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  "slug": "hashim",
  "name": "Hashim",
  "description": "Hashim appears once in our Electro list, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/hashim/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1983,
    "last": 1983
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 4,
    "list": "Electro"
  },
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    {
      "kind": "genre",
      "slug": "electro",
      "name": "Electro",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/electro/",
      "entries": 1
    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "hashim--al-naafiysh-the-soul",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/hashim--al-naafiysh-the-soul/",
      "title": "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)",
      "year": 1983,
      "label": "Cutting",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Four sounds, no vocal, and an unshakeable riff. The most efficient record on this list, and the one every subsequent electro producer has quietly measured themselves against.",
      "alsoOn": [],
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Hashim%20Al-Naafiysh%20(The%20Soul)",
          "exact": false
        },
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          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=i46sF1PcqL8",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 4,
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        "slug": "electro",
        "name": "Electro",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/electro/"
      },
      "artist": "Hashim"
    }
  ],
  "curates": null
}