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Through the steady accumulation of digital dispatches (i.e. songs. Well, that's what we call them anyways) from Miscellaneous "S" to MP3.com, somewhere in the system a magic number was reached, and now the entire officially-released MP3 repetoire of Miscellaneous "S" is available to those sorry bastards who are willing to shell out their hard-earned cash for crap. Er, I mean, for fine, exploratory music that pushes back the boundaries of comedic… thingies.
MP3.com is the main source on the Web for obtaining legal MP3 sound files from the Web, and is currently home to the offerings from more than 25,000 artists and bands. Bands "release" songs to the MP3.com Web site, where others can download them for free and can also learn more about the band through a customized Web page service MP3.com offers its bevy of artists. Once an individual artist has released a certain number of songs to MP3.com, the firm offers to collect all of the songs together in a special MP3.com-only compilation of MP3 tunes from the artist.
Miscellaneous "S" reached that point over the weekend. Keith Schengili-Roberts, the somewhat surprised manager of the band's MP3.com, was reported to have said "what the heck" as he assembled all of the tracks for what would be a new Miscellaneous "S" Digital Automatic Music (D.A.M.) release entitled "Mess of 'S'". The CD sells for $5.99 US (about $69.52 Cdn) + shipping from MP3.com, and can be obtained directly from the band's Web page at: http://www.mp3.com/miscs. Under the licensing agreement, MP3.com gets half of whatever boodle is sent to them for the release, and the band is to get the other half (over and above an initial production outlay of $50 U.S.) This is reported to be the best chance for the band to make a profit since the time they collectively found $0.25 on the street once on the way to a free gig.
The current selection of songs covers a wide range of the band's oeuvre, ranging from the early days to much more recent releases. The track listing for "Mess of 'S'" is:
- Internet Surfin' Safari
- Killer Bee Picnic
- Human Combustion
- Falsetto Phone Sex
- Anal Retentive Bastards
- Anthill
- Psychic Penetration
- Teen Cannibal Angel
- Schizo Uncle Willie's Happy Song
- Vacuum's Possessed
- Hillbilly Art Rock
- Chairman Mao
- Half Boy, Half Cod
- Kim Il Sung
- Memento Mori
- Robotic Chant No. 12
- Lemon Cindy
- Lumpy the Leprechaun
When asked as to whether this release might cannibalize sales of the forthcoming releases "Swamp Women/Vehiculos" and the second 10-year retrospective "Scrapping the Bottom of the Barrel", band-member Keith Schengili-Roberts is reported to have laughed bitterly, shortly followed by some grumpy mumbling.
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