mix cd thread

[SINISTER FUNKHOUSE]

booksoutloud said:

well, dont you have to put a return adress on the envalope?

nope, but it would be nice.

[booksoutloud]

but does that mean that we all give you our adresses? or just post them here?

[SINISTER FUNKHOUSE]

i don't know. i'll let dr. strangelove decide that.

[dr. strangelove]

ok, let me write up here what we have so far... if you want to change something, suggest it

1st: if you want to be involved, email me @ [e-mail] (this way, you don't know who is sending one to you until you get it... also, it will alow me to prevent anyone from getting mix cd's from the same person every time). include your mailing address, as well as your shzine userid/nickname. on the afternoon of the 13th, i will mail you the person you are sending your mix cd to

current rules for the first cd:
no theme required(?)
no xiu xiu songs, and no songs recorded by artists who have done split 7"s, split cdep's, or who have recorded on xiu xiu albums (maybe we should create a list for people who aren't sure?)
mail your mix cd to the recipient in a timely fashion (within a week? the following monday?)

[iamthemillmtnstar]

this is an amazing idea. i'm down.

[dr. strangelove]

ok, so i'll be sending out emails tomorrow... this is everyone i currently have listed (by username)... if you sent an email, and your username isn't listed, try it again, and maybe send me an IM through here, just in case...

apistat
dojolovemachine
thisshitisoranges
sithie
iamthemillmtnstar
eyeless
liontails
booksoutloud
wolfpac

if you want to try this thing out, email me before noon (west coast time) tomorrow (friday january 13th) at [e-mail]. include "mix cd trade" (or some variation... nice one eyeless ) in the subject, as well as your home mailing address, and you will get instructions sometime tomorrow afternoon

[dr. strangelove]

quick question for everyone... most of the people involved in this are either US or canadian, which shouldn't be a problem... would anyone mind if we included people overseas? i have at least one italian who wants in, and i know we have a few other europeans on the list, but i was afraid some people might bitch about postage/waiting longer for postage from europe... anyone involved have a problem?

p.s. the first batch of addresses was just sent out, so get burning... later

[booksoutloud]

i've got no problem with shipping overseas/waiting for shipping. this happens once a month, shipping to europe or wherever is not exactly something that's going to kill me.

[bignothing]

i made this for some girl.

01. Sigur Rós - Með Blóðnasir
02. Vetiver - Been So Long
03. Joanna Newsom - Peach, Plum, Pear
04. Lullaby For The Working Class - Spreading The Evening Sky With Crows
05. Mogwai - Ex-Cowboy
06. Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats
07. The Good Life - The Beaten Path
08. Explosions In The Sky - Memorial
09. Lullaby For The Working Class - Honey, Drop The Knife
10. Camera Obscura - Books Written For Girls
11. Jens Lekman - Rock Dennis' Farewell Song
12. Yo La Tengo - The Whole Of The Law
13. Elliott Smith - No Name No. 3
14. M. Ward - I'll Be Yr Bird
15. Antony & The Johnsons - Bird Gerhl

[kevin]

i think this was very difficult. ive never made a mix cd for someone else, and i tried to make it perfect.

[dr. strangelove]

i STILL haven't sent mine out, as i've been obsessing over making the perfect mix... making a mix cd for a friend is hard enough, but for a complete stranger is even more difficult...

maybe we should make it every other month instead?

[iamthemillmtnstar]

i haven't sent mine because i haven't yet acquired the proper packaging.

[kevin]

heh, they dont have a post office where you live? i just used a photo package thing and it only cost a total of 2.45 to send it.

[eyeless]

i think i am done.... sending the monstrofabulation-tron either on the sunday or the monday.

going every other month might be a good idea. though it might also be fun to fail at a february and see what the frustration produces.

oh and i think i can do europe. it'd be interesting to hear what comes back. how hard does the postage hit?

[SINISTER FUNKHOUSE]

for the next mix cd trade: the theme should be local bands and artists. either from your area, or if you're anywhere but the usa, just music from the same country.