Moon Wiring Club - A Spare Tabby At The Cat's Wedding

[Caretstik]

From Blank Workshop:

 

The fourth MWC album is 22 tracks of prime Confusing English Electronic Music. The cd booklet contains all manner of delightful oddments, it's a welcome addition to anybody's listening library, and quite possibly it's a more focused sound... you could even dance to parts of it. But rest assured it's very very odd in places.

 

The music contained on the LP version of ASTATCW is entirely different to that of the same name contained on the cd. The vinyl is housed in thick cardboard inner & outer sleeves with full colour, delirious and delightful artwork. It's been made in reasonably limited quantities, is unlightly to be repressed and there are no plans for it to be released in any other format. Sent to you in a sturdy cardboard envelope with 'stiffener'. Yes. Price includes postage.

 

Link and preorders.

 

Also, a bit more info at Cafe Kaput.

[Glunk]

preordered the bundle. i'm pretty damn excited.

[Guest Lucy Faringold]

Love the care and attention that this dude puts into creating both the music and the world that it comes from. Just pre-ordered the bundle too - very excited for this release. The intimations of a puzzle to be solved across the two formats is most intriguing.

 

Very impressed that he seems to put it all out through his own website too. Part of me thinks that if he was signed to Ghost Box he'd have a much higher profile but I'm glad that he doesn't have to limit his vision to fit their aesthetic. Encouraging that folk can still put out their music as a labour of love and make a go of it - I hope this release does really well.

[Caretstik]

Love the care and attention that this dude puts into creating both the music and the world that it comes from. Just pre-ordered the bundle too - very excited for this release. The intimations of a puzzle to be solved across the two formats is most intriguing.

 

Very impressed that he seems to put it all out through his own website too. Part of me thinks that if he was signed to Ghost Box he'd have a much higher profile but I'm glad that he doesn't have to limit his vision to fit their aesthetic. Encouraging that folk can still put out their music as a labour of love and make a go of it - I hope this release does really well.

Couldn't have put it better myself. And from a genuine cottage industry he's still made quite a name for himself without creating his own hype or gimmicky publicity, and based solely on the merits of the music and the aesthetic he's created. Even if the music on the CD and vinyl were identical I'd still have ordered both for the reasons you mentioned. I also appreciate his announcing his releases without too much notice, so none of that Warp-style hanging around for months on end waiting for the records to come out (or leak), I seem to remember he did that with the last album as well.

[break or bounce]

Bundle preordered here too, looking forward to it arriving.

 

Ian Hodgson did an interview on Resonance FM a few days back (part of "Weird Tales for Halloween"), explaining why the CD and vinyl are different, yet similar. Quite an amusing interview.

[Caretstik]

Anyone got this yet? I preordered the bundle before I made this thread, but still not a peep yet.

[break or bounce]

Yep, bundle arrived last Saturday.

 

The CD is great. I've yet to play the vinyl (currently without a deck), although I've heard good things about it.

 

Has your bundle not turned up yet?

[Caretstik]

Yep, bundle arrived last Saturday.

 

The CD is great. I've yet to play the vinyl (currently without a deck), although I've heard good things about it.

 

Has your bundle not turned up yet?

No, still no sign. Had a really friendly and helpful reply to my email from Ian Hodgson though. I'm pretty certain that the problem lies with anyone other than Blank Workshop, never had any trouble at all ordering the other MWC albums. I'm getting really desperate for these records now though.

[Caretstik]

Finally received the vinyl and CD today. Can't play the vinyl yet, but based on the CD version this is certainly the best MWC release so far. Worth the wait, definitely.

[Guest fox]

arggg. i wish the exchange rate wasn't so damn ad right now or i'd already have this . . .

[Guest lunarphase]

Slumberwick Dreams is stunning.

[Guest viscosity]

^^^agreed, I need to hear more

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNbGX1AHWwM

[patternoverlap]

Bumping cuz I just got this. It is surprisingly funky. More grooves than his previous albums. Well done!

[Caretstik]

It's killing me that I still can't play the vinyl version. I'd love him to put it out digitally, but at the same time I think that'd somehow cheapen the whole thing.

[Guest Lucy Faringold]

Really good interview with the man himself on FACT

 

I love the insinuation that the cd is meant to send you to sleep.

 

“You spend the first part of the game trying to avoid marrying the male cat.” is the best pull-quote I've seen in a while. The man is as mad as a bag of cats himself - and I love it.