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HipTrax celebrates the New Year by looking back on the old. Specifically, we reflect on a trio of 2009 releases that fell near year\'s end, and thus, unfortunately, may have stayed under your radar.
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\\n\\n"Autobeat Airbus (live)" by Optimus Rhyme
\\n\\nI hosted Optimus Rhyme\'s posthumous Live Vol. 1 as a free download at Hipster, please! for the week between Christmas and New Year\'s. This amazing live EP features a classic performance on Seattle\'s KEXP from back in 2004. Those who missed it as a free download are encouraged to keep an eye open for the impending iTunes release.
\\n\\n"Tsundere 2x4" by Rai
\\n\\nRai Kamishiro\'s Electric Sheep was surely one of the brightest and most eclectic releases of 2009. Long in production under a number of different names, the final product boasts tons of Rai\'s unique charm and some phenomenal production by Karl "Ultraklystron" Olson. Fans of J-pop, nerdcore and otaku culture are heartily encouraged to check out the full release.
\\n\\n"Summer Glau" by John Anealio
\\n\\nI enjoy John Anealio\'s new album so much that we\'re giving away a copy to a lucky HipTrax listener! Just leave a comment to this post listing your favorite science fiction property (film, television show, videogame or book), and you\'ll be entered to win your own Sci Fi Songs CD. In the meantime, explore John\'s blog of the same name for tons of filk-flavored freebies.
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