So much for promising to keep the blog updated on a regular basis ... last update was around March, time flies ...
News of note is the APSE "eras" LP test pressings were accepted but due to issues with the printer we are getting new art done and will be getting this record pressed-up as soon as possible. I suspect we are going to see a late August release for this.
The Aidan Baker LP is being cut but artwork is not quite ready yet (printers giving me problems - again). So I hope there will be no further problems thus I suspect we are seeing a September release for this 2xLP.
Not much else to add - except I have a second cat (Onyx) - but I just call him 'Oni' for short. A sweet all-black baby boy. Very sweet and how anyone could abandon such a treasure is beyond me. He was found, nearly dead, by a local animal support group who got him well again and now I took him in to keep Ralphie company while I am away at work.
Have a nice summer.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
TNB + DSM :: E=mc18 :: out now
E=mc18 :: Out Now!!
The New Blockaders + Das Synthetische Mischgewebe
"Monosyllabic Bicycles Tri-Coloured Quadruples"
LP + 7" set :: super-heavy casebound sleeve, 305 numbered copies.
Very beautiful and nice.
This is going to be sold out very quickly.
Beta-lactam Ring, RRRecords, Forced Exposure and Mimaroglu Music (all USA) will have copies (I'm shipping them to these distros this week).
Drone will also have a handful.
Molehill and NEDS (both Japan) should also have some copies soon.
Check the "Distro" page on the main Equation Records site here for links.
It's been a while since I last posted - and for good reason: had some minor domestic emergencies which prevented me from doing a lot else (including some basement flooding - fortunately no Equation stock was affected).
I have also got a new darling pussy cat: a sweet little boy called "Onyx" - pure black and very beautiful. So now I have 2 cats (Ralphie being the other) and they both get along very well (which is an enormous relief). Now both insist on "helping" me construct and shrink-wrap the records. So if you find cat hairs in your copy - consider yourself lucky, nay, privileged!
The APSE and Aidan Baker 2xLP are in the pipeline - so more news on these later.
Cheers
The New Blockaders + Das Synthetische Mischgewebe
"Monosyllabic Bicycles Tri-Coloured Quadruples"
LP + 7" set :: super-heavy casebound sleeve, 305 numbered copies.
Very beautiful and nice.
This is going to be sold out very quickly.
Beta-lactam Ring, RRRecords, Forced Exposure and Mimaroglu Music (all USA) will have copies (I'm shipping them to these distros this week).
Drone will also have a handful.
Molehill and NEDS (both Japan) should also have some copies soon.
Check the "Distro" page on the main Equation Records site here for links.
It's been a while since I last posted - and for good reason: had some minor domestic emergencies which prevented me from doing a lot else (including some basement flooding - fortunately no Equation stock was affected).
I have also got a new darling pussy cat: a sweet little boy called "Onyx" - pure black and very beautiful. So now I have 2 cats (Ralphie being the other) and they both get along very well (which is an enormous relief). Now both insist on "helping" me construct and shrink-wrap the records. So if you find cat hairs in your copy - consider yourself lucky, nay, privileged!
The APSE and Aidan Baker 2xLP are in the pipeline - so more news on these later.
Cheers
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Bass Communion :: Pacific Codex ... now you see it, now you don't
The Bass Communion Pacific Codex CD+DVD-Audio box set was officially released on 11th February 2008 ...
... it was officially sold out on 13th February 2008.
I was somewhat taken aback by the incredible response to this release. In short it's been non-stop here: furiously collating, wrapping, labeling and packing copies ready for shipping (many have gone out already - the remainder will go out this week as I am currently waiting on some essential shipping supplies).
I am essentially on my own here (with a little help from my cat Ralphie, who insists on sitting exactly where you are working and don't want him to be ...) which means it takes a little longer to get things sorted. So a big thank you to all those who helped make this a success.
Note: I had to refund a number of people their money as they had already ordered a copy from Headphone Dust and we had to impose a strict 1-copy-per-customer policy --- as we wanted as many people as possible to get a copy (please, no clever-dicky remarks to the effect "well, why not press-up more" - it's really not as easy as that).
The next Equation (the extra-ordinary audio mayhem that is the LP/7" by TNB+DSM - see previous postings) will be following shortly (end February I hope) but is almost all sold out on pre-orders from distributors alone. I will have some for sale on my site, but not a whole lot and I suspect this one is going to shoot out the door almost as fast as Pacific Codex.
... it was officially sold out on 13th February 2008.
I was somewhat taken aback by the incredible response to this release. In short it's been non-stop here: furiously collating, wrapping, labeling and packing copies ready for shipping (many have gone out already - the remainder will go out this week as I am currently waiting on some essential shipping supplies).
