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geeze, and I missed that. I made a huge mistake. Them niggas know their stuffing.

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Guess where Ben works? Anyone? wink

 

Often first time spam posters like this put a bit more thought into it by creating a new thread to get more attention.....

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lol

 

People like that must just go round any forums they can find posting at random just to drum up the visits, never to visit again of course. I wonder if it's a full time job?!

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Just did a search on his name and funnily enough the exact same post appeared on some other forums - complete with his company address (the one he's supposed to be asking about!) doh

I dunno, employees these days, can't get the brainy ones! lol

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Either a part of the job description OR they are trying to suck up to the boss by getting lots of enquiry.

 

Meanwhile - back on topic - I am trying to listen to the Aussies beat the cr@p out of the Kiwis in the cricket but finding it difficult over the noise of rain on the tin roof.

 

Music?? Schmoozic! Very little since the mid-90s does anything for me. I prefer to listen to music, I don't want to have to watch the video to know what the music is about. That ain't music, it's video! :puts away soapbox:

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I liked Didos first album but the few songs I have heard from the new one were very boring sounding. She's got that laid back late night appeal I think, though it sends me to sleep.

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OK I have heard it. I like some of the sounds and production but it's missing 2 vital bits, quality vocals and lacking a bit on the melody front too as electronic music often does for some reason. Not too bad though I'll give it some more listens.

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I'm not into this kind of music, but I like his idea re: loudness. DM have just finished recording their new album due for release in April. I just hope it has some dynamics this time rather than this annoying loud/compressed thing going on now.

 

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We're giving away a new 2 disk set to all current members of my fan club, The People's Front Of Judea and to anyone who joins the fan club before Feb 15th.

 

As you may have noticed, records have been getting louder and more compressed over the last ten years or so. Many like a loud record, many do not. The official version of "Way To Normal" is very loud and this was the intention. Loud records sound good on car stereos, iPods and on the radio. Quieter records are more dynamic and while they don't compete so well on a mix tape, they often sound better on good audio equipment.

 

Many of my fans are audiophiles and there have been requests for an alternate less compressed version of Way To Normal to be made available.

 

Although I stand behind the official version of this album and have the utmost respect for the producer and engineers involved, I'm a populist at heart and saw no reason not to provide a slightly different approach for those who prefer more old fashioned dynamics along with a sequence that builds.

 

And so we have "Way To Normal: Stems and Seeds" - two disks. One disk is a remix, remaster, re-sequence of "Way To Normal" along with the now legendary (in our own minds) 'fake' tracks, the Japanese version of "Hiroshima", the Conan Rehearsal of "You Don't Know Me" and the Piano Orchestra version of "Cologne" - a total of 20 tracks.

 

The other is a disk of files, called stems, which will pop up in Garageband and allow you to mix the album yourselves. Just click on the file of the song you want to mix and you'll quickly understand how it works.

 

If you'd like to turn the drums off or down, or if you want to use loops or turn that damn singer off and sing it yourself, its all possible. We've included extra loops with the song "You Don't Know Me" hoping someone could maybe come along and make a hit out of this song.

 

Yours,

 

Ben Folds

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