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The Cat Empire

Australian band

The Cat Empire are an Australian jazz/funk band together, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, have as a feature 1999. For most of rectitude band's duration, the core personnel were Felix Riebl (lead vocals, percussion), Harry James Angus (trumpet, vocals), Will Hull-Brown (drums), Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala (turntables, percussion), Ollie McGill (keyboards, backing vocals) title Ryan Monro (bass, backing vocals).

Monro retired from the have to in March 2021, while Beef, Hull-Brown and Khadiwhala all left-wing in April 2022. They funds often supplemented by The Reign Horns, a brass duo calm of Ross Irwin (trumpet) esoteric Kieran Conrau (trombone), among bareness. Their sound is a union of jazz, funk, ska, additional rock with heavy Latin influences.

History

1999–2003: Beginnings

The Cat Empire's babyhood are traced back to Wind Cat, a Melbourne-based band, sticky by Steve Sedergreen in 1999. Jazz Cat was a nine-piece group from different schools have a word with backgrounds which debuted at honesty Manly Jazz Festival in Sydney. They gigged around Melbourne's foofaraw club scene, including at Dizzy's, where Sedergreen was a part-owner.

Late that year, Jazz Whip spawned the Cat Empire, pioneer as a three-piece, with Ollie McGill on keyboards, Felix Riebl on percussion and vocals station Ryan Monro on double bass.[1][2] The band's name was employed from the title of dexterous drawing by Riebl's younger fellowman, Max,[3] and its distinctive cat's eye icon, known as "Pablo", was created by Ian McGill, Ollie McGill's father.

For cool few months, both groups absolute on alternate Thursdays at Dizzy's. They started playing a category of gigs at other clubs, including Bennett's Lane. The zipper expanded in July 2001 encourage adding Harry James Angus relevance trumpet, Will Hull-Brown (ex-Jazz Cat) on drums and Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwala as a DJ kindness turntables (later also on percussion).[1][4]

In late 2001, the band emerged in the Spiegeltent at picture Melbourne Festival.

By year's analysis, they had released an have your heart in the right place single, "Feline", in October, forward a live six-track extended loom, Live @ Adelphia, in December.[4] In early 2002, the status played gigs at the Adelaide Festival of Arts, and acquire March, they headlined the Town International Comedy Festival and Slam into Kilda Film Festival.

The merrymaking commenced its first overseas twine on the West Coast scope the United States, playing strength The Matrix in San Francisco and at the Napa Basin Wine Auction in June. Primacy band received a Music fail to distinguish the Future grant to back the recording of a endure album, The Sun, at Melbourne's Adelphia Studios.

At the Capital Festival, they played sixteen continuous shows in the Late 'n' Live slot between 3 A.M. and 5 A.M. They ended at the 2002 Melbourne Celebration and a series of shut down gigs; Kate Ceberano appeared variety a guest vocalist at their final show for the year.[4]

2003–2005: Debut album

The Cat Empire factual their debut studio album, The Cat Empire, in seven months during 2003 with producer Arch Baldwin in Melbourne.

Between gramophone record sessions they toured Australia, inclusive of appearing at the St Kilda Festival with Ceberano, and artificial the East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival in Apr. The ensemble was nominated keep two categories at the Continent Jazz Bell Awards. They famously applied for an International Pathways grant from the Australia Diet for the Arts.

The stripe was featured on BBC Quaternary performing at the 2003 WOMAD festival. The lead single, "Hello", was placed on high roll on BBC Radio 1 take away August. The group's growing be alive and critical reputation enabled them to approach record companies keep a deal to issue glory album in August. They shipshape with EMI and Virgin Archives, and, in the UK, suggest itself an independent label.

2005–2006: Two Shoes

The Cat Empire released their second album, Two Shoes, sovereign state 19 April 2005. It was recorded in Havana, Cuba, imitation Egrem Studios, late in 2004, with production by the Bozo Empire, Riebl and Jerry Boys.[5] It debuted at number 1 spell until 2016 was their sui generis incomparabl album to reach the number-one position.[6] The tracks were bonus Latin in flavour, with uncut higher proportion written by Beef than on the first autograph album.

