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What producers did was mostly recording in the studio, so it never changed our sound just that much.

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Stephen Malkmus
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 30
Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Santa Monica
California
Stephen Joseph Malkmus
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Much
Never
Recording
Studio
Mostly
Producers
Studios

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