High Flyers NYD @ SUN STUDIOS

Sun Studios are playing host to the High Flyer's Electric Empire New Years Day party, bought to you by Dig Deep & Funkdafied. You can get your tickets at MOSHTIX

The line up obviously includes yours truly, Mr Glass. To put you in the mood, here's a mix of soulful summer vibes

High Flyers NYD by Mr Glass

NYD LINE UP IS.....

Electric Empire

Massema

Kojo Sound System,

Omegaman, (Live)

Last Call, (Live)

JC (Funkdafied)

Simon Caldwell

Mo Funk

Peter Glass

Mickey Morphingaz

Toon

Graham Mandroules

Sani Deejay

Stephen Ferris

Gian Arpino

Trevor Parkee

Klevakutz

Digital Love DJs

DJ Senyo

Patrick Curda

Thomas Crown

Plus many more and surprise guest DJs, singers and Musicians!!!!!

The party will be fully licensed, indoor, outdoor and in several Studios, so if you are fed up of overpriced festivals with mass crowds of teenage boppers then you are invited to join us for a very special intimate get together.

Think afternoon Picnic and BBQ in the garden, chilling outdoors listening to a mix of quality Jazz, Soul, Funk, Rare Groove, Reggae, Hip Hop and much more with live acts and DJs provided by Funkdafied. Once the Sun starts to go down, Dig Deep will be sorting you out with some quality House music all night long in the Atrium...

Just For The Record

Just For The Record, this Friday at the Macquarie Hotel. All proceeds go to the Red Cross Pakistan Floor relief. Mis Annie, Myself and the stella line up of djs have donated their time, skills and good looks to the cause.

Early starter: 8pm

Lv 1 The Ravel Bar. 42 Wentworth av, crn Goulburn st Surry Hills

Its a strictly Vinyl affair. No cd's! No digital dj's! No fakin the funk!

Iv cut a Just For The Record sampler. All soul funk 45's from another Cargo Full of Soul I picked up on my latest London visit. More stories and mixes from the Cargo to follow....

The mix is relatively unmixed so you can savour the flavour of each nugget.

JUST FOR THE RECORD SAMPLER

Just For The Record by Mr Glass

Track Listing

1. Get Down With It: Cashmere (1974 Babylon Records)

2. Who Cares: The Fantoms (1972 Power Funksion Records)

3. Hot Pants: Norma and the Heartaches (1969? Marmaduke Records)

4. Cracker Jack: Mickey and his Mice (1970 Marti Records)

5. Iron Leg: Mickey and the Soul Generation (1969 Maxwell Records)

6. Super Sweet Girl Of Mine: 5 Miles Out (1973 Hot Line Records)

7. Soul Stew Recipe: Walter Scott (1969 Pzazz Records)

8. Land Of Love: Moon People (1968 Speed Records)

9. Get Some: Wee Willie & The Winners (1973 Shotgun Records)

10. This Party Is Just For You: Special Touch (1981 Brackett Records)

11. Flakes Reprise: Flakes (1980 Magic Disc Records)

12. Double Action: Sarr Band (1978 Calendar Records)

a-pair-a-teeth

Its been soo cold my teeth are chatty.... However you can find warm refuge. Ricky Albert & I are still pushing out a fine selection of soul tunes at the cosy Aperitif. Iv been away trippin about the country of late and you may have missed me. Pine no longer as I am back this Friday and I'd be pleased as punch if you could join me at a pair a teeth this Friday for a round of drinks. Here's a sample of the oh so good vibes I'll be playing. 11pm to 3am 7 Kellet st Kings X.

Here they are: Download now

a-pair-a-teeth mix by Mr Glass

Track Listing

1. I Believe in Miracles - Mark Capanni

2. Soul Sister (4am says you lookin' good mix) - Allan Toussaint

3. Beautiful Day (Kenny Dope remix) - Brooklyn Soul Biscuts

4. Woman of the Ghetto (dj4am rework) - Marlena Shaw

5. Freshest Jam - Southside Break Crew

6. Part Five (closer) - 6th Borough Project

7. Hupendi Muziki Wangu - K.I.D

8. Positive Vibe (soul renegade orcavox mix) - Roy Ayers & Bah Samba

9. Just How Sweet is Your Love - Rhyze

10. That's The Way Love Is - Gloria Scott

Apéritif Second Pour

Here's a Second Pour of Apéritif tunes.

