[From Usenet: 3.21.95 0351]

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Now that Photoshop 3.x has been out for a while, I was wondering if anyone out there might have an old copy of the 2.5 deluxe cd-rom they might be willing to part with. I’ve got Photoshop on floppy, but would appreciate an easier install when I need it, along with whavever other goodies might be on that…and my poor old IIvx with 8Mb RAM can’t quite handle v3, so am not upgrading. Would appreciate e-mail of any offers… wo…@alaska.net. Thanks a lot…

[From Usenet 3.11.95 0416]

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In article <3jimoa$...@usenet1.sjc.in.sel.sony.com>, lbar...@sonymusic.com wrote:

Does anyone have any info on Dance Or Die? I bought the Psychoburbia album, and liked it a lot. I saw that they had more on the shelf, and was wondering if it was similar. Please reply here, or to lbar…@sonymusic.com.

I’ve only ever heard one song of theirs. Was called “Dance or Die” and is on a compilation I picked up in Berlin called the “German Mystic Sound Sampler” good song…one of my faves on the comp. Didn’t know any other stuff of theirs was available over here…any info you could slide my way? Woudl appreciate…

[From Usenet: 2.26.95 0238]

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I don’t remember even where I first heard about this but…

Somewhere around a year or more ago, there was an ftp site that had a remix of ‘last’ by Butch Vig that had been nixed from the ‘fixed’ ep. As far as I’ve been able to tell, it’s not available anywhere else, and has never been released. When I heard about this, I had a friend download it for me, and I now have it here on my computer (not a bad mix, either).

Questions being:

  1. Does anyone know anything about this mix?
  2. Is it still available anywhere? After being downloaded, broken into pieces, transferred from IBM to Mac, re-pieced together and all, the sound quality isn’t great. Would be interested in getting a better quality file…but don’t have the url I originally got it from.

Any information would be greatly appreciated…

[From Usenet: 1.10.95 0448]

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I do suppose, while not being necessarily one of the ‘big names’ (with a gun? sorry…seemingly obligatory lyrics reference) on a.m.nin, I might as well pitch in…

Currently living by the pesudonym Woody…only my family and very old friends bother with my given name anymore, so I pretty much ignore it. 21 years old, and not currently in school. Thankfully able to avoid an @aol.com address, though due to a local provider, ended up with a mildy cool address. Yippe, lifes ambition is fulfilled. Or not.

At present, biding my time here in the frozen wasteland of Anchorage, Alaska until I can get my skinny butt out of here. Current future looks like I’ll be hitting Seattle roundabouts late March or early April, not through any great longing to hit that particular false mecca of the ’90’s, but rather taking a chance to head down with a friend. Finally have a realistic chance to get out, don’t care where I end up. Yes, Anchorage is that bad. Bitch bitch bitch. There, that’s done.

Unlike the previous three posts in this that I’ve read, not currently a musician. Bummer. Classical vocal training as a child and a passing familiarity with the violin aren’t too high in demand these days. I wonder why…. I fill my time making lots of copies at the local Kinko’s. Work a swing shift, which means I get up about 2 in the afternoon, hit work at 4, off at midnight, and crash between 4 and 6 in the morning. Perfect for a night owl. When I’m not there, I usually move into the local Village Inn (a classier Denny’s type place). Friday nights I dj for a local teen club’s ‘Alternative’ night. Currently being screwed over by the manager pay wise, but hey…I get six hours a week to play whatever I feel like really, really loud, and with no place else for the under-21 crowd to go, lots of people have fun. I can deal with being a bit of a sucker for that.

Musically, decently wide ranged. A collection of 300-some discs, ranging from Abba to Legendary Pink Dots to gregorian chant to KLF, Sisters of Mercy, Mary’s Danish…very into ’80’s stuff, Jesus Christ Superstar, and have a couple of cd’s of German ‘indie’ music that goes over great at the club. Must admit to a bit of self-absorbed pride in being one of the only people here in Anchorage who not only listens to nin, but knows what I’m babbling about, much of which I owe to a.m.nin. Even hassled the local music chain for three months until they tracked down Demo’s and Remixes…and last I looked, they still had two copies of it, the better pressing even. The people up here just don’t know what’s out there…funny.

Computer wise, am a confessed mac fanatic. Hey…I can admit to being enough of an idiot to like the pretty little pictures. Course, some of those ‘pretty’ little icons were grabbed from Geiger scans, but hey…. Refuse to be dragged into a ‘my box is better’ debate, though, as I have a healthy respect for beemers, use the ones at Kinko’s a fair amount, and wouldn’t mind grabbing one, if a recent engine seizure hadn’t put me so far in debt. Just avoid Windoze like the plague. Gerf.

