Unless I’m mistaken, Startime/Fader’s STIFLE 002 should also be out today. I just
got STIFLE 001 yesterday, and yes, it is indeed techno remixes of
the French Kicks’ “Close To Modern”. STIFLE 002 is The Streets’
“Weak Become Heroes”, remixed by Royksopp and 3 Friends ft/ Lisa Shaw.
STIFLE 003 will be VHS or Beta’s “Solid Gold”, remixed by Bob Mould,
Daum Bentley, and Joshua IZ, and should be out October 8th. Judging
by intial press releases, that would make STIFLE 004 (The Ends’ “Are You From The Ends”)
out around November 4th, and STIFLE 005 (Ted Leo’s “Hearts Of Oak”) out around December 2nd.

Just announced is DIW’s Builder
Series Vol. 2. If you’re unfamiliar, DIW is offering a full-length CD every three months
for just the price of shipping, which is $3. Builder #2 is True Love, by
Minmae. Mp3s are here.
Limited to 500 copies.

Finally, prices for CDs may be dropping but cassettes seem to going up. This cassette
by Skellington, Britt Daniel’s pre-Spoon band, just went for twenty five bucks.