Test pressings arrived today for the Ester Drang one-sided LP. Yes, this thing does exist and it will be ready in about 2 weeks or so now. The test pressings for Wovenhand also arrived and this is due to be released to stores on 2 November. Denison is out on the West Coast getting ready to do some dates with Sufjan Stevens and Joanna Newsom (Drag City): Sat July 24 : Los Angeles, CA. Troubadour. Sun July 25 : Sacramento, CA. Old Ironsides. Wed July 28 : Seattle, WA. Neumo
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I am looking at the artwork for the Live Mount Eerie 3xLP and it’s one of the most spectacular looking covers I’ve ever seen. This will be a triple gatefold jacket and the cover art expands to be three LP panels wide. All of the text is in both Danish and English and this is a co-release with my good friend Mikael and his label Washington Inc. in Copenhagen. Mikael recorded the show and he and Phil recorded a short track, “The Boom” the following day in his apartment. There is an LP sized booklet that features all of the lyrics written in both Danish and English as well. I’m really excited about this release. All of the artwork should be sent off to the printer in the next couple of days and the test pressings for the first 2 LPs have already been approved. The third LP with an etching on the obverse (yes, this is loosely in the one-sided LP series) is getting plated sometime in the next week or so. Last night, I went to see The Six Parts Seven at the unitarian church as they opened for TV on the Radio. The band has added a…
I received the test pressings for Saxon Shore : Four Months of Darkness LP and Early Day Miners : Deep Harbor one-sided LP today in the mail. It’s a bit like Christmas when this stuff shows up. Quite exciting and foretelling a very busy summer for vinyl releases at btv. Hey, did you visit The Onion this week yet (it is Wednesday, all of you cubicle drones)? Wander on over to The Onion AV Club and see the nice words they had to say about The Marionette and The Music Box. Another reason for me to be smiling this evening on minimal sleep and preparing to fly to Amsterdam tomorrow. The Trouble with Sweeney just received 5/5 in A.P. for I Know You Destroy!, though I haven’t seen the mag yet. They have some residencies planned for NYC and Philadelphia: uly 1 | Silk City, Philadelphia, PA | residency w/ THETWINATLAS AND HOT TOPIC DJs July 7 | Pete’s order ventolin Candy Store, Brooklyn, NY | TTWS/American Book Congress residency w/ Mendoza Line July 8 | Silk City, Philadelphia, PA | residency w/ THE PHOTON BAND AND WINDY DJs July 14 | Pete’s Candy Store, Brooklyn, NY | TTWS/American Book…