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OCT 12 - OCT 18
The annual CMJ Music Marathon storms the city this week, bringing hundreds of new bands over three days to unite New York rockers — into one sweaty, wristbanded arm pumping in the air. We've picked a few highlights, and the love begins on Wednesday with a Secretly Canadian showcase (that's not so Canadian), electro fun from Output Records, forthrightness from TV on the Radio and Pinback, soft strums from Sufjan Stevens and the Kingsbury Manx, plus a drunken set from two Avalanches. Of course, anticipating sold out shows, you've got to have a plan B — we're thinking a DIY project, a bike tour, or a sock hop. Let the good times rawk, and spread it...
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| | Kehinde Wiley's portraits of young black men in rococo surroundings and poses lifted from Titian and Tiepolo have reached iconic status both for their technical ability and their eerie, potent statement on the intersection of street-bling and the psychology of racial profiling. For his artist talk at Triple Candie — part of an ongoing series — the erudite Wiley addresses early influences such as masterpieces at LA's Huntington Library Gallery, Fragonard, and a crucial stay at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Afterwards, check out his recently opened solo show at the Brooklyn Museum, headlined by an eight-piece faux chapel installation, including a spectacular ceiling fresco, and two new works on exhibition for the first time. (AM)
  
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| | There was a time when if you thought "Norway," you thought "death metal." Refreshingly, artists such as Sondre Lerche and Kings of Convenience have done much in recent years to paint a prettier view of their country's musicians as sensitive Scandinavians — and Magnet (aka Even Johansen) is a champion for the cause. Backing his quiet laments with acoustic guitar, ambient electronics, and other instruments of lushness, the singer/songwriter evokes everyone from Ed Harcourt and Radiohead to Rufus Wainwright, and could even be (dare we say it?) the man to carry Elliott Smith's fallen torch. His debut album, On Your Side, just hit our shores, and Magnet himself follows with this week's appearances, including tonight's performance in support of Concerts for Change. (DL)
Note: Magnet opens a bill that also includes Ben Arthur, Say Hi to Your Mom, the Vitamen, and the So and So's.
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PERFORMANCE
Plan B
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| when: | Now through Sun 10.17 (schedule) |
| where: | New Victory Theater (209 W 42nd St, 646.223.3010) |
| price: | $10-30 |
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Plan B |
| | With the imaginative Plan B, Toulouse-based Compagnie 111 blends elements of theatre, athletics, and circus to craft an invigorating spectacle. Amid pulsating lights and bouncy electronic music, four Frenchmen in business suits perform acrobatic stunts laced with comedic elements on a moveable, sloped wall. When the wall creates a right angle with the floor, the quartet resorts to bungee cords, Velcro suits, and suction cups to carry on the thrills. The troupe's resourcefulness with the flattened plane in the final act is brilliant, combining video imagery and kung fu fighting to celebrate their wall domination. (SP)
 What's the best substance to fling onto a hard surface, and why? Our favorite answer receives a pair of tickets to the event.
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| | You'd be hard-pressed to find a rock critic, armchair or otherwise, who hasn't name-checked at least one of these bands' albums once in his/her career. The Zombies' Odyssey and Oracle and Love's Forever Changes stand head and shoulders above their fellow cult favorites — their respective takes on ornate, artful psychedelia having proven immensely influential on all those indie kids and their rock bands. Arthur Lee, Love's eccentric genius and sole remaining original member, leads a worthy facsimile of his band's old lineup; today's Zombies, however, are fully intact. It's the time of the season to prepare for some old-school flower power bliss. (TG)
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| | Most CMJ showcases bring qualified exhilaration: stunning acts are impressively corralled into one place, but their musical styles often have little to do with one another. Happily, this Secretly Canadian bill offers both quality and (near) consistency for the I-like-heartache set. Songs: Ohia mastermind Jason Molina appears with a seven-piece band as Magnolia Electric Co. to give full nasal voice to his rough-and-tumble, melancholy-mad ballads. More folkish introspection and a smoother delivery comes from Seattle sad sack Damien Jurado, while Br. Danielson — Daniel Smith, the founder of Danielson Famile — puts the Christian mission back in scronky-tonk. In a dissimilar vein, non-brothers Antony & the Johnsons and Windsor for the Derby open the show with sultry cabaret and post-rock dronery, respectively. (JKG)
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MUSIC: Avant-garde
Steve Reich: Drumming
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| when: | Thur 10.14 (7:30pm) |
| where: | The Great Hall, Cooper Union (7 E 7th St, 212.353.4100) |
| price: | $30 |
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Event Info | Steve Reich |
| | Steve Reich's contributions to modern music — from his early tape loop manipulations, his exploration of phasing, his wide-ranging work with traditional western instrumentation, to his magical distillations of the human voice — cannot be overstated. While steeped in formal theory and held in iconic status in academic music circles, his masterwork Drumming remains compelling, and demands no esoteric knowledge or disposition. His ensemble repeats patterns of simple rhythmic figures with tuned drums, marimbas, glockenspiels, and the human voice to generate a shimmering, ecstatic soundworld rooted in neither the East, nor the West. (JL)
Note: There are a limited number of $15 student tickets available beginning at 6:30pm.
