Blindfold Test #14

[Nate Dorward]

OK folks. This'll be a single-disc BFT--this meant a few difficult exclusions but I like to keep things short & sweet, & I'm pretty happy with the 14 tracks I squeezed onto the disc (79 minutes & umpty-ump seconds!). I didn't stick religiously to a common theme, but there are several (fairly obvious, I think) "threads" that run through most of the selections.

So drop me a PM or email with your address. I'm in Canada, so the mailout may be a little slower than usual (what's mailing time from Canada to the US usually like?). If there are any kind souls who feel like helping with the distribution that'd be very welcome, given the longer mailing time & somewhat steeper postage costs.

Anyway, I hope people enjoy the compilation.

(NB: EKE BBB had some trouble with messaging me, so if there's some problem: my email is ndorward AT sprint DOT ca.)

The participants are (boldface marks those who've told me their discs arrived):

1. Bright Moments
   
2. Peter Johnson
   
3. EKE BBB
   
4. Daniel A
   
5. couw
   
6. catesta
   
7. MartyJazz (disc flawed--will send replacement!)
   
8. Gary
   
9. relyles
   
10. Noj
    
11. Jim Dye
    
12. Dan Gould
    
13. deus62
    
14. Big Al
    
15. Jim R
    
16. king ubu
    
17. Д.Д.
    
18. Saxophone__Vagina
    
19. randyhersom (disc got damaged after receipt--2nd copy on the way)
    
20. John B
    
21. dutchmanx
    
22. tooter
    
23. brownie
    
24. mikeweil
    
25. cannonball-addict
    
26. alejo
    
27. tjobbe
    
28. marcoliv
    
29. Stefan Wood
    
30. take5
    
31. Man with the Golden Arm
    
32. Eloe Omoe
    
33. RDK
    

Edited July 20, 2004 by Nate Dorward

[Peter Johnson]

PM sent your way...happy to act as an east coast USA distribution point!

[EKE BBB]

Nate:

Please, count me in!

Just sent you a PM, but an error message popped up, so I don´t know if you received it. Please let me know.

Cheers,

Agustín

[catesta]

Nate, count me in as well.

[marcoliv]

Nate, count me in pleeeeeaze!!!

Marcus

[Dan Gould]

PM sent; we'll see if it got there.

[neveronfriday]

Want, need, will have.

Cheers!

[Jim R]

Nate, I'm in. Just sent you an e-mail...

[Nate Dorward]

Close call: my CD-creating program started to whine about my CDR driver for some reason, but I seem to have hacked around the problem.... just listening to my first copy of the BFT, & assuming all's OK I'll get copies off tomorrow to some of the folks who volunteered to distribute.

[EKE BBB]

Close call: my CD-creating program started to whine about my CDR driver for some reason, but I seem to have hacked around the problem.... just listening to my first copy of the BFT, & assuming all's OK I'll get copies off tomorrow to some of the folks who volunteered to distribute.

I assume you received my PM with my address.

[king ubu]

Hey but take it easy! This BFT thing is getting a bit too fast for me at the moment!

(PM will be sent, btw!)

ubu

[brownie]

I'm in! E-mailed you.

[Bright Moments]

me too! B)

[tooter]

PM sent. Thanks.

[Nate Dorward]

Hm, interesting problem: not wanting to rush people vs. not wanting to make the folks further down on the BFT list wait even longer. Anyway, I'll get the stuff out to the volunteer distributors (esp overseas) now, but will try to avoid stepping on the toes of EKE BBB's test--I want that to play out unimpeded, & a lot of people haven't chimed in on it yet. I haven't even got to disc 2 of it yet myself.

I can say, anyway, that this one shouldn't be too arduous because it's only a single disc.

[Nate Dorward]

Bump. Jeez, just 22 names? I wonder if BFT fatigue's setting in.....

[Dan Gould]

Bump. Jeez, just 22 names? I wonder if BFT fatigue's setting in.....

That or the possibility that with summer upon us, participation will decline. We know from experience that board traffic slows in the summer.

Don't worry, it will probably be worse when my next turn comes, in the dog days of August.

[mikeweil]

PM sent: I'd hate to miss one!

[neveronfriday]

Me, myself and I want one.

Cheers!

[neveronfriday]

Me, myself and I want one.

Cheers!

I had already signed up.

I'm dumb.

[couw]

Me, myself and I want one.

Cheers!

I had already signed up.

I'm dumb.

ein Schizophren ist nie allein...

[neveronfriday]

That would be me, myself and I + 1.

I'm 4.

I think I'll assimilate myself.

Cheers!

[alejo]

Is it to late to sign up for this one? I haven't had time to contribute in the past due to some crazy work hours. I'll make sure to contribute on this time around.

[Nate Dorward]

OK, looks like we're in business here. A few things are already in the post, & I'll get the rest of the mailout done Monday. When participants get their copy then they should drop me a line so I know when enough people have copies so we can start discussion.

A general comment (I'll move this to the discussion thread perhaps once it's started but thought I'd put it here for now): this BFT is a little different from the last few ones. There's one very famous player among these tracks; but as for the rest I don't expect a lot of i.d.s (though I suspect you guys will pleasantly surprise me with some bullseyes nonetheless....). As with JSngry's BFT, the main point of the compilation is to elicit discussion of the music itself rather than to test your knowledge of the stylistic signatures of well-known musicians. -- These comments may be unnecessary--ignore if you like!

[mikeweil]

A general comment: this BFT is a little different from the last few ones. There's one very famous player among these tracks; but as for the rest I don't expect a lot of i.d.s (though I suspect you guys will pleasantly surprise me with some bullseyes nonetheless....). As with JSngry's BFT, the main point of the compilation is to elicit discussion of the music itself rather than to test your knowledge of the stylistic signatures of well-known musicians. -- These comments may be unnecessary--ignore if you like!

I think the discussion is much more important than correct guessing, anyway! Very much looking forward to this!