Present them.

I'll be including my swap disc from last round plus at least one new disc. Prepare your toasters.

BTW, what is that stuff on the bottom of an English muffin?

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BTW, what is that stuff on the bottom of an English muffin?

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BTW, what is that stuff on the bottom of an English muffin?

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Not the answer for which I was looking, but you both win anyway.

My printer has turned into a racist. It won't print anything black. So any artwork included might look weird (slang for shitty). Sorry.

Still working on some stuff I want to include. Hope to be finished by month's end.

Ive got one shortlist sorted, the other I need a couple of songs, which Im working on securing. Id expect I'll be closer to posting quite soon, however Im not going to say for definite till the shortlists are finalised.

A bit like the england world cup squad, I'll be including a few surprise choices just because I can.

Obviously, you didn't receive your discs by the end of May. Sorry. The producer was an arsehole. The backup singers were shit. I had to sack everyone and begin anew.

Will post when things are closer to fine.

I'm in the process of narrowing down the desired songs from about 30 that are in the running and putting them in the right order. I'm thinking that working on it this weekend is a good idea. As far as mailing it out...who knows.

Okay, playlist is set. I should have them mailed out by Monday.

JUST TO POP IN ON SOMETHING THAT TOTALLY DOESN'T CONCERN ME, THAT STUFF ON THE BOTTOM OF ENGLISH MUFFINS IS CORN MEAL.

DEAR GOD I WAS A COOK FOR WAY TOO LONG......

Had to redo one of the CDs (considering making it a double album as Ive got more songs than will fit, but we'll see) Will try and have them done and posted by next friday.

The themed cd is coming along nicely, and I think you'll both enjoy it.

Okay, I didn't get them burned and mailed like I said I would, then my PC had a meltdown on Friday, but I'm back up and running and motivated to get this done.

Thanks for your continued patience.

Yeah, me, too.

Okay--they're in the envelope. I'm mailing them Thursday, which means I'll be in the UK before they are. I was thinking I should mail Gov's and KvK's from London, but with the exchange rate, its probably still cheaper to mail them from the US.

Enjoy.

I Surrender!! :D

More to come on that...

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I've been unable to DL some songs I want for this swap disc, but, thanks to a good friend, I should have them soon. And then you two will have the discs...eventually.

recieved your disk choad, do you want me to redirect my cds to some address in the UK, or should I still mail them out to the US? Probably be wednesday before they are ready though.

I'm back in sunny Southern California, where it is much cooler than London. Next year, I'm going to visit someplace more mild, like Morocco.

Okay, the cover and disc art was overly French, but the inspiration is continental European cafes in general. It doesn't matter what country you're in--you're likely to hear music from several countries being played. So here you go.

1) Belleville Rendez-Vous The Triplets of Belleville. This comes from the soundtrack of the animated movie The Triplets of Belleville. If you haven't seen it, now would be well-timed, since it is about the Tour d'France. It's a French cartoon, but there is no dialogue, so anyone can enjoy it.

2) Melodía Tradicional Ecuadoriana Jonathan Richman. It's hard to believe this guy started out as a pre-punk. He plays incredible Spanish style acoustic guitar.

3) Cité Tango Astor Piazzolla. This is a Gotan Project mix.

4) Monsieur Dimitri Joue du Stylophone Dimitri from Paris.

5) Ondulé Mathieu Boogaerts.

6) Bossa Per Due Nicola Conte.

7) Mal ô Mains Sanseverino.

8) Muggles Mambo Muggles Meshugana Lounge. I used to know Muggles (the sax player) before he moved to New Orleans; one or two of my close friends might be on this track--I can't remember.

9) The Beat Goes On Talvin Singh. I'm often tempted to bring Talvin Singh discs to Indian restaurants and ask them to play it instead of the same song that they all seem to have on repeat.

10) Yekermo Sew Mulatu Astatke. Kramer had a song by this artist I was going to include on his swap disc, so I exchanged it for this track. Both come from the Broken Flowers soundtrack.

11) Queremos Paz Gotan Project. I heard Gotan Project everywhere I went last year in Czech and Austria.

12) Miserlou Muggles Meshugana Lounge. Take that, Dick Dale!

13) Menina Moca (Young Lady) Stan Getz. I consider Stan Getz the first successful crossover musician. Who knows if the U.S. would have ever known bossa nova without him.

