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1998-01-12 19:06Maarten D. SchermerHiya, On my way to get some lunch today I stumbled on a copy of Aphex' PowerPill "PacMan"

From:: Maarten D. Schermer <slavlab@xs4all.nl>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Cc:: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
Date:: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 20:06:15 +0100
Subject:: (idm) PowerPill FS - extremely CHEAP

Hiya, On my way to get some lunch today I stumbled on a copy of Aphex' PowerPill "PacMan" single CD wedged in between Jon Bon Jovi and the Spice Girls in the "extremely cheap" section of (oh yes) Diskoland, the local record store, for less than a dollar. Since I already found a copy myself in the "even cheaper" section of another shop a while ago for around 50 cents, I figured I offer this one to anyone who wants to hear some more crappy Aphex music and doesn't feel the need to waste his or her monthly pay on any increasingly excentrically priced Mask or Caustic Window twelves. First one who offers me something nice and loud like a tape with loads of unreleased Optical and Ed Rush tunes or whatever gets it. Hey, I'll even throw in a tape with all those hard-to-get AFX and Caustic Window tracks if you like. Just don't ask for the Q-Chastic single. Additionally, I'd be very grateful for some explanation about what's so special about these Mask twelves. Oh and, Chris (Miller) - there were one or two Technohead singles in there as well. Mail me if there's anything you want me to look for. completely unrelated nerdish lo-tek question: does anyone by any chance know the WinAPI command with which to conjure up the "Open with" box which appears when one tries to execute an non-registered file format? Thanks! bye now, Maarten np: Zwischenfall - "Millionen" (MASK 101!) -------------------------------------------------------- M a a r t e n D . S c h e r m e r e-mail: slavlab@xs4all.nl www: http://www.xs4all.nl/~slavlab a page full of sounds & records for sale --------------------------------------------------------

1998-01-12 19:49Greg ClowOn Mon, 12 Jan 1998, Maarten D. Schermer wrote: > Additionally, I'd be very grateful for s

From:: Greg Clow <stained@interlog.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 14:49:36 -0500 (EST)
Subject:: (idm) MASK - special?
Reply to:: (idm) PowerPill FS - extremely CHEAP

On Mon, 12 Jan 1998, Maarten D. Schermer wrote:

quoted 2 lines Additionally, I'd be very grateful for some explanation about what's so

> Additionally, I'd be very grateful for some explanation about what's so > special about these Mask twelves.

OK... MASK is a collaborative label of Skam and Musik Aus Strom, two IDM labels which are currently "hot". MASK releases are 12" EPs featuring a handful of tracks by artists from each of the "parent" labels along with like-minded friends. They are somewhat unique in that there is no proper track listing, just a list of the artists which appear "in no particular order", so listening to the records can be a guessing game if you'd like. Finally, MASK releases are very limited - 01 was limited to 100 copies, 02 to 200, and the upcoming 03 is to be limited to 300. All of this adds up to make MASK records "special" in some people's eyes. Personally, I can't *imagine* paying the amounts being bid on these things, but to each his (or her) own, I suppose. Greg

(idm) PowerPill FS - extremely CHEAP