program, Mechanical Breakdown, on KEXP exploring the many different styles of various wave and synth genres, including, new beat, Italo, post-punk, EBM and more.. 

https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/77Fkx

WAVcast 21 // Sharlese

"The title is an obvious reference to the song "time travel" by the band blouse. Here though it is taken out of context and used as a reference to the current state of the music industry. Everything has gone digital, whether an iTunes download or a stream from a cloud somewhere but people are missing what's tangible. They miss liner notes, they miss artwork, they miss making mixes for their friends (whether on CD or cassette). Therefore people are gravitating more towards vinyl and even cassette. That being said, I wanted to merge the two worlds. I wanted to give the illusion of something tangible even though this will be heard on soundcloud or some form of digital music player. in the middle of the mix you can hear someone flipping the tape over. Even the first track has a warble to it as if it were recorded onto tape and then stored in a closet somewhere for decades. The opening track is from the 60's even, thus solidifying that illusion and telling a story without explaining verbatim. by the second track the warble blends in with the clarity of digital. But the tape hiss can be heard throughout the entirety of the mix. Even though some of these tracks may be new to listeners, I wanted to give them a familiarity. And for posterity I should note that none of the music on the mix was ever actually recorded to tape. It is all fabricated. an experiment in juxtaposition. 
enjoy.
Evan (aka lazerbat)
skeleton hands.
http://skeletonhands.net/
https://www.facebook.com/zkeletonhandz

side a
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the rolling stones - play with fire (1965)
chromatics - cherry (2013)
psychic twin - dream state (2013)
iron curtain - the condos (1981)
black marble - a different arrangement (2012)
new order - mesh (1981)
blouse - time travel (2011)
oOoOO - mouchette (2013)
side b
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makeup and vanity set - quadra iv (2013)
gessafelstein - pursuit (2013)
skinny puppy - glass houses (1984)
kano - ikeya seki (1983)
boards of canada - music is math (lazar-bat edit) (2013)
seona dancing - bitter heart (12" version) (1983)
mr. pauli - jap fab (2008)
blawan - why they hide their bodies under my garage (2012)
niter ebb - control (i'm here)	 (1988)
charlie - spacer woman (1983)
whitey - no more right or wrong (demo) (2012)

WAVcast 7 // Skeleton Hands - I Was In The Future Yesterday

LA Industrial Presents: Mr Michel
Nov 17 2021 We featured Mr Michel on the turntables. For more mixes follow them at 
https://www.mixcloud.com/deejaymichel
https://www.instagram.com/djmrmichel

Every week we stream live from Rubycon Records in Hollywood, CA 4850 Santa Monica Blvd. The only destination for EBM Industrial Post Punk & Italo vinyl, tapes, vhs, and more! https://www.instagram.com/rubycon_recordsla
Catch the stream on squarewav.com / laindustrial.org / twitch.tv/squarewavtv

LA Industrial at Rubycon Records: Mr Michel

LA Industrial Presents: Arkmay
Nov 24th 2021 We featured DJ Arkmay on the turntables. For more mixes follow them at
https://www.twitch.tv/mrarkmay
https://www.facebook.com/StationAtlantis
and every Sunday for Dance Eclectic
at https://www.twitch.tv/squarewavtv

Every week we stream live from Rubycon Records in Hollywood, CA 4850 Santa Monica Blvd. The only destination for EBM Industrial Post Punk & Italo vinyl, tapes, vhs, and more! www.instagram.com/rubycon_recordsla
Catch the stream on squarewav.com / laindustrial.org / twitch.tv/squarewavtv

LA Industrial at Rubycon Records: Arkmay

Zynische has been DJing since 2017 and is a Resident Dj at Dance of Youth, the "Noir Clubbing" held in Verona.
She collaborates with various national and international clubs/festivals and her selections focus on Post-punk, Minimal Wave, New wave and Goth, sinking their roots in the 80s getting to more contemporary sounds.

https://www.facebook.com/Zynische

WAVcast 24 // Zynische

This set was curated by Cervello Elettronico featuring some of the greatest industrial tracks released in 2022.
(Recorded on 12/29/2022 - Los Angeles, CA)

