New audio releases in 2005? Nice one! BTW, the black-vinyl test pressings of the Christmas single have 'BLACKSMOKE' etched on the a-side and 'FEAR NO EVIL' etched on the b-side. There's about 10 of them in a cabinet in the Aquarium Gallery, but unfortunately, they're not for sale (I did ask)! :-p I'm assuming that the only way of buying these singles is actually physically going into the gallery and filling out the form (which I've done), and then either collecting it from the gallery in person on Christmas Day (!), or by paying an extra 1.50 and having it sent on Christmas Eve? Or has anyone managed to purchase it via phone/internet yet? L8rs, Nick ;-)
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James Cauty Wishes You A Merry Christmas from Blacksmoke
http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2004/dec04/20041210_blacksmoke.html by Paul Cashmere
10 December 2004
KLF founder James Cauty is sending Christmas cheer through his latest multimedia art collective The Blacksmoke Organisation with an Advent calendar at the Blacksmoke website
Old fans of the KLF, The Jams, The Orb and now Blacksmoke will discover new music as they open doors for each day of the calendar.
The new music in the advent calendar "was recorded earlier this year and like all of the major music works on the Blackoff Advent Calendar it's original Blacksmoke material" Blacksmoke's Keir Jens-Smith tells Undercover News. "The audio content in various containers also feature samples taken from recent Government warning messages in the UK and abroad".
At one stage during the Advent Calendar, fans will hear the new Blacksmoke single. You may like to tell Undercover's readers that on Christmas Day Advent Calendar Container #25 will play the official Blacksmoke Christmas Single... available for one day only (to be deleted on Boxing Day) " Keir says. "This can also be purchased on the day from the Aquarium Gallery as a very Limited Edition 7" single (but heard free on our site)".
2005 will see new music released by Blacksmoke. "We are planning audio releases next year in addition to a complete relaunch of our website (to include a full shop section). We're working on the designs at the moment and it may not surprise you to hear that it's based on the BLACKOFF Advent Calendar design".
The Blacksmoke website is at http://www.blacksmoke.org/
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