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Steer has released various solo and collaborative albums with 'The Moths Are Real', produced by Cocker, garnering critical acclaim. She writes for all-female post punk ensemble Bas Jan (Fire
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as one of his favourite albums of the year and well "worth a listen". Recording was interrupted when Steer's harp was stolen from her car. Benge made his collection of analogue synthesizers available to fill in the harp parts.
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as if "Stereolab and
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