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Sounds like Of Montreal featuring the King Gizz flute 

Psych/Avant Folk
 
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NYC-based collective Company of Selves are set to release their debut album, Butterfly Handlers & Memory Travelers, on cassette/digi formats on Sept. 25th via Fleeting Youth Records.

Hey all! I got Married yesterday and I'm just happy as I can possibly be so I figured I would try and pass some positivity down the line.
The winner gets....honestly whatever I feel like giving you. Could be a record(s), cassette(s), book(s), or a combination of those things. I'll be sure that it isn't something that you have already though.
To enter, just post in this thread about something in your life that makes you happy or just some cool shit that's happened to you. Might be corny, but whatever I don't care. I'll close the giveaway on Thursday night. Good luck and have a nice week!

Kind of amazing it was in Bell Gardens less than a day. Must be a record (no pun intended).

? Foresight into what, I'm just laying out facts shown in the thread

He's talking about your level. You've been a complete asshole lately.

Ok, I dont come here often (im the evil "bootlegger" btw) , but I was told about a few people here trying to purposely spread a bunch of misinformation and lies about what Im doing, so I have to set the record straight.
 
First off, I dont make any money personally off my records. I have donated over $6000 to various original artists who actually made the original music and raised over $3000 for the charity childsplay. I have spent almost $4000 on lawyer fees securing REAL licenses (not some bullshit "reprint a CD on vinyl" loophole), which is costly and time consuming as fuck to do, which is why doing it from the start would have been IMPOSSIBLE for me as I am not and have never been a rich man.
 
Every other cent from sales goes right back into making more albums. I havent even announced the other LICENSED works I have upcoming because I want to wait until they're actually ready to sell and ship to avoid all this retarded craziness of preorders and resellers because I want my stuff to stand on its own because of the quality and care that went into making them, not because people want to just have them cause they think theyll be able to sell them down the road. Im even making a website for them to make purchasing wayyyy easier and also stop people from ordering a shitload of copies just to resale.
 
Anyway, the main point is, I make these things as a fan of the MUSIC and the vinyl format, for fans of the MUSIC and the vinyl format. If you hate my art, cool, no prob. Doesnt hurt my feelings. Dont like my choices for music? Fine, dont buy my stuff. I make records that I want people to actually play and enjoy, not to have collecting dust on a shelf cause they're "collectable". But when people on here try and claim that Im just trying to make a quick buck off the current video game vinyl trend, its laughable, because for one, Im partly responsible for spurring it on and two how many "bootleggers" would even care to use actual rips from nsf, spc, etc files and have then have them mastered by a real audio engineer, out of pocket, specifically for vinyl? Or spend extra money for heavy paper stock jackets, or have custom etchings specific to the game, carved into the matrix info area? If I was concerned about making a bunch of money I could easily repress Mega Man 2 or Zelda, which would be infinitely cheaper and easier than investing a bunch of money into new releases and licenses, but I have respect the people who use their hard earned cash to buy my releases and I feel like I owe those people who support what Im doing, with keeping promises Ive made to not devalue their purchases.
 
And as for the people that hate that all the albums are based on classic album covers, there is actually a thought out reason for that. I feel like game music is looked down upon as not being "real" art. The classic cover idea is a direct statement that these soundtracks are our "classic albums" and being on vinyl, I thought it would be a cool idea to make a cohesive running idea, that took the most iconic album covers of the vinyl era and juxtaposed the two, to give weight to the music within as legit works of timeless, real art, and not just some nerdy nostalgic garbage. I know Im not a great artist or anything, but I try the best I can and if you dont like it, then I more than welcome you to come upstage me, cause I would fucking buy it cause I love having game soundtracks on vinyl, regardless of who is making them.
 
And also for the record for all the haters, the new label, which all the licensed stuff will be on, will all have original covers, not based on anything but the games, so you dont have to worry anymore about "parody" stuff. But they will be all original art assets (not all by me either), so if you just want a bunch of boring stock game art, you will still be very disappointed. Also fuck you, for being a boring piece of shit that allows companies to make the same tired ass stock garbage that takes no effort or creativity at all to make.
 
P.S. Sorry this is so long yall. But I had to say my piece.
 

Well if stl_ben is okay with it, everyone should be.

Honestly guy, who really gives a fuck, you sound awfully butthurt over something which seems to have some underlying reasons, almost grudge-like, we are all here because we enjoy vinyl records, whether it's a band we like, a novelty, for a cause or just for "The Hobby", but constantly trying to bring down an independent artist who is giving people what they want that they never have had or maybe ever will have access to while trying to donate earnings to their rightful owners just comes off as desperate and lackluster, I just don't understand your point of being so pessimistic of something that in no way directly affects you.

I just want my dumb nostalgia thing on my dumb media format. 

I definitely would too...
 
Pkmn may be a low quality 8bit soundtrack, but it is THE low quality 8bit soundtrack I played/heard endlessly over fifteen years ago. Those songs are special to some of us man ;.;

take a step back. you're just being trolled now. don't stoop to their level. if you're fine w/ what you're doing, keep doing it. don't let this place bother you. i bought your zelda release and really enjoy it. 

Congrats bud live long and prosper 

Yeah that's really not bad. Cheapest I've found to ship from US to UK is $6

nah no way, nothings gonna beat that tri primary colors with tab booklet!

Woohoo ztapes thread! Great releases and I can't wait to see what else you guys put out.

jinx!
 
also. now that it is sold out. i emailed sean asking if we would have to wait until the proper release and was told "you'll get them immediately." so that's pretty fucking cool.

I'm guessing that's the case though.  It's not like they're going to be re-upping to fill orders.
 
I get that it's frustrating when you order something and it doesn't show up for whatever reason, but get over it and move on.  If you're ordering a bunch of shit from a site because they're going out of business and it's dirt cheap, you can't realistically expect to get everything.  Dozens of people are probably doing the same thing and apparently their web store interface and back end their using must not keep great track of inventory.  This isn't Amazon, this is a business that's trying to get rid of all the shit they have in a warehouse.  They don't owe you anything except your money back if they can't fulfil.  Not like they're trying to build a long term customer base.  People should be happy that they're not having to file PayPal disputes .  You rolled the dice and it didn't work out.

I'd just be happy they issued you a refund and you didn't have to chase it down.

UPS's prices are more based on dimensions than weight, so I could imagine them charging a large amount for a package that size. Your best bet would be through USPS. Priority Mail shouldn't be more than $25.

Alright, I'll be the guy. 30 tapes, never heard of any of these guys, boxsets of all 30 tapes is already sold out? At 150 bucks? What is this?

Dude, just enjoy fucking Comic Con with your family. Stop trying to make it sound like your VCs Comic Con ambassador. You're not hooking anyone up, so just please stop ruining my childhood summer spot with your clinking and clanking. There's like no one on this thread vibing with you if you haven't noticed

well yeah, all ages + tumblr youth haha

Dude, just enjoy fucking Comic Con with your family. Stop trying to make it sound like your VCs Comic Con ambassador. You're not hooking anyone up, so just please stop ruining my childhood summer spot with your clinking and clanking. There's like no one on this thread vibing with you if you haven't noticed