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. Nudge was formed in Portland by Brian Foote and Paul Dickow, both formerly of

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. The band's first release was on Foote's own Outward label in 2002, followed by a full-length on Tigerbeat6 the following year. In 2005, the band released its third album, ''Cached'', on Kranky. Following the release of ''Cached'', the members concentrated on other projects, with Owens releasing material under the name Valet, and Dickow under the name Strategy.Infinity Padlock review
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'' Foote went on to do production work for Kranky, including for the bands Atlas Sound and Lotus Plaza. Nudge regrouped in 2008 for the ''Infinity Padlock'' EP and in 2009 released a fourth full-length, its second on Kranky, entitled ''As Good As Gone''.Review
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Discography

*''Trick Doubt'' (Outward Music, 2002) *''Elaborate Devices for Filtering Crisis'' ( Tigerbeat6, 2003) *''Cached'' ( Kranky, 2005) *''Infinity Padlock'' EP (Audraglint, 2008) *''As Good As Gone'' (Kranky, 2009)

References

{{reflist Rock music groups from Oregon American electronic music groups Musical groups from Portland, Oregon 2002 establishments in Oregon Musical groups established in 2002 Kranky (record label) artists