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Jamie Stewart, the mastermind behind veteran indie band Xiu Xiu, has been using wonky electronics to create his sinisterly playful and completely abrasive sounds since his first album, 2002's Knife Play. Moving deeper into the 21st century, Stewart continues to employ new approaches in creating the electronic elements that color his fractured pop tunes, including the Korg DS-10 software for the Nintendo DS, modeled after Korg's classic MS-10 synth. Here Stewart gives us the lowdown on the DS-10's moving parts, and explains how Xiu Xiu's touchpad compositions came to life on Dear God, I Hate Myself, the band's...