Alexander Burnett (musician)

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Alex Burnett
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Burnett in 2018
Background information
Origin Sydney, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, music producer
Years active2007present
Labels Ark Recordings, Ivy League Records, Dew Process/UMA
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Website xanderburnett.com

Alex Burnett (also known as Alexander Burnett) is a Sydney/London based singer, songwriter and producer known for fronting his band Sparkadia and collaborations with major artists including Thelma Plum, Hockey Dad, DJ Snake, Hayden James, Flight Facilities, Elderbrook, Mansionair, Kano, Chaka Khan and Hudson Taylor.

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In 2011, he was labelled "what might be Australia's best rising songwriter" by the Sydney Morning Herald . [1]

Sparkadia

Attracted by indie pop, Burnett formed his first band, The Spark, in 2005 with drummer David Hall. [2] After relentless touring, the group signed to Ark Recordings in the UK and Ivy League records in Australia, and changed their name to Sparkadia.

Their debut album Postcards was recorded and produced by Ben Hillier (Blur, Depeche Mode) at Miloco Studios in London in 2007 and released in 2008. Nominated for Album of the Year in that year's J Awards, it achieved Platinum sales in Australia. The hit single "Jealousy" hit #79 in Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2008. Sparkadia went on to tour internationally, playing at many of the European summer festivals including Glastonbury and T in the Park and opening for acts including Vampire Weekend, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, and Jimmy Eat World. [2] After an Australian tour in 2009 playing Big Day Out, [3] several of Alexander's Sparkadia bandmates went on to other projects. [4]

Alex spent time in Berlin, Stockholm, New York City, and Los Angeles, [5] before moving to London in 2010. There he made the second Sparkadia album, The Great Impression , as a solo project, playing all the instruments, with Mark "Tieks" Tieku (Florence and the Machine) co-producing. Inspirations for the record ranged from Berlin-era David Bowie to Roy Orbison to Javanese Gamelan. [6] The album debuted at #8 on the ARIA charts [7] and placed in the top 50 for the following year, [8] also achieving Gold sales, with three singles placing in the Hottest 100. The single "China" was a finalist in the 2011 Vanda and Young Songwriting Competition. [9] His tour dates in 2011 with the new members of Sparkadia included Splendour in the Grass, which also featured Coldplay and Kanye West. [10]

Collaborations

In 2011, Burnett co-wrote "2 Hearts" on Digitalism's 2011 album I Love You, Dude . [11] The same year, Burnett co-wrote and produced the lead single "Act Yr Age" for Bluejuice's album Company . [12] The following year, he worked again with Bluejuice on their single "S.O.S." [13] and co-wrote Hudson Taylor's breakthrough single "Battles".

In 2014, he co-wrote and produced George Maple's breakthrough hit "Talk Talk". [14] This was reworked by DJ Snake and released in 2016 as "Talk", which hit #13 on Billboard's hot dance/electronic chart in the US. He also co-wrote Bluejuice's final single, "I'll Go Crazy" [15] and was a writer on Bliss n Eso's gold single "Act Your Age", which won APRA's 2014 Urban Work of the Year award. [16]

In 2015, he co-wrote Hayden James's "Something About You", which hit No. 44 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2015. He also wrote three tracks for Alison Wonderland as well as singles by Flight Facilities and Motez. In November of that year he was among the speakers at the Electronic Music Conference, along with Flume and Porter Robinson. [17] In 2016 he wrote with Japanese Wallpaper on 'Cocoon', [18] Hayden James' 'Just a Lover', [19] The Kaiser Chiefs' return single 'Hole in My Soul', and other songs with Joy, Paces, and Nicole Millar. 2017 saw collaborations with Rationale, Grades, Tieks with Chaka Khan, LDRU, BETSY, and Dan Sultan [20] on his album Killer.

