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Funded! This project successfully raised its funding goal on June 24, 2011.

First Track......

Update #11 · Oct 4, 2012 · comment

To whet your appetite for the final full length.  Here is the first single streaming on pitchfork...

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/14380-golden-sparklers/

Enjoy and thanks again for making it possible.....

yrs, holopaw

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