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, ''Shaved EP'' in 2010 and ''Endless Path EP'' in 2011. Mixing the genres of

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, hip-hop, and

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, Babe Rainbow's early

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material was described as "creating "overcast, suffocating sonic landscapes" that evoke a sound "like living in a haunted house". In addition to providing official remixes for artists such as

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, and Jokers of the Scene, Reed has provided production to up-and-coming rappers and occasionally releases free EPs of demos and works-in-progress. In 2012, Reed briefly joined the backing band for Domino Records-signed R&B artist How To Dress Well before going on to release an EP of minimalist piano compositions titled ''Minnesota Winter EP'', and ''Falling Apart EP'' which

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called "a momentous, sometime triumphant gloom that recalls a range of other electronic experimentalists".

Studio releases

Remixes and singles

References

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