Mixcloud: Failed to parse JSON

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Add the -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with (youtube-dl -v <your command line>), copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):

# youtube-dl -v https://www.mixcloud.com/genia/passion-and-shadow-sacred-circle-dance-aug-13-2017/
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'https://www.mixcloud.com/genia/passion-and-shadow-sacred-circle-dance-aug-13-2017/']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.08.23
[debug] Python version 2.7.10 - Darwin-16.7.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: avconv 12.1, avprobe 12.1, ffmpeg 3.3.3, ffprobe 3.3.3
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[mixcloud] genia-passion-and-shadow-sacred-circle-dance-aug-13-2017: Downloading webpage
[mixcloud] genia-passion-and-shadow-sacred-circle-dance-aug-13-2017: Downloading webpage
ERROR: genia-passion-and-shadow-sacred-circle-dance-aug-13-2017: Failed to parse JSON  (caused by ValueError('Extra data: line 1 column 2 - line 2 column 101 (char 1 - 217)',)); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 691, in _parse_json
    return json.loads(json_string)
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/json/__init__.py", line 338, in loads
    return _default_decoder.decode(s)
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/json/decoder.py", line 369, in decode
    raise ValueError(errmsg("Extra data", s, end, len(s)))
ValueError: Extra data: line 1 column 2 - line 2 column 101 (char 1 - 217)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 776, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 434, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/mixcloud.py", line 110, in _real_extract
    play_info = self._decrypt_play_info(encrypted_play_info, track_id)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/mixcloud.py", line 74, in _decrypt_play_info
    video_id)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 695, in _parse_json
    raise ExtractorError(errmsg, cause=ve)
ExtractorError: genia-passion-and-shadow-sacred-circle-dance-aug-13-2017: Failed to parse JSON  (caused by ValueError('Extra data: line 1 column 2 - line 2 column 101 (char 1 - 217)',)); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

Mixcloud downloads are not working.