You know the deal, I dont have to explain it....?

Every Friday I play a selection of Soul, Jazz, Boogie, Hip Hop and

Funk in the back bar of Apéritif. Drop by for a late night drink, dinner or just come dribble rhetorical crap and ponder the universal

problems with me until the late hours

11pm to 3am, but you're welcome to come in anytime from 6pm

Download Second Pour Here

Track Listing

Intro - Keep Your Head up

1. Concrete Schoolyard - Jurassic 5

2. Listen Up - Erule

3. They Reminisce Over You - Pete Rock & CL Smooth

4. Love You Yes - Phoebe One

5. I Should've Known Better - Mica Paris

6. My Dreams Come true - Roots Soul & Leon King

Interlude - Kenny Everett's Memory Module

7. Im A Wonderful Thing Baby (Greg Wilson Edit) Kid Creole &

The Coconuts

8. Love Will Bring Us Together - Roy Ayers

9. Mi Swing Es Tropical - Quantic & Nicodemus

10. Theme from Belle et Fou (Danny K Edit) - Jazzanova

11. Need Your Love Once More - Time + Space

12. Shogun (Average House Band Remix) Mark Knight &

Funkagenda

13. Love's Comin' at Ya - Melba Moore

Secret Warehouse Party

The Funkdafied Crew have a killer warehouse party coming up on the 24th of July. Its a wee bit off yet but it will sell out soon as its a strictly ticket event with limited capacity. I believe they are at over 70% sold already.

Dj's
Simon Caldwell
Peter Glass
Frenzie
Thomas Crown
Klevakutz
JC, (Funkdafied)
Mickey Morphingaz
Plus additional suprise guests tba

You can buy your tickets from the following locations;
- The Bondi FM Cafe, Shop 2, 143 Curlewis Street, Bondi
- Doctor Pong, 1a Burton Street, Darlinghurst
- Email secret@funkdafied.com.au
- Online at www.moshtix.com.au, (there will be a booking fee)

This is not my event, This is a Funkdafied event that I fully endorse but dont ask me for tickets, grab one from any of the above listed outlets!

DJ PLATURN goes ALL CITY

The Bay Area's DJ PLATURN from the OAKLAND FADERS makes his debut trip to Austalia next weekend. You can catch him at Melt for ALL CITY, A night of classic and oldschool hip hop - But Platurn's crate also run much deeper than Hip Hop. Check this mixtape linked below for a taste of real DJ'ing with plenty of scratches, acapellas, edits, and a whole lot of soul!

DJ PLATURN "Jouney Into Sound" mixtape HERE (It's a ZIP file with included CD artwork)

ALL CITY facebook event page HERE

Apéritif Fridays

EVERY FRIDAY

MR GLASS FREE POURS SOUL

APERITIF BAR & RESTAURANT

7 KELLETT ST KINGS X

The wait is over, after much deliberation I have settled on a late night Friday residency. Its a sly little Parisian bar gig that Im sure has the right flava for the connoisseurs palette. For those not familiar with Aperitif, it serves up a ridiculously good and somewhat out of this world modern French-Mediterranean cuisine (until the wee hours of the morn...) After you work your way through the restaurant you'll find yourself in a cozy, dope-a-licious back bar, where you will also find me loungin' on my arse laying out smooth nu funk, neo soul, dope beats.

To paint a mental picture of Aperitif, think L'otel circa 90's... yes, the hedonistic den of late night pleasures, thats what were talking. Aperitif comes with all the L'otel trimmings, Elie, Christian Caruana and me... oh yeah, great wine, superb food, music and comfort. What more can I offer?

