Gosh,if you guys played in a band with me and we had gotten a bad review i'd despair at the thought of what you'd react like.

Don't mess with me, mannn!!!

I actually think Glice and Robert Christgau share a lot in common.

Ok. So. Perhaps I was a little rash in my opinions. I DO hate Bowie, and that's not likely to change any time soon. He's one of the many people I've beat my head against a brick wall with several thousand times. I'm incredibly sensitive to voices, which isn't something that anyone else can do anything about, and neither should they. My opinion isn't terribly important.

And gmku, like I say, don't be disheartened. I'm a complete aesthetic fascist, I'm still very much stuck in the 12-yr-old mould of being passionate beyond ration - as it happens, I think very little of musical appreciation fits into the mould of being 'rational' until one gets to the plane of sophistry, ie, music theory.

I should've said from the offset that the artwork was my favourite of any mixtape I've recieve for many a year.




Necessarily so. If you're genuinely interested in a taxonomy of my dislike for the Clash, then I'm happy to write one. If you're interested in a detailed biopsy of any of my opinions, again, I'm more than happy to give one. Ultimately, no one's going to be convinced by any argument I provide, because people over the age of 14 have usually made their mind up about most things.

J&MC are talked about all the time on this forum. Everyone here likes them. Everyone. I don't think even captain contrary Hayden can be bothered to dislike them. And this mixtape swap is alligned to the context of this forum, no? So far as I can make out, they are as well-liked on this forum as SY. So that's the providence of that sleight.

I'm not so sure it's an obscure Bowie choice, but I have a lot of friends who love China Girl. But that's neither here nor there.

I dislike the inference that I should keep an 'open mind'. Obviously, I've gone overboard, so that's entirely understandable and I probably deserve it.

Look, the bottom line is, I'm glad that gmku has gone to the bother of joining in, making an excellent cover for, thinking about and constructing , and sending a tape that he, himself, would like to recieve. I didn't like it, but what the fuck difference does that make to anyone's lives? My Dad listened to it this afternoon, and seems to be enjoying it, so all is well. I happen to have an aversion for white boys with guitars, and am an irrational little cunt. The latter obviously means I fit right in on this forum, the former apparently less so.

Dear Glice,

All is forgiven. Come home.

I now understand that you're just, well, a little "special." And I can respect that.

I'll keep a light on.

Love,

gmku

Excellent. If it's any solace, I've had friends of mine lurking on here, and they've said that, uniquely, I come across as less of a cunt online than in the real world.

I haven't got one.I think that your referring to Glice's but i might be wong.

Ha!

Your friends are welcome anytime, too.

Seriously, don't you think my slow edit of China Girl was at least slightly creative?

"shheee saays... Baby,,,, just you shuttt yourr mousssee..."

Yeah, I wish my dad liked more of this stuff, too. All he'll listen to is Benny Goodman and Henry Mancini. You must have a cool dad, Glice.

See, ironically, I would've appreciated Goodman or Mancini. I wouldn't say my Dad has a great taste in music, but then it is the perpetual law of all music fans that they must disagree with their father (Most of the time. We do share an affection for Meatloaf).

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The above is a guide to using me if you're ever feeling stuck.

I got mix tapes four, but not three. I got your tape for mix four, Bytor!

Received round 3 tape today. Thanks to whomever. Review pending.

For the moment, I can say I love the cover/packaging! Somebody went to a lot of creative effort. Mine comes with a faux fur pouch (tiger? leopard?), including buttons to keep everything nicely buttoned up and secure. In the tape case, a very elegant choice in wrapping paper hides the cassette-issued cardboard insert and the neatly handwritten song list.

I recognize only one band. So apparently nothing obvious or lazy went into the production of this little gem, and I eagerly await the opportunity to slip this into my home deck.

Thanks!

I received a tape last week, but haven't had the chance to post to say so until now. It has a yellow cover with black streaks. There's a tracklist in there, but I don't want to look at it until I've listened to the tape.

Crazy man, you've got mine again! This can either be a good thing, or a bad thing....