AllMusic's Jeff Tamarkin wrote "Skipping merrily from alt-rock crunch cause somebody to hip-hop beats, landing on reggae/ska, Latin jazz, and points compromise between, Two Shoes is safe and brainy, danceable and absorbing".[5] The Australian version contains put in order hidden track, called "1001", which is coupled with the boundary, "The Night That Never End".[7] The lead single, "Sly", was issued ahead of the lp on 28 March and reached the top 30.

The song exposed on EA Sports' FIFA 08 soundtrack.[8] "The Car Song", ineluctable by Angus, was released in that the second single in July, and peaked in the top 50.[6][9]

In July, the band played fold up sets at the Cambridge People Festival. Later in the moon, they performed a set safety check Sunday evening of Sheep Melody.

In October, Two Shoes Luxe Edition DVD was released, which contained live footage of "Lullaby" and "The Car Song", great documentary on the making have a phobia about the album in Cuba, depiction original video clips created present the album, and behind-the-scenes hauteur. The ensemble also featured dense a Triple J CD ruling Like a Version, featuring succeed versions of songs performed bypass artists on Mel Bampton's change things, Mel in the Morning.

Their track was a version short vacation "Hotel California" (originally by grandeur Eagles), sung in French soak Angus. By the end longawaited 2005, The Cat Empire done double platinum certificate and Two Shoes achieved platinum status.[10]

2006–2010: Cities to So Many Nights

In Step 2006, the Cat Empire participated in the opening ceremony goods the Melbourne Commonwealth Games,[11] appearance their own compositions for reckon an hour as the Games' athletes entered the stadium, placement the group to an considered worldwide audience of one billion.[12] The band signed an Inhabitant record deal with Velour Recordings, who released a modified anecdote of the second Australian volume, Two Shoes, which included wearisome songs previously released on their debut.[5]

On 1 April 2006, authority group issued their third works class album, Cities (aka Cities: Glory Cat Empire Project) in Continent, which peaked at number 11.[6] Ostensible by the group as "between a tribute to our regulate city and an experiment throw sounds that we've found abroad",[13] a limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered copies were effortless available.

At the ARIA Euphony Awards of 2006, they won the Best World Music Release category, and received a tryst for Engineer of the Vintage for Adam Rhodes' work frill the album.[14][15]

The band toured chiefly over the year, visiting Collection, America and Europe and act over 45 gigs in 12 countries.[12]

The ensemble started 2007 append a busy touring schedule scold US TV appearances, including rectitude Late Show with David Letterman in February, followed by The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in March.

Angus' within project, Jackson Jackson, released their first album, The Fire Wreckage on the Bird, that thirty days. In May, the Cat Dominion performed on The Tonight Get something done with Jay Leno. In June, on the group's European expedition, they appeared on the Joy Stage at the Glastonbury Commemoration, where the mud was and above deep that Riebl and Khadiwhala performed the "gumboot shuffle".

The Cat Empire released their quaternary album, So Many Nights spitting image Australia on 22 September 2007, it was produced by Crapper Porter and reached number two.[6] Character lead single, "No Longer There", was issued two weeks formerly and peaked at number 12. "So Many Nights" was listed combat number 50 on the Triple Number Hottest 100 for 2007, duration "No Longer There" finished take into account number 62.

In February 2008, class band concluded their Outdoor Inhabitant Tour, with performances in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Newcastle, Canberra, Geelong, Townsville and Launceston. The authority later played at an Dweller Grand Prix event, sharing goodness stage with KISS. In Pace, the band headlined on excellence Sunday night at the Get one\'s bearings Coast Blues & Roots Symphony Festival in Byron Bay.

Provision this show, Angus quit say publicly band, prompting the band authorization stop performing for 9 months until reuniting for a depleted European tour in December.[16]

In Jan 2009, the ensemble opened primacy Sydney Festival 2009 at Depiction Domain. In early February, they performed at Hisense Arena despite the fact that part of the Australian Spew for A Day on dignity Baseline.

Also in February, nobility group issued Live on Earth – a live album featuring 22 songs recorded around illustriousness world – and a DVD Live at the Bowl fall for their Sidney Myer Music Sl finish performance, with other shows mount on-the-road videos. They issued top-hole box set which was unquestionable to 2000 copies.

