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    Children and the Universal Unconscious

    my first word besides mummy and daddy was 'concorde' I think we went to see the test flight at Bristol Airport or something
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    Grim Britannia

    a friend mate a good point to me about why the cars always look to shiny in things like life on mars. you can't get austin maxis and Rover 3500s anymore, you have to go to car club enthusiast types to borrow them, obviously they're kept in perfect condition - and they wouldn't want to see them...
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    Gemm for books?

    also worth checking out http://www.abebooks.co.uk
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    Finisterre

    Patrick Keiller is your 'London' man. haven't seen Finisterrre yet but was struck by how similar it seems conceptully, I imagine Keiller's film is an influence. St Etiennes next film looks interesting, its about the Lea Valley in East London, apparently the birthplace of petrol and plastic. I...
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    Worship the colossal squid, puny humans!!!

    did you know Lovecraft had an intense loathing for seafood?
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    Geoffrey Jones

    thats a great DVD. I'm thinking of checking out the other BFI DVDs of transport films, I think theres two volumes. I read an interview with mr Jones from just before he died this year He only ever made these corporate shorts, he couldn't face going into feature films because he thought it would...
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    David Bowie's "The Laughing Gnome"

    the best comedy theme ever, Spike Milligans Q5, falling over itself, hurry up and finish it piano and hilariously incongrous buzzer (Lewis Carrol meets Pierre Schaeffer, although not really..) http://tv.cream.org/specialassignments/themes/q5.mp3
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    Ableton Live

    only problem with AudioMulch is that its PC only as far as i know :(
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    Henry Flynt

    if you don't know them already check out Locust records heres a link to their Flynt stuff http://www.locustmusic.com/henryflynt.html 'back porch hillbilly blues' is great fantastic label, also release archive stuff by Dockstader, strange 60s avant psych stuff, modern weirdy folk etc..
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    Closing Record Shops

    good shop, but a bit overpriced on a lot of things put the description 'rare' on records that weren't etc
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    Ron Geesin

    I've got that atmospheres album, some really nice stuff on it. His other KPM albums are called Electrosound 1 & 2. I've been meaning to put all this stuff on CD, but I need to get CD recorder thing for transferring it all. When I do, if you want a copy.. If you like 70's kid show delight go...
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    Ron Geesin

    woops, my mistake I knew he was Scottish being a Welshman myself thats unforgivable I did mean 'english eccentric' as a broad term for, y'know, Lewis Carrol, the Goons, English Surrealism etc. etc
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    Ron Geesin

    in the sixties he did some very dadaesque performances, with giggly goon show vocals and absract sped up banjo playing etc. I think he supported Pink Floyd, cos he was quite involved with them at the time. He featured on compilations with Pentagle etc Got a strange album of his, can't remember...
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    Library Records made by "known" Musicians.

    Delia Derbyshire recorded under the name 'Russe' she did an album on Standard and one on KPM called Electrosound, also with Brian Hodgeson of the Radiophonic workshop (under the name St George) Could add to the list Mike Ratledge of Soft Machine (synth stuff under the name Rubba on De Wolfe I...
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    Famous Artists who designed Record Sleeves.

    Hirst Didn't he do one for Dave Stewart Mr Stewart in front of a row of coloured fire extinguishers
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