The joint is open from 6pm and I'm there from 11pm to 3am

Here's a sample: FIRST POUR

DOWNLOAD HERE

Track List:

Intro: Jean-Francois Ponthieux

1. Much too Much - Brigette

2. At Last - Nu Life

3. Here we go again (bump mix) - Aretha Franklin

4. Watching you (Ft Rahsaan Patterson) - Avani

5. Skyy, Can yo feel me - Raphael Saadiq

6. On and on (Al Fingers' Go Go club mix) - Erykah Badu

7. Slow it Down (For the steppers) Roy Davis Jr

8. All This Love Im Givin - Leah McRae

9. Gonna Get Over You (Rishi Rich remix) - Beverlei Brown

10. Magic - Robin Thicke

11. Heart of Glass(93 til Infinity remix) - Blondie

12. Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me - Full Flava ft Donna Gardier

13. Alerta (ft Isa GT) - Dutch Rhythm Combo

14. Ha-He - Just a Band

15. Ulivyo - Dela ft Blinky Bill & Delvin Mudigi

16. Gangster Role - Cobra

17. If U Man Nah Sow No Seed - Vybz Kartel

18. What's Going On (Truth & rights remix) Marvin Gaye

Last Funcktion @ Sahnia

Check this out, its JC's last Funckdafied Funktion to be held at Sahnia before it gets transformed into another clothing shop! Go figure....

JC asked me to play alongside The Groove Merchant & Sani. Its also Kenny's (The Groove Merchants) birthday so the drinks will be flowing.

MR GLASS @ TONIC IN MARCH....

Here's a couple of bang on gigs Mr Glass is playing at Tonic in the Cross. This Friday I'm playing with Slim from UK's Good Groove Records "SLY PLAYERS"

On Saturday 27th, Gian is hosting a well overdue "Strictly 45" Soul & Funk night.

DJ FRENZIE - EDICAO DO CARNAVAL 2010

The Rio De Janeiro carnival opened up this weekend - and as I always like to do at this time of the year, I like to celebrate this time by playing some of my favourite Brazilian jams and recent acquisitions. It constantly astounds me just how much incredible music came out of Brazil in 70’s and early 80’s - So here is a selection of some very infectious Samba Soul, Black Rio, Bossa, Battucada, and a taste of the Funk Carioca sound of Rio’s favelas from more recent times. Enjoy..

Cassiano - Central Do Brasil (Polydor)
Jorge Ben - Comanche (Philips)
Gerson King Combo - Tenho Um Vulcão Dentro De Mim (Polydor)
Tim Maia - Terapéutica Do Grito (Lanca)
Banda Black Rio - Mistérios Da Raça (Mr Bongo)
Azymuth - Montreal City [volcov Remix] (Far Out)
Fafá De Belém - Emorio (Polydor)
Rosa Maria - Avenida Atlantica (Tapecar)
Zeca Do Trombone & Roberta Sax - Coluna Do Meio (Strut)
Ronald Mesquita - Balanca Pema (Barclay)
Djavan - Serrado (Odeon)
Jose Roberto Bertrami & His Modern Sound - Eighties Times (Far Out)
Trio Mocotó - Nagô (Forma)
Escola De Samba Mocidade Independente De Padre Miguel - Segura o pe De Conversa (JSL)
Rubens Bassini, Jorge Arena & Chico Batera - Macumba [DJ Dinho & DJ Fu Remix] (Universal)
DJ Sandrinho - Tempero Do Tamborzao (Man)
Duda 2D - O Calor (Som Livre)
Os Cacadores - Dona Gigi (Som Livre)
Antonio Carlos Jobim - Aqua De Beber [DJ Edgar Remix] (Universal)
Luis Bonfa & Maria Toledo - Sambura [DJ Amazing Clay Baile Funk Remix] (Universal)
MC Naldinho & Beth - Tapinha (Essay)
DJ Edgar - Gaitero Inch (Man)
MC Dido - Gordurosa (Som Livre)
Amilcka E Chocolate - Agita O Caldeirao (Som Livre)
MC Leozinho - Ela So Pensa Em Beijar (Universal)
MC Marcinho - Rap Glamurosa (Som Livre)
Tati Quebra Barraco - Boladona (Unimar)
Sasso - Tudo Bem (Sing Sing)

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AMIRA - Summer Soulstice Mix

So my girl Amira put this together for the Groove Therapy podcast.. Personally I think it's a little too good to be lost amongst the Groove Therapy archives, so here it is on Soulshaker. And while I might just be a little bit bias, I think the track listing speaks for itself. Infact, there were even a couple of tunes that I had to plead for her to tell me what they were. She even tried to get all secret squirrel on me. Well, now I've posted her tracklist all over the internets for everyone to bite her steeze - that'll learn her!