I am essentially on my own here (with a little help from my cat Ralphie, who insists on sitting exactly where you are working and don't want him to be ...) which means it takes a little longer to get things sorted. So a big thank you to all those who helped make this a success.
Note: I had to refund a number of people their money as they had already ordered a copy from Headphone Dust and we had to impose a strict 1-copy-per-customer policy --- as we wanted as many people as possible to get a copy (please, no clever-dicky remarks to the effect "well, why not press-up more" - it's really not as easy as that).
The next Equation (the extra-ordinary audio mayhem that is the LP/7" by TNB+DSM - see previous postings) will be following shortly (end February I hope) but is almost all sold out on pre-orders from distributors alone. I will have some for sale on my site, but not a whole lot and I suspect this one is going to shoot out the door almost as fast as Pacific Codex.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
TROUM "Sen" :: SOLD OUT
Many thanks to all of you who made this Troum release such a success. Though it was seriously hard work putting it all together [sticking, folding, colating and more sticking] ... I feel the end result made it all worthwhile and the reaction I have received so far has been overwhelmingly positive. Thanks.
As I write copies some ARE still available at the various distributors listed in my previous blog entry. Without these great partners in crime I'd have to shut-up shop and go do something else instead (like watching telly or some other equally mind-numbing pursuit). FYI :: Clear vinyl copies are still available at Aquarius Records (www.aquariusrecords.org) - although Tesco (Germany) got about 10 copies as well.
NOTE :: I do have a couple of unnumbered promotional copies left (picture disc & tan versions) that I did not have time to send to whoever - so drop me an email if you want one of these (they are complete with inserts and Velcro-fastened sleeve). Same price as the normal version.
As for new releases - well, just like London buses - you wait for ages and nothing happens - then all of a sudden a whole bunch arrives. Same thing here:
I am - right now - furiously trying to get together the Bass Communion "Pacific Codex" CD + DVD-Audio box set in time for a release date of next weekend (about 9th of February '08 - or so, I hope). Check my web site for updates (it's also a good idea to check Steven Wilson's own site too - www.swhq.co.uk). They look amazing and I am shrink-wrapping each and every one using a manual shrink-wrap kit and a heat gun (that's my - admittedly lame - excuse for the delay, and I'm sticking to it).
Finally The New Blockaders + DSM LP/7" set have all arrived at Equation Towers (in large ungainly heavy boxes) - and all I now need to do is compile and number these. I feel a release date nearer the end of February '08 is most likely. The LP sleeve is massively heavy (just superb). just like those old USA vinyl record sleeves from the early 1970's - huge massive slabs of cardboard. Gonna cost a fortune to post though.
I have also received masters for the A P S E LP which I hope to start working on as soon as my own "mini credit-crunch" has passed. I am also waiting for the master for Side D of the forthcoming Aidan Baker 2xLP "Gathering Blue".
Cheers, Bill
As I write copies some ARE still available at the various distributors listed in my previous blog entry. Without these great partners in crime I'd have to shut-up shop and go do something else instead (like watching telly or some other equally mind-numbing pursuit). FYI :: Clear vinyl copies are still available at Aquarius Records (www.aquariusrecords.org) - although Tesco (Germany) got about 10 copies as well.
NOTE :: I do have a couple of unnumbered promotional copies left (picture disc & tan versions) that I did not have time to send to whoever - so drop me an email if you want one of these (they are complete with inserts and Velcro-fastened sleeve). Same price as the normal version.
As for new releases - well, just like London buses - you wait for ages and nothing happens - then all of a sudden a whole bunch arrives. Same thing here:
I am - right now - furiously trying to get together the Bass Communion "Pacific Codex" CD + DVD-Audio box set in time for a release date of next weekend (about 9th of February '08 - or so, I hope). Check my web site for updates (it's also a good idea to check Steven Wilson's own site too - www.swhq.co.uk). They look amazing and I am shrink-wrapping each and every one using a manual shrink-wrap kit and a heat gun (that's my - admittedly lame - excuse for the delay, and I'm sticking to it).
Finally The New Blockaders + DSM LP/7" set have all arrived at Equation Towers (in large ungainly heavy boxes) - and all I now need to do is compile and number these. I feel a release date nearer the end of February '08 is most likely. The LP sleeve is massively heavy (just superb). just like those old USA vinyl record sleeves from the early 1970's - huge massive slabs of cardboard. Gonna cost a fortune to post though.
I have also received masters for the A P S E LP which I hope to start working on as soon as my own "mini credit-crunch" has passed. I am also waiting for the master for Side D of the forthcoming Aidan Baker 2xLP "Gathering Blue".
