Lo:Fi.Vs.Sci:Fi | ||||
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Released | December 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | Industrial | |||
Length | 68:18 | |||
Label | N*Soul Records | |||
Producer | Deitiphobia | |||
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HM | (not rated) [1] |
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