gtaylor@astroatc.UUCP (Greg Taylor) (01/09/86)
Seems like every so often, someone comes across the listings and addresses of OPtion and Sound Choice, and there's always a couple of souls out there who have never heard of the mags. I don't wish to offend those of you who *do* know (and subscribe), but it seems worth it to mention these addresses to those of you who *don't*. Basically, both magazines cover nothing but independent music-of a wide variety of genres, from "new music" to thrash and all points between. They have immeasurably altered the course of my life (started me on my "real" career in electronic music, really-as opposed to this my day job), I give subscriptions as gifts to people I *really* care about. You getting the "bias" angle to all this? I don't do KB-style evangelical postings to them every two months simply because I do write for them now, and hesitate to push it (though I don't do it for money). Here's the info, though: _C_L_E_M is the Contact List of Electronic Music. It comes out twice a year, and is put out by a guy who works in a ski resort north of Vancouver named Alex Douglas. Alex puts out a catalog of recordings, publications, and contacts for peo- ple who do electronic music from all over the world-- literally. It's usually a xerox (the people's publishing) format, and is a truly dizzying batch of listings. Alex charges $12 for a year and a half (3 issues), but you can probably pick up a copy by beating on a local retailer. Alex's address is: CLEM, P.O. Box 86010, N. Vancouver, Brit- ish Columbia, Canada, V7L 4J5. This covers everything from the mainstream to the extreme fringe. _S_o_u_n_d _C_h_o_i_c_e is one of the two inheritors of the OP legacy. Any given issue features both feature articles, irate letters, publication reviews, and lots of reviews of independent stuff. Since it's important to support your local infrastructure when it comes to supporting indie stuff, see if for sale down at your favorite place. If not, write The Audio Evolution Network, P.O. Box 1251, Ojai, CA 93023. They want 12 big ones for a year, and publish bi-monthly. _O_P_t_i_o_n is the other post-OP digest of stuff. Like Sound CHoice, it features columns, feature articles (everything from thrash interviews to introductions to Turkish music to New Music America vcoverage (albeit fairly informal....little critspeak here)....and REVIEWSREVIEWSREVIEWS....cassettes, lps,EPs, everything from Conlon Nancarrow to Wicky Sears to Poison Idea to you name it. They're also $12 a year, and probably also down at the corner PVC store. If you can't find them here, try P.O. Box 491034, Lost Angeles, CA 90049. Tell 'em I sent you. Won't do you any good, but...... -- She lost her luck/She lost her red shoes/she lost her wallet but she never lost her nerve./She wasn't lonely/no not much. -the Golden Palominos---------------------------------------- Gregory Taylor/...!uwvax!astroatc!gtaylor /Madison, Wisconsin