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  "slug": "xtc",
  "name": "XTC",
  "description": "XTC appears once in our Grime list, placing as high as No. 5. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
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  },
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    {
      "trackKey": "xtc--functions-on-the-low",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/xtc--functions-on-the-low/",
      "title": "Functions on the Low",
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      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "A mournful string figure over a beat with nothing in the middle. Ignored for a decade, then rediscovered as the backing for Stormzy's Shut Up, which is a fair verdict on how good it always was.",
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        },
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}