At the start of 2018 he co-wrote and produced "Clumsy Love" from Gamilaraay singer-songwriter Thelma Plum's first release since 2014 [21] [22] and subsequently co-wrote produced her multiple ARIA nominated album, 'Better in Blak' with highlights being 'Homecoming Queen', 'Not Angry Anymore' and 'Don't Bring A Good Girl Down'. The same year, his co-write with Dan Sultan, 'Hold It Together', received an APRA Song of the Year nomination. [23] He accumulated further writing and producing credits in 2018, with Elderbrook, Jack River, Mansionair, Graace and Japanese Wallpaper.

April 2021 saw the song 'Better in Blak' written by Burnett and Thelma Plum win the highly coveted 'Vanda and Young' Global songwriting competition. Another collaboration, 'Homecoming Queen' placed third which was a historical first in the competition. [24]

Burnett and Thelma Plum went back into the studio in 2021 to write songs for her EP, 'Meanjin', which was produced by Burnett and Oli Horton. The singles 'Backseat of My Mind' and 'The Brown Snake' were both placed #21 and #44 of the Hottest 100 of that year.

2023 saw the first release from his collaborations with Windang surf rock band Hockey Dad. 'Still Have Room' saw the band return to form with a new sound and were placed #44 of the Hottest 100 of that year. The band released 'Base Camp' on 24th February and announced the title of their fourth studio album, 'Rebuild, Repeat' which Burnett co-wrote with and produced all the tracks with Oli Horton & Timothy McArtney.

Burnett currently resides in Sydney working out of his own studio, LONG LIFE LIMITED, in Darlinghurst Australia.

Discography (as producer and songwriter)

