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  "name": "Kode9 & The Spaceape",
  "description": "Kode9 & The Spaceape appears 2 times in our Dubstep and The Waxonia Desk — The Night It Went National lists, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/kode9-and-the-spaceape/",
  "appearanceCount": 2,
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    "last": 2004
  },
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      "title": "Sine of the Dub",
      "year": 2004,
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      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "A Prince cover reduced to a sine wave and a monotone recitation. The founding statement of a label, and the clearest demonstration that this music was a set of ideas before it was a sound.",
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      "whyItMatters": "A Prince cover reduced to a sine wave and a recitation, broadcast to a national audience. Nothing about that was a safe choice, and it is why the show is remembered as an argument rather than a playlist.",
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