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Why designer Merijn Straathof turned a landmark techno album into a playable web-based instrument

Hawtin's landmark album DE9, 25 years on, in a way you can deconstruct and remix yourself, in the browser.

Why designer Merijn Straathof turned a landmark techno album into a playable web-based instrument

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