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Various Artists — Twin Cities Electropunk Vol. 2 Buy it at Amazon

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Avenpitch a band who appeared on “Smothered Vol. 2”, sent me this juicy electro-punk compilation that features them as well as a whole slew of other worthwhile bands. The cyborgs are here and they’re ready to thrash. Avenpitch begins things with their “Jack the Idiot Dance” that sounds straight ripped from some schizophrenic’s version of classic Nintendo games with its totally poppy chorus and stuttering beats. TELEPHONE!’s “Elevator Operator” recalls Blondie with a firm grasp of the calculated New Wave movement that we’ve all missed so much while scanning the hundreds of channels for reruns of “Max Headroom”. Other notables include “All Eyes Nation” by Heliosphere, Thosquanta’s “Cowboy”, and Stellar Vector’s “Agoraphobia”. If this is the scene that’s exploding in Minneapolis-Saint Paul than find me the next flight.

- J-Sin

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