In which piece did Steve Reich first introduce the technique of phasing? The first five correct answers each win a pair of tickets to the show.
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DANCE
Everett Dance Theatre: Home Movies
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| when: | Thur 10.14 - Sat 10.16 (7:30pm) |
| where: | Dance Theater Workshop (219 W 19th St, 212.691.6500) |
| price: | $20 |
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| | Home movies don't always tell the truth about our families (not even about the Friedmans), but they often do reveal what we would like to believe is the truth. Everett Dance Theatre takes this idea and literally runs with it in their new performance work Home Movies. Using dance, video, music, and text, this multicultural company weaves a tapestry of diverse personal stories to create a many-layered meditation on what it means to be part of a family in America. Even when dealing with socio-cultural issues that could easily lead to over-earnestness, Everett's approach fortunately favors humor, playfulness, and ingenuity. (LAG)
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| | While Output has snagged its fair share of glossy music press in the past year, some of the most interesting acts on the label have yet to achieve widespread exposure locally. This is rectified with the live NYC debut of Mu, a collaboration between Maurice Fulton and his wife, Mutsumi Kanamori. The duo blends Fulton's delay-drenched and percussive electro sound with Kanamori's screams, wails, and generally eccentric vibe, as heard on their first album, Afro Finger and Gel, as well as on recent tracks "Out of Breach" and "Paris Hilton." In addition, former shoegazers Circlesquare bring their comedown electro-folk sound, with Trevor Jackson and James F*cking Friedman throwing down records you haven't yet heard, but desperately need to. (CJN)
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| | New York-born songstress Haale summons the ancient sounds of Sufi melodies, transforming them into an explosive yet melodic expression of her urban American and Persian roots. Her music hypnotizes while offering a blend of tribal beats, sonic guitars, and a strummed sitar. Present to help her achieve this future-past fusion are accomplished musicians Swiss Chris, Dougie Bowne, Jeramiah Hosea, Shahzad Ismaily, and Eyvind Kang — who's played with Beck and Blonde Redhead, among others. (AP)
Who is popularly acknowledged as having brought sitar music to the mainstream? First correct answer gets a pair of tickets to see Haale.
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| | Danielson Famile member Sufjan Stevens' debut album demonstrated eclectic yet advanced songwriting chops, but three records and countless performances later he's expanded the scope of his artistic ambition while refining the beauty of its execution. At turns breezy, buoyant, spare, and somber, Stevens caps off a showcase for the Asthmatic Kitty label and friends. Wildly prolific Swede Nicolai Dunger has been called an indie Van Morrison, and his classic sound complements the Kingsbury Manx's pretty, country-inflected rock. Singer-songwriter Liz Janes spins dark, intimate guitar-based yarns, while Castanets' strong new release portends a set of psychedelic free-folkery. (JL)
Note: Whimsical one-man band Half-Handed Cloud opens the show at 7:30pm.
