[kj] Peel Sessions/RMXD

[Alexander Smith]

Congratz on the new addition to the family, Yos! See you in October!

Alex in NYC


On Sep 18, 2008, at 8:33 PM, The Exorcist wrote:


> I hear ya! 3 bands of whom I'd like to get everything they have.

>

> KJ, DCD, LPD

>

> I'll be putting my CD orders on hold as my younger sister just gave  

> birth to her first child.

> A good lookin boy weighin' in at 8 pounds 14 ounces and 22 inches  

> long! (she's only 5'2!).

> Must fly out to Chicago next week and put some $$$ away for gift as  

> well. CD's will have to wait.

>

> At least I have my concert tix! :)

>

> Cheers,

> Me

>

> At 10:25 AM 9/18/2008, Alex Smith wrote:

>

>> I used to hungrily snap up discs by myriad different bands left and  

>> right, but as time has gone on, I enthused by less and less (I'm  

>> getting old, I guess). With that in mind, I don't mind picking up  

>> arguably superfluous KJ discs like RMXD, if only because I'm such a  

>> hapless completist (although, no, I'm not planning on picking up  

>> the latest version of LOVE LIKE BLOOD).

>>

>> The only other new album I'm looking forward to hearing lately is  

>> the new one from Calexico (who are *nothing* like Killing Joke).

>>

>> Alex in NYC

>>

>>

>> -----Original Message-----

>> From: Christof hamille

>> Sent: Sep 18, 2008 9:35 AM

>> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Peel Sessions/RMXD

>>

>> I agree.  There are a few artists out there that I will buy almost  

>> anything blindly.  Tom Waits.  Most of Killing Joke (I have  

>> intentionally avoided some of the vinyl reissues) and Jim Thirlwell  

>> (again the remixes don't mean jack shit to me).   Maybe it is  

>> because I don't like to dance.  Or if I do I am blindly drunk  and  

>> I don't remember it.  So there you go.

>>

>> Chris

>>

>> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:29:38 +0100

>> From: Marc.Phillipps at enfield.nhs.uk

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Peel Sessions/RMXD

>>

>> >if geordie did an entire album of him just farting,i'd probably  

>> buy that aswell.

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>> Didn’t you get that one?

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>> The double 12” vinyl managed to capture the bottom end quite well

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>> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [ mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net 

>> ] On Behalf Of jon chapman

>> Sent: 18 September 2008 14:26

>> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Peel Sessions/RMXD

>>

>>

>>

>> it is for die hards youre right,i rarely play remixes because most  

>> of them are shit. i've bought it anyway,but then again if geordie  

>> did an entire album of him just farting,i'd probably buy that aswell.

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>> From: wessidetempest at hotmail.com

>> To: gathering at misera.net; saulomar1 at yahoo.com

>> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:16:19 -0400

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Peel Sessions/RMXD

>>

>> I got the RMXD version in iTunes a while ago.  I bought it because  

>> I had some credit to burn.  And I never brought it up because, to  

>> be honest, I could care less about remixes.  Is it good?  I guess.   

>> For a remix album.  Did I listen to it?  Yes, several times.   

>> Nothing grew on me.  It is, obviously, for the die hards.  The  

>> cover, as you can tell, is a hodge podge of Colesy art.  Which I am  

>> not exactly sure how that sits with me.  I can't decide if that is  

>> a slap in the face to Mike or a homage OR an obligation.  I would  

>> be hard pressed to recommend getting it as a import.

>>

>> The Peel Sessions I do want badly.  And I think I will have to wait.

>>

>> Chris

>>

>> > From: vassifer at earthlink.net

>> > To: saulomar1 at yahoo.com; gathering at misera.net

>> > Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:06:58 -0400

>> > Subject: [kj] Peel Sessions/RMXD

>> >

>> >

>> > WIth sincere apologies to Oliver, I got my copies of PEEL  

>> SESSIONS and

>> > RMXD in the mail today (import copies). Haven't had time to  

>> properly

>> > listen/soak'em up, but they're indeed lovely to behold.

>> >

>> > Hooray.

>> >

>> > Alex in NYC

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