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sounds like this is going to take forever haha. isn't the average turn around time these days like 6 months after you place the order with the plant?

really digging the new tracks. i like that he's been trying to change it up with new nadja releases considering there was a long stretch of everything sounding the same for a while.

Flipper, Queller, and Tangled (recommended) were all very different. Flipper being my least favorite of the three, but i appreciated it. 

Not with the LP (maybe they did the email download thing? not sure? but looks like you may be out of luck?)

 

This may have been covered, but anyone know why the track listing is pretty strange, and not in the order of the Eps? My guess would be just for being able to fit songs on sides? (that would be a bummer) - or maybe it has some purpose? How he would want them to be heard? Anyway....anyone else get their cover with all smashed corners? My box was open at all the 4 corners, like it wasn't properly taped tightly, as a result looks like my spine and every corner is hit pretty bad!!!

 

I don't know if I even want to try to deal with getting a new cover? Ya win some ya lose some, but at $45 may be worth the trouble?

 

lastly, if anyone is interested in downloading a live set go here: http://redmp3.cc/album/117841/airiel-live-at-double-door-10-19-2004.html

 

Live at Double Door 10.19.04

i always found the idea of them being separate EPs to be strange and weirdly out of order anyway. weren't these all recorded during the same session? 

im sure a few others already have first dibs, but i'll buy the Twist 7" (eyes wide shut art) off of anyone who can't unhear the twitter hate from their speakers 

i don't really hear the Ride comparison. maybe Chapterhouse. but even then, Airiel is more dream-poppy than the old shoegaze bands. 

got one

they lost me with sunbather. mostly because of the guitar work on that one. i'm loving this track, though. sounds closest to their demo

just because i don't have to buy it doesn't mean i can't criticize it. i've supported this band for a really long time. i'll say whatever the fuck i want about their overpriced VIP packages. its not like i'm losing sleep over it. i'm probably not even attending a show on this tour. it wasn't until after the BSN cycle that circa started coming up with dumb ways to charge a lot of money for things that aren't worth it. someone of you shelled out hundreds of dollars for that terrible "hand painted" variant of violet waves.

also, when and where did i say art should be free? 

i went to three creature club meet & greets. the first two were when BSN had just come out. both were great experiences with very few people and we definitely got our money's worth. the last meet up was at the tail end of the club's existence and it sucked. there were way more people, most of them complete dickbags, and the band was more stand off-ish. 

this band is guilty of doing a ton of shameless cash grabs these days. the $80 VIP packages are bullshit and i would never pay for one. 

hope the album is better than the single they released for it

How was the amoeba thing? Planned on going, but couldn't make it.

they sounded great. they only played for about 30 minutes, though.

i bought their three other albums, meaning everything besides FP because they didn't have it. i don't think it has been repressed yet. i was basically asking if anyone knows if it'll be stores considering all of the others are

did anyone ever figure out whether or not the Fantastic Planet repress is actually exclusive to the pledge site? i bought copies of the three other records at the amoeba album release thing today. it would be dumb to not sell their best album in stores especially when i think this is their time to reach wider audiences.

my roommate and i attended the "listening party" in echo park the other day and he won the test press. he's not a vinyl guy. so, needless to say, i've been spinning it the past day or two. its an awesome record. the only throw away track is "mulholland drive," in my opinion. i'd say its on par with fantastic planet. 

the vinyl itself is a bit noisy, i'm not sure if that was intended since i haven't heard a good mp3 version yet. 

mine was about $44 after shipping. that's like $15 per 180g LP in a triple gatefold. considering a lot of standard weight single LPs can run you up to $30 after shipping these days, this is more than reasonable. if this were 2010, then yeah i'd expect this to be ten dollars cheaper.

they're doing an in store performance/signing at amoeba hollywood on the 30th. hopefully they will have vinyl with them. 

i know that club ac30 and shelflife sometimes share releases. but i'm willing to bet that this sells out on shelflife's website for sure.

ordered, but i'm bummed that its not available until september

i thought i read that the vinyl was expected to be available around july 7th

looks like i missed out on this. the only album of theirs that i wanted lol

paypal has a new 6 month policy? i'll absolutely be taking advantage of this if i don't receive/hear anything within the next few weeks.

I have never received a response to any email I have sent. I always receive my merchandise several months late, but it does eventually arrive.

that would be cool, but i'm moving across the country at the end of the month. i stated this in my email in the event that they need my new address. since they don't respond, i'm going to assume that i spent $50 on records i'll never actually get. never ordering from them again.

does this label not respond to emails? it is three months past the estimated pre-order shipping date for the Heaven and Ontario Gothic represses and i still haven't received or heard anything. super annoyed.

hell yeah

waiting for profound's PO.