Greyhound - Stay Lonely						
Orphx / Kareem - Is It a Circus?						
Violet Poison - Vortex (Israel Padilla Remix)			
Rhys Fulber - Collapsing Empires
Maedon X - Psychic Vulture
STAHLSCHLAG - Profusion
E-Saggila - Seecure
Fret - SHUT THAT DOG UP
Synapscape - Talk To Your Crow
Terence Fixmer - Automation
Statiqbloom - Flesh Sacrafice
Monya - Ich Will Schwitzen
JK Flesh - OTHERS TO DO YOUR DIRTY WORK
Silent Servant - Raw Optics	
Ugandan Speed Trials	- Untitled 1 Regis Remix
Uun - Dead Malls
BLUSH RESPONSE  _ DEMON IN PAIN
Animistic Beliefs - It's Called a Dip
Developer - Everyone Everywhere
Scalameriya - Kiti Kimera
Marcal - Hachidan							
Sedvs - Helix									
Nick Viola - Bare Bunz	
Incorrect Waves	 - Psyche							
Nick Viola Remix	Hex Wolves - Territorial Dispute - 
Balrog - Divide & Conquer
Krtm - Comfort Permit
Krtm - Playdead 1 	
Pyroclastic - Chariot of Fire Rhythms

Cervello Elettronico DJ - Greatest Industrial Tracks of 2022

Spheric - Live Vinyl Set @ Distorted Disco 02.23.23

A Boston native, Dekkatess started DJing with Infra, the up-and-coming collective gaining traction for their intimate events and passion for quality techno. She has since relocated to Los Angeles where she remains a devotee of the underground. For the last 2 years, many of her sets have showcased her favorite hard techno and more downtempo industrial selections. Today, Dekkatess is eager and grateful to share some of these sounds with the LA Industrial community.

DEKKATESS ‡ LA INDUSTRIAL ‡ May 3, 2023

West, the Wild Card of the Technoids Residents, known for her completely unique twist on delivering hard "boom-boom's" to the LA techno crowd. West has curated a unique style that incorporates jaunty and effervescent melodies, groovy and bouncy and deep rhythms, acid baselines, and use of dreamy and transcendental samples.

With some deep-rooted influence from Tekno, acid-core, neo-rave and 90's trance, West is like sunshine and rainbows, spinning both popular hits and obscure gold to paint the dancefloor with candyfloss and bubblegum grooves that never fails to deliver the hard or the fast.

West always brings the high-energy, feel-good vibes with her mixing. She brings such refreshing uniqueness, that her style needed to be given a name of its own: Dream-Core.

WEST ‡ LA INDUSTRIAL ‡ May 16, 2023

Originating from Los Angeles, Mr Michel has his hands in everything. Playing at all kinds of events from Techno, House, Acid House, Electro, Italo Disco, EBM, Industrial, Goth, Synth, to Dark Wave, while using vinyl and digital disciplines in his sets. Inspired by the heavily influential sounds of Detroit and Chicago, The Berlin rave culture helps mold and inspire a unique electronic sound that gives depth into every performance Mr Michel lays out. Having a career that has spanned over a decade in the LA’s electronic scene has given him the unique opportunity to showcase his passion for music in a multitude of settings from dive bars to underground warehouses and  everything in between.

https://www.instagram.com/djmrmichel
https://www.mixcloud.com/deejaymichel

MR MICHEL ‡ LA INDUSTRIAL ‡ JUN 27, 2023

Theed3vil is a duo based out of East L.A. Crafting high-energy rhythms that traverse genres from pulsating electro to heavy gritty techno. Drawing inspiration from all across the sonic spectrum, and incorporating elements of breakbeat, hyper-pop, psytrance, ghetto-tech, EBM, and electro.  Influence by Silent Servant, Helena Hauf, Skinny Puppy, Lweski, W1b0, L.F.T.

