i was reading some year-end lists, i guess there was a lawsuit involving wilco
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/05/05/the-duersten.php
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13 Great CD Reissues You May Have Never Heard Of
The Conet Project (Irdial)
A lawsuit gave second wind to this eerie four-CD box set of shortwave radio transmissions, thought by spy and paranoia buffs to be worldwide, 24/7 code broadcasts by intelligence agents. Originally issued in 1997 by British indie label Irdial, the rock group Wilco sampled the recitation "yankee . . . hotel . . . foxtrot" (first disc, fourth track) for the title and music for its acclaimed 2002 album. (Irdial sued, Wilco settled.) Not so great for children’s parties.
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