[blunderbuss]

From elsewhere:

A little over a year ago we first made mention of a big vinyl box set project called "Not The Space You Know, But Between Them" that we were working on as a sort of celebration of Three Lobed Recording's tenth anniversary. We spent the better part of 2010 wrapping up details on this project and we are stoked to say that in late December we delivered the entirety of the audio to our preferred mastering engineer (and we understand that this audio is getting ready to be popped into the hopper for mastering shortly). The gears are now starting to fully turn on this project and we currently hope to have it out into the world sometime around mid-year. This 4xLP box is going to be pretty intense - a nice and heavy Stoughton lid box, printed inner sleeves, a big foldover 12"x24" insert with liner notes from Marc Masters (The Wire, Pitchfork), new original artwork on the box and everything else by long-time friend/fave Casey Burns (www.caseyburns.com). Needless to say, it's far and away the singular most daunting financial undertaking we have ever taken on - that explains the delay between now and when the box will be out. In case you have forgotten, this monster collection features exclusive sides of material from the following artists (in alphabetical order) - Bardo Pond, Comets On Fire, Eternal Tapestry, Steve Gunn, Mouthus, Sonic Youth and Sun City Girls. The one side that is not being taken up in full by one of the artists listed above is being split by new material from Wooden Wand and D. Charles Speer & the Helix. Our mind is blown at just how epic this collection is - everyone participating has brought their "A" game and this set really displays a great snapshot of many of the disparate sides of the underground that we hope Three Lobed has helped to showcase over the last decade. We are just about ready to put out a lot more information on this set, pre-ordering mechanisms (copies purchased mail order from Three Lobed will have the opportunity to add a mail-order only 7" with new tracks from Hush Arbors and Key Demo as well as a new CD from a mystery artist with Three Lobed ties) and the like. We are working hard to keep this one as affordable as possible - as we really want all interested folks to be able to check it out. We will be simultaneously offering this set for pre-sale on this page as well as through a Kickstarter page with a modest goal and hope to do so within no more than the next two weeks (depending on our work schedule). Look for these details soon.

[toxic johnny]

Thanks Mr B...

[TheDom]

so excited

[threelobed]

Originally Posted by TheDom

so excited

haha - me too!

[threelobed]

more details both here and through the label the mailing list within the next day or two, but some initial ordering info for the long awaited TLR box set can be found here, for real - http://tinyurl.com/4bxt2gq

[TheDom]

i wish i had $850.....

[musicplatypus]

Originally Posted by TheDom

i wish i had $850.....

Jeepers! This scared me! ! ! I was all like "What?!?" This must be some super-dee-duper-special box set!

And here I was thinking they were trying to keep it affordable! Laugh out loud. I mean, really, there are some crazily-priced goodies out there these days. And -- I was getting pretty pumped about the descriptions given thus far!

[TheDom]

haha no! read the link! if you pledge $850 or more they give you the box set & the 7" & the mystery artist CD + every three lobed release thus far (even the 'out of print' ones) + the next 3 releases after the box set (if I read it right)

I would love love love this

[musicplatypus]

Oh I did! And yes the $850 level would indeed be grand! Was leaving a bit of mystery for other readers. . . ah darn . . .

[TheDom]

I feel bad now...

[greedrex]

SIDE C - Sonic Youth
1. In & Out. 2. Out & In.
"In & Out" recorded in Pomona, CA and at Echo Cañon, NJ, in 2010. "Out & In" recorded and mixed at Echo Cañon, NYC in 2000 in includes Jim O'Rourke. Two epic jams, including the monumental thirteen minute instrumental "Out & In" which touches on elements of every part of Sonic Youth's myriad sounds.

[threelobed]

FYI - once we have hit our funding goal via kickstarter we will be putting this one up for sale through our direct label site as well. once it's up there we will have a pay in two installments option for the box set, fear not. we just waiting to put the stuff up on the label site until this has funding so that we don't have folks paying in multiple ways and then leave the kickstarter stuff unfunded.

[threelobed]

Originally Posted by TheDom

haha no! read the link! if you pledge $850 or more they give you the box set & the 7" & the mystery artist CD + every three lobed release thus far (even the 'out of print' ones) + the next 3 releases after the box set (if I read it right)

yep, you read it right. it is a copy of everything out on three lobed up to now and the next three records into the future. i worked on that one for a while and nailed down what i think is a pretty fair price for that level (hell, i tried to nail down very fair prices on all of these levels).

[blunderbuss]

Hey, Corey - what happens if the project doesn't get funded through kickstarter (not that that looks likely)?

[argylesox]

I'm also curious if you anticipate the TLR site pre-order will cost the same for the basic boxset ($65)? Just for those of us who are totally broke and need the cheapest option (or are waiting for tax returns...)

[threelobed]

Originally Posted by blunderbuss

Hey, Cory - what happens if the project doesn't get funded through kickstarter (not that that looks likely)?

we have an option or two in mind but we'll cross that bridge when and if we get there - hopefully it won't be necessary.

[threelobed]

Originally Posted by argylesox

I'm also curious if you anticipate the TLR site pre-order will cost the same for the basic boxset ($65)? Just for those of us who are totally broke and need the cheapest option (or are waiting for tax returns...)

the pricing direct through the label on the box (or the box + 7"/CD) will be the same as on kickstarter - no difference to that end.

[threelobed]

for folks who weren't interested in picking the set up via kickstarter, we now have the set up for pre-order directly through us at the label site. link here - http://threelobed.com/tlr/tlr080.html

[toxic johnny]

Sorted

[EvdWee]

just ordered! can't wait.