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If you hear a C-major chord with an equal temperament, you've heard it a million times before and your brain accepts it. But if you hear a chord that you've never heard before, you're like, huh.

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Aphex Twin
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 18
Club Dj
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Limerick City
Richard David James
Richard D. James
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