LISTEN HERE
DOWNLOAD HERE

* Side Effect - Midnight Lover (Elektra)
* Fats Gaines Band presents Zorina - For Your Love (Avamar)
* Bobby Caldwell - What You Won’t Do For Love (Clouds)
* Curtis Mayfield - Tripping Out (Curtom)
* DeBarge - I Like It (Gordy)
* Creative Source - Funky Luvah (Polydor)
* The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23 (A&M)
* Black Harmony - Don’t Let It Go To Your Head (Laser)
* Brief Encounter - Human (Sound Plus)
* Gwen McCrae - I Can Only Think Of You (Cat)
* The O’jays - My Favorite Person (Philadelphia International)
* Kellee Patterson - I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby (Shadybrook)
* Hipnotic - Are You Lonely (Street Level)
* Jocelyn Brown - Somebody Else’s Guy (Prelude)
* She - Easy Money (Genius)
* Cameo - Rigor Mortis (Chocolate City)
* Patrice Rushen - Number One (Elektra)
* Dit - You Bring Out The Best In Me (Evergreen)

Momma's Pimp n Hoe show.

Its a Pimp & Hoe show for the first Momma Said for 2010.

Oh yeah, its also Mr Glass' birthday. Trick yourself out in your smoothest mobster threads, pimp pants, show girl garb or frock up in your finest hoe attire.

Red Door

Sat 13th Feb

9pm til late

65-67 Foveaux st Surry Hills

Download: Pimps & Hoes (R-Rated)

Track listing:

1. Books & Basketball - (Fastbreak Soundtrack) Composed by David Shire & James Di Pasquale

2. No Better Time Than Now - Ricky Allen

3. The Bones Fly From Spoon's Hand - Lightning Rod (Kool & the Gang)

4. Music for the People - Chicago Gangsters

5. Alvin Stone (Birth & Death Of A Gangster) - The Fantastic Four

6. Masterpiece - Clarence Reid (Kenny Dope edit)

7. Shorty The Pimp - Don Julian & The Larks

8. Dolemite "The Flat Land" - Rudy Ray Moore (w. The Soul Rebellion Orchestra)

9. Shattered Man - The Ojays

10. Super Rod - Crown Heights Affair

11. Thief - The Enticers

12. Harlem - Creative Source

Moans, groans & pimpin action courtesy or Shaftman.

SS DJs Support Breakestra @ Becks bar

If ya a regular to this blog, you know your funk and you'd know Breakestra, so I guess Breakestra dont need no introduction. The gig dont need no selling either as its already sold out. The good news is that SoulShaker djs are the local support. Gimme a woop woop! We are playing before, in the middle & at the end of Breakestra.

To get ya in the mood Iv just laid a furious funk 45 mix. They're all original 45's cut in the same vein & style of what you'll expect to hear from Breakestra. Hell, I may even drop a few of these at the gig.

I start the set off with a sweet soul number that fellow Stones Throw recording artist Mayer Hawthorne recently covered. For a white boy, he did a sterling job at covering this 1969 gem. I hope you dig it.

Download: Furious Funk 45's

Track listing

1. New Holidays - Maybe So Maybe No.

2. Ruby & The Party Gang - Hey Ruby (Shut your mouth).

3. The Electric Express - It's The Real Thing. pt 1.

4. Benny Sharp & the Sharpies - Music (I Like it) pt 2.

5. Hot Line - How Funky Do You Do. pt 1.

6. Kal feat Mr Tee - The Boogies Here.

7. Jonathan - No Place Like Home.

8. Chase - Get it on.

9. Ballin' Jack - Super Highway.

10. Arthur Conley - Funky Street.

11. Hank Ballard - Come On Wit' It.

12. Poison - Let Me Lay My Funk On You.

13. C and The Shells - Funky Tamborine. pt 2.

14. Monica - Freedom

Turn Up Your Knobs

Little bit of Friday night soulful funk, will be doing another post real soon with all the latest dates we are booked for over the coming month or so, until then this mix should wet the appetite.

Here's the playlist, hope you like...

