Got me tape finished. It's a good one
Oh yeah! I forgot to say "Count me in!" but uhh Count me in!

Good.

We still need more people. Whats going on with the English participants?

Get crackin'.

i'm in.

I'll join.
(and I'll PM later)

Good deal guys.

Nomadicfollower: I know you've got plenty of good material.

Hopefully I can come up with something good.

Since this is my first time, what are some of the basic rules? Aside from sending the tape and $2 to you, what do I need to do? Is the swap anonymous? Do I make an insert design and such? Do I leave a tracklist?

You should include something that will let us know who you are. Other then that it's all up to you. Artwork is a nice addition but it's not 100% necessary. Hip Preist did a tape without a tracklist and then posted the tracklist here. It's all up to you

Its all up to you really. I think the only rule we agreed on was no Sonic Youth songs.

It can be anonymous if you want. A few of mine didn't even include a track list.

Artwork is optional too.

You can review some of the artwork here for inspiration:

Mixtape Artwork

Which reminds me, I need to scan Glices and Finding Nobodys artwork.

I'm not going to commit to taking part until I have a tape compiled, but I'll be doing my best to do it.

I unwrapped a new pack of tapes just now, and for some reason there's a label on the packing reading: "Warning! This product is fitted with a security device which is NOT MICROWAVABLE". Which put paid to my plans for having TDK C90 au vin for tea.

Don't you hate it when you have an idea for a mixtape and you realise that the second half is knackered by a friend borrowing loads of records off you?

Mine's nearly finished. It's largely percussion-based, but thanks to said forgotten loanage, not entirely percussion. Exciting, no?

yes agreed glice, lending records to others can be a real problem infact i know people who just flat out refuse for fear of never getting them back.

I stopped lending records out to people other than people I trust a great deal a fair few years ago. Around the time I lost my original copy of Lou Reed's Berlin, as it happens. It's easier to just copy things for people, or just not let them borrow things period.

Cool idea. If you like how it comes out then you should post it for the board....that sure would be swell. Who all is on it so far?

im in too but im heading on hols in a few days for 2 weeks so it will be sent whenst i get back....

Ah, I'm not giving away my secrets. Some Indian, some Avant-garde, some hippy, some free-ish, some more avant-ish. I have no means of converting tape into pretend format, but if you ask nicely, perhaps s/he who receives it will up it for you.

Or maybe he can join our archaic underworld and make a tape himself. If he wishes hard enough, he could end up with Glices tape.

Eh?

Right, my package is all ready to be sent in the morning. It interests me to note that the above's real name (or what I assume to be his real name) sounds a lot more Irish than it does Russian.

Yes, join in Mr Krastian. The more the merrier, etc.

Certainly my first name has Irish origins.

My last name would probably sound 'more Russian' if it hadn't of been changed long before I was born. And even with its more original spelling, it sounds more Czech or Polish than Russian.

I could PM you with more useless information about it, but I'm sure I've bored you enough already with it!

My tape for this round is called:

Drill Sergeant Noumy's Morning Workout

I like it.

I've not even started mine yet, let alone name it.