So it’s time to get on the horn and really do the grunt work to distribute them. The tracks should be making their way into online stores come next month. We’ll be sending out digital downloads and one sheets to spread the word, and we suggest that everyone do the same. Know a friend at the local college radio station? Pass them a disc. Everyone should keep in mind that we are a “collective” and the bulk of the collective’s man power comes from it’s participants. Not just Randy, Emily, and myself. Feel free to email anyone of us to let us know how you plan on helping get it out there!

The way we’re going to salvage this problem in Austin is by handing out Volume III.  Volume III just received a kind review from an OKC dweller, in which he promotes the release shows this weekend.  Then, if artists want to participate, later down the road we can have a show where we hand out free copies of Volume IV. It won’t be a release show per say, but it will go through the same motions.   I recommend all of you do the same.  As far as the rest of you artists participating in the compilation, you’ll have your copies within a month, for sure.  If you have any last minute requests as far as where you’d like me to ship your portion of the compilations and posters, send them my way at emily (at) 8088records (dot) com by next Friday, February 26th.

If you have any questions, feel free to hit me up.  I’m sorry about the northeastern blizzard getting in the way of our finely worked plans, but we’re going to get the compilations to you as soon as we can.

Sorry it’s been awhile ya’ll. busy busy bees. life works the hell out of ya sometimes. plus myspace sucks.

anyway, here’s a sneak peek.

lot’s o’ love.

Is anyone else amused by our binary code dates so far this year? 01.01.10/01.10.10/01.11.10…sadly, i’ll have to wait until October to be this delighted with the numerical calendar.  i hear if you string them all together, you can read a message from the devil.  Just saying.

Ginsu Wives and Color Club appears on the LA label, How To Be a Microwave, first compilation.  You should probably  follow the link to download this FREE sucker right about now….

HOW TO BE A MICROWAVE VOLUME 1.

via The Best Band You Didn’t Go See at CMJ: The Binary Marketing Show | Zoom In.

As some of you know, we successfully held comp vol. 3 release shows in various cities last February. Well, now’s the time to plan to do that again on or around February 20, 2010. It looks like Oklahoma will be represented again thanks to Chris and Matt. I’m taking care of booking the Austin show. Arkansas, North Carolina, and New York need to be represented. If you are participating in the comp or have participated in the comp, you are empowered to book a Comp Vol. 4 release show in your respective state. Let us know if you are willing to book a show!

Growth Spert (AR), Illicitizen (NC), Jonathan Badger (MD), Asleep, Audience…Dream! (OK), Josh Lancaster (TX), No Mother (AR), Videophonic (OK), Infinite Sky Foundation (TX), Equestrian (NY), Watching the Moon (TX), Psymbience (OK), Anti-Mortem (OK), Gonzo Sirens (TX), Harmute (NC), and The Romantic Disaster (OK).

The unofficial list is comprised of:

Orents Stirner (TX), Cracker Creeptacular (NC), Doves & Desperados (CA), Laserz (TX), The Binary Marketing Show (NY), K_Niv_Es (TX), Phalynx (AR), St. Anthony (AR), Memphis Pencils (AR), Lights That Lifted Us Gently (AR), The Fancy (NY), $.+.s. (AR), and Semiautomatic Ground Environment (AL).

Here’s the deal:  we ideally want 20 tracks on the compilation, and several people who just missed the deadline have contacted me hoping for a small extension.  To make matters more complicated, i’m getting on an airplane in two hours and probably won’t have internet access until Monday evening (Oct 5th).  This is my remedy – anyone who is currently on the unofficial list or has been on it and has been removed because they thought it wouldn’t work out and now, they’ve discovered that they can, you may keep submitting. Once we get a total of 20 official tracks, we’ll work some numbers and figure out what to do next.

In the meantime, email pressing inquiries to randy (at) 8088records (dot) com – he’ll be updating the news page as more folks become official, too.  Have a great weekend, guys, and i’ll be back to pester you on Monday evening.