Cassette only, in an edition of 500 copies.

Tracklisting:
A: ‘Live at the ICA, London, 17th May 2008’ – 40m44s. Recorded by Charlie Poulet.
With thanks to Eric Namour for overpaying the artist.
B: ‘Live at Puzzle, Caen, 26th November 2008’ – 31m50s. Recorded by Anna Cruise.
With thanks to Jerome Remy at Borealis.

Cover: ‘Dead Flowerz One’ – the first in a series of six by SAVX.

Arrive early. Dress appropriately. Avoid excessive alcohol consumption. Tune up before and during the performance. Don’t be a statue. Avoid “dead air”. Be flexible. Learn to play through bad stage sound. Never stop part way through a song, no matter how badly you’ve screwed up. Be prepared to socialise and mingle with the audience members. Have fun.

Reviews:

Boomkat (UK):

Well this is a tad awkward. We don't currently have a working cassette player in the office, and so the contents of this latest Ash International from BJ Nilsen outing remain something of a mystery to us. As you'll probably realise, Nilsen is a bit of a favourite around here, and so it's not a particularly big stretch to suppose that this is well worth acquiring. The A-side features a forty-minute live set recorded at the ICA in London during May 2008 while the B-side boasts another live document (this time clocking in at just over half-an-hour), recorded at Puzzle, Caen in November 2008. Rumour has it that renditions based on his 2007 long-player The Short Night feature prominently, inter-woven with other non-album elements, which all sounds very promising. For what it's worth, here are the liner notes/performance guidelines listed on the release: "Arrive early. Dress appropriately. Avoid excessive alcohol consumption. Tune up before and during the performance. Don't be a statue. Avoid "dead air". Be flexible. Learn to play through.......
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