I swear this is the last time I'll spam my own blog about the album! Rendition been out for a couple weeks now and reaction amongst underground press and music forums has been overwhelming ... much, much better than expected.
http://rendition.disuye.com iTunes link here
Album review on In The Mix here South China Morning Post support here
Just wanted to fire up a few photos:
Big box. Little box. Carboard fish. Design based on military ration packs (M.R.E.'s) using similar card stock. Details Daniel. If only the damn printer had followed my template exactly then I wouldn't have to tape them shut before mailing them out. Hey-ho, next time.
Shann Larsson's cover artwork image in all its matt-laminated digipak glory.
Shann's artwork again, plus some strange looking device not compatible with your iPod. Apparently it has music on it? Didn't bother to check.
Join the ranks. These things came back looking dope. Already been sent photos showing them stitched onto peoples record bags / jeans / caps.
Shemagh. Keffiyeh. Tactical dust / sun scarf. Probably not a good idea to wear this thing through US Immigration. Which was kind of my point. Clothing does not maketh the man ... a threat. Do not ever trade freedom for security. That's the album in a nutshell. Neatly summed up by a piece of cloth.
And stickers. Why is it so hard to get good quality vinyl stickers made in Hong Kong? The plastic capital of the universe and I can't get heavyweight clear sticky vinyl. These came pretty close to what I wanted. Meh. Next time. Anyway: Gifts go out to for people mailing me back photos of where they've put these things. Google Map them if you have time. Gifts in the form of more stickers! A never ending cycle.
And if you buy the digital only version ( MP3 / FLAC / AIF) of the album then, well, apart from missing out on all the fun, your files will ... look ... like the image above.
All that sound like fun?! Actually, there's 15 bits of music which go along with all the stuff listed above but spend 5 minutes on Google and you can get that part for free. Exclusive & direct via mail order from our digital shop:
If you don't like buying online and live in Hong Kong, all sets are also available from the 2/F of Delay No Mall in Causeway Bay plus over the bar at Yumla.