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THE PLAN
With your help we are going to produce a broadcast quality debut album. We will then find a record label that wants to release and promote it. We don't need a big loan/advance from a big record company. We don't need lavish parties, limos, posh gear and people in sunglasses telling us how 'cool' we are.
We love music and know how to play it. We need someone who loves music and knows how to sell it
We make the album, the label sells the album.
This is a link to an article by Steve Albini, producer of Nirvanas 'In Utero', The Pixies, PJ Harvey and plenty more. It is quite long but almost exactly describes our reasons for staying away from traditional record deals on one page of text. Click here to read.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO IT?
We are selling the back cover of the album
We have divided the back cover up into lots of tiny squares, or 'tiles'. Each space can be bought and designed as you choose. Click here for some ideas.
When we have all of your images we will make a big mosaic with them and that will become the back cover of the album. It will be an amazing tribute to all those involved!
Tiles cost £10 so it's just like pre-buying a copy of the album, only it's an album that YOU appear on!
This is what you get:
- 1 square piece of our back cover
- 1 copy of the completed album (cd and/or download)
- A free magnifying glass to find your tile with
- A large scale copy of the finished mosaic artwork
- An invite to the launch party
All you have to do is choose your preferred option below and then give us your image.
You can choose to upload your image when you pay online or you can send it to us later by email or post.
WHY ARE WE DOING IT LIKE THIS
There are many reasons for trying to do things in a new way but the subject is huge. Please have a look at our Explainer Page to get more of an insight into our motivations.
HOW DO YOU GET INVOLVED?
If you want to get involved and buy a tile or donate to the Debut Album Appeal then you have 3 options:
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Buy one or more tiles @ £10 each. Each tile entitles you to one piece of our back cover plus a copy of the album and every thing mentioned above. This option is perfect if you're skint, for example: you could chip in a few pounds each with your friends and take a photo of yourselves to use as your tile. |
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Buy one tile for more than £10. This option is for those of you who want to contribute more than £10 but who only want one tile and one copy of the album. You can choose the amount when you reach the Paypal site. |
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Simple donation. For those of you that just want to donate to the album appeal without filling a tile. You can donate any amount from £1 to £10,000 and every single donation is massively appreciated. |
If we have ever excited you on stage then please consider buying a tile or donating and let us show you what we can do on your stereo.
Click here for some samples of 1st mixes.
If you have any questions please check our FAQ page or contact us.