SongArtistYearRecordLabelWriterProducer
"Base Camp" Hockey Dad 2024SingleBMGYes check.svgYes check.svg
"We Don't Talk About It" Thelma Plum 2023SingleWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Still Have Room" Hockey Dad 2023SingleBMGYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Backseat of My Mind" Thelma Plum 2023SingleWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Blip"Wongo2023SingleHELDEEP RECORDSYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Lose My Cool"KOMMUNION2023SingleTinted RecordsYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Fix Myself"Hanni2023SingleUniversal MusicYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Home with Me" Riiki Reid 2023SingleWarnerYes check.svg
"Da Da Da"Wongo2022SingleTMRWYes check.svg
"The Brown Snake" Thelma Plum 2022SingleWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"When it Rains it Pours" Thelma Plum 2022SingleWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Baby Blue Bicycle" Thelma Plum 2022SingleWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Bars on my Windows" Thelma Plum 2022SingleWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Bat Song" Thelma Plum 2022SingleWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"The Future (Reprised)"Motez2022SingleSweat it OutYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Euphoria"Harper Finn2022SingleWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Apple"Wongo (feat. Jade Alice)2022SingleHELDEEP RECORDSYes check.svg
"Have it Like That"Health Club2021SingleOff Leash RecordsYes check.svg
"Feels like Home" Thelma Plum 2021Qantas collaborationWarnerYes check.svg
"Better in Blak"(Antony & Cleopatra remix) Thelma Plum x Antony & Cleopatra 2020Single remixWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Body do the Talking" Thelma Plum 2020SingleWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Time is Hardcore"High Contrast (feat Kae Tempest & Anita Blay)2020Single3 BeatYes check.svg
"A Million Times"Cosmos Midnight2020SingleSonyYes check.svg
"Trouble" Kano 2019SingleWarnerYes check.svg
"Better in Blak" Thelma Plum 2019SingleWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Celebrate"Tieks2019SingleeOne UKYes check.svg
"Imaginary Friends"Japanese Wallpaper2019SingleSonyYes check.svg
"Hiding From Love"Hudson Taylor2019SingleRubyworksYes check.svg
"Why Don't You Just Call Me" Antony & Cleopatra 2019SingleDew ProcessYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Don't Bring a Good Girl Down" Thelma Plum 2019SingleWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Homecoming Queen" Thelma Plum 2019SingleWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Woke Blokes" Thelma Plum 2019Album TrackWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Nick Cave" Thelma Plum 2019Album TrackWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Thulumaay Gii" Thelma Plum 2019Album TrackWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Ugly" Thelma Plum 2019Album TrackWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Do You Ever Get So Sad?" Thelma Plum 2019Album TrackWarnerYes check.svg
"Love & War" Thelma Plum 2019Album TrackWarnerYes check.svg
"Ready/Waiting"Japanese Wallpaper2019Album trackSonyYes check.svg
"Float"Japanese Wallpaper2019Album trackSonyYes check.svg
"Caving In"Japanese Wallpaper2019Album trackSonyYes check.svg
"Tongue Tied"Japanese Wallpaper2019Album trackSonyYes check.svg
"Wearing You Out"Japanese Wallpaper2019Album trackSonyYes check.svg
"Glow"Japanese Wallpaper2019Album trackSonyYes check.svg
"Hiding in the Bushes"Roland Tings2019SingleSonyYes check.svg
"All of Your Heart"Odd Mob2019SingleTinted/Spinnin'Yes check.svg
"Doing it Wrong"Charlie Collins2019SingleMirror RecordsYes check.svg
"Not Angry Anymore" Thelma Plum 2019SingleWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Slippin" Antony & Cleopatra x Jaded x Black Caviar2019SingleGlobe Town Records (UK) / Hexagon (US)Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Being There"Roland Tings2019Album TrackSonyYes check.svg
