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18:2003 studio album by LFO
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54:22 September 2003
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179:Released: 25 August 2003
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983:Sullivan, Paul (2003).
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666:"Unafraid to Linger"
194:Professional ratings
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1366:2003 albums
1330:Frequencies
780:The track “
633:"Mokeylips"
574:Frequencies
1360:Categories
1313:Gez Varley
1235:6 February
1180:5 February
1138:5 February
1127:Playlouder
1105:5 February
1074:5 February
1032:5 February
996:5 February
956:5 February
925:5 February
915:Metacritic
839:References
801:Hard Candy
798:2005 film
788:2009 film
541:Metacritic
423:Playlouder
213:Metacritic
121:chronology
58:2003-09-22
1308:Mark Bell
1099:Pitchfork
1021:Billboard
820:position
721:"Premacy"
655:"Moistly"
622:"Mum-Man"
580:Billboard
561:Pitchfork
556:Mark Bell
411:Pitchfork
328:favorable
323:Billboard
316:favorable
112:Mark Bell
1230:WhatSong
950:AllMusic
853:"Sheath"
552:AllMusic
519:project
236:AllMusic
107:Producer
51:Released
41: by
1337:Advance
1260:Discogs
1210:4 March
891:4 March
880:"Freak"
864:4 March
688:"Freak"
611:"Blown"
176:"Freak"
165:Sheath
161:Singles
145:(2003)
136:(1996)
132:Advance
56: (
1344:Sheath
1322:Albums
1255:Sheath
815:Chart
808:Charts
782:Freak”
746:Length
644:"Snot"
603:Length
545:Sheath
512:Sheath
416:7.3/10
230:Rating
227:Source
217:73/100
207:Rating
204:Source
141:Sheath
78:Length
24:Sheath
743:Title
600:Title
163:from
95:Label
67:Genre
1237:2024
1212:2018
1182:2017
1140:2017
1107:2017
1076:2017
1034:2017
998:2017
958:2017
927:2017
893:2018
885:Warp
866:2018
858:Warp
818:Peak
794:and
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614:6:02
525:Warp
335:Mojo
100:Warp
1297:LFO
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517:IDM
311:BBC
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