"Aural Psynapse" is an

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recording by Canadian electronic music producer

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. It was released on November 4, 2011 by

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and

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(US and Canada) and featured on his 2014

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album ''

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''.

Background

The original version of the track was recorded in 2001 and uploaded to SectionZ on June 17, 2002 under the alias Halcyon441 (Zimmerman's screen name at the time) on the self-released compilation ''

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''. Zimmerman previewed a remake in April 2011 through

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while it was a work in progress, noting it was originally "a track emade ..ten years ago". The remake even uses a sample from the original 2001 release. It was first played live in May 2011 during live in

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and August 2011 during the Meowingtons Hax Tour.

Release

The track was released on November 4, 2011. In December 2011, the song was featured in the tour ''Hard x Mouth Taped Shut''. The song was also featured on the 2014 compilation album ''

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''.

Track listing

Appearances

The song "Aural Psynapse" from the 2001 version of the album ''

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'' appears in the

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game ''Little Rocketman''.

Charts

Certifications

References

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