Be Excellent To Each Other

I'm probably letting myself in for an organisational nightmare, but let's have a CD Swap!

Everyone makes three CDs of ace music, and then we send them to each other.

THE RULES

You must create three CDS of music you like. It can be stuff you think is awesome or cheesy, that you want other people to get into, that you think the recipient might like, or whatever comes out of clicking shuffle in your music player.

The CD has to be playable in a standard CD player. It cannot be an mp3 CD. You are being constrained to around 80 mins.

Try to fill the CD. Remember, you will be receiving three CDs in return, and you want as much ace stuff to listen to as possible.

You are strongly encouraged to have fun designing the CD cover, but a hastily burnt CD with marker pen scrawled on the front is just as acceptable, as long as the music has been chosen with care.

To avoid monotony, only 3 songs by the same artist are allowed per CD. That's if you repeat any at all. Although not disallowed, it is also disappointing to get a CD that covers only one genre, so be creative and vary your stuff.

You don't have to include a tracklist, but it's ace if you do, as it lets that person perhaps go and discover more songs by that same artist. Really cool people will include track notes on why they've picked it. Again think what kind of CD you'd like to receive.

INFO

If you want in, please say so, but to confirm for definite, send me a PM with the address you will want any CDs sending to.

After all entries are in (I'll allow a week ish), I'll send you back a PM with three addresses for you to send your CDs to.

You do not have to send the same CD to each person. If you want to see who you get and tailor the music to them, that's cool. If you want to send the same CD to each recipient that's exactly as cool (and less effort)

I have picked three CDs for two reasons:
1) Posting 3 CDs second class in a jewel case should come to a fiver or less.
2) Someone will probably not be able to send their CDS, so their unfortunate recipients will still get a CD in the post, rather than missing out entirely.

I'm not discounting those who live abroad. I checked prices to Canada and Australia as examples, and small packets can be sent for less than £2. However, please say if you are unwilling to send overseas because not everyone has money to burn (just CDs).

THE COOL BIT

All CDs are to be sent as anonymously as possible. So you don't know who you've got your stuff from unless you start investigating postmarks and stuff. Then, you come back, we discuss the tracks, work out who sent stuff, post the covers we made, and all have big fun.

Current entrants:
Mr Russell
Grim...
Malabelm
Kern
Myoptikakaka
Markh
DBSnappa
TheVision
Kalmar
Curiosity
Flis
Zardoz
Throughsilver
Lord Rixondale
Wullie

Yeah, I'd be up for it. I was thinking it had been a while since one of these went on.

I'd be in for this, would require me to actually get drive that I can burn with.

I'm up for it, but it does sound ominously like the Beex Summer Comp deal from the other year, which both Curio and I flopped at.

I'm in... I have a terrible taste in music.

I'm up for it.

I'm in, but not posting to anywhere foreign on the grounds that I'll be doing it on work's franking account and that doesn't cover foreign.

I'm in.

/waves

In

In.

I will do this please.

Indeed we did. I owe both you and The Vision a CD still!

But yes, I would be up for this.

So, it's 3 copies of the same set of tunes?

In, I reckon. I didn't take part in the previous ones but Zardoz sent me his CDs afterwards which I still have and listen to.

I still listen to ones I've received on previous forums.

It's easier to do the same CD 3 times, but if you really want to tailor one to your recipient you can do.

PM me an address for super inclusion please!

I'm interested in listening to the compilations other people make! Whether or not they will feel the same about mine is another matter, but what the heck. In.

Is it weird that I don't know how to burn a cd?

Yes.

Also, in.

Can you make a playlist? Most media players will have an option to then burn that playlist to a CD for you. Let us know what player you use and we'll find instructions.

Couldn't we just do a spotify list?

Yes you may. Go and start a thread called Spotify Playlist Swap.

Same for me. Saying that, I could perhaps do it at the library.

I think music would be a little loud for that.

I would select the playlist before I went to the library.

You might be surprised at just how noisy some libraries are these days: people chatting, receiving phone calls, children screaming; with nary a shh heard.

In fact, I don't even think they have notices about silence these days.

Shhh!

I'm out.

Just bumping this to see if there's any more interest before the end of the week.

PM me an address if you want in.

I've updated all entrants so far into the first post.

I'm in. And I certainly won't, for example, lamely fail on sending any out this time. No siree!

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Everybody likes Aqua, right?

I do. The first song that me and my wife ever sung on Karaoke was Barbie Girl.

Aqua and Vengaboys tend to be the universal unifiers.

I think we're all already quite aware of my love for Aqua. In fact, while I've got the old media player open...

Hahaha, yes! That was excellent.

For me, Aqua's 'Cartoon Heroes' hits the spot every time.

I just found this thread. I'd be interested in joining up (if it's not too late).

Yep, I'll close entries 12pm tomorrow. Just PM me an address.

Right. Entries are now closed.

If you're name's not in the list in post 1 then you're not included.*

I'll send out PMs soon with the names of your recipients.


*unless you send me a PM with your address reet quick

Hello!

I haven't got a PM yet. Should I have?

When is this?

Not long to go now!

I will send out PMs to those listed in the first post today. Real life stuff got in the way, sorry all.

Was it Dimrill?

S'alright. Just thought I might have Done It Wrong.

I am EXCITED!!

*Books boat tickets*

*Engages 'Super Stalker' mode*

*Readies van, rope and gag*

*regrets not entering*

most of

PMs should now all be sent.

Was checking my outbox and obviously forgot to press Submit on one of them, so had to trawl though double checking.

Anyway, get your CDs in the post as and when you can. There's no deadline, but a couple of weeks at the outside should be more than enough.

If you're not going to use jewel cases, I recommend a couple of bits of cardboard around the disc to stop it getting sent round the rollers in the sorting office.

Thanks for arranging this Russell!