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DJ
DJDIY.com Launch Party feat. John Howard
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| when: | Fri 10.15 (10pm) |
| where: | Orchard Bar (200 Orchard St, 212.673.5350) |
| price: |  FREE |
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| | Whether you admire or dismiss the art of DJing, everyone can agree that the business side of being a DJ and music producer has changed dramatically during the past few years. With MP3s and digital distribution, files are being passed around the Internet like the sniffles in second grade, and protecting music is difficult to say the least. Add to that the ownership concerns raised by sampling (e.g. the Kleptones' recent mind-boggling Queens mash-up), and there are clearly numerous challenges to navigate. Enter DJDIY.com, which aims to be a one-stop resource for music business issues relating to DJs, producers, and label owners. Celebrating the site's launch tonight are OM Records' funky house professor John Howard, Bonehead from Portland, and Blunted Funk's Sneak-E Pete, with exceptional live sax accompaniment by Mike DeVellis. (CEH)
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| | When indie darlings TV on the Radio played to an over-crowded Mercury Lounge last winter, the claustrophobic, pulsating mass of sweaty hipsters nearly auto-asphyxiated. It didn't help matters that TVotR — one of the more thoughtful, dreamy-sounding bands to emerge from the recent NYC rock explosion — tend to take advantage of the context of live performances to get their Metal God on, transforming their meditative songs into propulsively funktastic rawkers, and driving audiences into a confused frenzy. Since they're playing with the seriously underrated Pinback, it is most certain that the kids will be out in force. Arrive early — and if you're an asthmatic, bring an inhaler. (DSH)
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FORUM
Living in the Shadow of Poverty
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| when: | Sat 10.16 (10am-5pm) |
| where: | Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science Building, The New School (65 5th Ave, 212.229.5488) |
| price: | FREE |
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| | We New Yorkers think savvy and sophistication separate us from the average American; unfortunately, poverty unites us all. From Middle America to Africa — and yes, even on the streets of New York — as hard as we try to ignore it, poverty, hunger, and homelessness are omnipresent. Thankfully, among the eight million New Yorkers, a copious supply of activists, artists and scholars reside. New Hunger Year's annual daylong forum includes a keynote address by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Suskind, and three panels, featuring speakers from Vanity Fair and the Urban Justice Center, among others, who touch on topics from Africa's famines to America's Fast Food Nation. (AT)
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MUSIC: Indie Folk
Mirah w/ Tara Jane O'Neil
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| when: | Sat 10.16 (8pm) |
| where: | Tommy's Tavern (1041 Manhattan Ave, Greenpoint, 718.383.9699) |
| price: | $7 |
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Event Info | Mirah |
| | Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn proves that the sound of laying one's nerves bare need not come smothered in saccharine to make its mark. Though she works within the often cloying confessional singer/songwriter idiom, the former Microphone's innate musical gifts and flair for experimentation place her garage-folk in a class by itself. Mirah's disarming, unaffected (and unfathomably sexy) singing is wrapped in churning feedback, lo-fi electronics, ukuleles, and wildly distorted drums; however, the arrangements are rarely bloated by artistic indulgence — it's all in the service of her songs, whose sweet, simple melodies enfold childlike musings on love and sex. Tara Jane O'Neil opens with a set of impressionistic folksongs-cum-sound poems. (TG)
With which musical collective did Mirah recently record an album of protest songs? The fifth correct answer wins a pair of tickets to the show.
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| | Australia's musical cutting edge might be in dire need of a trip to the blacksmith, yet in the past few years Sydney's Modular Records has been putting out some post-modern bubblegum. Three examples of its radio-friendly chiclets grace this evening's bill: headliners Bumblebeez 81 got some radio and M2 love this spring for their very Bran Van-like "Pony Ride"; Cut Copy's debut has better new wave dance-rock hooks than most Seattle, Omaha, and Brooklyn exports; and even when billed as drunk and understaffed, monster mash DJs the Avalanches rock the decks better than most sober white boys. (PO)
Note: The same lineup plays again tomorrow night, Sun 10.17 (9pm) at Northsix.
