+-- THE PASSENGERS LIST
+-- APRIL 2003
+-- The Passengers List is the the sporadic, sometimes extremely rare, mailing list for the music
label Skylab Operations and it's many other projects, including our net.label, Observatory Online,
and soon to be weekly streaming radio show The Landing party. You are receiving this email because
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+-- CONTENTS
+- 1. Liftoff
+- 2. Skylab Operations VS. Northeast USA
+- 3. Slinger / Accelera Deck "(21:15) / Fire Maps CD [SKY23]
+- 4. Phasmid "Her Friend the Blue Star" 2xCD [SKY16]
+- 5. Skylab Operations E-Store Updates
+- 6. Accelera Deck "Lullexo" MP3 release
+- 7. International Independent Electronic Music Chat Initiative
+- 8. Touchdown: Observatory Online > The Future
+-- 1. LIFTOFF
Yikes, I was just informed that I missed March. Is that really true? Jinkies, well, if true, it WAS
a hectic month, so, there's my excuse. Why was it hectic you ask? Well, first, we flew over the
atlantic straight into war-crazy America for a 3 week vacation / label tour! This time only the
North East, later this year, probably North East + Mid-West, and then we're going to Japan (that's
right!). Or perhaps we'll just stay in Europe, hell, I dunno yet. So, bits and pieces of
information and updates right here. Passengers style!
+-- 2. Skylab Operations VS. Northeast USA
For those not in the know, we've recently returned from a 3 week long vacation/mini-tour in the US
of YAY. A quick apology to all those waiting for mail-order packages from us. The tour consisted of
6 days of travelling the north-east with Accelera Deck, I am Robot and Proud, Phasmid, & Satellite
Grooves. It was a great adventure and everyone we met everywhere we went were just outstanding
people. I have a quick thank you list up at www.skylaboperations.com and will shortly have some
smooth photos of the trip. Give me a day or three. The rest of our vacation consisted of us hanging
out in Spring Hill, Florida at our family's lovely tiki/pool area. You don't want to know about
that.
For other people's photos of our recent trip, take a gander at these sites, and browse around.
quoted 2 lines www.bloop.org/robot
>> www.bloop.org/robot
>> www.tbtmo.com
+-- 3. Slinger / Accelera Deck "(21:15) / Fire Maps" CD [SKY23]
Fresh off of that trip, we're extremely proud to announce the final release of the Slinger /
Accelera Deck Split CD. Packed in slim-line 'clamshell' cases, with full colour on-cd print.
Slinger brings their epic debut, "(21:15)", a devastating track built entirely on improvised drums
and real time synthesis. The music within is explosive, and dynamic, the very moment of creation
where dust and gas particles within a nebula spin faster and faster, gravity forcing a slow
collapse inward. Accelera Deck contributes 9 songs of destroyed bliss, and shrapnel of white-out
melody. Fire Maps is a blueprint for how to destroy a 1967 Fender Jazz-master, and resides
comfortably between Mego Music's binary opposition, and My Bloody Valentines blistering sensuality.
Now available through our online shop, and shortly through our related distributors and
mail-orders.
+-- 4. Phasmid "Her Friend the Blue Star + Remixes" 2xCD [SKY16]
The glistening debut from Phasmid is almost onto it's second pressing and pleasing many around the
world. Featuring remixes from friends such as B.Fleischmann (Morr), Isan (Morr), Bochum Welt
(Rephlex), I am Robot and Proud, Figurine (Monika), Printed Circuit, and many others, this release
is packed with over 2 hours of highly enjoyable blisstronics, taking on a tour of the Blue Star,
free of charge.
Now, for those in the USA, don't worry, we haven't left you out. You are now able to order directly
from our friendly mail-order partners in the US, so, to do that, click your heels three times and
follow the yellow-link road:
quoted 3 lines Now featured at www.darla.com
>> Now featured at www.darla.com
>> Now featured at www.handstitchedheart.com
>> Now floating at www.tbtmo.com
+-- 5. Skylab Operations E-Store Updates
For the PayPal (www.paypal.com) enabled, we bring to you direct mail-order, post-paid in Europe and
elsewhere, and at a much better price than you'll probably find elsewhere. After our recent trip,
we've added a slew of new items, including the final remaining copies of our older releases from
AM/FM (now on Polyvinyl) and Her Space Holiday (now on Tiger Style / EMI).
quoted 5 lines SKY10 - AM/FM "Audiot" CD
>> SKY10 - AM/FM "Audiot" CD
>> SKY11 - Her Space Holiday "The Astronauts are Sleeping Volume 1" CD
>> SKY23 - Slinger / Accelera Deck "(21:15) / Fire Maps" CD
>> Skylab Operations T-Shirts
>> Brand new 1" button set, featuring: Skylab Operations, Phasmid "Cooper", Phasmid "Blue Star",
and Accelera Deck style 1", laser quality buttons. Only $2 to add to your existing order.
Unfortunately, we have had to re-adjust prices in order to compensate for an Austrian Postal System
rise in prices, effective April 1, 2003. This was only a rise of $1 per item on some items, except
12" vinyl, which unfortunately falls into a higher postal bracket, therefore is now like, $3 more
just in shipping costs. Are these people crooks or what?
+-- 6. Accelera Deck "Lullexo" MP3EP
Accelera Deck offers another chapter in his epic quest, titled "Lullexo". This item is available
free for download, in high-quality MP3 format from:
http://scarcelight.com/Lullexo/
While you're there, feel free to order the related limited edition 3" release, "Lulluxa", released
by Scarcelight shortly before the Skylab Operations tour.
http://scarcelight.com/slr/slr11.html
+-- 7. International Independent Electronic Music Chat Initiative
Several labels, led by Skylab Operations, have implemented a JAVA based communications script into
their sites, in order to further promote and enhance the community-aspect of the independent
electronic music family. This enables you to meet and greet, in real-time chat, the fans, artists,
designers, and thinkers involved with many wonderful labels, art groups, recording groups, and more
in an intimate and friendly chat environment.
Now, EVERY THURSDAY, from 3pm EST --> ? you're welcome to come meet & greet the people behind the
labels and music you love, or maybe just like a little bit. This is our first attempt at scheduling
set chat meeting times, so, please feel free to join in and get your communication on, and make us
feel like we're doing something productive and beneficial to the online electronic music community.
For those of you already with an IRC client:
Server: irc.starchat.net
Port: 6667
Channel: #blissout
For those of you without an IRC client:
quoted 4 lines www.skylaboperations.com (click 'interact')
>> www.skylaboperations.com (click 'interact')
>> www.tbtmo.com (click 'chat')
>> www.slidetheneedle.com (click 'chat')
>> www.subverseco.com (click 'chat')
+-- 8. Touchdown: Observatory Online > The Future
Some of you may have noticed the recent lack of updates for Observatory
(www.observatoryonline.org). This is not due to lack of interest, more due to Skylab Operations
work and our recent trip and so forth. We have about 10 releases waiting for release, which will be
up shortly, after we do a complete retrofit of the Observatory website. We're going back to a
contrasty black/white design. Minimal and much cleaner and easier to navigate than our most recent
version. Sorry, we're just like that.
The future of Skylab Operations is slowing down. We're expecting the Headphone Science CD [SKY19]
in early summer, followed by the I am Robot and Proud 12", Kenric McDowell CD, and Hellothisisalex
CD.
After that, we are officially taking a break, until we can recover from our lack of funds and
slowly promoting all of our releases in every corner of the world possible. Look for future release
announcements later in 2003, with new releases starting to popup from us in 2004. Thank you again
for your time and interest.
Over & Out.
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