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In a continued effort to have the best "looking" record collections, you guys have simultaneously insulted both the band and the graphic designer behind the album. How much of your internet posturing and art critiquing is gonna matter when your 4 copies are sitting on your shelf, not being played, not even being looked at, while you're back on here in a few more months getting up in arms over some other release. Priorities, guys.
The new song sounds rad.

In a continued effort to have the best "looking" record collections, you guys have simultaneously insulted both the band and the graphic designer behind the album. How much of your internet posturing and art critiquing is gonna matter when your 4 copies are sitting on your shelf, not being played, not even being looked at, while you're back on here in a few more months getting up in arms over some other release. Priorities, guys.
The new song sounds rad.

UPDATE! Sat for 4 hours on Saturday. Nothing like having your ankle bone shaded for 2 hours...


Hopefully one more appointment will finish it up. Shooting to have it done around my birthday in a couple weeks.

I'll bump this thread again. Check out this sketch for my next piece. Greg Whitehead of Phoenix Tattoo Co. in Tempe, AZ is doing a week-long residency at Scapegoat Tattoo here in Portland. So I asked him to do a Russian Circles "Death Rides A Horse" piece for me.

Dude is unreal.

Okay, someone do this. And by do this I mean fucking press it. Die-cut cover and all. Coke bottle clear, transparent pink, black, I don't give  a shit. Just get it on my turntable.

AAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA. Every artist, designer, programmer, photographer and more hears this everytime they're approached for work by some cheapass who wants something but is told they have to pay for it. Then everyone expects free work. Designers and programmers and photographers have rent to pay and need food to eat and college loans to pay off.

Maybe he's getting Hayden Christensen to write a foreward.

One of these days I'll post updated photos of my Mylene Sheath collection. For now, here's a little bit from it that I'm quite proud of:

If These Trees Could Talk | If These Trees Could Talk | Mylene Sheath
Tour press: Orange w/ Black splatter /100
Clear w/ Orange haze | /150
Black | /250
Test press: #1/5 | Cover #2/3 | Cover photo by me!

If These Trees Could Talk | Above The Earth, Below The Sky | Mylene Sheath
Tour press: White w/ gray haze | /100
Ice Blue | /100
Minty Green | /300
Test Press: #4/5

If These Trees Could Talk | Red Forest | Science Of Silence Records
Tour press: Cream/Oxblood A/B | /100
Highlighter Yellow w/ Orange & Green splatter | /200
Red/Clear A/B | /200
The only problem being that I'll need to update these photos very soon, with the arrival the 2nd pressings of the S/T and Red Forest.
Anyone got a test of Red Forest to help me complete this bad boy?

If These Trees Could Talk - If These Trees Could Talk
Test Press #1/5 | Cover #2/3
The cover is a photo I took, screen printed by Charlie Wagers.

why would anyone want Evening Out With Your Girlfriend on wax? That album sounds horrible.

I'll submit a few:

gimme Slow Burning Lights first

Thread needs about 6 pages of Shaq gifs before it's officially VC approved

Thread needs about 6 pages of Shaq gifs before it's officially VC approved

The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place
The LP is CD sourced though. No real benefit in having it over a cd or high quality download.

Consumer goods are not investments. They are meant for consumption. You can learn this in your first hour of any business class. Anything marketed as "limited" or "collectable" is already on it's way to being worthless. The real collectibles are the things nobody thinks to keep around in mint condition.

Consumer goods are not investments. They are meant for consumption. You can learn this in your first hour of any business class. Anything marketed as "limited" or "collectable" is already on it's way to being worthless. The real collectibles are the things nobody thinks to keep around in mint condition.

Consumer goods are not investments. They are meant for consumption. You can learn this in your first hour of any business class. Anything marketed as "limited" or "collectable" is already on it's way to being worthless. The real collectibles are the things nobody thinks to keep around in mint condition.

Consumer goods are not investments. They are meant for consumption. You can learn this in your first hour of any business class. Anything marketed as "limited" or "collectable" is already on it's way to being worthless. The real collectibles are the things nobody thinks to keep around in mint condition.

Consumer goods are not investments. They are meant for consumption. You can learn this in your first hour of any business class. Anything marketed as "limited" or "collectable" is already on it's way to being worthless. The real collectibles are the things nobody thinks to keep around in mint condition.

Consumer goods are not investments. They are meant for consumption. You can learn this in your first hour of any business class. Anything marketed as "limited" or "collectable" is already on it's way to being worthless. The real collectibles are the things nobody thinks to keep around in mint condition.

Consumer goods are not investments. They are meant for consumption. You can learn this in your first hour of any business class. Anything marketed as "limited" or "collectable" is already on it's way to being worthless. The real collectibles are the things nobody thinks to keep around in mint condition.

Consumer goods are not investments. They are meant for consumption. You can learn this in your first hour of any business class. Anything marketed as "limited" or "collectable" is already on it's way to being worthless. The real collectibles are the things nobody thinks to keep around in mint condition.