14) Juste Quelqu'un de Bien Enzo Enzo.

15) Lo Boob Oscillator Stereolab.

Okay, that's it. I recycled some artists from prior swaps, but in a different context. I've got my concept down for Swap 9, and it's gonna rock.

I have a completely unrelated announcement: I now have a CD burner and when the time comes, I want to play in your reindeer games. Now if only someone could tell how to use the damn thing.

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Oh, I also got those mp3s I needed. I finalised the track list tonight. Burning will commence soon because I'm also finally upgrading (I hope) to XP.

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pm me your address myers and I'll add an extra copy of this swaps compilations to my burner/printer tommorrow.

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Cheap way to use cd burner, get Itunes and make a playlist, go to your library and copy tracks into said list and then click on the nuke icon to burn it.

Otherwise buy or use the 5 click discount to get hold of a copy of nero, which will fulfil all your burny needs.

Cool. Many thanks.

I'll make one too and send one your way when I have a free moment (and money to pay postage). If anyone else wants in on some side swappin' action, lemme know.

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I'll make one too and send one your way when I have a free moment (and money to pay postage). If anyone else wants in on some side swappin' action, lemme know.

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appologies guys, I didnt get them finished in time this week. Ive got the cd's printed, and the track notes sorted, but Im off work for a week on holiday, so will have to sort them out when I get back.

I'll also throw a teaser up here once they are in the post. ;)

And Ive also got choads to review. Ive listened through it once on my Ipod, but I think I should give it a few more runs before I comment on it. There are some tracks on there I adore, or should I say J'adore!

Choad's CD is perfect listening for a sunny summer day.

Due to computer (mis)management issues, things are progressing slowly. However, they are progressing!

I should be mailing packages by early next week.

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Will be posting Monday. Woo!

As my discs should be posted tomorrow, I'll go ahead with the three-word descriptions:

01. Not Less Cheeba
02. More Tupelo Honey
03. Know Your Rights
04. The Astro Man
05. Hendrix Love Child?
06. My Evening Tie
07. Treasure This Nutt
08. Crazy Schizophrenic Bastard
09. My Sugar Walls
10. Furry National Anthem?
11. Judy In Disguise
12. Hatfields' Sworn Enemies
13. Gathering No Moss
14. Off-Center Square Guy
15. Swap Seven Out-Take
16. Bringin' Tha Illinoize!
17. A Good Minus
18. Friend Of Linus
19. Rape Me, Dick
20. Hot Buttered Popcorn
21. Not Petula Clark
22. Not Patsy Cline
23. A Foodian Slip
24. Hill Billie Holiday

Surrender to Choad

Belleville Rendez-Vous -- Perfect kickoff for this compilation and an incredible song in its own right. Is there anyone involved in these swaps who doesn't own this soundtrack? If so, Jetez la vache!

Melodia Tradicional Ecuadoriana -- Amazing that Mr. Richman shows up on this disc. Gotta get me some of that guy's stuff.

Cite Tango -- Sounds like I'm sipping espresso at an intimate cafe...an evil, intimate cafe.

Monsieur Dimitri -- Too short the stylophone.

Ondule -- Disturbingly pleasant.

Bossa Per Due -- Would make great background music for some dance club scene in a movie (or a really slow, involved chase scene:).

Mal o Mains -- Who is this -- the French Elvis? The song gave me a severe case of Jazz Hands.

Muggles Mambo -- Now I can differentiate a Bossa from a Mambo!

The Beat Goes On -- Hot shit, now that's a beat!

Yekermo Sew -- An intricate quilting of sounds. Spellbinding.

Querermos Paz -- Nice sound, but a bit long.

Miserlou -- Trades the energy of the original for drama. Nice.

Menina Moca -- Ah, Mr. Getz, I was wondering when you'd arrive.

Juste Quelqu'un de Bien -- Not as impressive as the songs around it.

Lo Boob Oscillator -- How could I not like a song with "Boob" in the title?

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Loads of great stuff, as usual. My two favorites are Yekermo Sew and Lo Boob Oscillator, but that sort of thing is right up my alley. I'm sure choad knew that. And I repeat, I surrender!

Posted mine on monday, so You'll have them in a few days, will give you a teaser track listing for one of them.

