Count me in too. 2009/1/6 Bill : > Hello all (and some of you may get this more than once - sorry), > > Well it has been awhile (a little over a year), since SOTT 21 came to > sputtering finish. And for some reason, I still have not had enough and am > ready to put together SOTT 22 - the recession round. I have been playing > with mixes and figured we all need some post holiday energy, so lets see who > wants in for this round. > > 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 over 10 years > ago) that most of us use as a buying guide.. > > 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 150 > 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@verizon.net. If you want > to join for the first time, please feel free - this truly is an open > environment. > > The due date for my receipt of the completed CD-Rs for this round will be > around March 10th - though earlier is OK (and we have never had a round end > on time, but it would be nice to be close). > > I'd like to have this round set by January 18th or so. > > > 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 somewhat jangle, 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 and this time I know I will be adding some more > soul. Good songs in a good sequence is the key > > * 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 - last > time we were about 30 people the time before almost 50, so there is a lot of > dubbing. > > * Most of us post liners/set lists with comments to the other members - > this is often fun and informative and is done both to the mailing list and > to A SOTT group on Yahoo. The liners don't have to be elaborate > but they raise anticipation levels and give a sense of the different > directions people have taken, especially if you post liners early in the > process. > > * Some people create 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 - most people send thin-line cases/or envelopes, send > what you want I adjust 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.. > > * Include return postage and costs in an appropriate amount in American > funds for our foreign participants. I prefer well hidden cash to checks. > The amount will vary depending on the size of the SOTT and I'll give an > approximation, which will also cover my limited expenses - > tipping who picks up the boxes, 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. > > * 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. 98%+++ 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 > you plenty of time to make dubs. > > So as I said, if you want in, email me at billm45s@verizon.com. If you > have any additional questions just ask. > > I'd like to figure out whose in and whose not and send out a list to all > participants within the next 2 weeks - so let me know soon. > > > Bill > > NP - The Krayolas > -- ______________________________________________________ Mongol Rally: Web: http://www.mongolrally2009.org/ Blog: http://mongolrally2009.blogspot.com/ YouTube: http://uk.youtube.com/user/mongolrally2009 JustGiving: http://www.justgiving.com/midlifecrisis2009 Great songs @ www.myspace.com/automatmusic www.last.fm/music/David+Doll www.daviddoll.com