THEE D3VIL ‡ LA INDUSTRIAL ‡ JUL 20, 2023

Currently residing in the bleak sun of Southern California FRACTURED ARMOUR unearths wounds and techniques in his own tracks and sets buried in dark atmospheric noise and metal rhythms/ hate filled kicks and outer dimensional synths. A sound signature in constant evolution and exploration since it’s conception in late 2021.

https://linktr.ee/fracturedarmour
https://fracturedarmour.bandcamp.com

FRACTURED ARMOUR  ‡ LA INDUSTRIAL ‡ AUGUST 10, 2023

A mix curated by Sleep Clinic for the patio at Distorted Disco August 11th 2023 - Liebknecht / Cervello Elettronico  /  Fu5k4 / Naked Aggression DJ /  Spheric

Sleep Clinic Distorted Disco Aug 11th, 2023 - Patio Mix Part 2

A mix curated by Sleep Clinic for the patio at Distorted Disco August 11th 2023 - Liebknecht / Cervello Elettronico / Fu5k4 / Naked Aggression DJ / Spheric

Sleep Clinic Distorted Disco Aug 11th, 2023 - Patio Mix Part 1

Dahlia Fae is a multifaceted artist, excelling as a music producer, video artist, and DJ. Within the realm of her creative pursuits, she demonstrates an exceptional skill for intertwining music and analog video art. She skillfully crafts art that explores profound themes of intense emotions, identity, intimacy, and spirituality, sparking contemplation and introspection.

Dahlia Fae's artistic toolkit has no limits, encompassing a diverse spectrum of mediums, from the intricate workings of modular synthesizers and the complexities of computer programming to the nostalgic allure of circuit-bent equipment from the 80s and the evocative sentimentality of tape machines. Her artistic tapestry is a testament to her innovative spirit and unwavering dedication to pushing artistic boundaries.

Throughout the 2010s, she fully immersed herself in New York City's dynamic LGBT+ rave scene, simultaneously crafting a diverse collection of experimental music and art that spanned various genres.

With her current base in Los Angeles, Dahlia Fae stands as a significant driving force within the local creative landscape. Furthermore, she extends her influence beyond borders, showcasing her talents on the global stage through her mesmerizing performances.

https://soundcloud.com/dahliafae
https://ra.co/dj/dahliafae

https://soundcloud.com/laindustrial/sets/la-industrial

DAHLIA FAE ‡ LA INDUSTRIAL ‡ SEP 1, 2023

Tollefson cut her teeth as a DJ in the local Seattle scene for several years before making her way down the West Coast to LA in 2020. Those who have seen her spin can attest to her versatility as a DJ. Tollefson is able to curate sets that range from deep, hypnotic techno openers to peak-time ravey techno performances.

TOLLEFSON ‡ LA INDUSTRIAL ‡ NOV21, 2023

Ahead of Distorted Disco with Rhys Fulber and Blush Response December 9th 2023 in Downtown LA, one of the night's founding members, Jeff Swearengin aka Sleep Clinic, offers up this mix keeping his spirit and energy in the night even after relocating outside of Los Angeles. Listen now or on the way to Distorted Disco on Saturday. Tickets available at LAINDUSTRIAL.ORG

Leif Elggren - Fear [excerpt]
Autechre - paralel Suns
Jake Mandell - Untitled 27 [Phoencia Remix]
Access To Arasaka - Caeropdre
Frank Bretschneider - Kippschwingungen Part II
Senking - The Dance Hall Walk
NHKyx featuring AthenA - Invite Only
Eric B. & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul [remix]
Brothomstates - Jak Got Stuck In Canada
Proem - Eck The Badly Drawn
John Wattermann - Still Warm
Throbbing Gristle - Slugbait III
AnD - 001
Shadows - Where There Is Only Light
Cindytalk - Troubled Aria
MCMXCI [Skogen,Flickan och Flaskan] - Untitled 2
Shifted - Telic
Sleeparchive - Ronan Point One
Rich Oddie - Refraction
The Black Dog - Disinformationdesk
Submerse - They Always Come Back
TRG - Broken Heart
Objekt - Porcupine
GoldFFinch - Red Mask
Matka - Manipulame [Ekaros Remix]
Scorn - Take Someones Eye Out
Scald Rougish - Bardachd Untitled 8
Dalglish - 7.3.2009
Cabaret Voltaire - Exhaust

DISTORTED DISCO - Sleep Clinic DJ Set - 12.9.2023

KNIVES/INSIDE/HER is a valley girl, designer, single mom and a dj of 16 years. After taking a 4 year break from djing she’s now back playing shows in Los Angeles regularly and will be playing in Chicago mid April.