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| | Two years shy of its 60th anniversary, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has grown to become the top non-governmental funder for research into the neurological disease, which afflicts about 400,000 Americans. Catering both to experienced riders and to slaves of underground transportation, the Society's annual fundraiser offers 30-, 60-, and 100-mile routes, all of which start at South Street Seaport and conclude at Chelsea Piers. If the prospect of witnessing the sunrise over the East River while atop your shining red Schwinn isn't tempting enough, then envision the Lincoln Tunnel and the West Side Highway completely traffic-free. (LCB)
Note: Check-in is from 6:30-7:15am.
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FAIR
Photo New York
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| when: | Sun 10.17 (11am-6pm) |
| where: | Metropolitan Pavilion (125 W 18th St, 212.463.0071) |
| price: | $15 |
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| | Temporary art fairs are the new carnivals, and as of 2004, photography is getting hip to the game. Photo New York showcases a short history of the medium, from early albumen prints to contemporary Vik Muniz photographs of albumen (mixed with his signature chocolate, of course). Forty international galleries, private dealers, and book publishers are on hand displaying works in all price ranges, with a Saturday lecture program featuring glossy-mag superstar Larry Fink, tempered by the macabre focus of Joel-Peter Witkin. (JK)
Note: A benefit for the 100-year-old Jewish Museum hosted by Matt Dillon and Fisher Stevens opens the event on Thur 10.14 (6-9 pm, $75).
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| | Politics, politics, politics — we just can't seem to escape the topic these days, or all that back-biting and posturing. Thankfully, there's one TV show that reminds us where playing politics really thrives: at The Office. Take your mind off the Kerry/Bush debates for one evening and instead spend it with Ricky Gervais, co-creator and star of the award-winning BBC America mockumentary series that turns up the toner on paper supply company Wernham Hogg. Accompanying Gervais' talk is the US premiere screening of The Office Special, in which the cameras return after a one-year hiatus to find out what's become of David Brent and the beloved Wernham Hogg staff. (MB)
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| | Eugene Mirman spots a man picketing on a street corner. "Society's got a loooong way to go," the protester says. "I know," Eugene replies, pausing for effect, "I'm from the FUTURE!" That's Eugene Mirman, jokesman for today's scenester crowd; a stocky, Russian Steve Martin who plays rock clubs and opens for Modest Mouse. Mirman has finally hit the big(ish) time, having scrunched his ultra-likeable persona onto a CD entitled The Absurd Nightclub Comedy of Eugene Mirman. Tonight's record release party boasts a cabal of alt-comedy luminaries and a real sock hop — you'll laugh yourself stupid and dance yourself tired. (TG)
Which character's voice does Eugene Mirman provide on the Adult Swim cartoon, "Home Movies"? The first five correct answers each win a copy of The Absurd Nightclub Comedy of Eugene Mirman.
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| | Self-taught artist Eugene Von Bruenchenhein toiled throughout his lifetime in obscurity, leaving a dilapidated Milwaukee house full of prophetic scrawls and visionary gems. From seminude photographs of his wife and muse Marie as a pinup goddess, to quasi-abstract paintings of fantastic creatures and futuristic cities, to delicate sculptures of towers and thrones made of chicken bones scavenged from TV dinners, the recluse produced thousands of artworks fortunately discovered by local museum officials shortly after his death. Whether it was painting with his fingers and brushes made from Marie's hair, pinching pots from hand-dug clay and fired in the stove, or developing photos in the kitchen sink, his style inspires every do-it-yourself person to get cracking. (PL)
Note: Also check out the gallery's related group show, Elsewhere.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
David Wojnarowicz: Rimbaud in New York
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| when: | Now through Sat 10.30 (Tue-Sat: 10am-5pm) |
| where: | Roth Horowitz (160A E 70 St, 212.717.9067) |
| price: | FREE |
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Event Info | David Wojnarowicz |
| | Before David Wojnarowicz became prominent in the East Village art scene, before he battled commercialism, censorship, and AIDS, he was a hustler and a hitchhiker, a kid who lived on the streets and kept a journal. In 1978, as an aspiring artist, he shot
a group of portraits (perhaps self-portraits) of a young man in a Rimbaud mask. The images are haunting and desolate; a lonely beautiful body set against bars, junkyards, meat markets, and dirty mattresses. Paired with these images are his original journals, seductive documents of blurry nights and chance encounters. (RA)
Note: A concurrent show, David Wojnarowicz: Out of Silence, opens at P.P.O.W. Thur 10.14 (6-8pm), and continues through Sat 11.13 (Tue-Sat: 11am-6pm).
