Boards of Canada Campfire Headphase Review by Terrance, American Buddhist

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Campfire Headphase

Greetings friends, associates, and well-wishers from around the globe! It is I, Terrance, American Buddhist, back with another musical review for your mind’s pleasure.

As I have told you many times, life is suffering, and thus I do not need to take refuge in the soothing tasts and smells of THC-packed, purple haired nodules of fine cannabis buds– except of course those given to me as a gift, or grown for me in the fields near my retreat in the foothills.

The other day a Zen koan I am quite fond of quite literally “came to life,” which was both enlightening and disconcerting.
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USOUNDS Transformation!

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It took several weeks, 5 sherpas and a few bottles of scotch to morph USOUNDS into a more aesthetically pleasing, user-friendly environment. We will be adding more new features very soon, and welcome any feedback you might have. Please feel free to add comments or send any feedback to: usounds AT gmail DOT com.

Damien Rice Stream and Giveaway

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Have your very own Rice-A-Thon HERE and stream his entire new album called “9”. Also, be the first ginormous Rice fan to solve the super tricky word scramble below, and we will send you a Damien Rice Lithograph (14×14) of the cover to his new album. Please send all scramble entries to usounds AT gmail DOT com.

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An Afternoon With Weird Al

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Weird Al graciously agreed to answer a few questions for us about R. Kelly and the Coolio controversy.

USOUNDS: I watched UHF yesterday, and had really lucid dreams involving Spatula City last night. What’s the craziest dream you’ve ever had? Also, did you get to nail Fran Drescher?

Weird Al: I dreamed that I was riding through a field of wheat on a radioactive unicorn with Kenny G. And, none of your business.
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Beck The Information

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Beck can be a difficult guy to figure out.

Up until 2005, much of his career was spent making drastically divergent albums. That year’s release, Guero, caught many off guard by uncharacteristically hearkening back to some of his earlier work. The Information continues in a similar vein, cramming a fruitful career of exploration into rapidly shifting yet easily digestible chunks.
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