The Flashbulb - Soundtrack to a Vacant Life

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Yes, the time has arrived.

Preorder and information HERE

 

Music makers, order quick if you want the 'Producer's Edition'!

There are only 50 available!

 

Here is a copy of the list mail from earlier today....

 

 

The time has finally come:

 

With over 2 years of studio labor, this project has outlasted 2 of the recording labels it was initially signed to. Finally, we're proud to announce that The Flashbulb's "Soundtrack To A Vacant Life" is finished and completing mechanical production. The CD contains 31 tracks and over 70 minutes of music in a beautiful digipack made from 100% recycled materials.

 

If that's not enough, the first 50 orders will be entitled to ordering the "Producer's Edition", which will contain a track of audio commentary from Benn Jordan and Richard Devine.

 

Finally, new t-shirts are available as well.

Check it all out here: http://www.alphabasic.com/alphamart/stavlorder/

lol discuss

"If that's not enough, the first 50 orders will be entitled to ordering the "Producer's Edition", which will contain a track of audio commentary from Benn Jordan and Richard Devine."

lol. Fuck u i'm stealing it.

so wut it's like new age now

i'm holding out for the director's cut edition in which all left knob-turns are replaced by right knob-turns. and commemorative towel.

  Deepex said:

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Yes, the time has arrived.

Preorder and information HERE

 

Music makers, order quick if you want the 'Producer's Edition'!

There are only 50 available!

 

Here is a copy of the list mail from earlier today....

 

 

The time has finally come:

 

With over 2 years of studio labor, this project has outlasted 2 of the recording labels it was initially signed to. Finally, we're proud to announce that The Flashbulb's "Soundtrack To A Vacant Life" is finished and completing mechanical production. The CD contains 31 tracks and over 70 minutes of music in a beautiful digipack made from 100% recycled materials.

 

If that's not enough, the first 50 orders will be entitled to ordering the "Producer's Edition", which will contain a track of audio commentary from Benn Jordan and Richard Devine.

 

Finally, new t-shirts are available as well.

Check it all out here: http://www.alphabasic.com/alphamart/stavlorder/

 

lol discuss

I wonder if there will be a Downloaders Edition where Benn Jordan provides an commentary on his blog and various boards on the state of the music industry ;)

I do actually quite like some of The Flashbulb's stuff. Kirian Selections was, for the main part, a very solid album. I'm looking forwards to checking this out.

omg what a copycat! he ripped off Koyaanisqatsi!!!!

commentary. wow. thats the first time i heard of commentary on a music cd.

yeh the last time I got a blj album I wanted my money back

then I realized i pirated it

I want my internet back

jealous much toras? rich devine is actually a really good guy.

andre, you're such a well mannered young man (handsome too).

im going to come and fondle you up irl pretty soon. ill let you know when i will strike.

31.. 31 fucken tracks? he can be good, but he can also be really fucken dull. so i might bring up the whole "quality over quantity" issue here.

and even if it is all good quality. 31 tracks. it's too much. it's over load. there is NO way i'm listening to 31 tracks of flashbulb in one sitting.. ever.

Ordered. Can't wait to hear it, I'm very curious what this album will sound like.

  pigster said:

31.. 31 fucken tracks? he can be good, but he can also be really fucken dull. so i might bring up the whole "quality over quantity" issue here.

and even if it is all good quality. 31 tracks. it's too much. it's over load. there is NO way i'm listening to 31 tracks of flashbulb in one sitting.. ever.

His songs lengths are generally very short.

I should be getting this by tomorow :o

has this leaked yet, i want to hear why flashbulb gets so much hate.

Looks like Aaron isn't the scapegoat here anymore..

aaron is a hack aswell, surprisingly he hasn't released anything lately to stir the haters.

  azatoth said:

has this leaked yet, i want to hear why flashbulb gets so much hate.

not that i have seen

He uploaded it himself to some private trackers with a file included that basically says to donate if you like it and can afford to support artists you like.

So yes, it has leaked.

  harky said:

He uploaded it himself to some private trackers with a file included that basically says to donate if you like it and can afford to support artists you like.

So yes, it has leaked.

kool. well except i have no private tracker :( I wanted to go to the release party on monday (i only live 30 min outside da city) bad but I couldn't get a ride (not enough gas or i'd have driven meselfs).

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Hello listener...downloader...pirate...pseudo-criminal...

 

If you can read this, then you've more than likely downloaded this album from a peer to peer network or torrent.

 

You probably expect the rest of this message to tell you that you're hurting musicians and breaking just about every copyright law in the book. Well, it won't tell you that.

 

What I would like to tell you is that my record label understands that a large portion of people pirate music because it is easier than buying it. CDs scratch easily, most pay-per-download sites have poor quality and shitty DRM protection, and vinyl is near impossible to find or ship without hassle.

In many cases I wonder why people buy CDs at all anymore. A few like the tangible artwork, some haven't adapted to MP3s yet, but most do it because they have a profound love for music and want to support the artists making it. Kind of restores your faith in humanity for a moment eh?

 

So, now what?

Like the album? About to go "support the artist" on iTunes?

Well, don't.

Alphabasic is currently in a legal battle against Apple because NONE of our material (Sublight Records included) receives a dime of royalty from the vast amount of sales iTunes has generated using our material.

 

Want to buy a CD just to show your support?

If you don't particularly like CDs, don't bother.

Retailers like Best Buy and Amazon spike the price so high that their cut is often 8 times higher than the artist's. Besides, most CDs are made out of unrecyclable plastic and leave a nasty footprint in your environment.

 

If you do particularly like CDs, buy them from the label (in our case, alphabasic.com). After manufacturing costs are recuperated, our artists usually receive over 90% of the actual money coming out of your wallet.

In addition, all of our physical products are made out of 100% recycled material.

 

Want to show your support?

Go here and browse our library of lossless, DRM-free downloads.

Already have that?

Then feel free to donate whatever you want to your favorite artist. 100% will go directly to them.

Hell, you can even donate a penny just to thank the artist.

 

If you really like 'The Flashbulb - Soundtrack To A Vacant Life' and want to show your support without it going to greedy retailers, distributors, and coked-up label reps, then click the button below.

If you send us your mailing address, Alphabasic may occasionally send you various goodies (overstocks, stickers, even rare CDs) in appreciation and encouragement for your support.

 

Thanks for reading.

Who knows if my little business plan here will work to fund new releases, but even failure is better than the crappy label/distributor/retailer system musicians have suffered from for over 50 years.

We hope you enjoy the music as much as we do releasing it.

Finally, if you plan on sharing this release, please include this file. The only reason it is here is to show the listener where he can support his favorite artists!

 

Benn Jordan

CEO - Alphabasic Records

Honestly, even if i've been a bit harsh on his music and stuff, I think that's really a clever way of seeing music industry's future....

You can find his album on the electronic music trade blogspot... (just google a bit)

Gotta say, I also agree w/his sentiments there...nice read

i'm listening to this right now

it's pretty good

CEO

cunt extraordinaire

but seriously folks