― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 7 March 2005 05:44 (nineteen years ago) link
Thanks for the words of support. I think I will leave my intro in, if for no other reason than to maintain the DIY-ness; but it would be fun to add a few bits from those who "were there". There's some usable space in the booklet going to waste ; )
― I.M. (I.M.), Monday, 7 March 2005 05:49 (nineteen years ago) link
Regards.
― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 7 March 2005 13:09 (nineteen years ago) link
You're on the reserve list, no worries.
― I.M. (I.M.), Monday, 7 March 2005 16:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 7 March 2005 16:25 (nineteen years ago) link
Thanks
― I.M. (I.M.), Monday, 7 March 2005 18:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Monday, 7 March 2005 20:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― I.M. (I.M.), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― 57 7th (calstars), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:57 (nineteen years ago) link
Yeah, they are partly apologetic--but they're also "clever" ways of suggesting some of the loftier things I think may be the case re: this music, without having to actually "proclaim" any of it to be so. In other words, I think there's a lot of interesting stuff to say about the music/period/atmosphere/culture, but I'm not in a position to say it properly. But usually that's what "massive box set" liner notes do--they provide a sage setting of the stage; so I thought I'd have a bit of fun with the conundrum I faced. Just some silliness to fill the space--which is why I tried my best to get a proper writer to give me something to fill it with instead ; )
― I.M. (I.M.), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 17:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 17:40 (nineteen years ago) link
I really can't. It'd be shit. It's all a sketch in my head, anyway. You've read enough of my garble over the years to know it's not self deprecation for me to say I can't write.
Even if I could say it all properly I'm not sure I'd want to--kind of why I included "links" and other suggested reading material at the back of the booklet, to let the listener decide for themselves whether "what happened" and "what it's all about" matter.
― I.M. (I.M.), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 17:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dad, Friday, 11 March 2005 04:32 (nineteen years ago) link
I haven't read it yet obviously (because it's not released,) but in talking with Simon Reynolds a little, it looks like my set will provide a pretty reasonable soundtrack to his upcoming post-punk tome 'Rip It Up and Start Again' (which sounds like it will be more fantastic than I'd imagined).
I'm still taking waiting list requests, at soundslike1981@gmail.com : )
― I.M. (I.M.), Friday, 11 March 2005 05:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― I.M. (I.M.), Saturday, 19 March 2005 20:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 19 March 2005 20:48 (nineteen years ago) link
If you have not received an email from me but feel you should have, drop me a line at the address below.
Thanks.
― I.M. (I.M.), Friday, 25 March 2005 21:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Friday, 25 March 2005 21:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― I.M. (I.M.), Friday, 25 March 2005 23:36 (nineteen years ago) link
Amazing.
I mean, it will be a lot more amazing in a few months after I have a chance to listen to it all. 21 HOURS!
― don weiner, Saturday, 26 March 2005 20:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Saturday, 26 March 2005 21:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― Bimble... (Bimble...), Saturday, 26 March 2005 22:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― tylerw, Saturday, 26 March 2005 22:45 (nineteen years ago) link
All to say--I'd love to hear any thoughts/criticisms/suggestions/ideas/anecdotes/etc. those of you who get this thing have. I've spent a good while with the music, and especially with the stuff on the set, and I still love it all--not burned out yet. So I'm curious what people who *haven't* spent such an intense time with it think.
― I.M. (I.M.), Sunday, 27 March 2005 01:28 (nineteen years ago) link
I've bought materials for another 50 copies, so I guess I'm committed to at least that many. But it may still be another 2-4 weeks before I can get to all the "waiting list" people. It's just a very time-consuming process.
― I.M. (I.M.), Sunday, 27 March 2005 01:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― stephen morris (stephen morris), Sunday, 27 March 2005 01:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― jsg, Sunday, 27 March 2005 02:56 (nineteen years ago) link
The first two CD's were composed of mostly stuff I already knew but there were a few stray things here and there that clearly warrant further research on my part. Currently I'm enjoying the "brain" CD quite a bit. Not only does it have a lot more stuff I hadn't heard before in comparison to the first two CD's, but it's just the KIND of music I want to hear lately. It's soo nice to hear a Birthday Party song in the context of a compilation, too, because I find whole albums of theirs a bit too much to take, even if they did do some really great songs in their career.
Wow, Eyeless In Gaza! I haven't heard them in so long! I actually remember that song, too. Great stuff.
― Bimble... (Bimble...), Sunday, 27 March 2005 07:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― 57 7th (calstars), Monday, 28 March 2005 23:19 (nineteen years ago) link
20 copies went out last thurs/friday, and another 12 will go out tomorrow. My plan is to go to the post office every couple days, to give time for enough sets to be paid for to make it worth using my lunch break. I appreciate everyone's timely responses to my mass email.
― I.M. (I.M.), Monday, 28 March 2005 23:23 (nineteen years ago) link
How did I miss this thread? Wowsa. Amazing. Great work IM.
My email has been sent.
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 28 March 2005 23:35 (nineteen years ago) link
Is there more available for purchase, I would love to get my hands on a copy. It looks fantastic. I'm really impressed like everyone else.
― jmeister (jmeister), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 06:09 (eighteen years ago) link
― Mike O. (Mike Ouderkirk), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 07:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 09:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― poortheatre (poortheatre), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 09:10 (eighteen years ago) link
I'm not sure what the most cost-effective method for international shipping is. Try http://ircalc.usps.gov/ with a weight of 12oz from postal code 72205.
Poortheatre, Jmeister --
Go ahead and send me an email at soundslike1981@gmail.com if you would so I can put you on the waiting list. It'll probably be several weeks before I could get to you, so that should give you time to get together the $13.
Mike O.--
Glad it reached you, hope you dig it.
― I.M. (I.M.), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 15:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 15:14 (eighteen years ago) link
Yours went out Thursday, should be there any day now.
― I.M. (I.M.), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 15:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 15:20 (eighteen years ago) link
― Bimble... (Bimble...), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 15:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 16:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― joel nelson (joel nelson), Wednesday, 30 March 2005 23:27 (eighteen years ago) link
Glad you like it, Joel.
― I.M. (I.M.), Thursday, 31 March 2005 00:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 31 March 2005 00:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 31 March 2005 00:08 (eighteen years ago) link
Media mail is supposed to be 4-7 days. Tomorrow makes a week. So with any luck. . . : )
I should've made it more clear that U.S.ers can opt for something faster than media mail if they want to pay for it; but I figured 7 days max wasn't too bad.
― I.M. (I.M.), Thursday, 31 March 2005 00:18 (eighteen years ago) link
Utterly incredible...
― Dark Horse, Thursday, 31 March 2005 00:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 31 March 2005 00:25 (eighteen years ago) link
Awesome! Somebody ought to do a marathon for charity or something where they try to listen to all 21 hours consecutively!
Let's see---the 9 mixes make 12 hours--has anybody made it to the mp3-CD (the one with the briefcase-esque logo)? That bit may have been overkill--but there's a lot of great stuff that just didn't suit the mixes!
― I.M. (I.M.), Thursday, 31 March 2005 00:28 (eighteen years ago) link