Nov 18 2006 — A prophecy fulfilled!
Random aside: I just tripped across this comment on Ask Metafilter, from mefi-thesis-writing mefite Quartermass in October, 2005:
We need someone to curate a Metafilter compilation, as there are a number of people making great independent music here.
Capital notion!

November 18th, 2006 at 10:33 pm
I am really sad I found out about this only recently, way too late to contribute :(
November 18th, 2006 at 10:40 pm
Alas indeed. But there’s always Music…
November 20th, 2006 at 12:33 pm
There’s also always Volume II, quartermass!
December 3rd, 2006 at 4:32 pm
wishing it is i am to contribute gargantuan guitar madness to volume II.