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| From | Jocelyn Geboy <smussyolay@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: SOTT 17 Forming In September |
| Date | Thu, 28 Aug 2003 13:12:14 -0700 (PDT) |
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~~~hmm. interesting. i've always been afraid cause i
wouldn't be hip or obscure enough. well, that and i
didn't have a cd burner before. hmmm. hmmm. is SOTT
17 full, bill?
jocelyn
--- Michael Bennett <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I'd like to endorse SOTT for new and/or curious
> Auditeers. I went through a
> few back when it was still a tape thing (and then
> was one of the last analog
> holdouts). The only reason I don't participate now
> is that my writing
> duties take up too much listening time. But if you
> want to 'catch up' on
> current pop, or learn about things you haven't heard
> before, this is for
> you.
>
> More importantly, if you're a newbie to the pop
> thing, don't think that
> because you have a small collection that you can't
> make a worthwhile mix --
> it's not a competition. In my experience, every
> SOTT brought a range of
> mixes, from some that are entirely chock full of
> songs I've never heard
> before, to some that are about 50/50, to some where
> I know most everything.
> And I enjoy all three of those types of mixes --
> that's the key -- to make a
> fun mix disc.
>
> Just wanted to put in my two cents -- Bill Mastro is
> a saint for putting
> this together on a regular basis and carrying on
> Walter Clevenger's inspired
> idea...
>
> Mike Bennett
>
>
>
> Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Bill <billm45s@pipeline.com>
> >Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
> >To: audities@smoe.org
> >Subject: SOTT 17 Forming In September
> >Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 15:16:42 -0400
> >
> >Well my vacation is over and my kids and I are back
> from what is becoming
> >an annual tour of minor league parks. And I have
> heard from a few
> >regulars....., so it is time for SOTT 17. The last
> few SOTTs have been
> >incredible -
> >lots of participants and lots of amazing mixes.
> But SOTT has reached a
> >level where its own success has made it somewhat
> harder to add new
> >participants.
> >
> >SOTT 17 will be forming over the next two plus
> weeks - I will wait until a
> >week or so after Labor Day to close the members for
> this round, just in
> >case any regulars are away.
> >
> >For those that don't know, SOTT is a CDR tree that
> I periodically run,
> >where you make a brilliant mix CDR (we started with
> tapes but have moved to
> >CDRs). Once you make the mix CDR you dub a copy
> for everyone else in the
> >group, mail all the copies to me, and once I get
> them all, you get a
> >package containing one from everyone in the group.
> We have had over 100
> >people join SOTT at one time or another from at
> least a dozen countries.
> >
> >If you are interested in participating in SOTT,
> please read the
> >guideline/rules below and contact me at
> billm45s@pipeline.com. The due
> >date for my receipt of the completed CD-Rs for this
> round will be around
> >October 20th
> >- though earlier is OK. I will receive responses
> and may post an update on
> >availability.
> >I'd like to determine how many people are in this
> round by September 8th at
> >the latest.
> >
> >IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE LET ME KNOW SOON
> >
> >The base rules and guidelines for SOTT are as
> follows:
> >
> >* Everyone in the group makes a brilliant mix CDR (
> please use an 80
> >minute CD)
> >
> >* The mix should be power pop/rock pop/pop related,
> but we all like to
> >push the envelope, which is encouraged. I usually
> include some of my garage
> >45s or an old rockabilly cut.
> >
> >* The mix need not be all rare stuff. A lot of
> people use this as a
> >consumer guide for stuff they don't know, so it
> shouldn't be real common
> >either, but common is often different from one
> person to another. From my
> >own take the best mixes have a variety of sounds
> and genres and mix rare
> >things with newer things and older things and
> create a flow. Some
> >perfectly good mixes lose it for me because they
> have too much of a
> >sameness of sound and lack flow. Also, different
> people like different
> >mixes - I am more on the Bill Lloyd jangle side or
> garage side of pop and
> >lots of
> >the progressive stuff just doesn't do it for me,
> others love that stuff -
> >the openness and eclectic nature of SOTT is one of
> its best features.
> >
> >* Once you make the mix you dub a copy for everyone
> else in the group.
> >
> >* Most of us post liners/set lists with comments to
> the other members -
> >this is often fun and informative. The liners
> don't have to be elaborate
> >but they raise anticipation levels and gives a
> sense of the different
> >directions people have taken, especially if you
> post liners early in the
> >process.
> >
> >* Some people do elaborate and wonderful jewel case
> inserts, but for the
> >less artistic among us (like me) a simple jewel
> case insert from one of the
> >many programs available for download on the net is
> fine. Blank CDs or
> >handwritten inserts are not fine - people have
> complained about both.
> >Jewel cases need not be sent - but use an
> appropriate substitute if you
> >don't send jewel cases - a number of people send
> thin-line cases, send what
> >you want I do adjusting to make mailing easier and
> really like John's
> >containers that he sends from the UK.
> >
> >* Once you finish all your dubs mail them to me
> hopefully in a box that I
> >could reuse to send them back to you.
> >
> >* Include return postage in an appropriate amount
> in American funds for
> >our foreign participants. I prefer well hidden cash
> or stamps to checks.
> >The amount will vary depending on the size of the
> SOTT and I'll give an
> >approximation, which will be slightly higher to
> cover my limited expenses -
> >tipping 4 doormen, packing materials, CD sleeves,
> etc. Please do not
> >forget the return postage, I don't like to chase
> it.
> >
> >* Once I get everyone's mixes, I repackage and send
> everyone a package
> >with all the dubs - which is like a second
> Christmas.
> >
> >* Please understand that SOTT is a commitment, a
> commitment that is a lot
> >of fun, but a commitment nonetheless. A very very
> few people have been
> >difficult in the past and made it harder than it
> need be and delayed the
> >enjoyment for some others. 90%+++ of the people in
> SOTT have been great.
> >But please if you want to join, do so only if you
> can make the commitment
> >and get the CDs to me on time.
> >
> > * Remember you want to work on having the best
> sound quality possible on
> >your master, because you will be using it to dub
> the copies for the group.
> >
> > * I strongly suggest that the creation of the
> CDR begin early to give
>
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