[07/02/06]

cindytalk archivist, spaewaif, has just launched
a cindytalk blog entitled of ghosts and buildings...*

this space will be used for random snatches of cindytalk
material, past present and future.feel free to comment
and/or send anything interesting that you might have.

http://of-ghosts-and-buildings.blogspot.com/

at last cindytalk.org's long awaited audio-portal,
touchedRADIO, is on air.it took us a wee while to
get all the ideas together but we are now up and
running.we are launching with 6 channels of sound,
ranging from a classic cindytalk compilation,the freeze
john peel sessions,through to totally new cindytalk
noise-poetry experiments.a channel of musics that
have been inspirational to cindytalk,over the years,
will also be airing.some rotation of programmes is
likely,as we want as much variety as possible but that
might take some time as we gather everything together.
a channel of field recordings entitled "when twinkling
meets celestial" is also being prepared.at some point soon,
we will be airing music by cindytalk-related artists,like
Matt Kinnison,who has just released a new album
called evenings of ordinary sand (wood records.wd70).
we would like to invite friends to send us mixes,
compilations, self-produced albums, etc.touchedRADIO
is not available for download at this moment but hopefully
in the near future some of the sets will be available for
mp3 download through touchedRAW.com
(complete with artwork).

http://touchedRADIO.com

channels at launch are:

tR1 : "touchedRAWKISSEDsour"
a specially selected cindytalk compilation.

tR2 : "fieryplaneteyes"
the "secret" cindytalk album,
this is in fact the dj mix of the album.
fieryplaneteyes, recorded between 1996 and 2001,
was started shortly after the demise of the U.S. tour
line-up, in an attempt to capture some of the
dynamic of that period. a work which has been
described as "undernourished",
it still contains some quintessential and pure
cindytalk moments.

tR3 : "quietly burning"
a compilation of tracks culled from the freeze
john peel sessions (plus the last ever freeze song "hollow")
and tracks taken from the first ever cindytalk demo
(tantalisingly called "the sweet taste of cindy").

tR4 : "after the fireflies"
a cindytalk dj mix, prepared for the 60th anniversary
of the hiroshima atomic bomb.started in dalston, london,
aug 2005;finished in kobe, japan jan 2006,it begins with a
field recording of the radiation-like crackling of a candle
ceremony in hiroshima peace park, may 2005.

tR5 : "up here in the clouds"
a collection of old and new cindytalk idea sketches.
includes a remix of "transgender warrior".

tR6 : "still life"
a compilation of pre-punk influences (1972-1976).
"this includes my most important influences
from that period; the music on this compilation
was the pop music of my childhood,
by and large, it still inspires me today."