Learning how to use a CD-Recorder, Andrew Liles, and Laughter, 1/28/2008

Due to some difficulty with hardware in the studio, this week's edition of Laughter will not be available for download. Unfortunately the recorder I use to make the show available each week recorded nothing but silence for two hours; thankfully the reason for this has been explained to me and next week I'll have a show uploaded and available for you. Such is life in the shadow of electricity. There is good news, however. Several individuals called in while Andrew Liles' "Ghosts on Magnetic Tape (Reconstruction) II" was playing and wanted to know where and how they might be able to obtain a copy. There were 1,000 total copies of Ghosts on Magnetic Tape (Reconstruction by Andrew Liles) made. 500 were "regular" copies, 200 were "special art editions," and another 300 came packaged with the original Ghosts on Magnetic Tape by Bass Communion. As far as I can tell this album is completely out of print, which is good news for you because that means I'm willing to upload it for all of you to enjoy. This album was released by Steven Wilson's Headphone Dust label in 2004. Please visit his website and order something from him; Bass Communion is an excellent project and that label releases excellent album after excellent album. You're getting something for free from them, so go there and buy something in turn - the original Ghosts on Magnetic Tape is still available and is also quite good.

If you are interested in Andrew Liles' music, there are a number of places you can go to find his music and find out more about him. The first place to look is his website. News, music, a comprehensive discography, and a biography are available there. Brainwashed is host to a number of reviews of Andrew Liles' work, many of which were (shameless plug) written by me. Sound samples from each of those reviews are available at Brainwashed.; simply go to the site, click on reviews in the side bar, and then search for his name. I've also had the privilege to interview Mr. Liles by email. That interview is available here. There are two other interviews available here and here.

I will try and make sure that next week's show is recorded properly. Until then you can check out some of my previous shows listed below. If any of the links have expired, let me know. I will re-upload those as soon as possible. Also, the E.E track played today is available for free at Wise Owl Records. A number of listeners called in and asked about that song, as well. The disc itself is out of print, but the music is still available!

UPDATE: Wise Owl Records has informed me that some copies of The End of Deconstruction are still available! If you download the album and like it, buy the album. I know there's an economic recession going on right now, but these guys need to eat, too! And it's more than likely that your money will go towards them putting up more free mp3s and assembling more packages as awesome as The End of Deconstruction. Look for a review of this album to appear here and on Brainwashed, soon.

Thanks for listening - any comments or requests you'd like to make can be left at this website or you can e-mail me at the address listed below in the sidebar.

Enjoy.

Bass Communion - Ghosts on Magnetic Tape, Reconstruction by Andrew Liles - full album, .zip file

01. The Human League “Blind Youth” from Reproduction (1979) on Virgin

02. Thomas Leer & Robert Rental “Day Breaks, Night Heals” from The Bridge (1979) on Industrial Records

03. Fad Gadget “For Whom the Bells Toll” from Under the Flag (1991) on Mute — originally released 1982

04. The Legendary Pink Dots “Disturbance” from The Maria Dimension (1991) on Play It Again Sam

05. Daniel Johnston “Spirit World Rising” from 1990 (1990) on Shimmy Disc

06. Kawabata Makoto “Door of Your Enigma” from Hosanna Mantra (2007) on Important

07. Wire “Three Girl Rhumba / Ex Lion Tamer” from Pink Flag (1977) on EMI

08. Full Fathom Five “Smoke Screen” from Smoke Screen (1989) on Link Records

09. The Long Ryders “And She Rides” from 10-5-60 (1983) on PVC

10. Christian Kiefer “The Lovers” from Dogs & Donkeys (2007) on Undertow

11. Davenport “Trolling the Wake Song” from Rabbit Foot's Propeller (2005) on 3Lobed

12. Bohren & Der Club of Gore “Kleiner Finger” from Geisterfaust (2005) on Wonder

13. Bass Communion “Ghosts on Magnetic Tape (Reconstruction) II” from Ghosts On Magnetic Tape (2004) on Headphone Dust — remixed by Andrew Liles

14. E.E & the Owl Archimedes “Liminal State” from The End of Deconstruction (2008) on Wise Owl Records (download this for free @ http://www.wiseowlrecords.com)

15. Christ. “Skylab One” from Metamorphic Reproduction Miracle (2002) on Benbecula

16. Courage of Lassie “The Rose” from The Temptation to Exist (1986) on Amok

17. Lichens “Faeries” from Omns (2007) on Kranky

18. Phew “Dream” from S/t (1986) on Pass Records-Japan

19. Nadja “Breakpoint” from Truth Becomes Death (2005) on Ah Syd