So hey, that’s me…take it or leave it. Fun fun fun.

[From Usenet 1.9.95 0231]

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In article <D21tMo....@info.uucp>, toml1...@mach1.wlu.ca (Chuck Tomlinson u) wrote:

Somehow I suspect I’m making myself flamebait, but I need to know: where can I obtain a copy of the opal mix of Head Like a Hole?

I’ve seen it on two discs…the import version of the HLAH single (pink and blue cover, no halo number listed, only three tracks to it. I’ve seen it most often at Musicland (gag), usually in the singles section with a special ‘Import’ sticker on it), and the boot Demos&Remixes, where it’s called the ‘go-go’ mix, or some such.

Good luck searching…

[From Usenet 12.16.94 0626]

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c.s.y.:

Matt Jones:

> I just got halo 4. I think, in Get Down Make Love, I heard a sped-up, possibly reversed, sample from the original vocals. It’s during the weird sounds towards the end of the track. Anyone know if this is real, or just more analog synth?

In the original version of this song by Queen, there is a strange part in the song as well, with weird “bddldldlddbdldlddddburp” noises and Freddie moaning/groaning/singing/whatever.

Anyways, this weird part from the original is what was sampled in the NIN cover, methinks…

As far as I can tell, after being a fan of both Queen and nin for quite a while (simple statement, no flames necessary), I’d be willing to bet that all that ‘sample’ is, is holding down the fast forward button on a cd player and panning it back and forth during the goofball experimental middle section of GDML. Oh yeah, plus the WWRY riff at the end. Yowza.

[From Usenet: 2.12.94 0400]

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This may be considered a dumb question, but…

Basically, looking for info on just what kind of music Psychic TV is. I got a shirt a while back only because I thought it was great (person with bird’s head mask holding a naked woman upside down by a knife through the foot, says “Some have to dance, some have to kill” on the back), and someone recently told me it was a Psychic TV shirt.

Now am curious about PTV…well, have been for a while (it’s a name I keep seeing), but now more so…have a wierd thing, don’t like promoting bands I know nothing about, or have no music of. So…

Anyway, info would be appreciated…along with any suggestions of what to pick up from these folks, should I choose to.

Of course, it’s still an awesome shirt…

[From Usenet: 2.10.94 0308]

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In article <2j9sgi$...@panix2.panix.com>, buff...@panix.com (Bonzo) wrote:

What’s the deal? I haven’t been here in a couple of weeks and no one’s focusing on Concentration?!!??

Ya missed it…there was some babble about it a while back, but seems to have petered out. Hmpf.

Personally, I wouldn’t mind a little more info on these guys…I’ve got what I can find by them, including the BLBT single (is this really out of print?), but am wondering if there are any singles from the new album…especially Butterfly Wings or Trigger For Happiness. Any info?

[From Usenet: 2.10.94 0256]

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In article <1994Feb9.181628.39...@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu>, mbcon...@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Mark Conklin) wrote:

I don’t know why yet, but I like it. Sure -it is not as ground breaking as the first one, but at least it doesn’t sound like a rehash of the first disc.

Have to agree here…in the midst of all the Enigma-bashing that’s popped up, I like the new disc a lot…especially track three, Return to Innocence. Don’t really mind the male vocals on other tracks that much, either…

Besides, without a major change in style and content, there isn’t much Enigma could do to create another groundbreaking album, and still remain Enigma…much of their “sound” is that floaty, dreamy style, and I really don’t mind that they chose to go with mideastern chanting instead of Gregorian on this release. A simple rehash of the first album, while it might still have sounded good, would be boring…

[From Usenet: 2.9.94 0549]

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In article <2j7bf6INN...@owl.csrv.uidaho.edu>, nolta...@crow.csrv.uidaho.edu (The Shadow) wrote:

Question: Has anyone out there heard of a NIN live CD?

The only one I know of is Solid Gold Hell, available as an import from Cocomelos Records. Decent enough, although I wouldn’t rave about it. The first four tracks have the best recording quality, the rest of them were obviously recorded from somewhere in the audience, and on some you can hear more of the testosterone-laden ass next to the tape recorder singing than Trent! I figure it’s worth having for those first four tracks…but if you can get it used, do that before blowing the money for the full import price.