Misirlou
Son of a Preacher Man
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Girl You'll be a Woman Soon
Lets Stay Together
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot me down)
Stuck in the Middle with you
You Never Can Tell
Strawberry Letter 23
A Satisfied Mind
Magic Carpet Ride
Hooked on a feeling
Malaguena Salerosa
Coconut

Surrender to the Choad

1. Belleville Rendez Vous – Fantastic Song, I have to confess Ive yet to see the film, but its moved up my todo list.
2. Meldia Tradicional Ecudoriana – Beautiful, Im with umfum on Richman,I gotta get me some of this. If I ever progress past basic chords on my acoustic, this is the Exact sound I want to aspire towards..
3. Cite Tango – Love the sense of urgency this song evokes I prepared a pizza to this song, certainly spiced up the process, Chopping vegetables has never been so sinister!
4. Monsieur Dimitri Joue du Stylophone - I can see this being played in the lifts of huge corporations who have their main offices on the 200th floor of the building.
5. Ondule – I like this, I don’t know why, but its my favourite on this compilation, very relaxed tune.
6. Bossa Per Due - Following from Umfums comment, If I were to use this in a film I think it would be the background to an intricate museum heist, involving bypassing the alarms, use of mirrors to get around the laser systems, and probably some sort of pully set-up.
7. Mal o Mains - Ace, J’adore 30s style jazz.
8. Muggles Mambo – Great tune, the Guv knows how to salsa!
9. The Beat goes on – I thought this was very interesting, nice mix of styles
10. Yekermo Sew – Reminds me of 60s Spy shows for some reason. Not necessarily a bad thing. Great pick.
11. Queremos Paz – Quite a cool track. Very laid back, but intense at the same time.
12. Miserlou – Very intriguing, a great version of this greek classic. I am especially interested for reasons which will be apparent when you receive my cds.
13. Menina Moca – Love this
14. Juste Quelqu’un de bien – Ive no idea what shes saying, but she can say it to me all day. I liked this.
15. Lo Boob Oscillator – Wonderful! C’est Manifique!

This is a fantastic compilation, Favourites include Belleville Rendez Vous, which opens perfectly, Ondule, which is just too cool, and Lo Boob Oscillator, which rounded up a great cd. Surrender to the Choad is a great selection of tunes that are both edgy and layed back at the same time. The Guv approves.

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Posted mine on monday, so You'll have them in a few days, will give you a teaser track listing for one of them.

Misirlou
Son of a Preacher Man
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Girl You'll be a Woman Soon
Lets Stay Together
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot me down)
Stuck in the Middle with you
You Never Can Tell
Strawberry Letter 23
A Satisfied Mind
Magic Carpet Ride
Hooked on a feeling
Malaguena Salerosa
Coconut

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Oh, I needed to bump up my post count.

No.

I mean, I did post the discs to day. You guys should get them within a week (or less).

Just received 2 CDs from Umfum and 2 from the Governor at the very same time. And I NEVER get mail! I'll get my ass to work and make some stuff too!

Gov, can you send me your address again? I'm worried I'm not going to get it right from the envelope.

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Posted mine on monday, so You'll have them in a few days, will give you a teaser track listing for one of them.

Misirlou
Son of a Preacher Man
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Girl You'll be a Woman Soon
Lets Stay Together
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot me down)
Stuck in the Middle with you
You Never Can Tell
Strawberry Letter 23
A Satisfied Mind
Magic Carpet Ride
Hooked on a feeling
Malaguena Salerosa
Coconut

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"Alternatino" is a good listen. Some versions work better than others.

"Silly Title" has some great stuff.

Can't say much more until next week.

Yeah, I forgot to mention, I got both Umfum's and Gov's discs and both have some great tunes on them...I'll reciprocate on the reviews sometime...soon.

I will say this one thing, though--umfum had a song on one of his discs that had me laughing so hard, I had to skip to the next track to keep from crashing on my commute.

I hope to finish my mix this weekend and then I'll be commenting on the disks. They've been the soundtarck to my life this week, that's for sure. Very enjoyable.

Picked up your CDs today Umfum. Going to give them a listen now.

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Recieved your disks Ivy, giving them a spin now, cheers.