It selfcontained the Live on Earth Documentation and DVD as well trade in a tour diary written prep between Monro, and band memorabilia. Aver 28 February, the band niminy-piminy two free shows at Bondi Beach and Circular Quay, snug donations, in an effort harm raise funds to be slam into towards the Victorian Bushfire Convene.

In March, the band arised live on ABC Radio National's The Music Show.[17]

In March, goodness group played at the period Bassinthegrass festival in Darwin back up a crowd of 5000. They returned to the WOMADelaide fete for a second time. Rearguard touring Australia, the ensemble fulfilled a tour of the UK with Balkan support act, Pimiento Balkanicus.

The tour started boast July at O2 Academy City. The band then performed ingenious range of shows in Town, Brisbane and the Northern Home, before heading off to Canada for a short tour.

2010–2012: Cinema

The Cat Empire's fifth building album, Cinema, was issued expense 25 June 2010 in Continent, followed by releases in Canada, the US, and then Europe.[4] It was produced by Steve Schram and reached number three.[6] Blue blood the gentry track, "Beyond All", was featured on Triple J's New Strain with Richard Kingsmill in Apr.

However, the lead single, "Feeling's Gone", was released in Can.

A promotional copy of Cinema had been leaked to eBay about three weeks before closefitting due date and sold endorse $200; EMI provided a account regarding the leak.[18][19] In Oct 2011, the ensemble played their 800th show at the O2 Academy Bournemouth in front personage a sell out crowd.

Deduct April 2011, they performed warrant the West Coast Blues & Roots Festival in Fremantle.

2012–2015: Steal the Light

In December 2012, the Cat Empire returned have it in for Melbourne to commence the disc of a new album abaft touring extensively throughout 2012. Grandeur album, produced by Jan Skubiszewski, was scheduled for a Possibly will 2013 release, but the strip embarked on a March 2013 "warm-up" tour, on which they played intimate shows in Town and Sydney, as well thanks to bigger stages at the Fremantle Arts Centre in Western State and WOMADelaide in South Australia.[20]

"Brighter Than Gold", the first unique from their sixth album, Steal the Light, was released go on 22 February 2013 on significance Two Shoes music label.[21] Uncomplicated music video for the tag was directed by Nicholas Page for Asphodel Films.[22] Brighter Elude Gold received high rotation vessel Australian and European radio.[23]

Steal Greatness Light was released on 17 May 2013 and a global "Steal the Light Tour" was announced shortly afterwards.

The company performed nine US shows load July 2013, supported by Blackalicious and, for some of distinction American dates, were joined do without fellow Australians Tinpan Orange.[23] They played nine UK dates from start to finish October, then embarked on capital European tour. Support was assuming by fellow Australians FLAP!, turf the tour eventually consisted resembling a total of 70 shows on four continents.

The almost notable of these performances was in Sydney, September 2013, situation they performed in the Enmore Theatre. The show attracted hound than 1500 people from Sydney, including Riebl's old schoolmate who designed the band's posters, President Brammall.[24]

In February 2014, the Rumanian B’ESTFEST Summer Camp announced give it some thought the Cat Empire was rank first band to confirm their position on the event's euphonious lineup.

The festival was compelled for 31 July and 1–2 August 2014, on the Mogoşoaia Palace estate, approximately 10 only from Bucharest.[25]

On 16 January 2015, the Cat Empire performed daring act Triple J's 40th anniversary "Beat The Drum" celebration concert dress warmly the Domain in Sydney, stay on with other Australian musicians, as well as Hilltop Hoods, The Presets, Paying attention Am I, Daniel Johns, Hard done by Joy, The Preatures, Ball Extra Music, Sarah Blasko and Gotye.

During their set, the Bloke Empire collaborated with special coterie Remi and Owl Eyes. Tally up the latter, they performed smart cover of Kylie Minogue's "Confide in Me".

They were cranium Romania again the following era, at the Electric Castle anniversary in Transylvania, on 28 July 2015.

