Both CDs are now burned...I haven't thought of artwork yet, so give me until next weekend to finally wrap this up.

I'm going to Hong Kong tomorrow for a week, so if either of your CDs arrive in the interrim you'll have to grant me a short reprieve to have a chance to listen to them when I get back.

Have fun! Don't get SARS!

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dcomposed:11-06-05: If I was a viking invading your village, you'd be the first to get raped.
Crabby: 10/5/06: i would love to feed you fresh fruit while bathing you.

Chi,

Your CD got returned to me.

Email me your full address again when you get back.

PhCh.

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dcomposed:11-06-05: If I was a viking invading your village, you'd be the first to get raped.
Crabby: 10/5/06: i would love to feed you fresh fruit while bathing you.

I am back, apparently unSARSed and without any trace of bird flu (which, alas, means back to work on Monday).

I've e-mailed you my full address, it's rather odd that it was returned on the first attempt...

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I am back, apparently unSARSed and without any trace of bird flu (which, alas, means back to work on Monday).

I've e-mailed you my full address, it's rather odd that it was returned on the first attempt...

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The postal lady I encountered last time gave me a smack across the chops for not writing N. Ireland on one of my international packages, so make sure you include the country name.

Also, print the postal code in fairly large and distinguishable letters and numbers.

If you did all that, then somebody got lazy on ya.

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Chicken Feather Bed Bugs Bunny Hop Sing Out Side Street Walker Texas Ranger Cookie Dough Boy Wonder Years

Okay, CD's are in the envelopes and should go out Monday. Thanks for your patience.

Your CDs arrived today, choad - I'll give them a good listening to before giving some feedback. Thanks!

I'll post a track list for the first disc. The other one has tracks that I don't even know who the artists are or the titles, but I may slap one together for that as well.

The idea behind this one was to counter-balance all the fun, happy discs I've thrown together for prior swaps. Sorry you all had to endure this, but when I first thought of it, I was going to send it out along with my last disc, which was funk-inspired.

Is This It - The Strokes.
Pretty - Reno
Pablo Picasso - Modern Lovers
No More Lonely Nights - The Heads (with Malin Annetag)
Roads Must Roll - BoomBip
Kids With Guns - Gorillaz
Nobody But You - John Cale / Lou Reed
Breaking the Choke Hold - Mike Watt
Mango Di Bango - Tosca
The Origin Of Love - Rufus Wainwright
Star Me Kitten - William S. Burroughs
Backroads - fIREHOSE
Trip Along - Tripping Daisy
Kota - Bonobo
Exquisitely Bored - Pete Townshend
Somewhere Down The Crazy River - Robbie Robertson
The Same Thing You Thought Hard About Is The Same Part I Can Live Without - Evan Dando
It's Over - Roy Orbison

I really enjoyed this disc, especially The Heads track, which surprised me as I remember the album getting completely panned when it came out.

Both of Choad's CDs got stuck in my car's CD player. I had to pry them out with a tweezers and brute force.

Good CDs though!!

Chi -

Did you get mine?

PhCh.

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dcomposed:11-06-05: If I was a viking invading your village, you'd be the first to get raped.
Crabby: 10/5/06: i would love to feed you fresh fruit while bathing you.

Phreaky: I've not received yours. I don't know if this is to do with Christmas post and such, but considering when you posted them it does seem to have taken a rather long time...

Review: Grey

First of all, my dear choad, I am flattered that you chose to spell "grey" properly on your CD cover. Whether this was just my CD (thereby making it a special limited UK-only edition) or not, I don't know - but I liked the touch. Secondly, this CD is excellent. I have had it in my car for the past three weeks and it gets heavy use; with one exception (noted below) I adore every track.

Is This It - The Strokes

Great start, mellow and chilled I felt. This is now the track I associate with "ahh, we've come full circle, time to listen to Grey again".

Pretty - Reno

"I wish every would BE" - there's something about the way she says "BE" that really appeals. Very good.

Pablo Picasso - Modern Lovers

This guy's voice sounds like someone I met in San Diego. I liked the constant refrain of "Pablo Picasso never got called an arsehole".