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody

Billy Griffin - Hold Me Tighter In The Rain

Kinky Foxx - So Different

Crown Heights Affair - Make Me The One

Twilight 22 - Mysterious

Shot Ft. Kim Marsh - Main Thing

Donna Gardier & Full Flava - The Glow Of Love

Evelyn ''champagne'' King - Your Personal Touch

Chaka Khan - Do You Love What You Feel

Billy Ocean - Nights

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DAYS LIKE THIS FESTIVAL

Buy tickets here

Visit Days Like This site here

Ok then, If you dont know about DLT, you have either been living under a rock or possible have not come down from NYD and are temporarily lost in transit.

To get straight to the point, Days Like This it is the god darn finest one day music event on the Sydney calendar for the music connoisseur.

To make a great day even better, yes thats right. SoulShaker djs are playing the show.

To get you in the mood here's a Days Like This Mix I mashed together tonight. 20 trax quick mixed, packed full of performers on the bill tastfully shaken together with some toons I plan to play on the day. Its a jazzy, funky mod soul disco thingy...

DOWNLOAD: DAYS LIKE THIS QUICK MIX

track list

1. Jungle Juk (TSOP) - JamNowGen

2. The Drop - The Nextmen

3. Maybe So Maybe No - Mayer Hawthorne

4. This Girl's in Love with You - Marva Whitney

5. In A Week In A Day - Kylie Auldist

6. We Can Live Forever - The Sunburst Band

7. Give The Drummer Some (Fort Knox 5 remix) - Nickodeamus

8. Transatlantic - Quantic

9. Never Did I Stop Loving You - The Bamboos present Kylie Auldist

10. Maxx Axe - Roger Troutman

11. Seasons - Jonny Montana & Claude Bain

12. See That - Apsci

13. 70's Fresh - Atfunk

14. Make Me Believe in You (LMR edit) - Patti Jo

15. Inferno (feat Luna Heights) - J Boogie's Dubtronic Science

16. U Bring Me Vibes - Only Child - feat. Amp Fiddler

17. If U Seek Amy (U-Tern Disco Remix instrumental)- Britney Spears

18. Baby Blue (Bennson Mix) - OK MA

19. Soulboy - Ian Preece

20. Days Like This (Spinna & Ticklah Club Mix) - Shaun Escoffrey

Momma's got a brand new bag of Ho Ho Hoes

Mumma Said she's got a brand new bag of Ho Ho Hoes for ya all at her xxx mas bonanza. This Sat 19th Dec behind the Red Door.

Mr Glass & Robin Knight are joined with Ian Spicer for the Christmas party.... hold on, wait a minute, we have a late entrant.... special extra guest Del Larkin is dropping by for spin on the back of the national Skunkhour tour. There's also been talk of Miss Annie joining us.

To wet your appetite, here's a funk mix I did tonight. It starts off on the funky xmas tip and then keeps up the same deeper side of early 70's funk. The latter half is more on the breaks edge but heavily borrowed from the same sound. It gets a little random towards the end as I was digging around for something to wrap with, I settled on a modern Afro Jam.

I hope it gets you in the xmas spirit and primes you to join us on Saturday.

Get the bag of Hoes here: Download Mix

Track List

1 Getting down for Xmas - Milly & Silly

2 Soul Freedom - Ray & His Court

3 Im So Thankful (Lucky 13 Radio Spot) - Eugene Blacknell

4 Im So Thankful - Eugene Blacknell

5 That thing is green - Bob Smith & The Boo Koos

6 Party time - Masters

7 Fucking up - Jimmy Lynch

8 Funky in the hole - The Blowflys

9 That's the night - Night Creatures

10 Funky washing machine - World Wonders

11 Mister Boogie - Brother Soul

12 Funky Nassau - Ray Munnings

13 Lagos City - Asiko

14 Rituals of life - Katzuma

15 Quieres bailar - All Good Funk Alliance

16 Squeeze me - Kraak & Smaak ft Ben Westbeech

17 Expresso maduerira - Banda Black Rio

18 A funk for Fela (Afro Jam) - Minimoogli

THRILLER Session Versions Leaked

So the session versions of Thriller have leaked onto the net. All 320kbps versions. Some tunes such as "Baby Be Mine" are sounding more dope than the finished versions.
And be sure to peep "Star Light" which was Thriller in it's original form..