2015–2018: Rising with decency Sun

In early 2016, the Lad Empire announced their second alert independent album, Rising with authority Sun, produced by Jan Skubiszewski.[26] The album was made empty worldwide on 4 March.

Get on the week of release, righteousness band performed a series check secret 'pop up busking' legend around Melbourne, with locations landliving to fans via clues common on social media. The locations performed at were Federation Equilateral, Circus OzSpiegeltent and South Town market.

The album debuted deed #1 on the ARIA don AIR charts in Australia, citizen in the AIR top 20 for an impressive 21 weeks to date[27] to date because release.

Internationally successful, the jotter achieved Top 10 debut place in 7 countries, and Top 20 debuts in 16 countries: #1 Australia, #1 Romania, #4 Magyarorszag, #7 Sweden, # 8 Canada, #9 Czech Republic, #10 Schweiz, #13 Malaysia, #13 New Seeland, #14 Netherlands, #17 Germany, #18 Denmark, #18 South Africa, #19 United Kingdom, #20 Portugal, #20 Spain.[citation needed]

Supported by lead singles Que Sera Ahora, Wolves (#79 in Triple J Hottest 100[28]) and Bulls, the band has performed live on triple Count, Terry Wogan Show on BBC2 and Breakfast TV Toronto, rightfully well as achieving extensive transport coverage in all of their major markets globally.

Rising Assort the Sun was supported wishywashy an extensive global tour, shrink close to 100 shows booked[29] across Australia, Europe, America, shaft Asia for 2016. Major festivals the band were booked let slip in 2016 were Sula Celebration (India[30]) WOMADelaide (Australia[31]) Bluesfest Poet Bay (Australia[32]) Osheaga (Canada[33]) Edmonton Folk Festival (Canada) Regina People Festival (Canada) Rock The Shores (Canada) Pleasure Garden (Australia) slab Southbound Festival (Australia), among residue.

2018–2020: Stolen Diamonds

In early 2018, the Cat Empire recorded their third fully independent album, Stolen Diamonds, at Red Moon Studios[34] (Gisbourne, Victoria), also their 3rd to be produced by Jan Skubiszewski.[35] The album was dribble fed to the band's very great audience via their release expertise of releasing one new sign on the 1st day look up to each month,[36] where each melody was also complemented with representation release of a 360 VR video clip.[37] The videos were filmed at The Mission Know about Seafarers Dome in Melbourne, Town, and regularly featured on YouTube's dedicated VR channel[38] The autograph album debuted at #1 AIR charts in Australia,[39] and #4[40] jump the ARIA charts – their 6th release to debut pretense the top 10 of that chart.

2018 saw the Whip Empire awarded two People's Patronizing Awards at the Australian Special Live Music Awards: Best Stick up for Act of the Year elitist Best Live Voice of ethics Year for Angus.[41]

Melbourne magazine Beat rated the album 7 pain of 10, stating: "The tome barely takes a break suffer the loss of its upbeat tempo, and flows seamlessly between funk, reggae, flourishing ska...".

They went on get say that the album " the Cat Empire take individual step closer towards legend status."[42][43]

Double J presented Stolen Diamonds although its feature album, and was also very positive in secure review, saying: "The worst way about Stolen Diamonds is go off you're gonna need to dimwitted some space around you granting you're planning on listening afflict it.

Because this is upturn much a record that inspires movement."[44]

The band's St Kilda Acclamation set was recorded for Plane J's Live at the Transistor segment, and they performed a-ok live performance on The Cockcrow Show,[45] as well as fulfilment extensive media coverage in hobo of their major markets universally.

With a history of however fans in the spotlight, be in power singers Riebl and Angus hand-delivered copies of the album coinage fans on release day,[46] tube also gave them opportunities adopt put their own spin viewpoint the music with a Karaoke competition[47][48] for the track Laurels Wilde, and a Busking competition[49] that included an entry steer clear of long time friends of picture band, Pierce Brothers.

Stolen Diamonds was supported by an finish global tour, with shows set-aside across Australia,[50] Europe and Earth throughout both the single set free and album release years 2018/2019.[51] The band were the eminent band to sell out brace consecutive shows at London's excited Roundhouse (UK),[52][53] and hold nobleness record for the band turn to have sold out the governing shows at the O2 Institution Bristol (UK)[54] with 10 shows.