Cheers, Bill
Friday, January 18, 2008
Troum "Sen" :: Running low
Thanks to everyone for making Sen a success. It's only been 1 week since I announced the release of this somewhat lavish 2xLp set --- and stocks are already running low. In fact I have - at the time of writing this - only about 10 picture discs left and the coloured vinyls are both running low too.
Distributors ::
The following distributors are stocking Troum's Sen 2xLP and I urge you to shop here as they need your support ...
International Postage Grumbles ::
I need to emphasize this - the USPS (United States Post Office) has a crappy international service. Before May 2007 you could send packages economy (surface) - this was slow but had the distinct advantage of being cheap. Then - after some fundamentally and institutionally corrupt lobbying by big media business - the USPS removed all cheap international postage options leaving everyone with just 1 choice: air mail (= expensive). And these rates were increased by a huge amount at the same time (like rubbing salt in a wound).
This sad state of affairs is compounded by the fact that no air packages can be insured or tracked (a service even backward countries like the UK can offer). I can send things via DHL (which tracks packages) but this costs a small fortune - even after the nice discount I managed to negotiate.
So - sorry to all international customers. The USPS sucks but there is nothing at all I can do about this. The prices I charge are correct - high - but correct, and sometimes the postage charged me is even higher than what I charged! Not the best business strategy of all time but I cannot be bothered to revise my hard-won postage code. I want to direct my energies in releasing records - not farting about in dull postage calculation code...
Forthcoming ::
The Bass Communion CD/DVD-A set Pacific Codex is being constructed and shrink-wrapped. It should be out sometime the first week February. It looks incredible and represents a massive effort by everyone concerned.
The New Blockaders + Das Synthetische Mischgewebe :: The Monosyllabic Bicycles Tri-Coloured Quadruples LP/7" should be out roughly same time. The sleeves for the LP are incredible. Huge ultra-heavy casebound glossy slabs of card!! Records are great (heavy, 200g vinyl). I am still waiting on the 7" copies. I expect there to be 285 numbered copies.
The Aidan Baker 2xLP set Gathering Blue is also going to be started very soon. It will be in a beautiful gatefold sleeve (designed by Aidan) and will be limited to about 300 copies (not because I have an inexhaustable collectors fetish - but because I simply cannot afford to make any more, vinyl is costing more and more to make these days).
Also an LP by APSE - an amazing group from CT and MA - will be in the pipe soon. Not sure of all the details yet - but it will likely be housed in a gatefold sleeve and be limited to about 400 copies (or so).
Finally plans for a Various Artists compilation 2xCD set is being hatched as I write titled :: SouthendPunk.com: Rare, Vintage and Unreleased Tracks From The Southend Punk Scene 1977 to 1986 is being planned. This is a major effort, slightly obscure I grant you but good stuff, really worth checking out.
Distributors ::
The following distributors are stocking Troum's Sen 2xLP and I urge you to shop here as they need your support ...
- Adagio380 (Germany)
- Aquarius Records (USA - they have the ultra-limited clear vinyl version)
- Beta-lactam Ring Records (USA)
- Conspiracy Records (Belgium)
- Cold Spring (UK)
- Drone (Germany - of course)
- My Own Salvation (France)
- Old Europa Cafe (Italy)
- Soleilmoon (USA)
- Tesco (Germany)
International Postage Grumbles ::
I need to emphasize this - the USPS (United States Post Office) has a crappy international service. Before May 2007 you could send packages economy (surface) - this was slow but had the distinct advantage of being cheap. Then - after some fundamentally and institutionally corrupt lobbying by big media business - the USPS removed all cheap international postage options leaving everyone with just 1 choice: air mail (= expensive). And these rates were increased by a huge amount at the same time (like rubbing salt in a wound).
This sad state of affairs is compounded by the fact that no air packages can be insured or tracked (a service even backward countries like the UK can offer). I can send things via DHL (which tracks packages) but this costs a small fortune - even after the nice discount I managed to negotiate.
So - sorry to all international customers. The USPS sucks but there is nothing at all I can do about this. The prices I charge are correct - high - but correct, and sometimes the postage charged me is even higher than what I charged! Not the best business strategy of all time but I cannot be bothered to revise my hard-won postage code. I want to direct my energies in releasing records - not farting about in dull postage calculation code...
Forthcoming ::
The Bass Communion CD/DVD-A set Pacific Codex is being constructed and shrink-wrapped. It should be out sometime the first week February. It looks incredible and represents a massive effort by everyone concerned.
The New Blockaders + Das Synthetische Mischgewebe :: The Monosyllabic Bicycles Tri-Coloured Quadruples LP/7" should be out roughly same time. The sleeves for the LP are incredible. Huge ultra-heavy casebound glossy slabs of card!! Records are great (heavy, 200g vinyl). I am still waiting on the 7" copies. I expect there to be 285 numbered copies.
