morfiend Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 This is finally out on vinyl. Rise Above has 3 colors available - http://www.riseaboverecords.com/products/view/393 North American folks who want to save some cash can order from me here (these will be in stock next week) - http://lastrightsrecords.storenvy.com/products/333659-astra-the-black-chord-pre-order "THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE (FEATURING STUNNING NEW ARTWORK FROM ARIK ROPER) COMES WITH A 4-PAGE BOOKLET ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD ALA THE ORIGINAL PRESSING BLACK SABBATH'S VOL 4 LP. Born in San Diego but bred in the mists of Avalon, Astra have fast-become a synonym for the ethereal, the sublime, and indeed the genuinely progressive. Ever since 2009’s The Weirding put these analog-inflected San Diego visionaries on the map alongside the likes of co-conspirators Earthless, Diagonal and Dungen, who – like some lost tribe of prog faithful - have brought this unwieldly and much maligned form of music out of the dark ages and in front of a new generation of mellotron-loving cognoscenti. Like a Meddle-era ‘Floyd supercharged by a Mahavishnu-intensity not seen since for eons, The Black Chord is an album of blinding light and abysmal shade, of bone-jarring rhythmic density and vast, breathtaking mental vistas: nothing less than epic journey through the outer reaches of musical possibility tinged by an elegance and knowingness that suggests a creative maturity beyond the members’ collective years. Therein lies their redemption, because this is a record at home in 1972 as it is in 2012. Think wailing guitars and dulcet harmonies thickened by Mellotrons and given hypnotic qualities by the kind of drumming that borders on the shamanic. Cinematic in scope but frequently yielding to a kind of melodic fragility that can only be the product of genuine emotion, The Black Chord’s musical ebb and flow prove Astra to be both a band’s band capable of an artistry all-too-rare among their generation, and it’s a sound to behold. SIDE ONE 01. Cocoon (8.45) 02. The Black Chord (14.59) SIDE TWO 01. Quake Meat (6.41) 01. Drift (4.39) 03. Bull Torpis (2.56) 04. Barefoot in the Head (9.13)" from riseabove.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedeni Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Do you know what color you are gettIng? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morfiend Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 Won't know until they arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theinkd Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 they should be in stock next week? i heard they were delayed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morfiend Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 I was contacted by my distributor this morning that they arrived early and are ready to ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theinkd Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 very nice, thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Just listened to the track "quake meat" by them. I am def. digging them. I am interested in possibly buying this providing funds allow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theinkd Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Just listened to the track "quake meat" by them. I am def. digging them. I am interested in possibly buying this providing funds allow. check out their last album The Weirding. i still like it better than the new one but the new one really continues to grow on me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingnatural Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I've been planning on grabbing this at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Just listened to the track "quake meat" by them. I am def. digging them. I am interested in possibly buying this providing funds allow. check out their last album The Weirding. i still like it better than the new one but the new one really continues to grow on me Hey thanks. I just looked for The Weirding on vinyl and apparently it is impossible to get now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theinkd Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 check out their last album The Weirding. i still like it better than the new one but the new one really continues to grow on me Hey thanks. I just looked for The Weirding on vinyl and apparently it is impossible to get now? hmm i saw a copy of it at my old local shop before i moved about a month ago. it might be hard to get on clear with glow-in-the-dark blob , but i think you should be able to find it somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedeni Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Not impossible, just a little privey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I really wouldn't know because this is the first I had ever heard of the band. I just made an assumption that it was impossible. I hope I can find it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morfiend Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 These have shipped to me, I'll likely have them Friday or Saturday. Don't know the color yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morfiend Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 Just got these in, they're on splatter vinyl (combination of colors from the sleeve) limited to 500 copies. They look amazing! I uploaded a couple of crappy quality pics on the listing in my shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deathbydrums Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 This is some well-done stuffs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Just ordered the splatter vinyl from your shop. I could not resist it. This album is really good. EDIT: Is the primary color of the vinyl purple or black? I can't tell from the picture. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morfiend Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 Just ordered the splatter vinyl from your shop. I could not resist it. This album is really good.EDIT: Is the primary color of the vinyl purple or black? I can't tell from the picture. Thanks! Thanks for a lot for the order, just sent you a shipping confirmation. The primary color is purple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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