DecayToDeath

Always knew smth was up with their discounts and constantly shifting pricing model, but really lost any remaining faith around this time last year. I got hired w/ some other folks to be a (remote) writer & interviewer for their zines, and then at the start of onboarding, communication fell entirely silent. A full month later, I finally heard back from the CEO, who told me the editor who hired me (and several other contributors-to-be) quit, was fired, or otherwise no longer worked for them. Said he'd be running editing and zine organization by himself until further notice, and to await further instructions for the first round of assignments. Eventually he did send out assignments from which we could choose, and after choosing one, I never heard back again. Gave up trying to contact them because the whole thing seemed really disorganized. Shame, because it would've paid pretty well.

the irony is killing me

Would be pretty neat if we could ever get that alleged sophomore album.

Makes sense

there’s new weatherday soon apparently!!

there’s new weatherday soon apparently!!

the irony is killing me

Ironically, I think adding the slipcase gives the illusion that it’s less nice than it is; without the expectation that it should be a box instead, you’re left with 5 LPs that sound great for under $20 apiece—a total rarity these days, esp for a band of their caliber. I’m sure some nerd out there will DIY themselves new jackets and a proper box, but I’m more than happy paying under $100 for the entire discog in one go regardless. 

the irony is killing me

Ironically, I think adding the slipcase gives the illusion that it’s less nice than it is; without the expectation that it should be a box instead, you’re left with 5 LPs that sound great for under $20 apiece—a total rarity these days, esp for a band of their caliber. I’m sure some nerd out there will DIY themselves new jackets and a proper box, but I’m more than happy paying under $100 for the entire discog in one go regardless. 

the irony is killing me

the irony is killing me

ACAB includes Discops

Distil is pretty instantaneous & works on pretty much any website (if you've got it set to checking every couple seconds or so), but it also is constantly opening and closing new tabs in the background which is maybe a little annoying

ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDING

Was about to say this...the uptick in hypebeast culture among vinyl collectors has bred a mentality of entitlement, which raises prices in situations like this. The rising costs create a greater sense of "I paid $XX for this, it should be the way it was advertised!". The cycle continues.
People were insistent the bubble would burst when I joined this site 9 years ago. I've got no idea if or when that will happen.

Was about to say this...the uptick in hypebeast culture among vinyl collectors has bred a mentality of entitlement, which raises prices in situations like this. The rising costs create a greater sense of "I paid $XX for this, it should be the way it was advertised!". The cycle continues.
People were insistent the bubble would burst when I joined this site 9 years ago. I've got no idea if or when that will happen.

Got the tour press and I'm rly happy with the sound of it, plus the packaging aesthetic is super cool. Never actually seen one of the CDs in person, so maybe it was the same way, but the vinyl packaging (and booklet) are ENTIRELY the same bright orange color, with detailing in translucent spot-gloss.

I did a vinyl rip of this pressing: https://jenripsvinyl.com/rips/blonde
Now if you don't have a copy you can pretend you do
Lineage: THORENS TD 209 --> 2M Bronze --> NAD Stereo 3045 --> Focusrite Scarlet 6i6 --> Audacity (recording) --> iZotope RX 9 (manual de-click & noise removal) --> Audacity (normalize & label tracks)
 

y'all fucking weird

thank you again for allowing me into your home to use youre setup, really appreciate you!!! 
Really wonderful meeting you and connecting with another VC'er 

Can someone put me in contact w these dudes so I can reissue RF thru Energy Crow and finally have a copy for myself lol

It's 2023. We have a new Say Anything song. I think it's pretty good.
 
 

Good question. The last order to get a tape will be #ECR1098. We initially said "first 50 orders get the bonus tape", but then after agreeing upon it and advertising it, we realized there was ambiguity between us about whether that meant
A. One tape in each of the first 50 orders, regardless of how many copies they ordered (total of 50 cassettes)
B. One tape paired with each of the first 50 copies sold, regardless of how many somebody ordered/how many orders that takes to be complete (still total of 50 cassettes)
C. One tape paired with each copy within the first 50 orders; some people, especially internationally, did group buys, so this would amount to MORE than 50 cassettes
Rather than screw anyone over, we decided on a run of 75-100 tapes to fulfill option C. After everything ships, any replacements for loss/damage are sent out, and a few of the overrun are given to friends and family, the remaining ones will probably go up for sale.
Also, since I run this whole jawn myself non-profit, I'm thinking about doing something to the effect of TPs w/ screenprinted jackets just to cover some of the unexpected production costs (eg staggering inflation between announcement and now causing many of the orders' shipping charges to be outdated and inadequate). Nothing crazy, maybe like $50 plus the cost of however much it costs to do the screenprint setup divided by the number of prints. 
Also been thinking about doing a small run of Energy Crow logo enamel pins for the same reason. Any of the three people checking this thread have any fundraising ideas that you'd buy? T-shirts etc?