This kind of thing has gone on for a while; the medium of transport is different. Tomahawk (Duane Dennison from The Jesus Lizard and Mike Patton from Mr. Bungle/Faith No More) traded tapes back and forth for song ideas by mail; as did Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello of The Postal Service (that's how they got the name). It's pretty cool, and like GearJunkie pointed out, makes long-distance bands a possibility.
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