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First released on the now inactive Rephlex label, the album has not been available on streaming platforms until now and has been out of print for more than a decade. It is reissued on vinyl (2 x 12” 1 x 10” + booklet) and deluxe casebound book CD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis complete edition has been remastered from the original DATs and features two extra tracks which were first released on the B-side of the \u003ci\u003eSquarepusher Plays\u003c\/i\u003e… EP and later featured on the original Japanese release of this album. 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