Hello All. I'm pleased to announce a very exciting development in Climber's history: I Dream in Autoplayis set to be released in Japan in early May on Fabtone Records. This is our first international deal, and also the first deal we've ever signed in human (or any other kind of) blood. Apparently that sort of thing is just "standard" in other countries. (Just think what other sorts of fascinating customs our isolationist policies are keeping us from discovering.) Anyway, it's been incredibly exciting. We've seen "Climber" written in Japanese characters, and even done some interviews with Japanese music magazines. And just think, all we were trying to do was find a quicker, sea-based route to the east-coast so we could trade our spices!

In other news, we'll be doing some music for a short film by Mr. Brett Vale. We're very happy. In fact, one of my childhood dreams was to create music for Commodore 64 video games, so you can imagine my pleasure at this. (I think Commodores only had a 4-note polyphony, so actually it's good the dream is being realized in this different format.) We'll keep you posted with things as they progress.

As for Commodores, if anyone out there has heard the soundtrack to C-64's "Defender of the Crown," please do let me know so we can celebrate. The game "Frantic Freddie" boasted covers of songs from Queen, ELO, Simon and Garfunkle, and even a strange amalgam of Beethoven's fifth and a guitar-like groove (kind of like "Hooked on Classics," but a little less annoying.)