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| | Amid the bipartisan squabbles and demagoguery surrounding the US intervention in Iraq, the human devastation among Iraqis is largely overlooked. The plight of Iraqi women both before and after the war is at the heart of Heather Raffo's Nine Parts of Desire, a solo play based on dozens of interviews and research done over a period of 11 years. The Iraqi-American writer/performer offers a critical look at the effects of the war, while not shying away from the horrors that women faced under Saddam Hussein. Raffo imbues each of her characters with pathos and vitality, and their stories compel us, the viewers, to confront the human implications of war. (SP)
Note: For tickets, call 212.239.6200.
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FILM
Moolaadé
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| when: | Opens Fri 10.15 (schedule) |
| where: | Cinema Village (22 E 12th St, 212.924.3363) |
| price: | $9 |
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| | Novelist, filmmaker and oft-proclaimed patriarch of African cinema, Ousmane Sembene crafts a vivid portrait of the continuing practice of female circumcision in Moolaadé, his second installment in a planned trilogy on individual empowerment. Through his effective (and sparing) use of young girls' wails of pain, as well as an eye for the poetic charge of the architecture and ordinary objects in the Burkina Faso setting, Sembene manages to convey the cruelty and lasting trauma of the practice without falling back on graphic or needlessly harrowing imagery. Although the film took a prize at Cannes, its uniformly positive reception was drowned out by the roaring din surrounding this year's Palme d'Or recipient. Fingers crossed that Moolaadé's limited NYC run isn't similarly overlooked. (LG)
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| CD REVIEW: Cobra Killer, 76/77 |
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Monika
Released August 2004
$14.50 (Forced Exposure)
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Alec Empire's Digital Hardcore imprint released Cobra Killer's first record, and this may have been the seed of the Berlin-based duo's confrontational approach. Their third album bolsters '60s pop/rock structures with filthy keyboards, samples, and an exuberant live presence. (Check Monika Enterprise's live DVD compilation to see how dynamic Cobra Killer can get.) But it's not all lo-fi screams and over-the-top electro posturing — their staying power stems from a high level of musicianship (both played in bands from age 12) and an ear for subversive pop hooks. In addition, collaborations with the likes of T. Raumschmiere — on the growling opening track "Let's Have a Problem" — and Thomas Fehlmann — on the comparatively restrained "High Is the Pine" — add some highbrow cred to an already excellent record. (CJN)
This review is courtesy of Earplug, a bimonthly music newsletter produced by Flavorpill Productions.
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| ARTISTS FOR ARTISTS: First Fig |
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"My candle burns at both ends / It will not last the night / But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends — / It gives a lovely light!" wrote Edna St. Vincent Millay. Many artists know what it's like to burn the candle at both ends and to have too little time to devote to their work. First Fig Productions was established to allow performing artists to share resources and help them produce their own projects. In addition to providing seed money, First Fig facilitates networking within the artistic community. On Monday October 18th, First Fig lights up Tonic with a benefit party, featuring complimentary drinks, appetizers, and the neo-soul sound of Marvin Sewell, and solo performances by Eric Bogosian, Jacqueline Brogan, Eisa Davis, Robyn Hussa, Taylor Mac, Aasif Mandvi, and First Fig founder Jennifer Gibbs, whose one-woman show about Edna St. Vincent Millay is the group's first project. (PS)
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| STREAMS: Percussion Lab |
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Combining the best of underground electronic and hip-hop beat mastery, Percussion Lab has been bumping since its 2002 inception. Its popularity as a two-hour radio show on New York indie station WVKR eventually led to 24/7 streamage from its own exclusive website. Varied on-air selections include IDM, minimal, electronic, grime, and hip-hop, as well as exclusive live recordings and DJ sets from artists such as Miles Tilmann, Team Shadetek, and Deceptikon. The future looks equally bright, with upcoming features from Funkstörung, Secret Agent Gel, Machine Drum, and may others. (JPLS)
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