Keep up with her tour dates via her instagram @knivesinsideher
https://soundcloud.com/knivesinsideher

https://linktr.ee/knivesinsideher

KNIVES INSIDE HER ‡ LA INDUSTRIAL ‡ FEB28, 2024

Wednesday March 6th Distorted Disco hosts Mono No Aware(Germany/HANDS) , Threat of Innocence, Ratio Strain, and DJs Cervello Elettronico vs Nick Viola , Bractune, and Spheric.
Our other resident, Sleep Clinic contributes this mix from his new home outside of LA. 
Enjoy as a complimentary soundscape to the night!

DISTORTED DISCO

DISTORTED DISCO with Mono No Aware  - Sleep Clinic DJ Set - 3.6.2024

Hailing from Los Angeles, MMDA makes a soundtrack for the dark underbelly of queer culture. With tortured vocals and hard beats, they summon you to gyrate, grind, throb on the dance floor. Coming from their respective noise and industrial backgrounds, Peter Kalisch and Aaron December’s MMDA is a departure from their earlier work, allowing them to explore dance grooves paired with visceral walls of sound that engulfs the listener. Never ones to shy away from the taboo, they dive headfirst into a world of sexual desire, rainbow capitalism, and all the terrors and delights of being a 21st century queer.

MMDA ‡ LA INDUSTRIAL ‡ APR 1, 2024

STRUCTURE: is the DTLA techno party collaboration of super talented DJ Tollefson and HANDS recording artist DJ Cervello Elettronico. Our next edition is this Friday and an after party for the Front 242 show down the street at the Mayan. It's literally blocks away. DJ Bractune (one of my favorite Industrial DJs in Los Angeles) is our guest! DJ Frantastik is a local legend and will be taking us above and beyond til close. Giveaways from upcoming Belgian techno talent Aaron Van Wonterghem Monolith!

LAINDUSTRIAL.ORG for tickets

DJ Bractune - STRUCTURE LA: Front 242 After Party

SquareWāv proudly presents LTDWAV2 Crimes AM's debut full length out March 1st. Presale is now available digitally and on a limited Cassette run through bandcamp.

http://squarewav.com/album/softcore

Crimes AM - Red Light (featuring Psykosister)

Unofficial Cervello Elettronico Remix - For Club Use Only - 130 BPM - bootleg recorded live at Squarewav studios 

BOY HARSHER BANDCAMP

Boy Harsher - Pain (Cervello Elettronico Fuck Your Friends Over Remix)

Industria Nova started her DJ career in the Bay Area at Stanford Radio in 2001 and started Body Rapture in the East Bay where she held a residency. After a hiatus, she is bringing back her passion with new energy to the dance floor and has supported at Industrial Room (Los Angeles), Splash (Los Angeles), After Life (San Francisco) and played support for Vagues Lanes and Darkswoon (Los Angeles). 

Industria Nova loves to share the gambit of electronic music with a specialty in Dark Electro, Industrial Techno and Darkwave, always driven by heavy base and synth driven sounds. She also has a love for EBM, industrial, synth pop, EDM, goth and post punk music which makes her versatile in her approach. She focuses on sharing new music with the standards mixed in, so there’s a little something for everyone.

https://ra.co/dj/industrianova
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572888146036

WAVcast 25 // Industria Nova



SHXCXCHCXSH - SsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSs
RedShape - Brick Back 
Monolith - Deconstruct
Headless Horseman - Ghost
Blush Response - Pain Process
Cervello Elettronico - Retracted Statements
Dronelock & Ontal - Svest(Bas Mooy remix)
//Tense// - Disconnect Myself