No More Lonely Nights - The Heads (with Malin Annetag)

A very different kind of song to what I was expecting from the title (I think I had Paul McCartney in mind for some reason). Just one question, though - does she squeeze Superman the goldfish to death during her chocolate gorging session? I can never be quite sure each time I hear it.

Roads Must Roll - BoomBip

Far and away my most favourite track on this compilation. I really like the beat, the sound, the overall melody... it's just great! They sound a tiny bit like Boards of Canada (I'm thinking Campfire Headphase). Do they have other similar tracks like this (or even an album) that you'd recommend?

Kids With Guns - Gorillaz

The first (of only two) tracks that I already knew. Good choice.

Nobody But You - John Cale / Lou Reed

This song seems so simple and laid back - right up until the last line. When I first heard it, I had a good old chortle. The ambiguity of "nobody" is appealing.

Breaking the Choke Hold - Mike Watt

Melancholic joy, I have no idea what the "choke hold" is, but I like the song all the same!

Mango Di Bango - Tosca

Another favourite, soft notes followed by a strong beat; reminiscent (once again) of those boarding types across the border. Other music by Tosca that you'd recommend...?

The Origin Of Love - Rufus Wainwright

Good old Rufus - nice piece of soft rock, and I think Rufus is probably one of the few singer/songwriters who could get away with using Greek (and Norse?) mythology in a love song.

Star Me Kitten - William S. Burroughs

I'm afraid this was the compilation's low point. I'm not a big fan of the "talk over a melody and call it music" genre. Shatner pulls it off because it's just amusing, but I'm not keen on this Burroughs fellow. I find his accent/dialect really grates, too. Sorry, choad - this one's just not for me.

Backroads - fIREHOSE

Very agreeable, reminds me of the sort of music you might find in a movie during a (non-cheesey) montage sequence. I like it.

Trip Along - Tripping Daisy

Good rocky stuff, very Stone Temple Pilots (and therefore very good).

Kota - Bonobo

Excellent. You're probably realising by now that I'm a complete sucker for these kinds of instrumental/ambient pieces. They're very introspective. Agan, further recommendations for Bonobo music would be appreciated.

Exquisitely Bored - Pete Townshend

When I first heard this song I hadn't read the album listing, and I thought he was singing "exquisitely born in California" which sounded somewhat egotistical. Now I know what he's actually singing, it makes more sense: but either way, it's a good tune.

Somewhere Down The Crazy River - Robbie Robertson

The backing music sounds very mellow 80s, whilst the singing puts me in a much more 70s frame of mind. Pleasant sounds.

The Same Thing You Thought Hard About Is The Same Part I Can Live Without - Evan Dando

Nice bit of rock, am particularly fond of the singing sequences with the gentle drumming in the background.

It's Over - Roy Orbison

This one surprised me, as I didn't think you'd be the Orbison type. However, I think it makes a great ending to the compilation, and I liked it.

Overall, thoroughly enjoyable - the very fact that I was able to write this review without even listening to the CD as I wrote it probably shows how much I liked it.

In the loop of moving and such, I discovered your returned CD amongst my belongings.

I suck.

I will mail this week.

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dcomposed:11-06-05: If I was a viking invading your village, you'd be the first to get raped.
Crabby: 10/5/06: i would love to feed you fresh fruit while bathing you.

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Roads Must Roll - BoomBip

Do they have other similar tracks like this (or even an album) that you'd recommend?

Mango Di Bango - Tosca

Other music by Tosca that you'd recommend...?

Kota - Bonobo

Agan, further recommendations for Bonobo music would be appreciated.

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Sorry, I got all three of those from compilation CDs, so I don't have any other recommendations. I should probably seek out some more by those three, because I do like those songs a lot.

Actually, now that I think about it, I have an extra copy of one of the 3-disc sets that two of those came from. I should send it to you since you'd probably like the other stuff on them as well.

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The Origin Of Love - Rufus Wainwright

Good old Rufus - nice piece of soft rock, and I think Rufus is probably one of the few singer/songwriters who could get away with using Greek (and Norse?) mythology in a love song.

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For the record--he didn't write this one, it's a cover from Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Also...I always spell it "grey."