Alexander Buchanan (July 19, 1980 – March 1, 2018), better known by his

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Bender, was a Canadian rapper. He was a member of the group

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and a former

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Discography

Albums

Solo :* ''The Squidmilker Instrumentals'' (2004)

(Bender with Patience & DJ Calkuta) :* ''Run for Your Lives!'' (2005) :* ''Bad Information'' (2011) :* ''High Priests of Low-Life'' (2014) Other collaborations :* ''Soma Holiday'' (1996) (with Sunshine Dick Surprise)

EPs, singles

EPs :* ''The Warning Shot'' (2005) (with Flight Distance) :* ''Chuck B vs The Boombaptist'' (2011) Singles :* "Real Teeth" (2010) (with Flight Distance) :* "All Crushed Under the Same Terrible Wheel" (2011) (with Flight Distance) :* "Worth" (2013) (with Flight Distance)

Guest appearances

:* Atherton & Sire - "Indifferent in Significance" from ''A Different Way of Doing the Same Old Thing'' (2006) :* Self Driven - "3 Strikes", "Musical Youth", "Dyno Killas" & "No Life (Remix)" from ''Self Driven'' (2006) :* 24/7 – "White Chalk" (2010) :*

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– "Air Guitar" from ''Heart of Rock'' (2010) :* Prehistoric - "Short Bus" from ''Forgive the Hero'' (2012) :* Bruff - "On the Block" from ''Skidoo Soup'' (2012) :* 24/7 – "Pulling Teeth" from ''A.I. Project'' (2012) :* Charron – "Go In" from ''Bath Salts & Vinegar Chips'' (2013) :* Eskr-One – "Iron Fist" from ''Beautiful Decay'' (2013) :* Prehistoric – "Perspective" from ''Walking Backwards on an Escalator'' (2013) :* Giant Gorilla Dog Thing – "Stonewall" from ''Horse'' (2014) :*

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– "And They Hide Their Eyes" from ''The Great Mr. Nobody (One)'' (2014) :* Noah23 x DJ Coutz – "Campy Squalor" from ''Discordian Pope'' (2016) :* Real Deal – "The Axis of Evil" from ''The Mount Oliver Project'' (2017) :* Prehistoric – "Another Day" from ''Elephant Graveyard'' (2018) :* Buck-n-Nice – "Ocean or Shallow End" from ''EMAG'' (2018) :* Ramcliff – "Human Language" from ''Ramcliff'' (2019)

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