HW X-mas Single thoughts

[Nick Lee]

>        One thing I did notice was the presence of Simon on `Ritual
>Breathing' so I guess that track and the previous one are probably both
>studio jamming from c. 2001? This makes me want to know when `Christmas
>Treat' was put down, presumably more recently as its production sounds
>more like the MP3 clips on the website. That in turn makes me wonder if
>Simon's contributions remain on any of what we may some day hear in
>full. After all, back then it was still the Death Generator album from
>1998...
>
They needn't be that old. Simon was with the band up until August '03
(he'd have been playing in the band when that version of AA was probably
recorded - on the Spring '03 tour). Whether he's still on the new album
or not is another matter...