I’m lucky enough to guest blog on Insound every few weeks, as part of the ongoing “Stuff We Like” section. I basically pick a product that I love for this reason or that, write a short post about why, and hope that someone somewhere agrees.
I figured I would start posting those here…to continue down my road of ongoing archiving.
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra – Kollaps Tradixionales (Deluxe Edition)
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra (SMZ), have had almost as many names over the years as they have had albums, with Kollaps Tradixionales being their sixth. For the entirety of their career, dating back to 1999, they have called Constellation Records home. A good choice, as few labels would support the unbounded creativity and experimentation in both music and packaging.
For their latest release, Kollaps Tradixionales, the band takes the packaging to yet another level. Three formats – all distinct in their form and components, all special in their own right.
For the vinyl lovers: Deluxe 2×10″ limited-edition first pressing, which includes a CD copy of the album, a 6″x9″ 16-page perfect-bound art book and two posters (a duotone 9″x13″ and a full color 9″ x 19″) all printed on uncoated 100% recycled paper.
For the CD lovers who appreciate the physicality of the record: Deluxe CD in custom gatefold cardstock jacket, accompanied by the art book and the posters, also limited to 2500.
For the fan who cares for audio only: Standard CD in our custom gatefold cardstock jacket, without accompaniment.
Ambitious projects of this nature make my heart scream with excitement. I have not heard this record yet, and truth be told I am not all that big a fan of the band’s latest few records. However, that has not stopped me from excitedly collecting each release on all deluxe formats, as the objects themselves are a thing of beauty.
Pre-order it now before you miss out. You can thank me later.
