It's Not Me, It's You

7/18/2018

Friday the 13th this month worked out pretty well for me! Not one but TWO various artist compilations were released that day with my art gracing the covers! The first we all know about - "Electronic Cottage Compilation 004"! The other one came from Neal D. Retke's panpanpanaviandistresscall label. "It's Not Me, It's You" features 17 artists doing cover versions of tracks from the {AN} Eel Soundcloud page. My input includes the title, cover art, and track #2 which is my cover version of Neal's cover version of "Endless Blockades For The Pussyfooter" by Japanese hardcore band G.I.S.M.

You may notice some other Electronic Cottage friends on this album as well!

The compilation is available to be streamed or purchased at Bandcamp

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W.A.Davison

W.A.Davison is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist who has been producing various forms of experimental art and music for over 35 years.

He studied fine art at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and experimental/electronic music composition with Prof. Steve Tittle at Dalhousie University before moving to Toronto in 1989.

As a composer, improvisor, and instrument-builder, Davison has performed and recorded solo (as The Bim Prongs, Songs of the New Erotics, Th W rbl r, Panic Engines, M.Stactor, etc.), in his own ensembles (Urban Refuse Group, Six Heads), and in numerous collaborations (with members of CCMC, Nihilist Spasm Band, AMM, MSBR, irr.app.(ext.), Nurse With Wound, and many others).

His work in various media has been performed, exhibited and published internationally.

Davison is also the founder of Recordism (described as "an ideospheric mutation of the meme known as Surrealism") and one half of The Recordists (with his partner S.Higgins).

See Recordism for more info.

Frank

7/18/2018 22:21:06

I always like doing these Neal projects... always fun! He always comes up with an original subject and sometimes the profit of album-sales are for a good cause! I hope he will keep on doing these things for a long, long time!

One question for Neal... Do you do some kinda mastering before you put together the album?

And before I forget... great artwork!

William Davison link

7/18/2018 22:32:03

Thanks, Frank! Enjoyed your track on the comp.

Neal D Retke

7/19/2018 08:48:58

I don't touch the tracks regarding mastering - It's not my thing & not my strong point at all. I've on rare occasions adjusted volume due to excessive clipping, but with non - noise specific stuff I don't lay a finger on it.

- Also, It's been a real pleasure having you contribute & getting to know you on these projects !

C. Goff III

7/19/2018 12:30:38

Wow, I'm impressed that Mr. Retke motivated such a big response for such an unusual theme -- cover versions of recordings from somebody's Sound Cloud page???... wow... is Neal a practitioner of voodoo?

-- Please Mr. Eel, reveal your secrets to motivating people to action!

Neal Retke

7/20/2018 06:18:16

I've achieved everything I've accomplished in life with my model good looks & finely honed pop sensibility ( I/E: It's as much a mystery to me as it is to you! )

It's Not Me, It's You

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