I was asked in the last post if The Simonsound were still going? Well, now that you mention it, Simon James has just released a cassette of recordings he made in China last year via Nick Luscombe’s label. ‘Musicity 003 – Shenzhen / Shanghai’ appeared just before Xmas so was easy to get lost in the rush before the end of year, it’s a progression from previous works, consisting of field recordings and Buchla treatments of strange and private areas of the cities that the public might not hear. As of writing there are less than 20 cassettes left but the digital release includes multiple bonus tracks that take the playing time to over 2.5 hours.