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[randomfurlong]

You know the drill. The Buzzjack CD Swap doesn't involve physical CDs, but the principle remains: users create a playlist of songs they'd like to bring to the attention of others, and these are then shared anonymously amongst the CD Swap participants. You then listen, enjoy, and post a review of the playlist you received online - upon which the creator of the playlist will reveal themselves and the songs of their playlist. Much musical jubilation is had and RabbitFurCoat hopes desperately that his playlist gets even one word said about it.

// the rules

1. Create a playlist of songs no shorter than 40 minutes and no longer than 80 minutes.

2. There are no boundaries or restrictions in terms of genre, artist, or theme; I only ask that you remain dedicated to the idea of discovery and revelation, and try to avoid sending huge chart hits, because chances are whoever receives your CD will have heard them already.

3. You must remove all artist/album/song information (and any other iTunes tags and artwork - wipe it clean!) that would allow the recipient to identify the song. You are welcome and encouraged to replace them with your own titles, or simply leave it untitled or called 'Track 1', but no trace of the original song should remain. The best way to do this is to make duplicates of your song files and edit these in iTunes - there is a post here with the great Mariah Scary's advice should you need it. If you want to add artwork, feel free - although if you're famously good / awful at this, it may make it obvious whose CD it is, so tread carefully.

4. Make a .zip/.rar file of your playlist (again, called whatever you like, but with no clues to your identity) and upload it to the file hosting site of your choice - Dropbox and Zippyshare are your best options these days. You may want to avoid sendspace unless you want Pavel to hit Caps Lock again. Do not post the link to this on the forum (as we'll have the internet police on our back) - please PM this link to me, randomfurlong.

5. This PM will act as your sign up - these is no restriction on number of participants as playlists will simply be distributed between those who submit a playlist.

6. Once the deadline is up, I will randomly send each participant a link to another playlist. You will not know whose playlist you have received, unless you're operating at a higher brain capacity than everyone else.

7. You will then have one month to listen to the playlist you have received and review it on a new thread that will be created once the submission deadline arrives. The only rules for this review are that every song must receive at least one word and a score on whatever scale you choose. Obviously it's more satisfactory for the creator to receive a more detailed and engaging review but the point is to get everyone's creation reviewed. Which doesn't even happen with these scant requirements but let's give it a shot eh? I will not instate a ban on Bre but he can feel free to do this himself and not participate until he posts a review from last time.

8. When a review of your playlist is posted, reveal yourself and the songs! Once a playlist has been revealed, you are welcome to share the mix around privately or ask me for the link.

Submissions are open now and close on 29 August. Reviews will then be due by 30 September.

Happy playlisting!

This post has been edited by randomfurlong: 28th August 2014, 09:58 PM