ahh christmas and the postal system!!!!

I know. I just don't want to risk having them lost in the christmas post chaos.

Bytor Peltor, I got your tape today by the way. Very nice. :]

Okay, just thought I'd update on how things are going.

I have been organising the tapes today, sorting out who's getting what and whatnot. I am waiting on one more tape before I package them all. I am wondering what to do about this whole christmas-time postage jam. I fear that if I mail them out this month they'll be lost among the countless other christmas packages, and won't be delivered for a long time.

Should I delay the posting until after the holidays?

I reckon post them now. They should be alright, the postal service lay on a load of extra staff for the period, and you've got another few days before the last cut-off.

But then, I live in the same country as you, so it's pretty much a dead-cert that mine'll come before Christmas.

Yeah, that's true, but I'm still waiting on Joel's tape. Oh, what to do..

It's been 4 days. I think my tape go to Pookie within 6

I'd wait until you've actually got all the tapes before sending any out.

Just in case FN's gets lost in the post and somebody misses out.

I got your tape today Joel.

I am going to hold back sending them out until after Christmas, though, just to be careful. I don't want any tapes disappearing in the christmas post-madness.

Great. Reading that makes me happy.
By the way, whatchu think about the artwork?

shit missed it again

I thought it was great, Joel. I was like, 'whats that?', then I took out the picture and it all made sense.

YEAH

Hah, okay.

I've been packing them up gradually. They'll be sent off within the next couple of days. Sorry for the delay, but it was necessary.

Okay, I sent them off today, after some delay. They are now jetting their way towards you, as we speak.

Skill! Weekend tape for me! Hooray, British postal system!

got mine, just about to go and listen to it!
cheers bytor beltor and danny, both stars :)

Got mine from Paulybee this morning, just finished listening to it (before I go out on the piss for the evening).

It's a great tape, so thanks to Pauly and Danny 'Faciliatator' Himself.

Side 1:

Starts with the Boredoms - Monster Rex... which is in their silly phase rather than the hippy bollocks of Seadrum, which is infinitely preferable; Trumans Water next, who I've not given enough time to and do sound like I'm Being Good, although I'm Being Good are better la la la I can't hear you. Daughters next, nice racket; Pere Ubu next, who I've neglected and are actually quite good; DJ Scotch Egg next, and I have to pause here for a round of applause [insert applause emoticon] because Scotch Egg is fucking amazing and a brilliant live show and deeply, deeply silly in an utterly great way. Prurient follows, who sits very nicely in there. I don't 'like' like Prurient, but in this context a bit of sub-Masonna squealing fits very nicely; Coughs up next, good, fun rackety things; Rub next, a new name on me, does an amusing London [I assume] 'ting which is funny without being annoying
; The Flying Luttenbachers next, who I dismissed on first listen because I'm clearly a dick and clearly entirely wrong on very rare ocassions - fucking brilliant; Next Lee Ranaldo, who if I'm honest does my head in with his poetry, but that's not really a problem. It's pleasant enough, just moderately annoying; Next is Boris' veil (part 7) which is more of their 'rocking out' stuff than the dirgey drones I tend to prefer. Good band though.


Side 2:

Sundburned Hand of the Man - Don't like this band, but this is not entirely offensive, quite a change of pace from the preceding side. I'll insert a compliment here on the sequencing of this tape, which is superlative. Next the Skaters, who are brilliant, and this track has reminded me that I should invest in a record because in spite of not liking a lot of this noisy drift that's very popular at the moment, I like them a great dea; The Magik Markers, who are another band I obviously didn't hear the right stuff for first time, this is quite enjoyable in an opiated rock out sort of way; Vampire Can't next, fun guitar racket again; Afrirampo follows, not my thing, but it's short; NWW up next, who, obviously, are brilliant, as everyone knows; Agata up next - didn't like his album, but, yet again, in the context of a mixtape this works terrifically well; Aidan Walsh and the Masterplan up next - another new name, this is probably not my thing, but it's a mixtape so hey, let's go along with it; Cassette Boy closes the tape, I haven't heard him for years, I've still got a few tapes/ CDs of his from c.2001/2, he's a bit of a one-trick pony, but is definitely tailor-made for inclusion on mixtapes.

Ace tape, cheers Mr Bee.

Oh, and the artwork's a green insect on the lid of an eyeball, which is somewhat disturbing (I have a weird thing about my eyes, I'm not squeamish for anything except that involving the eyes).

Rushed response, I must shower and get on a train, but thanks again.

The Skaters are ace but I have enjoyed them much, much more live than on record. Palmshaper and Gambling in Ophas Shadow are two of the better records of theirs that I have heard. Obviously they all sound much the same but that's not always a bad thing. They could be the 21st Century heirs to the Young/Zazeela/Maclise/Conrad throne if they wanted to but probably don't want to so there.

Also, nerd-y correction: Casetteboy is actually two blokes...or were, they are on hiatus/not doing anything anymore. Although they are going to be doing some music for a documentary.

'Facilitator' is definitely a nickname I would like to have. Those tapes moved pretty fast. You see, with the Facilitator, it's nothing less than First Class.

I made a mistake when packing them all up, however. I was packing them up when I realised there was one tape that would not be sent out. I panicked, and put it one of the envelopes. I later remembered that the extra tape was for me to keep because I had made a tape. It's all too late now.

So, who's the lucky bastard who got two tapes?

Are you sure about Casetteboy? Even earlier stuff? It seem ridiculous that t/he/y should be the work of more than one.

I also, as I'm a little pissed, should not that the Young/ Zazeela [etc] trajectory is entirely about academic notions of drift, which is entirely different to improv notions of drift. But, otherwise (and infact includingwise), yescore.