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Rafael González Mail Art (October 30th, 2018)

10/31/2018

This special, 1/1 edition arrived in my mailbox on October 30th, 2018, courtesy of our good friend Rafael González from the Canary Islands!

I'm definitely getting a Bowie-esque vibe from this postcard, seeing as his final album before his passing was titled Black Star.

Thank you, Rafa!

Editor's Note by Hal McGee: here is my You Are A Sat card from Rafa!

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3 Postcards from Scott Kindberg

10/6/2018

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Here are 3 postcards that arrived in my mailbox on the exact same date (October 5th, 2018), courtesy of Scott Kindberg.

Represented are Striations, Brighter Death Now, and Ritual Chair.

They're almost like trading cards, but even bigger!

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Popeye and Mr. Peanut

10/3/2018

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I received this pair of limited one-of-a-kind mail art postcards from Ed (aka Sluggisha Tapes, aka "the reason I discovered Florida's noise scene in the first place") in August of last year.

There was no return address or insignia on either of them, so for a few weeks it remained a mystery as to who had sent them. (I found out when Ed asked if I had gotten them yet)

The postcards are photographs of statues of Mr. Peanut and Popeye at a used car place in Inverness, FL. There may be more characters there, and if there are. I hope Ed returns and does another series of postcards about them!

I have a bunch of other postcards from Ed (all one-of-a-kind), but I'll have to search for them again in the meantime...

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Dylan Houser

I started recording "noise music" in early 2004, completely unaware of any "scenes" or other individuals doing this sort of thing. A lot of lo-fi recordings on a portable tape player, oftentimes guitar or bass feedback drone and delay.

In 2008, I started putting out my own releases. I had by then given up on being in any rock bands with other people and stuck to improvised solo recordings on portastudios. Between then and 2011, I think only dozen people had heard any of my releases. And then I started Hell Garbage, where I started connecting with people a lot more.

At the end of 2012, I played my first Noise show, at St. Pete Noise Fest 5. I originally only did it on a whim and had no intention of playing live much after that. Lo and behold, the set had a good enough reception to enable me to seek out and play even more.

Fast-forward to June 2014, where I had booked my own gig for the first time. Uncle Lou's in Orlando had dates available, and again on a whim, I took a shot at booking. It went well enough, surprisingly good turnout for a Wednesday night.

2 years later, I moved into a house in Lakeland. Initially because it was within walking distance of my workplace...but a recent show fell through and I thought "why don't we just move the show here? As long as it's over by a certain time...I mean there's plenty of parking space..." The show was a success and nobody complained!

AND THEN MY MIND SPLOT OPENNNN

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Rafael González Mail Art (October 30th, 2018)

3 Postcards from Scott Kindberg

Popeye and Mr. Peanut

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