Reposting my Mylene Sheath collection because I added pressing info and new records:
The culmination of too much time and extra money. Mylene Sheath collection:

If These Trees Could Talk - If These Trees Could Talk
Test press: #1/5 | Cover #2/3 | Designed by me, screen printed by Charlie Wagers
Tour press: Orange w/ Black splatter /100
Clear w/ Orange haze | /150
Black | /250

Beware Of Safety - It Is Curtains
Black | hand screen printed cover | hand #'d: 11/100
Clear w/ Black & Red splatter | /100
Red/Black swirl | /200
Black | /250
Red w/ Black haze | /350

Caspian - The Four Trees
AB: Translucent Green w/ White splatter | CD: Translucent Blue w/ White splatter | /200
Tour press: AB: White w/ Brown splatter | CD: Brown w/ White splatter | /300
Half White / Half Pilsner | /500

Giants - They, The Undeserving
Tour press: White w/ Green splatter | /100
Translucent Green w/ White haze | /100
White | /300
Green w/ White splatter | screen printed cover | hand #'d: 65/100
Old Stories is on Cavity Records, I know. I don't have a photo of the two releases separate. I should fix that. In any matter:
Forest Green/Cream A/B | /151
Translucent Yellow w/ Blue & Green splatter | /351
Friends press: Clear w/ Blue haze | screen printed cover | hand #'d: 16/50
Tour Press: Clear w/ Blue haze | screen printed cover | hand #'d: 9/50

Beneath Oblivion - Beneath Oblivion 10"
Tour press: Clear w/ White swirl | /100
Black | /100
Red/White swirl | /300

Eksi Ekso - I Am Your Bastard Wings
Tour press: Translucent Red/Orange swirl | D-side etching | /200
Black/Translucent Orange swirl | D-side etching | /200
White | D-side etching | 600

Caspian - You Are The Conductor
European tour press: White | /100
Translucent Brown | /100
Tour press: Baby Blue | /200
Clear | /600

Lungs - Sinking Ships 7"
Tour press: Translucent Blue | /100
Purple | /150
Black | /250

Beware Of Safety - dogs
Tour press: Black/Yellow A/B | /100
Yellow | /100
Pilsner | /300

Gifts From Enola
Loyal Eyes Betrayed The Mind | Tour press: Clear w/ Black & Blue splatter | /100
Loyal Eyes Betrayed The Mind | AB:Clear w/ Gray haze | CD: Clear w/ White haze | /150
Loyal Eyes Betrayed The Mind | Gray | /250
From Fathoms | Tour press: AB: Green/Blue swirl | CD: Orange/Brown swirl | /100
From Fathoms | Translucent Deep Blue / Translucent Forest Green swirl | /100
From Fathoms | Half Swamp Green/Half Navy Blue | /300
Gifts From Enola | Tour Press: Orange w/ Blue splatter | /100
Gifts From Enola | Baby Blue | /100
Gifts From Enola | Orange | /300

Actors & Actresses - Arrows
Tour press: Grey w/ Yellow haze | /100
Translucent Gold | /100
Grey/Clear swirl | /300

Constants - The Foundation, The Machine, The Ascension
Euro tour press: AB: Clear Blue | CD: Clear Light Blue : EF: Clear Aqua | Make My Day Records | /100
Tour press: Black/Clear swirl | /100
AB: Translucent Brown | CD: Grey | EF: Clear | /100
Cream | /300

Caspian - Tertia
Pilsner w/ Maroon haze | /100
Black 180 gram | /100
Euro tour press: Cream | Make My Day Records | /150
Tour press: Maroon w/ Black haze| /200
Maroon | /700

Junius - The Martyrdom Of A Catastrophist
Bronze/Black swirl | /100
Clear w/ Bronze haze | /100
Tour press: Cream w/ Bronze splatter | /200
Bronze | /600
Test Press | hand screen printed cover | #1/10

If These Trees Could Talk - Above The Earth, Below The Sky
Ice Blue | /100
Tour press: White w/ gray haze | /100
Minty Green | /300

Junius - Junius
Tour press: AB: White w/ Red splatter | CD: Black w/ Red Splatter | /100
Translucent Red/Black swirl | /100
Translucent Red | /300

Caspian - You Are The Conductor & The Four Trees 3xLP re-issue
Tour press: AB: Blue | CD: Light Grey | EF: Dark Grey | /100
Silver | hand #'d: 109/190
White | /210

Angel Eyes - Midwestern
Tour press: Black/Gold A/B | /100
Navy Blue | /100
Translucent Gold | /300

Herra Terra - Quiet Geist
Tour press: Pilsner w/ Purple splatter | /100
"Grape Soda" Translucent Purple w/ White Splatter | /100
"Grape Soda" Translucent Purple | /300

Eksi Ekso - Kills Of The Flood Tide
Pink | /50
Black | /250

Lavinia - There Is Light Between Us
Tour press: Bronze | /100
Silver | /100
Bronze/Silver swirl | /300
All I'm missing is a European tour copy of Caspian's Tertia on transparent maroon. Anyone got one?

My Dad came and saw me on tour yesterday. We hung out all day. It was rad. He handed me a box and said "here, I got you this":