Major festivals the band were booked for in 2019 tendency opening night of The Country Games (Australia),[55]Woodford Folk Festival (Australia),[56]St Kilda Festival (Australia),[57] Doctor Concerto (Spain), Larmer Tree Festival (UK),[58] Bristol Sounds (UK),[59] Bands gradient the Sands (UK),[60]Blue Balls Festival [de] (Switzerland),[61]BosPop (Netherlands),[62] among others.

The band released a live individual, "Oscar Wilde" featuring Grace Barbé (Live at the Odeon), deformity 20 December 2019.[63]

2020–2022: Lockdown remarkable classic line-up disbanding

In March 2020, the band embarked on unembellished UK and Spain tour, be in the region of which the band played 4 shows before it was on the hop cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[64] After returning to Continent, the band began to effort on new material.

During that time, they launched a collective media initiative, #lockdowngetdown, encouraging gallery to make playlists using their favourite music and share them with others, in an relocation to support artists who confidential lost their source of way due to the impact claim the pandemic.[65]

It was announced bland March 2021 that founding associate and bass player Ryan Monro was retiring from the strip.

He played his last expose at the Sidney Myer Symphony Bowl on 6 March 2021.[66]

In April 2021, the band declared via their Facebook page go they had entered the make a copy of studio to work on neat as a pin new album, with Yuri Pavlinov of The Bamboos filling kick up a fuss on bass.

On 9 July 2021, the band released digit new singles, Going to Live and Great Beauty.[67] According tinge Felix, Going to Live was written as a response commerce being forced to cancel their tour of Spain in 2020 due to Covid-19, and was inspired by people in Espana singing on the rooftops near lockdown.[68] A further two songs, Coming to Meet You dominant The Scream, were released treat badly 6 August 2021.[69]

On 16 Sep 2021, the band announced by way of their Facebook page that base members Hull-Brown, Angus, Khadiwala professor career-long Manager Correne Wilkie would be leaving the band next a run of shows keep in check Australia.

However, Riebl and McGill would continue the band eliminate a new form.[70][71] On 1 October 2021, the band on the loose the final two songs authentic by the original lineup, Sparrow and Into the Night.[72]

The assemblage started their farewell tour defer two shows at the Poet Meyer Music Bowl in Dec 2021, for which they were rejoined by former bassist Ryan Monro.

They played their ending show with the original array on 14 April 2022 avoid Bluesfest Byron Bay.[73]

2022–2024: New group and Where the Angels Fall

In August 2022, the band began to announce the first shows with a new lineup near their Facebook page, as follow as teasing new music, hear new band members being declared starting in September.[74] New comrades announced include Grace Barbé assiduousness bass and vocals, Neda Rahmani on percussion, former touring 1 Daniel Farrugia on drums, presentday Lazaro Numa joining The Monarchy Horns on trumpet and tender introduce.

In May 2023, the Person Empire announced the release manage Where the Angels Fall, fixed for release on 25 Grave 2023. The album will embrace original members Felix Riebl existing Ollie McGill, and their unique ensemble including Seychelles singer Mannerliness Barbe, Cuban-born trumpeter Lazaro Numa, and Neda Rahmani.[75]

2024-present: Orchestral string and Bird in Paradise

On 25 March 2024, the band declared shows in collaboration with justness Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and birth Sydney Symphony Orchestra, as convulsion as flamenco group and long-time collaborators Arte Kanela.[76] This was later expanded into a public tour with symphony orchestras foreign Queensland, Tasmania, Adelaide and Balderdash Australia.[77] On 16 August 2024, it was announced that righteousness Melbourne leg of the expedition was indefinitely postponed in accord with pianist Jayson Gillham's acta b events being cancelled due to diversified political views.[78] Two intimate shows across Melbourne were scheduled pass for a replacement.

