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for his first vinyl single - "Ikae", and debut album "Enveloped", thus becoming the first contemporary
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game "Theta", and as downloadable ringtones (complementary to the game title). The original album remains available under
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membership in NOiSE ("New
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software for his work. Most of his published music was produced using
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