Apologies for the slight lag, but work commitments, Christmas preparations and a nasty bout of Manflu have conspired to prevent me from getting this mix up here. Response to the first one was pretty good, so many thanks to all those who took the trouble to download and listen. If anything, I think this second part is slightly better.
I had an interesting discussion with a friend about what "camp" actually was. It's kind of hard to pin down isn't it. I'm convinced it's not just about the gay thing and that there's a weird, slightly indefinable quality about it. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about it all, but I'm not sure I agree with some of that. Perhaps that's an American interpretation. Initial selections for this mix were rejected at the last minute for not being at all camp. I've also steered clear of tracks that were simply by gay artists. As I've said before, this isn't intended to be reductive in any way - it's a celebration.
As with the last part, I've uploaded an enhanced podcast with full artwork in AAC format and a standard MP3 file. Both are ripped at 320 Kbps. Interestingly, downloads for the MP3 beat the AAC by about 2 - 1 for the first part. I'd go for the AAC myself. It has scans of all the single sleeves and chapter markers.
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Brilliantly, Castles In Space Reader Graeme took it upon himself to create artwork for the podcasts. Part Two already features the above image, but for those who wish to update the first part with the matching cover, here is the art for Part One.
8 comments:
As camp as a row of tense!! (sic).
Happy Christmas!
I see what you did there. Nice one. Merry Christmas to you too. x
Marvellous, thank you but has Part One gone already?
Loved the first part and looking forward to this one.
Thanks and Merry Christmas.
First part should still be there Steve. Having problems?
Well done squire. Merry Xmas to all at Camp Micron.
xx
Just downloaded and `a lover spurned' is now playing. Very satisfying on this post-xmas day. There is something inherently camp about the word `spurned'. I would normally have downloaded the mp3 version but am glad I took your aac advice; the embedded artwork is cool.
Was "never been to me" knowingly camp? It would be amazing if someone had unironically written this track but that would be asking for too much. I am really really enjoying these mixes; so far haven't chanced upon anything that is either annoying or feels incongruous. thanks.
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