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Sunset Recordings drops a new release every Friday at 5pm, and as far as I know all or nearly all of them have a free/pay-what-you-can price point.
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Boogie Breakdown: South African Synth Disco
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Tim Zawada: The 312 Mix Vol 19
5 Magazine's Chicago-centric podcast series features half (Side A!) of a new cassette tape mix and interview from our town's Tim Zawada (Tugboat Edits, Star Creature).
Block35 featuring Thane: Carolina Blue
Carolina Blue is an LP existing somewhere at the intersection a Billy Ocean TV special and the credit roll of a Cinemax erotic thriller.
ErrorSynth: Struck By Lightning
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Tycho Announces US Fall Tour
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A Lost Italo Album Finally Gets Some Play
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Aimes: Pleasure Cruise/Acid Dreaming
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German electronic music...
Louis and Bebe Barron: Forbidden Planet at the Dawn of Electronic Music
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Soviet Disco: The Tripped Out World of ’80s Communist Exercise Records
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