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  "slug": "oval",
  "name": "Oval",
  "description": "Oval appears once in our IDM list, placing as high as No. 7. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/oval/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1995,
    "last": 1995
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 7,
    "list": "IDM"
  },
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    {
      "kind": "genre",
      "slug": "idm",
      "name": "IDM",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/idm/",
      "entries": 1
    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "oval--do-while",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/oval--do-while/",
      "title": "Do While",
      "year": 1995,
      "label": "Mille Plateaux",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Twenty-four minutes built out of the errors made by damaged CDs, and originally written for a 128-speaker installation. The first convincing argument that a malfunction is a legitimate source of musical material, and glitch begins here.",
      "alsoOn": [],
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        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Oval%20Do%20While",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=kZiFe6iT2qI",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 7,
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        "slug": "idm",
        "name": "IDM",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/idm/"
      },
      "artist": "Oval"
    }
  ],
  "curates": null
}