REMIXES [first wave]

After keeping this remix of Forever Dancing, that was made by Entrepreneurs [a hero to my friends and I], all to ourselves to gleefully admire, we have finally decided to let it out for all of you myspace rippers on Dancing Jesus Forums to pillage.

It is possible that I experienced temporary heart failure upon hearing it. Don't let this stop you though, since it was probably just the feeling of my ego suddenly attempting to explode beyond the frontier of my measly carapace.

For those of a strong and stable disposition only, please.

Then, tonight, I got an e-mail from a cool musician called Nullality. This person made a similarly exciting remix of I Covered Myself In Furs, using just the mp3 file from pinglewood.com.

Hear It Is [sic.] : http://soundcloud.com/nullality/covered-myself-in-noise

I don't really feel worthy of this high standard of musicians associating themselves with us. That wasn't a complaint.

WE MADE A MIX-TAPE

We made a mix-tape for Neu Magazine. James chose 4 songs and I chose 4 songs. The description on the mixcloud page says the rest.

>>> http://i.mixcloud.com/CKJa <<<

In other news, North Korea decided to fire torpedoes at a South Korean ship because apparently their communication-deprived population needs even more propaganda that North Korea is the best nation in the world or something. The last I heard, it was sinking with 100 people on board. I decided to go and practise up my similarly deprived hacky sack skills, as if the world wasn't a depressing enough place already.

http://www.vbs.tv/watch/the-vice-guide-to-travel/vice-guide-to-north-korea-1-of-3

Lastly, I'm pretty sure that MASKS are playing at The Great Escape festival twice.

I WISH I HAD A HORSES HEAD

I can't believe that Mark Linkous isn't alive any more. His album 'It's a Wonderful Life' basically introduced me to alternative music. He's clearly the king of the melancholy alt-rock sound that people like Eels and Grandaddy go for. He had all of these wonderful connections with other musicians and, beneath it all, I always felt like his music was tremendously upbeat and pop-oriented. Dark Night of the Soul contained the kind of perfect pop music that hasn't been matched since people like Elliot Smith or The Olivia Tremor Control. It feels wrong that there will never be a follow up to it.

Rest In Peace Mark Linkous, you will be sorely missed.