"Always Rushing"Roland Tings2019Album TrackSonyYes check.svg
"Up Close"Roland Tings2019Album TrackSonyYes check.svg
"Circulating"Roland Tings2019Album TrackSonyYes check.svg
"Rainforest"Roland Tings2019Album TrackSonyYes check.svg
"In a Cloud"Roland Tings2019Album TrackSonyYes check.svg
"Watermusic"Roland Tings2019Album TrackSonyYes check.svg
"Song for a Sinking Ship"Roland Tings2019Album TrackSonyYes check.svg
"Sun drops behind the hill"Roland Tings2019Album TrackSonyYes check.svg
"Clumsy Love" Thelma Plum 2018SingleWarnerYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Steady Motion" Motez 2018SingleSweat it OutYes check.svg
"Capricorn" Elderbrook 2018SingleParlophone UKYes check.svg
"Hurt Like Hell" Antony & Cleopatra 2018SingleDew ProcessYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Easy Baby" Hudson Taylor 2018SingleRubyworksYes check.svg
"Falling" Mansionair 2018SingleGlassnoteYes check.svg
"Confess" Jack River 2018SingleI OH YOUYes check.svg
"Cloud Party"Muto2018SingleOf LeisureYes check.svg
"Fooling Around"Japanese Wallpaper2018SingleSonyYes check.svg
"Sorry in Advance" Graace 2018SingleSonyYes check.svg
"Bad Habits" Far East Movement 2018SingleSonyYes check.svg
"Twitch" Antony & Cleopatra 2018SingleDew Process/UniversalYes check.svgYes check.svg
"The Islands" Antony & Cleopatra 2018SingleDew Process/UniversalYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Hard Feelings" Antony & Cleopatra 2018SingleDew Process/UniversalYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Baptised" Antony & Cleopatra 2018EPDew Process/UniversalYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Worlds Apart" Antony & Cleopatra 2018EPDew Process/UniversalYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Dropping Plates" Antony & Cleopatra 2018EPDew Process/UniversalYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Safe Word" Antony & Cleopatra 2018EPDew Process/UniversalYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Under a Bridge"Yates2018SingleSweat it OutYes check.svg
"Give up the Guff"Yates2018EPSweat it OutYes check.svg
"Get the Gist"Yates2018EPSweat it OutYes check.svg
"34m2"Yates2018EPSweat it OutYes check.svg
"Living Of The Moon"Yates2018EPSweat it OutYes check.svg
"Visceral" Motez 2018EPSweat it OutYes check.svg
"Slow Down"Sammy Bananas2018EPFools GoldYes check.svg
"Man in the Moon" LCAW 2016SingleSony GermanyYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Reciprocate"Rationale2017SingleWarner UKYes check.svg
"To Be Free" LDRU 2017SingleSonyYes check.svg
"Feel That"Akouo (feat Montaigne)2017SingleSonyYes check.svg
"Dust" Antony & Cleopatra 2016SingleCreate ControlYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Hold it Together" Dan Sultan 2017SingleLiberationYes check.svg
"Little White Lies" Betsy 2017SingleWarner UKYes check.svg
"Lost & Found" Betsy 2017SingleWarner UKYes check.svg
"Wanted More" Betsy 2017SingleWarner UKYes check.svg
"View Looks so good"Lakyn2017EPUniversalYes check.svgYes check.svg
"The Future" Motez (feat. Antony & Cleopatra)2017SingleSweat it OutYes check.svg
"Make U"Gianni Marino2017SingleViciousYes check.svg
"The Drover" Dan Sultan 2017AlbumLiberationYes check.svg
"Reaction" Dan Sultan 2017AlbumLiberationYes check.svg
"New Get To You"Moonboots (feat. Antony & Cleopatra)2017SingleAnjunaYes check.svg
"Say a Prayer"Tieks (feat. Chaka Khan and Popcaan)2017SingleMOS UKYes check.svg
"All I Need"Nocturnal Tapes2017SingleSony AUYes check.svg
"Let Me In"Illstrd2017SingleViciousYes check.svg
"Tiptoe"LK Mckay (feat Doe Paroe & AB)2016SingleDew ProcessYes check.svg
"Cover Me" Nicole Millar 2016Tremble EPEMIYes check.svg
"Quicksand"Dayne S2016SingleArmadaYes check.svg
"Loop" Paces 2016Albumetc. etc.Yes check.svg
"Love is a Lonely Dancer" Antony & Cleopatra 2016SingleUniversalYes check.svgYes check.svg