I will be offering some insights on Umfum's quite soon, as for "picking them up", I did exactly that. I could concuct some elaborate and entertaining story as to why this was the case involving spies, ninja's, the odd red robot or two, possibly a pirate, and maybe to a lesser extent gratutitous sex, but Im not going to.

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Recieved your disks Ivy, giving them a spin now, cheers.

I will be offering some insights on Umfum's quite soon, as for "picking them up", I did exactly that. I could concuct some elaborate and entertaining story as to why this was the case involving spies, ninja's, the odd red robot or two, possibly a pirate, and maybe to a lesser extent gratutitous sex, but Im not going to.

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So I've had my mixes done for a couple of weeks now but my printer is shit and I wanted to make up cool covers like you guys did, but sadly I think mine is going to be bump ass. Hope you can forgive me. I think the music is good on the upside. I tried to be smart and creative with the packaging but my computer nonsavy continues to haunt me. I should be sending them out on Saturday.

TheGov -- ALTERNATINO:

01. BEACH BOYS - Their "Miserlou" is not as dynamic as the Dick Dale version. Plus, I'm now comparing it to choad's "alternate" take from Surrender. Not fair.

02. NANCY SINATRA - Big band bombast. Wow. Q's choice of Dusty re-kindled my then-forgotten love of this song, so, for me, any comparison is unfair. But it's a damn good song either way.

03. THE ANIMALS - Haven't seen Kill Bill, so that fact skews my view of this track. However, this bluesy Burdon version is quite good. And if he wasn't with them at the time, then consider it "unBurdoned." I slay me.

04. NEIL DIAMOND - I have the UO version on cassette (the same one with "sister Havana" and "Erica Kane," I believe -- good stuff), so I'm partial to it. I do like the pathos of the Diamond original, though. Very, very nice.

05. TINA TURNER - Afore I heard the vocals, I thought this was 'Retha. Very 80s. Al's was 70s, but, yeah, timeless.

06. NANCY again - Fantastic! I bet this song is used to great effect in the movie. I like Nancy's vocal here better than in the first song. Now I want to hear the Cher version to see if it has that Gypsy flair.

07. DA VINCI - I can't hear this song without dancing around and cutting off imaginary ears. Da Vinci version makes me smile, too -- especially da bridge.

08. JOHN PRINE - Seems like ol' John is doing is best at channeling Chuck, but he doesn't quite capture the "French" feel of Berry's. Good straight-up Rock N Roll, though.

09. SHUGGIE OTIS - Oh shit, I shot Shuggie! Great losin'-my-girl-and-can't-do-a-damn-thing-about-it song. Haven't seen Jackie Brown, either. Damn, I suck.

10. PORTER WAGONER - Porter discovered Dolly Parton and helped make her famous, but she probably made him more famous than he had any right to be. By most accounts, though, he is a good guy. I haven't heard the Cash version, but I imagine I'd enjoy it more. Still, Porter does this song great justice and makes it sound like a true Country song.

11. STEPPENWOLF - Heh, how does one "totally forget" about "Magic Carpet Ride?" I guess it's okay since you're about -10 years than me. Plus, they used to be my Mom's favorite group.

12. BJ THOMAS - Sitars keep fallin' on my head.... Not bad, but Blue Suede's much better.

13. MIGUEL MEJIA - I don't speak much Latin, but I like the music. ;) This one's romantic and dramatic in all the right places.

14. SPRUNG MONKEY - Is this the one Coke used for their "Lime in the Coke" ads. Ugh, disgusting stuff -- the soda, that is. Also, I'm quite upset that we could have had a Muppet version instead.

Bonus Tracks...

15. NINA SIMONE - I've always assumed Nina Simone was a woman. If she is, then damn. I wouldn't have guessed who sang this in a million years if not for the liners.

16. TOM JONES BARENAKED - If someone had told me, back in my headbanger days, that I'd be digging on Tom Jones in 15 years, I'd have told them to go fellate themselves.

17. PACO DE LUCIA - As much as I enjoyed Mejia's take, this one's even better. Excellent instrumental. Thanks for the inclusion.

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Alternatino was an excellent idea and you executed it most, uh, excellently, your excellency. The Beach Boys song was the only one that was disappointing. All the others were interesting, lively or both. And the overall packaging and notes are once again incredible. Thank you so much!