\"PPvXT\" stands for \"Pedantic Pedestrian versus the Christmas Trees\". If you do actually like this stuff THAT much, you might still be able to get it as a lovingly crafted CD-R from the Zimpoon Discs concern (ask the nice man for catalogue number ZIMP-032). See www.zimpoon.tripod.com/p8.htm for details. Here's what the Zimpoon webpage has to say about it:
\"Eighten untitled tracks of complete cut-up spazmo remixes based on the [Christmas Trees] \"Sniper @ The Gates of Dave\" CD-R, as demolished by Mr. The Pedantic Pedestrian. In fact there has been some (albeit limited) debate as to whether this anthology should be billed as PEDANTIC PEDESTRIAN VS THE CHRISTMAS TREES. But you can argue until you're blue in the face that one of half of this odd coupling would not exist if the other wasn't invented. So there... and if you disagree then tuff titty go sign up for a philosophy class! It's not only based on those prowling rascals T'Trees but also nearly four decades of interwoven fart splurge nonsense courtesy of Gosport's third most popular hair pie art folk nutters JOHNSON'S GRIDLING BAND. So if you like this kind of thing check it out!\"
And who am I to argue? I prefer to think of it not so much as a 'remix' as a 'COLLAGE'. It should be listened to as one continuous piece of music (for my convenience and yours it was originally sub-divided into eighteen numerically-titled parts. But now you can listen to it PROPERLY!)
Originally released 28 July 2008
I've been requested not to refer to the members of ThE ChRiStMaS TrEeS by name, in this or any other blogjournal, as B***Y wants to perpetuate the myth that the TrEeS' music has been performed by a rockin' beat combo consisting entirely of plastic or knitted toy animals (as a rule, I don't use 'real' names within these pages anyway). Which is apparently why, when being photographed pretending to play the saxophone, I have to wear an ape mask and there is an elephant at the keyboards.
Nearly all of the music has been constructed from samples of ThE ChRiStMaS TrEeS playing their hit album \"Sniper At The Gates Of Dave\". Except for the bits that feature THE GRIDLERS OF YORE (Minty, Snilt, Shelfy, Janet, Rathbone, Mervyn, Rabbithole, Ken Dead, Gold Lamé, Dunx and probably lots of others that I failed to recognise). There are also some samples of an Arabian gentleman singing, taken from a library record, as well as some dialogue from a film which I don't recognise either.
Just one more \"CYRIL'S TROUSERS YELLOW THEY MAY BE BUT THEY ARE HIS\" production, this time on behalf of the Zimpoon Discs concern. Yes, I DO own the rights to this music!
