As usual, release date is subject to change, but April 2 is the planned release date for Praxis' "Profanation" on vinyl (along with the Scratch Perry album "Rise Again") from Laswell's MOD Technologies label.
That's about the best you'll get in regard to Praxis these days. Not 100% but I believe we will have a download code included as we did with the Garrison Hawk vinyl so that purchasers may download a digital copy of the release as well.
Dave
http://www.mod-technologies.com
You are talking about a re-release of the 2008 album, right? No new material !?
Quote from: MuldeR on February 12, 2013, 03:38:11 PM
You are talking about a re-release of the 2008 album, right? No new material !?
The album was re-released on CD already by us. This will be the vinyl version of that. But essentially, correct. Nothing new. Just something for the vinyl lovers. First Praxis on vinyl too, FWIW.
Quote from: slntwtchr on February 13, 2013, 08:22:55 AM
Quote from: MuldeR on February 12, 2013, 03:38:11 PM
You are talking about a re-release of the 2008 album, right? No new material !?
The album was re-released on CD already by us. This will be the vinyl version of that. But essentially, correct. Nothing new. Just something for the vinyl lovers. First Praxis on vinyl too, FWIW.
Transmutation on vinyl? This piques my interest...
Also, Slntwtchr, would you know if there is any audio or video of the Praxis show at the Knitting Factory from 7.13.96? I was there and I have seen various tradelists with it available but have yet to make a connection. Even been burned a couple times.
Thanks for your time.
Quote from: stumpdangler on February 13, 2013, 12:02:21 PM
Transmutation on vinyl? This piques my interest...
Is Transmutation available at all? The only copies of that masterpiece I was able to obtain were "used" discs - and much overpriced ::)
Quote from: slntwtchr on February 13, 2013, 08:22:55 AM
The album was re-released on CD already by us. This will be the vinyl version of that. But essentially, correct. Nothing new. Just something for the vinyl lovers. First Praxis on vinyl too, FWIW.
Nice to hear it is made available again. Not for me though (I'm not that much into Vinyl and already have the CD).
I'd definitely be interested in Transmutaion on vinyl. I have a cd and I had a cassette, so why not!? I'd like to see a bigger version of James Koehnline's collage on the cover, plus whatever else in included. I wonder if it will have any mix enhancements or if Bill Laswell is interested in revisiting it in the first place. :)
Quote from: stumpdangler on February 13, 2013, 11:30:48 PM
I'd definitely be interested in Transmutaion on vinyl. I have a cd and I had a cassette, so why not!? I'd like to see a bigger version of James Koehnline's collage on the cover, plus whatever else in included. I wonder if it will have any mix enhancements or if Bill Laswell is interested in revisiting it in the first place. :)
where are you guys getting Transmutation from? This is about "Profanation"! haha.
(edit) - I see the confusion....I didn't mean "first Praxis on vinyl" as in the first ALBUM is going to be on vinyl. I meant it as - "this is the first Praxis album to appear on vinyl". Only "1984" which has sometimes been credited to Praxis has seen a vinyl issue, but that's not truly Praxis.
All the Axiom/Island releases reside with Polygram and not with Bill unfortunately. An Affiliate of Polygram did release a stellar 180g version of Hallucination Engine last year though. Bill liked the job they did and is hoping maybe they will pull more from the Axiom catalog, though he of course has no say in that...
FWIW - I'd love to have Transmutation on vinyl!
Quote from: slntwtchr on February 14, 2013, 08:27:09 AM
Quote from: stumpdangler on February 13, 2013, 11:30:48 PM
I'd definitely be interested in Transmutaion on vinyl. I have a cd and I had a cassette, so why not!? I'd like to see a bigger version of James Koehnline's collage on the cover, plus whatever else in included. I wonder if it will have any mix enhancements or if Bill Laswell is interested in revisiting it in the first place. :)
where are you guys getting Transmutation from? This is about "Profanation"! haha.
(edit) - I see the confusion....I didn't mean "first Praxis on vinyl" as in the first ALBUM is going to be on vinyl. I meant it as - "this is the first Praxis album to appear on vinyl". Only "1984" which has sometimes been credited to Praxis has seen a vinyl issue, but that's not truly Praxis.
All the Axiom/Island releases reside with Polygram and not with Bill unfortunately. An Affiliate of Polygram did release a stellar 180g version of Hallucination Engine last year though. Bill liked the job they did and is hoping maybe they will pull more from the Axiom catalog, though he of course has no say in that...
FWIW - I'd love to have Transmutation on vinyl!
Ha! Okay, thanks for the clarification!. I spent some time clicking through the site and didn't see anything about Transmutation on vinyl, so I was a little bit confused. I totally get it now, though. I still have the cd longbox for Transmutation around here somewhere, it's pretty rad. Not as awesome as a vinyl album cover, though. :) Thanks for the head's up. You do great work archiving Laswell and associates music. Maybe someday Universal or whomever will see to it and get it done.
Quote from: stumpdangler on February 14, 2013, 09:56:10 PM
Quote from: slntwtchr on February 14, 2013, 08:27:09 AM
Quote from: stumpdangler on February 13, 2013, 11:30:48 PM
I'd definitely be interested in Transmutaion on vinyl. I have a cd and I had a cassette, so why not!? I'd like to see a bigger version of James Koehnline's collage on the cover, plus whatever else in included. I wonder if it will have any mix enhancements or if Bill Laswell is interested in revisiting it in the first place. :)
where are you guys getting Transmutation from? This is about "Profanation"! haha.
