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Well, this one has certainly
been a l-o-n-g time coming, but I have a feeling it's going to prove well
worth the wait, I've really enjoyed putting this collection of collaborative
works together. The invitation to have something on Default Standard first
came our way a little over three years ago. At the time, we'd just produced
that 35 minute ear-tormentor, RFA, unaccounted for then (but later
ended up on Ratione Personae Mentalis), which Mr. Cosmos decided to
pass on and wait for something "less difficult", rather wisely avoiding a
tinnitus epidemic in his native Greece, but the invitation stood. Eleven
months go by, the idea had kind of slipped off the radar, so in the
New Year of 2022, I dropped him a note to keep in touch and bounce a few
ideas around. On this occasion, we came up with the idea of a collaborative
split between ourselves and his Melophobia project. Yes, the Project M
of myth and legend! Within three months, he'd dropped a wonderful half hour
electro-experimental piece with us, Michael & Marilyn, his work was
done. Two years later, he's still waiting for us to finish our
contributions. Ironic that he should be releasing an album of collaborations
we've done with other musicians, having had such a long wait for us fulfil
ours with him, isn't it? Ah, seriously though, there have been a myriad of
reasons and excuses over those 24 months as to why it wasn't coming
together; ranging from taking on more projects than we could cope with in
the latter half of 2022, through my mother's deteriorating health and
eventual passing in the first half of 2023. The rest of the story, sad bit
and happy bit, is on the previous page, The Twelve Days Of Xmas. To
be honest, I was quite nervous about his reaction when I sent it in, fearing
he would be really pissed off with us after all this time, but he was very
understanding, loved our festive offering and consequently invited us to put
together a collection for the label. So here you go, Magic Bullet and
friends. This is it. Enjoy muchly!
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A Collection Of
Collaborations By
01. vs Spam Javelin -
The Assimilation Of Spam Javelin (2:42)
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02. vs GMPSCKT - Duelling Fanjos (5:46)
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03. vs M. Nomized - Du Ciel Ŕ La Terre (7:45)
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04. vs Gypsy - Clubbin' With Twizzle (4:50)
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05. vs Mean Flow - Εννέα Πυλώνες Σοφίας (5:01)
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06. vs Aura En El Espejo - Escolta (Rompiendo El Cristal) (5:25)
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07. vs Zebra Mu - Quid Pro Quagga (6:27)
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08. vs rADio eNd - Hypertensional Extensional (5:21)
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09. vs Levente - Astra Cum Distorta (13:35)
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10. vs El Zombie Espacial - Requiem Maternus (7:22)
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+ Bonus
with video by Gordon Way - Here (5:02)
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My thanks
to all of the musicians and creators we have worked with over the last four
years to make this collection possible;
Neil Crud
(Spam Javelin, Wales), M.J. Wright (GMPSCKT, Canada),
M. Nomized
(France), Gypsy (England), Theofil Tsiolakakis (Mean Flow, Greece), Aura En
El Espejo (Mexico, facilitated by Sábila Orbe, Internet Daemon, Chile),
Michael Ridge (Zebra Mu, England), Ed End (rADio eNd, France), Levente Toth
(England, by way of Transylvania),
El Zombie
Espacial (Argentina), Gordon Way (Canada) and, of course, Dimitris Tsironis
(aka Mr. Cosmos) at Default Standard!
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