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ZLATAN BATTLES THE BLUE ROBOTS

In 1997, psychedelic rockers The Flaming Lips released an experimental album called Zaireeka. It was spread over four compact discs, and the idea was that you played all the discs at the same time in four separate CD players. A dissonant yet sensual sonic landscape, it was hailed as an avant-garde masterpiece, albeit very much one for the connoisseur. At which point the band changed tack, whacked out a few catchy pop singles, and became one of the most popular beat combos of the early 2000s.

‘SOMETIMES IT IS BETTER TO LIGHT A FLAMETHROWER THAN CURSE THE DARKNESS’

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