"One Big Laugh" Pang! 2016SingleSony (Sweden)Yes check.svg
"Careful Baby" Nicky Night Time (feat. Antony & Cleopatra)2016SingleOne LoveYes check.svg
"Talk" DJ Snake (feat. George Maple)2016SingleInterscopeYes check.svg
"Cocoon"Japanese Wallpaper2016SingleSonyYes check.svg
"Me Tonight"Jason Ross (feat. Lauren Ray)2016SingleAnjuna BeatsYes check.svg
"Just a Lover" Hayden James 2016SingleFuture ClassicYes check.svg
"Magnetise"Shy Luv2016SingleFuture ClassicYes check.svg
"Been Here Before" Indian Summer 2016SingleSweat it OutYes check.svg
"Hole in my Soul" Kaiser Chiefs 2016SinglePolydorYes check.svg
"Desert"Paces (feat. Guy Sebastian)2016Singleetc. etc.Yes check.svg
"Love Like This" Indian Summer feat Lastlings 2016SingleSweat it OutYes check.svg
"You Give Me Love"Poolclvb2016Singleetc. etc.Yes check.svg
"The Summer That Was Ours"Juno Sun2016SingleGomma GermanyYes check.svgYes check.svg
"U Don't Know" Alison Wonderland 2015RunEMI/Astral WerksYes check.svg
"Take it to Reality" Alison Wonderland 2015RunEMI/Astral WerksYes check.svg
"Already Gone" Alison Wonderland 2015RunEMI/Astral WerksYes check.svg
"Take Me" Antony & Cleopatra 2015SingleVitalic NoiseYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Sirens" Antony & Cleopatra 2015SingleVitalic NoiseYes check.svgYes check.svg
"The Tide"Dreamtrak2015DreamtrakDouble DenimYes check.svg
"The Night Before the Morning After" Hudson Taylor 2015Singing for Strangers AlbumPolydor UKYes check.svg
"Battles" Hudson Taylor 2015Battles I & II EPPolydor UKYes check.svg
"Off the Hook" Hudson Taylor 2015Singing for Strangers AlbumPolydor UKYes check.svg
"Heads or Tails" Joy 2015Ode EPSonyYes check.svg
"Another You"Beni2015SingleOne LoveYes check.svg
"Something About You" Hayden James 2014SingleFuture ClassicYes check.svg
"Talk Talk" George Maple 2014SingleFuture ClassicYes check.svg
"Bitter"Huntar2014Bitter EPNeon GoldYes check.svg
"Own Up" Motez 2014Own Up EPSweat it OutYes check.svg
"Givin' It Up" Lancelot (feat. Antony & Cleopatra)2014Lancelot vs A&CAnjuna DeepYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Make Ends Meet" Lancelot (feat. Antony & Cleopatra)2014Lancelot vs A&CAnjuna DeepYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Money/Time"Sammy Bananas (feat. Antony & Cleopatra)2014Money/Time EPFools GoldYes check.svg
"Protect"Beni (feat. Antony & Cleopatra)2014Protect EPModular/WINYes check.svg
"I'll Go Crazy" Bluejuice 2014RetrospectiveDew ProcessYes check.svg
"No Times for Tears" Bluejuice 2014RetrospectiveDew ProcessYes check.svg
"On Every Tongue"Geoffrey O'Connor2014Fan FictionChapterYes check.svg
"Another Time"Geoffrey O'Connor2014Fan FictionChapterYes check.svg
"Only Me (feat. VCS)" Elizabeth Rose 2014Sensibility EPInertiaYes check.svg
"It Belongs to Us" Dan Sultan 2014BlackbirdMushroomYes check.svg
"Gullible Few" Dan Sultan 2014BlackbirdMushroomYes check.svg
"I Didn't Believe" Flight Facilities feat. Elizabeth Rose 2013I Didn't Believe EPInertiaYes check.svg
"Under Your Skin" Dan Sultan 2013BlackbirdMushroomYes check.svg
"Guess I'll Never Know"Inca2013SingleIndependentYes check.svg
"Waterfall"Theme from the Movie 'Plot For Peace'2013Plot for Peace soundtrackIndependentYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Act Your Age" Bliss n Eso 2013Circus in the SkyIllusiveYes check.svg
"Running in the Rain"Bobby Flynn2013SingleIndependentYes check.svgYes check.svg
"On N On" A.Chal 2013Ballroom Riots EPIndependentYes check.svg
"The Big Sleep" Urthboy 2012Smokey's HauntElefant TraksYes check.svg
"Naive Bravado" Urthboy feat. Daniel Merriweather 2012Smokey's HauntElefant TraksYes check.svg
"Faithful" Phrase 2011BabylonUniversalYes check.svg
"2 Hearts" Digitalism 2011I Love You, DudeV2 RecordsYes check.svg
"Shock" Bluejuice 2011CompanyDew ProcessYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Act Yr Age" Bluejuice 2011CompanyDew ProcessYes check.svgYes check.svg

