david berman (silver jews) just wrote back, and he's in..i'll release a track called "self-ignition" which was on a UK-only single as a B-side to "send in the clouds". i really wanted some new stuff from him, but not everyone records extra material when they make records.
damon mcmahon will do a song for the comp with his new band.
blood on the wall and samara lubelski wil be in the studio in the next week to record.