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μ-Ziq: μ-Ziq vs. the Auteurs (AstralWerks/Caroline)

Simon Reynolds, Spin, June 1995

WITH ITS jungle rhythms and uncouth passion, rock'n'roll used to be the enemy of civilization and refinement. So I'm amused that it is rock fans who are now the reactionaries, erecting barricades to defend songcraft and poetic depth from techno's barbaric assault.

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