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I saw them a the Tunnels. Sure hey are a good band, but can't help feel they are overrated. A lot of post-rock stuff sounds pretty similar to me though.

I'll have a listen to the track at home though and see if itll change m mind

is 150 not a very reasonable price for this?

I guess i should just take it to ebay then. . .

A reminder that this is tonight!

I really need to get rid of this thing fast, so if anyone is wants it please let me know. Manual, power supply and all necessary leads are there. Its not boxed however.

So get in touch if you're interested. 150 is a bargain imo.

Cheers,

Rory

Does that mean no drums or amps?

Would make it pretty difficult to have a jamming session with the jammers having to bring that stuff down themselves. . .

I'm always up for jamming sessions. But as above, whats the equipment situation?

System 7 were great last year. So was the whole experience, I'll be going along but half of me doent want to in case its not as good.

Yeah they were great, but Eat Static will be playing after the Wickerman burning and they are to match. Saw them play with System 7 in Amsterdam recently, and they are excellent. More Spacey/Psytrancey than System 7.

Anyone planning on going this year?

Just a few of the confirmed acts are The Orb, Eat Static (ex ozric tentacles members), Jah Wobble, Steve Hillage, The Yardbirds, The Beat, The Peatbog Faeries, and I am Kloot.

The Orb, Eat Static, Jah Wobble and Mr Hillage is enough already for me to go along!

Hillage is apparantly going without System 7. I assume this can only mean he's doing the Steve Hillage Band set. Oh the pleasure. "It's all too much!"

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"Mama Don't" J.J. Cale

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is he that devil worshipping fruit loop that hung about with Jimmy page?

He was a bit of a fruit loop, but more so a jester whom everyone took a bit too seriously.

He had a lot of interesting and great things to say, but I believe he lost his way shortly after he left Boleskine House. Went a bit mad and became a bit of a megalomaniac. . .

Another great book i've been meaning to re-read is "Do androids dream of electric sheep?" by Philip K. Dick - the book which went on to inspire Blade Runner.

Sitar is a copy of this link:

Coral sitar

Also Line 6 Pod XT with line 6 floorboard, not boxed, but with manual, is for sale.

PM me for details of either

"Well that's it, isn't it"

I used to have dreadfully dull conversation with a manager at work and every xonversation we had was awkward. I remember on one occassion i decided to bring up the bad weather we were having on that particular day. "Well that's it, isn't it?"

Guh.

"Nightmare" - If she hadn't of said "well thats it, isnt it?" to my previous statement she would have simply said "Nightmare". . .

(BTW You weren't complaining when the drummer you refer to was wowing the crowds by playing jazz bass on stage WHILE drumming. )

Hehehehe. You got me there, you do.

Wow, that didn't go down to well. o_O hehe

But seriously, the psychology of people and their instruments might make for better discussion then?

Its only logical to assume that someone who has undergone years, and years of practising their instrument, should in some way be effected by it.

Vice-versa, perhaps certain persons are initially attracted to their instrument for more deep-routed reasons.

It's fairly obvious, imo, that guitarists in particular are inclined to have larger egos than the norm. Even if only on-stage egos.

If we aint gonna talk about it, I'll retreat and think about it anyways.

The Psychology of Drummers is a book I think I'm going to have to write after numerous bad experiences.

Why is it that whenever there is a problem in a band, 90% of the time its down to the drummer?

Why is it that drummers feel it necessary to be the late ones at practises?

Why is it that drummers grow so tired of bands and leave to explore jazz-territory?

Why is it that drummers, if they are not suicidle, they find it necessary to be at the route cause of every inconvenience?

Why is it that drummers are so few and far inbetween?

Why is it tthat when you do finally find a good drummer who can do exactly what you're after, and though they remain enthuised in the work, they fast become the most motivated lazy people known in all of humanity?!!!!!

FUCKING DRUMMERS!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, I can only imagine that many others here have had similar drummer experience, so to those people I ask for your input. Any good input is welcome as well, but I just really felt like having a rant on a topic which i am only too familiar with. . .

I've just finished Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Marble Faun'. It's really good in the middle section, but I found it took a bit long to get into and then dragged on towards the end. Prefer his short stories to this, but the the middle part is VERY, VERY good.

Once I've done my presentation on above book, I have Claude Levi-Strauss's 'Myth and Meaning' and Marcel Mauss's 'A General Theory of Magic' to work through/skim read over Christmas.

If you have an interest in that stuff, have you ever read any of Israel Regardie's work? I highly recommend "The Tree of Life" and especially "The Middle Pillar". Both works are extremely informative and give A LOT to think about.

about 3/4 way through fear and loathing and it's fantastic. have got a shitload more books coming through the door from recommendations on here every day so i've plenty to get through. they're coming through about 2 a day at the mo!

/x

Speaking books which tell of drug-rampages, I'm currently reading Aleister Crowley's "Diary of a Drug Fiend". Never actually read any of Crowley's stuff before, but i suspect this is one of his easier to read novels. . . I once picked up the Book of Thoth in Waterstones. One look at it and i knew it wasn't meant to be. Instead I picked up Lon Milo Duquette's "Understanding Aleister Crowley's Book of Thoth". Hah!

I just realised.

Your logo is a complete rip off of the Magma logo.

Magma. . . Thats what my day has been missing

been said already but just to make sure someone takes notice:

System 7 &

Eat Static

I think i heard an interview with someone on the radio saying that 50% of their set on this tour would be their commercial stuff. . . Take from that what you will

I'd love to hear the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway album live. I simply must see it performed in my life time!

I'm looking to apply to a few music performance courses in Scotland, with Strathclyde University's course being my number one choice. I am however aware of how competitive it is, so i'm having to keep my options open. Anyone have any knowledge of courses i should keep an eye out for? Any recommendations?

Here and Now were also playing in Amsterdam at the unconvention, but we were all far too tired to continue standing at the venue, so we left early on that night. I regret missing them, but i wouldn't have enjoyed them with my legs aching so much.

I did however buy one of their cds of them playing live in the early 90s, but i don't really think too much of it. Music is good, but the vocals and lyrics are a tad too cheesy. I shall give it another shot though.

Also, I purchased a cd of Gong remixes at the festival which is excellent.

Master Builder remixed by the shamen

A sprinkling of clouds by system 7

A PHP's advice by the Orb are just a few of the mixes

Hearing Gong fused with psy-trance and techno is actually pretty damn good