Simon Bookish - Trainwreck / Raincheck - Winners

[jules]

You'll all be aware by now that Owen has been covering Interview by Simon Bookish recently and was raving about the album a while back.

Well Simon Bookish has sent me a couple of signed copies of the album which has yet to be released... and it’s the swirling travelogue of spoken narrative, subliminal meandering verse and psychotic electronic chaos that I so hoped it would be.

Having seen one of its rare public outings when Simon Bookish supported Final Fantasy way back in May, it was making me pretty nervous that it wouldn't transpose to disc.

Live its art as experimental improvisational sound that transports you on a journey of contrasting surreal images blending together to form a narrative line. At the core is the theme of transportation, but in projections full of imagery and ideas.

We bless him; Simon Bookish has creative genius and has successfully deposited it onto disc. From the opening pulse and ha that set off the throbbing Theme (Mercator Projection) to the communal tones of Long Haul that closes the piece, your taken on a journey that never lets go, that draws you in and just when you feel settled moves off at another angle dragging you along with it.

It is really rather good, exceptionally engaging and its very bright like a cartoon.

Anyway now that you've got this far you may be interested in getting one of these signed copies. I want them to go to good homes (pun intended) so I thought it only fair to set a question that is so easy I'll have to set a tie breaker so ....

On what album do Owen and Simon both get namechecks? Send me a pm and I'll let you know the results in a weeks time.

This offer is open to anyone, anywhere and I'll pick up the postage.

[nuvahk]

I don't know, sorry. but if no one else knows then I'd love to have the cd

[karpe]

I don't know either, AND THAT IS QUITE BOTHERSOME.

Though I'm game if no one else knows it either.

[jules]

Okay to those that asked what namecheck means it's that they both got credits for doing remixes on the bonus disc when the album was re-released.

[fiona]

I know what album it is!

[IamFrostey]

I hope I'm right.

[jules]

Everyone who has mailed me has the right answer and I will allow other another 24 hours to enter. I've managed to get an extra copy so there will be 3 winners.

I'm going to have to make a draw(I just wish I had a copy for everyone) so i'm going to allocate a number to each pm and then put the number in a hat and get my daughter to make the draw. Once that happens I will post the winners.

[jules]

Way more than I expected and so I'm afraid most of you will probably hate me now

Flossy has made the draw. She was very efficent for a 7 year old and the draw was monitored by Eds my 5 year old to sure that dad didn't cheat.

anyway the 3 winners are:

- thislamblovesmusic
- debodormir
- susan

If you can pm me your address I will sort out the posting so that your copy gets sent special delivery next week.

For everybody else I hope you buy the cd when it gets properly released.

[meryl]

I must testify that this album's just brilliant. You need only listen to the first few lines of Dwarf Documentary to realise Leo Chadburn's wit is matched only by his mad sampling skillz. Emphasis on the Z.

[Owen from Final Fantasy]

Hoy! Leo and I got a double namecheck on a record prior to the Grizzly Bear remix.

You'll never guess what it is! Ok, it's pretty obvious.

Patrick Wolf's Lycanthropy. The Tomlab release. I scored an undeserved "thank you"... and Leo plays recorder all over the pretty thing.

RE-COUNT!!!!

[ender605]

Wow. I didn't even know there WAS a Grizzly Bear remix album, but now that I check around I see that there is. I think I better check that out.

[jules]

sexyoxen said:

Hoy! Leo and I got a double namecheck on a record prior to the Grizzly Bear remix.

You'll never guess what it is! Ok, it's pretty obvious.

Patrick Wolf's Lycanthropy. The Tomlab release. I scored an undeserved "thank you"... and Leo plays recorder all over the pretty thing.

RE-COUNT!!!!

I would have accept that as an answer if you'd bothered to enter

[rochelle]

any clues as to when it will be released properly? or if infact it is already avaliable, where can i get it... HELP! the waiting is driving me crazy!

[jules]

rochelle said:

any clues as to when it will be released properly? or if infact it is already avaliable, where can i get it... HELP! the waiting is driving me crazy!

Best bet is to go to www.simonbookish.com/contact.php and send him a mail asking to buy one. Give him time to reply as he's acting at the moment in Bertolt Brecht’s “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” in various locations. I'm sure if you ask nicely he'll help you out.

[meryl]

Rochelle, write to Leo using the contact form on his page here: www.simonbookish.com/contact.php - when I talked to him in October I pestered him a little about the new album and he told me to email him. I'm not sure if he's still free for sending them out with his busy acting schedule and all (why yes), but he should at least give you some more information when he has time.