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'Nuff said! A renowned member of the prestigious GRM (Groupe De Recherches Musicales, the French equivalent of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop) and frequent collaborator of Pierre Schaeffer, Iannis Xenakis, and Pierre Henry, among others, Bernard Parmegiani does what he does best with these two rare soundtracks: create moods with electroacoustic experimentation, elevating the weird and hypnotic with soundscapes from other dimensions, and cementing his status as a true innovator.\" - \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWRWTFWW.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WRWTFWW","offers":[{"title":"Double LP","offer_id":12867483336767,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2295\/2925\/products\/WRWTFWW0089LP_CU.jpg?v=1571718505"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.fusetronsound.com\/collections\/august-17-2018.oembed","provider":"fusetron","version":"1.0","type":"link"}