Editions of you is honoured to be part of the amazing new summer Soundfjord project, Sound//Space.

Sound//Space is a pop up record store and community hub which celebrates independent thinking and making in music and sound art. The shop specialises in limited run and handmade physical media including audio cassettes, cds, dvds, records and more. Click on the picture above to find out more, and be part of talks, perfomances, workshops and more.

Editions of You stock can be found across the store and you’ll see me instore regularly, please drop in and say hello.

5 May - 29 July 2012

Sound//Space - V22 Summer Club

F-block, The Old Biscuit Factory

100 Clements Road

London, SE16 4DG

A zine community close to home…

Normally when I go to a zine fair it involves more than a little bit of a trek, dragging my wheely case of distro wares behind me as I go. It’s because I live in a little suburban corner of London that well let’s face it, not a huge amount of people organise events in. So I was very pleasantly surprised to find a zine club and fair being organised in Harrow, just a few hops on the tube from my homestead! Click on the picture to find out about the Usurp Gallery and Studios that are the venue.

Come along on Saturday and say hello all you north-west-Londoners, and those from further afield too - you know it’ll be worth the trip. I have new Oli Don, Alex Botten, Angry Violist and Sleeps in Oysters stock…

New stock in the distro…

It’s always nice to receive some ‘brown paper packages’ to cheer up gloomy winter and in recent months I have received parcels of loveliness from musician and artist Alex Botten and musician and zine-maker, Emma of ‘Angry Violist’. But they contained not just loveliness for me but for everyone as they are new stock for the distro! Alex send me a vast array of his back catalogue on various media (CDR, mini CDR, floppy disc and cassette) and encompassing field recordings, electronics, vocal improv, drones, and chip-tune; and Emma send the two beautiful new editions of Angry Violist, a zine concerned with experimental music and alternative string playing.

I’ll post some pictures on the flickr page when I get a mo but in the meantime - Crikey! I suppose I better get on and see about some fairs…

Picture. Alex Botten performs live for Editions of You Zine Fair, Oxford, 2011

Sometimes I am a miserable old git. Un-stereotypically though this general air of grumpiness and cynicism does not extend to the festive period. I bloody love Christmas. That’s why I am ‘super-psyched’ as my good friend Eric would say to be taking the Editions of You distro to the Sister Sledge Christmas Fete at the Sassoon Gallery.

Want to avoid the usual hassle of shopping for uninspiring gifts on the high street? Well come down this Saturday 10th December from 2-5pm to peruse wonderful fare from a selection of London artists, makers and general creative types as well as live music, Christmas booze and all sorts of other good times. You can find out all you need to know here (as well as read an interview with yours truly) and follow them on twitter @SSXmasFair

It’s going to be marvellous, now where’s my Christmas jumper…

‘I heart sleeve art’ 12/11/11

Contributions by Lisa Busby

From left to right, cover for Lustrous Chemistry’s one-off double CD compilation made for Sleeps in Oysters collaborative project ‘Big Day Out’; alternative cover for Lionel Richie ‘Hello’ 7” single

‘I heart sleeve art’ 12/11/11 SELZF

Contributions by Sian Brenda Wynne

From left to right, alternative cover to Roxy Music’s ‘Love is the Drug’ 7” single featuring Roxy from Eastenders; alternative cover to Ryan Adams ‘Heartbreaker’ CD album featuring Frank from Eastenders; cover for an imagined ‘Swamp Rock’ homemade CD compilation

SELZF was awesome!

Yes, the first South East London Zine Fair has been and gone but it was a resounding success with many, many folks in attendance and a great time had by all. I met lots of new people and the community spirit of everyone involved on the day was lovely to be part of. Congratualtions and thanks must be given to mastermind Jimi Gherkin - well done!

Here I am looking none to glamourous but much more importantly very engrossed in the making of a 7” cover on my ‘I heart sleeve art’ workshop table. I’ll post some close ups of some of the sleeve art that got made on the day next…

‘I heart sleeve art’ is born

Editions of You is out in force The South East London Zine Fest this Saturday at The Amersham Arms in New Cross. We are taking the distro along and also debuting our new workshop. Find out more about it here and come down to say hello and see a fine selection of stalls, art on exhibit, workshops and more!  

Our newest project, ‘I heart sleeve art’ is an all day open workshop run by yours truly and invites you to embrace hand crafted music sleeve art, by customizing your own record sleeves or creating entirely new ones. Whether it’s for that well loved LP that’s long lost its dog-eared sleeve, an insert for your favourite mixtape, or a beautiful package for your own musical release, join the ‘I heart sleeve art’ table to make a unique musical edition. Materials supplied but feel free to bring along anything you might want to use.

New cross stitch zine in stock

I am very proud to announce that I wrote and published my first zine y’all! As an 8 page illustrated mini-guide on how to cross stitch it supports the cross stitch workshops I have been running to celebrate the release of my recent album Lo! with Sleeps in Oysters. The fantastic cover illustration is by John Oyster.

They are on sale through Editions of You distro, but from now on anyone who buys a copy of Lo!, either regular or special edition, from me through the distro, at Sleeps in Oysters gigs or via the Seed Shop will receive one free

Don’t miss it! Having a reunion with the super-chic O3 Gallery as we are invited back for this Sunday’s Ethical Craft Boutique.

And yes, I will be running another cross-stitch workshop. This ongoing drop-in workshop runs all day and is suitable for those who can already cross stitch or complete beginners, for children and adults alike. Drop in to have a bash at stitching from a selection of existing patterns both from Lo! and more traditional designs, or have a go at designing your own pattern. I will have the collection so far of animal mask cross stitches from the Sleeps in Oysters Lo! pattern book on display, and even if you don’t want to stitch do drop by and say hello as I ‘keep on keeping on’ with the rest of the collection.