Some good comments from Brother Pablo regarding Page One, and on to the even more mundane Page Two:
It is difficult for me to measure where this packaging idea falls within the wide and subjective spectrum of Mundane to Extraordinary. From one point of view, it is not 'normal' or mundane to do new releases with 42 songs sorted neatly into categories this way.
And yet, the primary purpose of this project for me has been to continue integrate the ongoing practice of writing and recording into my daily life. In its own way, music production, like practice, is a rather mundane process. So, perhaps the 'best' packaging for this would also reflect a certain mundane quality.
Or not.
I agree with Pablo about the size and presentation of vinyl -- a more visceral relationship is possible with large squares than a dinky fold-out CD cover. While I don't miss changing sides every 20 minutes or so, I do miss the ability to read along in depth with the stories that recorded music paints over time.
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Picture of the Day
Teething
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Bro: your pencil sketches + handwriting rock! They seem to me more human than Photoshoping. Analog is like fresh air. Revolution!
Posted by: Pablo | Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 10:17 PM