I can't remember what I put on there.

It's okay, I saw New Blockaders at the weekend, so my ears are already ringing this time. ;)

Yes, I know which one it is now. I complied this one after a night at the bar. Drunk songs, if you will.

I'm listening to it right now, and enjoying it very much. Your drunk songs work very well on a sleepy Tuesday morning.

Review of The Chocolate Fudge Cave mix tape (round 3)

I have no idea what the title means, but I love chocolate fudge and caves are interesting dark places, so let's go.

First off, the packaging. Wowsers. Faux fur pouch for the cassette box. Cassette box is lined in an elegant print paper. Very nice.

Song list side A

Like a Motherfucker - "The Death of the Mother Culture at Mowa Mam Gymru The Wialing Shamanic Fury of the Hoeurs and Druids and the Coming of the Romans"
Uomammut - "Odio"
Narita Munehiro - "Velocity"

Listen, I don't want to die, all right? In fact, I'm almost still convinced that I'm the exception to the rule and will never shuffle off this mortal coil. This side forces me to reconsider my delusions. What we have here is what I might call spectral metal, consisting mostly of the howlings and screams of drenched-in-distorted-feedback guitar, once in a while a human voice struggling up through the murky layers to intone scary things. It's like being in a swamp and getting sucked down and down and down and down, while all kinds of creepy things slither by. The Buddhists suggest one meditate on one's death, how one's body decomposes, and so on. This is a good start. Dark and absymal and one hell of a lot of fun.

Side 2 song list

M.I.A. -"Bucky Done Gun"
Balek - "A Beast Cage"
Larsen - "Rever"
Rafael Toral - "Glove Touch"
Mother Tongue - "Rewording"
Console - "Starpower"
Ashtray Navigations - Cante Jodido Lookalike Contest"

Things are a little sunnier this side. Even slighltly jingly in places, like M.I.A.'s ditty. Balek is sort of fuzz rap--if I remember correctly, as I'm doing this at work with the tape at home. My favorite is "Starpower" by Console--yes, that "Starpower," and Console do it justice in a rather blissed-out, mellow kind of way.

Very nice tape. Very enjoyable. Thanks!

Out of curiosity,did you get sonicl's mixtape?

I don't know. Is this sonicl's tape? I don't think the username is identified.

It looks like it might be his.The inclusion of Ashtray Navigations is a tad misleading,though,as he sent me one of their cds(which is gobsmackingly great!) because they're not really his cup of tea.

After i looked at the tracklist again,i'd say i'm dead sure it is his mixtape.

Guilty as charged, m'lud.

The plan had been to make one side doom and the other dance, but I ran into problems when I realised that all my dance-y stuff is in storage.

That's all I have time to say for myself right now though. I have the day off work and I'm off to the barber.

Ya done good. I'm enjoying it.

I seem to remember it being a fun one to sing a long with. I'm happy to see you enjoyed it!

I just got my tape. It's PaulyBee's. I just popped it in, on track number two now. Sounds great!

Aw man, nobody got my tape. :[

I still haven't recieved my round three tape, either. I have round four though. I will review it when I get the chance to properly sit down with it.

No-one got mine yet then? Bloody postal workers other than patrons of this board.

I've not got a tape for this round...

Me either. I have a mix tape four though.

Hello there, desparation bump.

Nope. Nothing.

I'll have a review for PaulyBee's here within the next couple of days

Still no sign of mine from round two though, Nefeli? :(

I'll have a turntable again in about a month's time, and I'll re-record it and re-send it then.

there must be some good music playing at the athens post office lately.

Hurrah....Nefeli has a mix tape!!!

I couldn't think of a theme, so I decided on a theme of one person; everything on there is a David Sylvian project, and if I recall rightly it covers work from the very early 1980's with Japan right up to 2005 or 2006. So over twenty years of career.

I'm glad you like side two; putting on a 38-minute piece was a concern, to be honest.

Even the indistinct printed cover was a Sylvian work; it's cut from this photograph of his:

What's the deal? Do I want in?