The Aidan Baker 2xLP set Gathering Blue is also going to be started very soon. It will be in a beautiful gatefold sleeve (designed by Aidan) and will be limited to about 300 copies (not because I have an inexhaustable collectors fetish - but because I simply cannot afford to make any more, vinyl is costing more and more to make these days).
Also an LP by APSE - an amazing group from CT and MA - will be in the pipe soon. Not sure of all the details yet - but it will likely be housed in a gatefold sleeve and be limited to about 400 copies (or so).
Finally plans for a Various Artists compilation 2xCD set is being hatched as I write titled :: SouthendPunk.com: Rare, Vintage and Unreleased Tracks From The Southend Punk Scene 1977 to 1986 is being planned. This is a major effort, slightly obscure I grant you but good stuff, really worth checking out.
Friday, January 11, 2008
TROUM :: Sen :: 2xLP :: OUT NOW !!
After numerous delays Equation is proud to announce the release of this incredible DOUBLE LP set by TROUM. It surely is the most luxurious vinyl release we have so far created. See the pictures below - it needs to be handled to fully appreciate the artifact. There are many more pictures on the release page on the Equation web site. Baraka[H] (of Troum) has said that - apart from being the best looking Troum record so far - it is probably the most beautiful LP record in his whole collection!
Just to be clear there are THREE DIFFERENT VERSIONS (stated below with pressing numbers and the price - which really is as low as I can go honest!!):
Here are some pictures...
The three circular inserts are shown along with the gatefold opened-out.
Some more details ...........
This is a re-mastered re-issue of the long out-of-print Mort Aux Vaches CD (from 1999). The remastering now gives the work the best-ever sound quality (the band say this themselves) - which works wonderfully on vinyl.
Music Details - as written by Jim Haynes from The Wire (UK) ::
"Troum mines the nether regions of the subconscious to create waking replications of the nightly visions. Their recordings are far from mere transcriptions of dreams to tape: they are the gossamer residues of once vivid memories, passed through mesmeric filters to slowly dissolve present reality into soft focus fragments of thought. Musically, these translations fall both on the sublime and, at times, on the malevolent side of the ambient fence.
Sen is fixated on the North Sea where sheets of black ice creak under the tidal currents that roll onto a rocky beach. Troum sees no need to utter any direct references, implying their metaphors behind a bleak drone haze of guitars, bells, voice, and keyboards treated with a heavy dose of synthetic cathedral reverb. Sen reveals Troum's post-industrial background with a churning drum machine which rumbles underneath the complex tonal patterns like an antiquated seaside factory.
Troum, more so than their precedent incarnation Maeror Tri, has the potential to invoke awe through their hypnogogic expanses of droning sound. Rarely have they failed to push beyond their potential, and Sen is no exception. "
More details for your catalogue purposes upon request chronoglidesky@aol.com
Just to be clear there are THREE DIFFERENT VERSIONS (stated below with pressing numbers and the price - which really is as low as I can go honest!!):
- Version #1 :: PICTURE DISC SET :: 217 numbered copies :: $30 + p&p
- Version #2 :: Tan 180g vinyl with halo :: 147 numbered copies :: $28 + p&p
- Version #3 :: Clear 180g vinyl w/sepia haze (only available via Equation, the band or Aquarius Records) :: 97 numbered copies only :: $28 + p&p
Here are some pictures...
The three circular inserts are shown along with the gatefold opened-out.
Some more details ...........This is a re-mastered re-issue of the long out-of-print Mort Aux Vaches CD (from 1999). The remastering now gives the work the best-ever sound quality (the band say this themselves) - which works wonderfully on vinyl.
Music Details - as written by Jim Haynes from The Wire (UK) ::
"Troum mines the nether regions of the subconscious to create waking replications of the nightly visions. Their recordings are far from mere transcriptions of dreams to tape: they are the gossamer residues of once vivid memories, passed through mesmeric filters to slowly dissolve present reality into soft focus fragments of thought. Musically, these translations fall both on the sublime and, at times, on the malevolent side of the ambient fence.
Sen is fixated on the North Sea where sheets of black ice creak under the tidal currents that roll onto a rocky beach. Troum sees no need to utter any direct references, implying their metaphors behind a bleak drone haze of guitars, bells, voice, and keyboards treated with a heavy dose of synthetic cathedral reverb. Sen reveals Troum's post-industrial background with a churning drum machine which rumbles underneath the complex tonal patterns like an antiquated seaside factory.
Troum, more so than their precedent incarnation Maeror Tri, has the potential to invoke awe through their hypnogogic expanses of droning sound. Rarely have they failed to push beyond their potential, and Sen is no exception. "
More details for your catalogue purposes upon request chronoglidesky@aol.com
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