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| Released | February 14, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Alternative dance | |||
| Length | ??:?? | |||
| Label | Paper Garden Records | |||
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Tension War is a 2011 album by Moving Units, their fourth release. The EP includes three brand new songs, one re-interpretation and two new remixes by We Are Enfant Terrible (Last Gang) and Spirituals (Lefse). [1]
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