Mike's song writer Rod Temperton wrote the title track as well as “Rock With You,” and three years later the prolific songwriter wrote the spooky aural horror film that was “Thriller.” Though the song was originally called “Starlight,” Jones insisted on a new title.

“I went back to the hotel, wrote two or three hundred titles and came up with ‘Midnight Man,’” Temperton once said. “The next morning I woke up and I just said this word. Something in my head just said, ‘This is the title’. You could visualize it at the top of the Billboard charts. You could see the merchandising for this one word, how it jumped off the page as ‘Thriller.’”

DOWNLOAD ALBUM HERE

1. Michael Jackson - 01 - NITE LINE (4:47)
2. Michael Jackson - 02 - CAROUSEL (4:09)
3. Michael Jackson - 03 - HOT STREET (3:56)
4. Michael Jackson - 04 - GIRL IS MINE SOLO DEMO (3:16)
5. Michael Jackson - 05 - STARLIGHT DEMO (5:09)
6. Michael Jackson - 06 - BABY BE MINE DEMO (4:15)
7. Michael Jackson - 07 - BILLIE JEAN DEMO (5:51)
8. Michael Jackson - 08 - STARTIN SOMETHIN DEMO (5:29)
9. Michael Jackson - 09 - P.Y.T. INSTRUMENTAL (3:50)
10. Michael Jackson - 10 - TROUBLE DEMO (3:46)
11. Michael Jackson - 11 - SLAPSTICK (2:42)
12. Michael Jackson - 12 - NITE LINE WRITERS (5:22)
13. Michael Jackson - 13 - CAROUSEL WRITERS (3:46)
14. Michael Jackson - 14 -TROUBLE WRITERS (3:09)
15. Michael Jackson - 15 - HUMAN NATURE WRITERS (3:54)
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FUNKinc Returns "The Originator"

We know you is gunna dig this!

After an 18 month absence, we are finally making a return to the dance floor... but wait, there's more.... (drum roll) The originator Paul Carroll is coming all the way from London to join us. Paul Carroll is the original Funkinc dj who started this rare groove experience with Mr Glass over seventeen years ago.

Paul will join current Funkinc djs & promoters, Miss Annie and Robin Knight along side party favorites Simon Caldwell & Frenzie.

We have long wanted to host a soul funk jam at Melt, and now they have a 5am licence we cant resist. Melt is the only venue in the cross that is dedicated to the preservation of Soul, Jazz, Disco and Funk, be it old or new.

Robin Knight is going to put a mix up any minute now.....

Here It Is... PLAY/DOWNLOAD

SAMPLED with MR THING from UK

Stop the press... Mr Glass is sharing the decks with Mr Thing from the UK this Friday. Check out his latest compilation offering on BBE. If that aint enough, Katalyst is also joining us fresh out of the studio after producing the super soul-fi Space Invadas project with Steve Spacek.

We've included Mr Things, The Portable Anorak mix below for your downloading pleasure. There's a mountainous plethora of dynamite funk breaks & left field soul. All cut, sliced & diced by the hands of Thing.

Down Load Mr Thing: The Portable Anorak mix

Check dis shit out:

http://www.myspace.com/mrthing

http://www.bbemusic.com/data.pl?release=BBECD096

http://www.katalystmusic.com.au/

For Your Coffee On Sunday Morning

Here's a little something for you on Sunday Morning, with a little luck you won't be feeling too bad or to hungover to listen, it's a few things I like to turn up loud on the the old stereo and then open up the windows to piss the neighbours off... good way to start Sunday Morning I'd say..

I'm So Happy Now - Willie Wright

Maybe So, Maybe No - Mayer Hawthorne and The County

Tramp - Slick

V.I.P. Connection - West Coast Drive

Baby, You Really Got Me Going- Brothers By Choice

Home Is Where The Hatred Is - Esther Phillips

Nowhere - Friends of Distinction

Safari - Frank Walton

Somebody's Watching You - Wayne Davis

Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong) - Tower Of Power

Sex O'Clock USA - Baby Com

Love Light In Flight - Stevie Wonder

Flying High - The Commodores

That's All - Shirley Scott

Apprécier.

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