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Hello again... it's time for the annual Christmas mp3 giveaway!
This time, instead of the usual one or two mp3s, I've put together a very un-Scrooge-like five-track EP for you, complete with artwork!
The EP's titled "Too Much Attention" and here's what's on it:
1) Too Much Attention (Fan Club version)
This song will be on the forthcoming Ex-Rental album, but here's an alternate mix of it, originally produced for The Fan Club's unreleased CD. You'll probably recognise this if you've ever seen Ex-Rental play live...
2) Push My Buttons (instrumental)
Anyone got one of those Ex-Rental "push my buttons" badges? Well, this is the song that goes with that badge, recorded in 2002... except it was never finished! But it's quite a fun electro-disco instrumental even without the words...
3) Scum Of The Earth
The EP gets a lot darker from here onwards, with this slightly scary guitar-led number. It's one of the oldest Ex-Rental songs, but it was just too depressing to play live, so we never did. I guess it's somewhere between Sonic Youth and 1994 Manics...?
4) Persuasion
Easily the weirdest thing on the EP! This is an avant-garde instrumental I recorded before Ex-Rental even existed. I can't really describe it as a song, but perhaps "soundscape" is a more fitting description. It's easy to get lost in it...
5) Left At The Lights (piano)
This is a simple piano piece I recorded just recently. It's another instrumental, so there's not much I can say about it, but there'll be a very different version of it on the bonus EP that comes with the album next year...
All of these are available as mp3s from this page (which other visitors to the website won't be able to find yet - this is just for members of the Ex-RentalNews mailing list and MySpace friends!):
Your browser might start playing each song when you click on the links on this page, so if you just want to save the mp3s, right-click on each of the page's links instead and choose to save each file.
And if you want to make your own CD copy of this EP, you can also make your own sleeve using the artwork provided. To find the artwork, just click on the picture on the link above. The images are deliberately huge so they should print well when you put them into whatever sleeve-printing software you like to use. Please don't ask me to recommend software, etc, though...!
By the way, these mp3s will only be online until the end of 2006, so don't miss them! I'll leave the artwork online for a while longer, though... hope you enjoy everything!
OK, I'm off now to continue work on the album, so have a very merry Christmas and a fabulous New Year!
Sean x
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