Plaid Interview: new album incoming

Nice wee interview here. The boys confirm they are finishing off a new album, Polymer, which will be released on Warp later this year. Yay!

https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?exchange=415

  On 7/21/2018 at 9:01 AM, NewSchoolScience said:

Nice wee interview here. The boys confirm they are finishing off a new album, Polymer, which will be released on Warp later this year. Yay!

 

https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?exchange=415

Last year or so I'm more into Plaid than I've ever been, so this is great news!

fantastic news

Interesting it's on WARP... I thought their contract was over a while back?

  On 7/23/2018 at 4:46 PM, Joyrex said:

Interesting it's on WARP... I thought their contract was over a while back?

Yeah, I remember them saying in an interview a good few years ago (possibly before Reachy Prints?) that they were at the end of their contract with Warp, that they weren't really happy with the financial side of it (I seem to remember them saying something along the lines of Warp getting half the sales revenue or more?), but that they had a strong emotional connection to the label because they'd been together for so long and that they hoped they could work something out to the benefit of both parties.  It was right after that that these band specific micro-sites starting popping up as shops for Warp's 'big' names.  Plaid were first I believe, with that new album, and then Autechre and then Aphex etc. etc.  I wonder if the bands get a larger slice of the revenue from sales through their own branded Warp microsites, when compared to sales direct from Warp/Bleep?  Not sure, but I always make a point of buying from the microsites on the off chance that it puts more money in the artist's pockets.

Anyways, really looking forward to this new album.  These guys just keep flying along under the radar, seemingly never getting the props they deserve, but their output is consistently excellent.  Nobody does melody like them.

  On 7/23/2018 at 8:34 PM, NewSchoolScience said:

 

  On 7/23/2018 at 4:46 PM, Joyrex said:

Interesting it's on WARP... I thought their contract was over a while back?

 

Yeah, I remember them saying in an interview a good few years ago (possibly before Reachy Prints?) that they were at the end of their contract with Warp, that they weren't really happy with the financial side of it (I seem to remember them saying something along the lines of Warp getting half the sales revenue or more?), but that they had a strong emotional connection to the label because they'd been together for so long and that they hoped they could work something out to the benefit of both parties.  It was right after that that these band specific micro-sites starting popping up as shops for Warp's 'big' names.  Plaid were first I believe, with that new album, and then Autechre and then Aphex etc. etc.  I wonder if the bands get a larger slice of the revenue from sales through their own branded Warp microsites, when compared to sales direct from Warp/Bleep?  Not sure, but I always make a point of buying from the microsites on the off chance that it puts more money in the artist's pockets.

 

Anyways, really looking forward to this new album.  These guys keep on flying along under the radar, seemingly never getting the props they deserve, but their output is consistently excellent.  Nobody does melody like them.

 

Yeah, it was after Scintilli and before Reachy Prints (I think, might be getting the timeline wrong), but then The Digging Remedy came out, so perhaps they managed to work something out and stay with the label that they are most associated with.

Either way, excited to see (and hear) Plaid's latest direction!

excite :)

oh hell ya

Polymer now due out Feb/March 2019 according to their agent's page: https://mailchi.mp/lb-agency.net/artist_avails_2019?e=82d7a0e70b

Plaaaaaaad!

beat

driven

dance

floor

I'm "plaid" they're up to something new

I hope they get "plaid" well for their work!

Yes, these jokes are getting "plaid" out

Where's this new album?  Is it going the way of Scintilli?

nope, it's always been planned for early 2019, it's prob in the hands of WARP already, thinking Feb release..

looks like a June release, they're playing an album launch show with Christ. on the 8th

  On 3/11/2019 at 8:45 PM, QQQ said:

looks like a June release, they're playing an album launch show with Christ. on the 8th

Yaaasssss

  On 3/11/2019 at 8:45 PM, QQQ said:

looks like a June release, they're playing an album launch show with Christ. on the 8th

Belter!

Cant wait for this New LP yes defo June :)

June would be perfect, in that case we should have a press release very soon...