Triple J Hottest 100 Appearances

SongArtistYearChart Position
"Backseat of my Mind" Thelma Plum 2022 #21
"The Brown Snake" Thelma Plum 2022 #66
"Better in Blak" (Like a Version)Beddy Rays 2021 #190
"Better in Blak" Thelma Plum 2019 #9
"Homecoming Queen" Thelma Plum 2019 #65
"Not Angry Anymore" Thelma Plum 2019 #78
"Don't Let A Good Girl Down" Thelma Plum 2019 #137
"Clumsy Love" Thelma Plum 2018 #79
"Confess" Jack River 2018 #125
"To Be Free" LDRU 2017 #200
"The Future" Motez (feat. Antony & Cleopatra) 2017 #157
"Just a Lover" Hayden James 2016 #125
"Something About You" Hayden James 2015 #44
"U Don't Know" Alison Wonderland feat. Wayne Coyne 2015 #113
"Take it to Reality" Alison Wonderland 2015 #137
"I'll Go Crazy" Bluejuice 2014 #25
"Talk Talk" George Maple 2014 #120
"I Didn't Believe" Flight Facilities 2013 #120
"Under Your Skin" Dan Sultan 2013 #197
"Act Your Age" Bliss n Eso 2013 #67
"S.O.S." Bluejuice 2012 #140
"Act Yr Age" Bluejuice 2011 #20
"Mary" Sparkadia 2011 #47
"China" Sparkadia 2011 #56
"2 Hearts" Digitalism 2011 #109
"Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs" Sparkadia 2010 #25
"Jealousy" Sparkadia 2008 #79
"Too Much to Do" Sparkadia 2008 #111

Antony & Cleopatra

Full article & discography at Antony & Cleopatra.

2014: Formation

Antony & Cleopatra
Website antonyandcleo.com

Producer and collaborator Mark-Anthony Tieku (AKA "Tieks") introduced Burnett and Anita Blay (AKA CocknBullKid) during a pop songwriting session in 2014.

Burnett and Blay subsequently formed a deep house duo called Antony & Cleopatra. They soon featured on three singles in 2014: Lancelot's "Givin' It Up", Beni's "Protect", and Sammy Bananas' "Money Time". [25] [26] [27]

Alexander has said that being brought on to write for Digitalism around 2011 was part of his motivation both as a songwriter and as an artist to transition away from Sparkadia and towards electronic music, [28] also citing "falling a bit out of love with the guitar". [29]

Releases

Their debut single as lead artists, "Sirens", was released in 2015 and was followed with multiple singles and collaborations from 2015 to 2019. [30] [31]

November 23, 2018, saw the release of Antony & Cleopatra's 6-song debut EP, Hurt Like Hell , to strong reviews: [32]

List of Antony & Cleopatra singles
TitleYearAlbum
"Sirens"2015
"Take Me"
"Love Is A Lonely Dancer"2016
"Dust2017
"Twitch"2017
"The Islands"2018
"Hard Feelings"
"Hurt Like Hell"
2018"Hurt Like Hell"
(EP)
"Why Don't You Just Call Me"2019

Live

The duo's first Australian tour was part of the 2017 Alison Wonderland's 'Scarehouse Project' alongside other acts such as Lunice, Lido, ASAP Ferg and Saatchi. [37]

The next year they went on to play Australia's largest winter music festival Splendour In The Grass in July 2018. [38] [39]

Additional work

The duo have also provided vocals on: [25] [26] [27]

SongArtistYearRecordLabel
"Slippin'"Jaded x Black Caviar x Antony & Cleopatra2019SingleHexagon (US), The Label (UK)
"The Future" Motez (producer) x Antony & Cleopatra2017SingleSweat it Out
"Careful Baby" Nicky Night Time feat. Antony & Cleopatra2016SingleSweat It Out
"Never Get to You"Moonboots feat. Antony & Cleopatra2016Single Anjunabeats
"Money Time"Sammy Bananas feat. Antony & Cleopatra2015SingleFools Gold
"The Tide"Dreamtrak2015SingleMermaid Avenue / Mom + Pop
"Givin' it Up"Lanceleot feat. Antony & Cleopatra2014SingleAnjunadeep
"Protect"Beni feat. Antony & Cleopatra2014SingleWIN/Modular
"Make Ends Meet"Lancelot feat. Antony & Cleopatra2014SingleAnjunadeep

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982. [40]

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2012 "Act Your Age" – Bliss n Eso featuring Bluejuice (Alexander Burnett, Jeremy Craib, James Cibej, Jacob Stone, Stavros Yiannoukas, James Hauptmann)Song of the YearShortlisted [41]
2014 "Act Your Age" – Bliss n Eso featuring BluejuiceUrban Work of the YearWon [42]

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