Pitchfork

Boards of Canada electronician Miles Tilmann, who released his debut Underland EP in May of this year on Sub:Marine Records to a positive Pitchfork review, has an early holiday gift for interested listeners. XmasEP2, a collection of new seasonal compositions, is available for nil (save goodwill and smiles), given the requisite technology, at the Sub:Marine website. Tilmann sent the first XmasEP to family and friends in 2000, but has apparently made a few more friends in the intervening year and aims to share his good tidings with the online music snob community.

A limited edition CD version of XmasEP2 was available for sale at Sub:Marine, stuffed with various goo-gas including XmasEP and outtakes from both sessions, along with hand-rendered original sketches adorning the packaging, in a Peter Max, QVC manuever. Apparently a meticulous artist, only ten such sets were made available, and as of press time, they were completely sold out. There's always next year.