Well I'm back and plenty has happened since I left. First off, i hope this finds you all well. I know it most likely seems like I fell off the face of the Earth, but I assure you that I haven't, for I am here now. My school work was the first thin that has kept me away from you my audience of sorts. unfortunately I started this during the summer when I had nothing to do but work and update this thing. I know, you all got used to that frequency, but you're going to have to deal with the infrequency. Between my crappy job, schoolwork, and wanting a little downtime, you all are just going to have to be patient with me.
Another bit of news is that I have actually switched being a Mac user. As of right now I am loving it. I'm not yet to the level of hating PC's more than Hitler though, and I doubt I ever will be. We are all using technology, and that's pretty cool. The only problem though, and I swear I will get this under control at some point, is that I have not yet figured out how to archive files yet. Thusly, no music posts for a little bit, at least until I get that figured out (or until one of you kind souls helps a new mac using brutha out!). I will be posting other people's findings though, because I suck like that. However, I do have a neat experiment I would like to attempt with you, my limited audience, which I will outline later in the post, so READ ON!!!!
The other big event is that i got plowed by a semi. Don't get me wrong, I'm suprisingly a-ok. My baby box of a car, is more of a shredded, post-christmas box now, though. I was in stand-still traffic and a truck hit me ata bout 40mph from behind but luckily popped my car to the side of the road before the driver area of the car could be smashed. Phewf, to that! So now I've got plenty of time to do this for you. Check the Scion xB safety rating above, that shit a'int lying. Buy those boxed rides, they'll save your life!
So before I put up one new artist I'd like to outline a brand new plan. Recently I've taken a step back in technology. My ipod's battery died, I switched to a new computer, and my car did die. I found myself looking through a copy of the book "Mix Tape" compiled by Thurston Moore. As I thumbed through the stylistically compiled lists of idie-celebs mix-tapes, I remembered how much I really enjoyed doing this back in the day. Mp3 blogs have taken so much of the personality out of sharing music with one another. I can slap up some bad I want you to know about but that's where we end. I want to take a step back and bring things back together. I know I have a fairly limited readership so I want to offer something unprecedented in this age of easy information distribution. If you e-mail or put your email somewhere where I can see (like in comments) and I will get back to you. If you give me an address, and if you trust my musical judgement, I will make you up as unpretentious 90 minute chunk of magnetic tape as I can. Customized art, customized tape, it would be all yours from me. I mix them on the ones and twos as well, so they get a pretty sweet flow goin on. So get at me, if this gets big, maybe we can create some large gam plan, but for now this is you the reader and me the maker. So don't be shy, I love doing this. Hope to hear from you guys, my e-mail is elbowroom@gmail.com -- don't abuse it ya bastards.
As for that whole posting music facelessly, check out AgentSimple, a Swedish (I think) fellow with some of the most irresistible songs I've heard in a while. No album yet but he does have a couple downloads on his site and few more to listen to on his myspace page. Go listen. This one in particular:
AgentSimple - Make a Right At Jordfallsmotet
Ah, whatever, I'll just link the other one from his site too:
AgentSimple - Brother
Love,
John
P.S. Start the mix-tape love, shoot me an email! Fish out a tape player, they aren't obsolete anymore. If you don't have one, I think you can spare 5 bucks at the local Salvation Army bunker.
