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Nobody ever ended up doing a proper rip of this with or without the hidden track, so I did. Here it is on YouTube: ...and here's more info (lineage etc) along with a lossless download of the full EP rip.

Update-- Day 1 was a success! I found the Dead Poetic Obi strip from UOV easily, and then did a random name wheel and notified the winner. I'll let him identify himself if he'd like. Doing the same again today--will be on the lookout when I get through the gate for the UOV guys--if it works the winner is notified by email. I will say this year it is really easy and no problem. I kept bumping into Jason (no line) and he still had Dead Poetic Obi strips later in the day. Part of this is there are clearly not as many people at FF this year. Also, the Blindside LP is not going on sale until today. That is my #1 priority headed into the gate this morning and we'll see how it goes. They also have a sweet poster I want to pick up they posted on their Instagram. As far as the music yesterday, Thrice was easily my #1, they were so tight as usual and "Illusion of Safety" sounded fantastic. They wrapped up with That Hideous Strength, Artist in the Ambulance, and Hurricane. A close second for me was Stretch Arm Strong. SAS also wins the award for the best merch--at least 5 different SAS shirts I wanted, but I bought two last year, so none this time. Finally, Drug Church and Capra really impressed me. Today is loaded!

Hey Alan, while you’re at it with bringing things back home for people, any chance you can kidnap Elliott and their gear and bring them back for me? I’ll pay handsomely, as in I’ll pay you for your unused airfare and for the U-Haul rental truck to stuff them and gear in. Thanks in advance. Seeing them with Jay again was on my never-gonna-happen wish list for 2 decades now. Ok I promise I’ll shut up about how crushed I am over missing them now.

Thanks you for doing this @Alan P I came out for my lunch break yesterday and saw that I won the Dead Poetic draw. Good luck to whoever is up for the LIYW today. I do hope LIYW and Embodyment will be leftover on Wednesday same for any of those Darling Fire fest editions. That album is so good!

Gonna reply to all of this once I sit down at a computer, cause S/T was a gateway for me and your thoughts made me reflect on how important that album is to me, and what a gateway it was.

I hope there is embodyment left overs. I need that album

I saw someone say that happened to them on one of the black pressing’s Discog page.

Yeah no problem at all.

Thanks for the kind words. The campaign just went live!!! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctoroctoroc/c-change-a-chiptune-tribute-to-beck

I love this album, but wtf?

So stoked for this, I love your NMH reimagined album

If that happens hit me up. I’ll buy the singles.

Elliott related and probably not worth it's own thread - Temporary Residence is pressing Falling Forward's anthology onto a single LP. 3/5ths of the members went on to form Elliott. https://www.temporaryresidence.com/products/trr247

Yea my local shop said their distributor told them they'd have their copies by tomorrow. Looking forward to grabbing one from them Friday! Heard the press sounds great and is LOUD 😍

I didn't even try to get the OUV exclusives last year as I refused to wait in line while shows were going on to get them. Seems like their plan is better this year. And will be curious about Blindside as well--it will be the first thing I look for when I get through the gate Friday morning, but I am expecting it not to be on sale until the day they play--Saturday.

That snare 🔥🔥🔥