Went to Twisted Village in Harvard Square and discovered way too many cheap CDs.
Boards of Canada Geogaddi (2002). Meant to get it when it came out, but there was no way I was going to pay $17 for a CD. Picked it up for $8.99. Dunno if it’s used, but it’s in mint condition.
Bang on a Can Industry (1995).
Silica Gel 50) Noisy Children Party (1993)—A Seeland / Wifflefist co-release, so you know it has to be interesting.
The Cosmic Forces of Mu (2002)—26 new exclusive tracks from Mike Paradinas’ Planet Mu record label, 2 CDs.
King Crimson THRaKaTTaK (1996). Another one I intended to buy years ago but didn’t see for under $12 until today.
All were $9.99 or less. Also picked up Freeform Audiotourism Vietnam and China Reinterpretations (2002 I think). As far as I can tell, it’s audio sound recordings and photos from Vietnam and China, interactive software, plus a second CD of music built from those recordings by people including Bill Laswell and Autechre. Paid an outrageous $15.99 for it, but I figured it was more than just a CD, and I’d never see it again if I didn’t. (Quatermass Recordings, yeah right.)
Also picked up four CDs for under $10 each at HMV a week or two ago, so I now have lots of music and won’t let myself go near a CD store for some months.
I hate to think how much I’d spend on CDs if they were all $10 all the time. Thank goodness the fuckwits in the music industry keep jacking up the prices.