WAVcast 13 // Cervello Elettronico

Zvetschka is a Brooklyn-based multi genre DJ and live remix artist with a focus on EBM, Industrial, and the darker side of Techno. A long-time collaborator in the NYC scene, she cut her teeth working with the legendary Goth/Industrial party, Contempt, starting in 2002. In recent years, she has DJ'd a host of events in NYC including Brooklyn's synth-heavy Synthicide at Bossa Nova Civic Club, the dark techno infused HEXXE, the experimental POST Lock(iT) Xmass Party at Trans-Pecos, the post-punk & alternative-friendly Rock'em Sock'em and at industrial flash point, DefCon, in NYC's storied Pyramid Club. Zvetschka has also spun a collaborative DJ set on The Lot Radio with Turntablist, DJ Darryl Hell, on Reade White's Radio Crash broadcast and made DJ guest appearances on The Horrorist's Kunst Krach radio program and DJ Mike Textbeak's CHVrCH XV BrXK3N 7ANGvAG3 radio program. More DJ Zvetschka can be found on Mixcloud and exclusive remixes regularly pop up on her Facebook page. 

https://www.mixcloud.com/DJ-Zvetschka
https://www.facebook.com/zvetschka

Odonis Odonis - Check My Profile
cEven Key  - Full Circle
Vatican Shadows - Take Vows (The Inevitable Bitterness Of Life)
P.I.L. - The Order Of Death
Orphx - Radiotherapy I
This Morn' Omina - Leo
Phase Fatale - Human Shield
Freeze Etch - Stalwart
Converter - Subliminal Eye [Lsi]
Einsturzende Neubauten - DNS-Wasserturm
Perturbator - Venger(Feat.Greta Link)
Cervello Elettronico - She's Got Damage
Veil Of Light  - Trust (Phase Fatale Remix)
Essaie Pas - Futur parle
Clock DVA - Neoteric
P.A.L - In The Now

WAVcast 15 // DJ Zvetschka

Post Malone - Rockstar ft. 21 Savage (Crimes AM remix)

Throbbing Gristle - Hot On The Heels Of Love (Cervello Elettronico Remix)

Torture Gallery - Followconditions

<a title="DJ Narcotek" href="http://dj.beatport.com/narcotek" target="_blank">DJ Narcotek</a> aka James Geist has been involved with the Nectrotek project for several years now mixing 80's Industrial with a fresh new flavor. His latest release on <a title="Vendetta Music" href="http://vendetta-music.com/" target="_blank">Vendetta Music</a> is available now through every major digital and physical music distributor. Here is a mix of dark techno he has submitted to squarewav(very first in our series of podcasts) for you to listen absolutely free. Vendetta Music has an extensive catalog worth looking at.

WAVcast 1 // DJ Narcotek (Necrotek)

Nick Viola's is involved with multiple music projects from all sides of the spectrum. His more recent endeavor is a release from the NXV project out on Signifier, "Bridging Divisions". It's an exiting melting pot of IDM, Ambient, Glitch, and dubstep influence that at times takes on an experimental side. Fractured Transmission is another project by Nick which also has a current release on Signifier. Check out all of the growing label's roster at http://www.signifieronline.com   

Setlist//

NXV_3 UNUSED CUES FOR DARKHORSE
SYNNACK_SYSTEMA ADROIT
XANOPTICON_SYMPHWRAK
DEFRAG_SCRATCHES
NXV_AESETIC
DEFRAG_CRASH & BURN
GRIDLOCK_ESTRELLA

WAVcast 2 // Nick Viola (NXV / Fractured Transmission)

Flashworx is a Swiss nu-italo duo that has been active since 2009. Anthony Hammer and Mike Arthur Le Trèfle are born in the 80's, and they don't accept their life in the 21st century. These dudes want to bring you back to the days where Don Johnson was king and it was ok to wear only one white sequined glove. After 2 EP's, "Two Guys In Japan" and "Futurisma", they working on their 1st LP, which will be probably released at the end of the year. At the same time, Anthony Hammer presents his new project (Mirana) with a new artist from Switzerland. Keep an eye out for it!

http://www.flashworx.net

WAVcast 3 // Flashworx

Cervello Elettronico DJ Set - Undisclosed Location 12:19:18

In anticipation for one of the most exciting Rhythmic Noise German label showcases of the new year, we hear a mix of the most aggressive techno industrial producers past present and future.


