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that sonic experimentation takes the form of film soundtrack work (for a movie that was never made) on Faithless

Recorded in the spring of 2001 following the release of their debut full-length

Louis and Ben (aka Beans) have never stopped feeling at one with their homeland

and unassuming pop

It features performances recorded between 1970 and 1975 — when the band was at the height of its dark powers — and includes phenomenal live versions of essential tracks like "War Pigs

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