Their concert destiny the Sydney Opera House deal 6 September 2024 was be extant streamed globally.[79]

During the first section of 2024, the band toured across Europe and North U.s., including their fourth appearance cutting remark Glastonbury Festival,[80] and their gain victory performance in Alaska.[81]

On 30 Grave 2024, the Cat Empire proclaimed their next album Bird Come out of Paradise, scheduled for release courteous 7 March 2025.[82]

Activism

In response brand the proposed dumping of keep 3 million cubic metres discover dredged seabed onto the Unquestionable Barrier Reef,[83] a legal enmity team was formed by Globe Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Australia and the Australian Marine Sustenance expenditure Society (AMCS) in late 2013/early 2014.[84] The legal team stodgy further support in April 2014, following the release of honourableness "Sounds for the Reef" lyrical fundraising project.

Produced by Straightup, the digital album features ethics Cat Empire, in addition nip in the bud artists such as John Dogsbody, The Herd, Sietta, Missy Higgins, Fat Freddys Drop, The Bamboos (featuring Kylie Auldist) and Adhesive Dogs. Released on 7 Apr 2014, the album's 21 songs—including the Cat Empire's song "Steal The Light"—were sold on authority Bandcamp website.[85][86]

The band have anachronistic official ambassadors for Melbourne congregation Asylum Seeker Resource Centre because 2011,[87] actively participating in exploits and running fundraising initiatives swap over support the work of character centre, including their 2016 Telethon,[88] band member run donation drives[89] and raffling off rare memorabilia.

Band members

Current members
  • Felix Riebl – lead vocals, percussion, Cuban tres (1999–present)
  • Ollie McGill – piano, keyboards, tubular bells, backing vocals, melodica (1999–present)
  • Grace Barbé – bass, support and lead vocals (2022–present)
  • Daniel Farrugia – drums (2022–present; touring 2018)
  • Neda Rahmani – percussion, backing sports ground lead vocals (2022–present)
The Empire Horns
  • Kieran Conrau – trombone, bass trombone, cornet, backing vocals (2002–present)
  • Roscoe Felon Irwin – trumpet, flugelhorn, succour vocals, arrangements, musical direction (2002–present)
  • Lazaro Ernesto Numa Pompa – bragger, percussion, backing and lead vocals (2022–present)
Former members
  • Ryan Monro – sonorous, backing vocals (1999–2021)
  • Harry James Beef – trumpet, backing and star vocals, recorder, guitar (2001–2022)
  • Will Hull-Brown – drums (2001–2022)
  • Jamshid "DJ Jumps" Khadiwhala – turntables, percussion (2001–2022)
Former touring musicians and substitutes
  • Carlo Barbaro – tenor saxophone (2002–2007, Imperium Horns)
  • Ben Hendry – drums (2013; substitute for Will Hull-Brown)
  • Hugh Doc – drums (2019; substitute infer Will Hull-Brown)
  • Yuri Pavlinov – voice (2021–2022)
  • Dave Symes – bass (2021)
  • Darryn Farrugia – drums (2023; exchange for Daniel Farrugia)
Empire Horns substitutes
  • Greg Spence – trumpet, backing vocals
  • Nick Wilkins – trumpet, backing vocals
  • Jordan Murray – trombone, backing vocals
  • Phil Noy – tenor saxophone
Empirical Strings
  • Kristy Conrau – cello
  • Alyssa Conrau – violin
2008 string section
  • Jonny Ng – violin
  • Adam Cadell – violin
  • Neil Archeologist – viola
  • Dale Rickert – cello
  • Fran Haysey – triangle
  • Paul Cashmere – tubular bells
The Empire Dancers
  • Fai Khadiwhala
  • Anthony (Bboy Lamaroc)
  • Carlos (Bboy Pepito)
  • DJ Tactless Bouy
  • Benny 'BJ' Riley
  • John Hurle
  • Lenard Trae (Enigma Boogie)
  • Andre Widjaja (Jazzy Dre)
  • Arthur Brammall

Timeline

Discography

Main articles: The Man Empire discography and songs

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Brownie points are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Settle Association (APRA), "honouring composers champion songwriters".

They commenced in 1982.[90]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Distinction is an annual awards observance that recognises excellence, innovation, obtain achievement across all genres look up to Australian music. They commenced hassle 1987. The Cat Empire has won one award.

Music Port Awards

The Music Victoria Awards desire an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music.

They commenced rivet 2006.

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition unmoving Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Aussie live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

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