HANDS LABEL NIGHT BERLIN 2019
Saturday Jan 5
live
from AH CAMA-SOTZ to GATTO NERO
MONO NO AWARE
NULLVEKTOR
BLAC KOLOR
CACOPHONEUSES
HYDRONE
dj
UDO WIESSMANN
CERVELLO ELETTRONICO
vj 
CARSTEN STILLER

Postage free e-tickets or limited hard tickets are available at HANDS mail-order:
www.handsproductions.com/mailorder.asp

Tickets are also available at KOKA36:
www.koka36.de/hands-label-night-berlin_ticket_105266.html

venue: Bi Nuu . Im U Bhf Schlesisches Tor . Berlin

WAVcast 16 // Cervello Elettronico

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Tonikom">Tonikom</a> (Rachel Maloney) is worlds, atmospheres, a narrative. A project born out of curiousity, creativity and a need for expressing a sound that wasnt heard, Tonikom continues to defy genres and explore various styles of electronic music. Countless influences, both sonic and visual, help Tonikom perpetuate its evolution. IDM, Industrial, Techno, Drum n Bass, Electro, Trance, Power Electronix, Ambient and Tribal all combine to weave Tonikom's sound. Tonikom began in 2001.

WISP, Sceadugenga (Album: Honor Beats)
Kritical Audio, Krupp (Album: Krupp EP)
Tonikom, Choke (unreleased)
Hal Incandenza, Little Mountains (Balance 019, Singles Collection)
Karin Park, Out of the Cage (Ashes to Gold)
Syntax, Little Love (Meccano Mind)
Tonikom, Detector (Found and Lost)
Scuba, Before (After) (Triangulation—Interpretations)
Kavinsky & Lovefoxxx, Night Call (Drive Soundtrack)
Juca Chaves, Take Me Back To Piauí 

WAVcast 4 // Tonikom

Scuba - Action
Dead Sound, Videohead - Pay Your Due
Xhin - Mutate
Perc, Modern Heads - Percdax
Soman - Transmitter
Nullvektor - Immer Wieder
Esplendor Geometrico - El Joven Comunista

*photo taken by Mark Edwards at Codex Festival in Quebec City, Canada


Taken from the Italian phrase for computer that literally translates to electronic brain, Cervello Elettronico is the electronic musical act founded by David Christian [aka Snarf]. 

Influenced by 80s Industrial and 90s Electronica, the project's inception in 2001 contributed to a new underground scene growing in the New York City area. Several demos and self released EPs were sold and openly distributed throughout the internet before the the act landed it's first live show supporting Manufactura and Terrorfakt in the spring of 2004 at NYC's legendary Albion night. 

Since 2004, Cervello Elettronico has been experimenting with dance beats in front of audiences all over the world in new and interesting ways sharing the same stage with various musical acts as Meat Beat Manifesto, Esplendor Geometrico, Snog, Haujobb, Noisex, Terrorfakt, P.A.L. , and Combichrist. 

WAVcast 5 // Cervello Elettronico

Dj Deadlines has been a staple of the Detroit DJ scene for nearly two decades. With skillful mixing techniques, and an excellent track selection borne out of near obsessive research into depths of electronic music, this veteran of the Detroit Industrial Crew always delivers on creating a hard-hitting and eclectic dance floor experience. The dirt and elektro blend with deep industrial/ebm currents to bring you this hot mix of urban media culture - Industrial Detroit

https://soundcloud.com/djdeadlines
https://soundcloud.com/industrialdetroit
https://www.instagram.com/industrialdetroit/

WAVcast 18

WAVcast 18 // Deadlines

Marco Soto, originally from Guanajuato, Mexico, gives life to Cruz de Cal, DJ of genres with dark and industrial atmospheres and bass such as Techno, Techno Body Music, Electronic Body Music, Synth Punk, Cold Wave, Dark Wave, etc

https://www.facebook.com/pg/MarcoCancerelli
https://soundcloud.com/cancerelli94

WAVcast 19 // Cruz De Cal

From the forthcoming self titled release, Ministers of Death is a track from a new project by Shane Talada (Marching Dynamics) and David Christian. (Cervello Elettronico)available November 6th on Squarewav. 
https://squarewav.bandcamp.com/album/dead-zone-margin
www.cervelloelettronico.com

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