(edit) - I see the confusion....I didn't mean "first Praxis on vinyl" as in the first ALBUM is going to be on vinyl. I meant it as - "this is the first Praxis album to appear on vinyl". Only "1984" which has sometimes been credited to Praxis has seen a vinyl issue, but that's not truly Praxis.
All the Axiom/Island releases reside with Polygram and not with Bill unfortunately. An Affiliate of Polygram did release a stellar 180g version of Hallucination Engine last year though. Bill liked the job they did and is hoping maybe they will pull more from the Axiom catalog, though he of course has no say in that...
FWIW - I'd love to have Transmutation on vinyl!
Ha! Okay, thanks for the clarification!. I spent some time clicking through the site and didn't see anything about Transmutation on vinyl, so I was a little bit confused. I totally get it now, though. I still have the cd longbox for Transmutation around here somewhere, it's pretty rad. Not as awesome as a vinyl album cover, though. :) Thanks for the head's up. You do great work archiving Laswell and associates music. Maybe someday Universal or whomever will see to it and get it done.
Thanks...honestly I don't think Polygram cares one bit unless they think it benefits their bottom line!
Giacomo Bruzzo (also of RareNoise) has been a huge part of getting MOD Technologies up and running. Things will be picking up this year and there are some great things already in the can for release. The label really is shaping up to at least be the successor to Axiom.
Still on track for next Tuesday April 2. Profanation and Lee 'Scratch' Perry's "Rise Again" on vinyl. Pre-orders are all up on the usual retail sites, or you can get it direct http://www.mod-technologies.com
$19.99, BUT, both will be 2 high quality slabs of vinyl. It could be done cheaper but quality would suffer as would packaging (similar to Garrison Hawk's album, which I have to say is an outstanding bit of vinyl in every way) Due to time constraints, the Praxis release will NOT have the two live tracks that we included on the CD re-issue, but the rest remains. Download code also supplied for the release (both albums - the Lee Perry release download will also get you a new track not on the album itself).
...and of course, life happens. due to unforseen circumstances (and wanting the product to be just right) we've had to push off the vinyl until April 30. Pre-orders are avaliable through our website though http://www.mod-technologies.com
Quote from: slntwtchr on April 11, 2013, 11:01:58 AM
...and of course, life happens. due to unforseen circumstances (and wanting the product to be just right) we've had to push off the vinyl until April 30. Pre-orders are avaliable through our website though http://www.mod-technologies.com
Yeah, I saw this on the Praxis official Facebook page, but I just got an email from Amazon saying this has shipped. Can anyone tell me what's up?
Also, stumpdangler, send me some pics of the cassette and longbox (if you can find it). I'd love to see it!
Quote from: slntwtchr on April 11, 2013, 11:01:58 AM
Pre-orders are avaliable through our website though http://www.mod-technologies.com
How?
In the store page for "Praxis - Profanation" we have only two options:
* Digital
* Digital FLAC Album
Only reference to the Vinyl edition is the info text under "details" ???
Okay, so I got mine today. Don't know why, if this is supposed to be delayed. Is there something that needed to be fixed on these first(?) pressings? Lovin' it so far though.
I sent a MSG on their contact us link about the LP pre-order.
Waiting for reply.
Will post the reply here.
I got a reply to my message about the vinyl LP.
Their reply is below. The vinyl LP is available for purchase NOW. I just bought a copy.
Only 19.99 USD and only 4.00 USD shipping!
2 heavy weight audiophile quality vinyl LP's 33.1/3 speed. Plus FREE digital download code enclosed. Great deal.
"Hey Kenneth!
So sorry for the confusion here and thanks so much for bringing that to our attention. This link should be working now: http://modtechnologies.11spot.com/praxis-profanation.html
Please let us know if you encounter any further issues!
All the best,
Rob
11Spot
Quote from: KroMagnum on April 19, 2013, 11:35:41 PM
I sent a MSG on their contact us link about the LP pre-order.
Waiting for reply.
Will post the reply here.
I apologize for this. Our distributor is not always great at making timely changes. Plus these recent releases kept getting shifted for a variety of reasons on our end. I'll try and stay on top of them better.
Regardless, as you can see, it was finally released on April 30.
Just in case it isn't said, you guys did a great job on this one. Still curious as to why I got mine on like, the 15th, but no complaints here. 8)
Quote from: topher on May 03, 2013, 08:18:05 PM
Just in case it isn't said, you guys did a great job on this one. Still curious as to why I got mine on like, the 15th, but no complaints here. 8)
cool...thanks.
of April? Well...originally this and the Lee Perry vinyl were to be out April 2. That's a date generally used to make sure it's available at any retailers who stock it. We had to push back a little bit to make sure it was perfected. Redeye settled on April 30th, but would naturally have stock earlier - in this case much earlier since we couldn't quite make April 2 but were essentially ready. Sometimes they shoot for pre-orders to arrive ON the release date, sometimes they're nice and shoot it out early when they have stock.
FWIW - I don't have my actual copy yet, but it was noted here that it was at 33 1/3. It should be 2 LPs at 45 RPM.
Either way, you got it! Enjoy. Bill and those involved are trying to do limited vinyl where it makes sense as there is a demand there as long as the conditions are right. And all involved prefer to spend a little extra to make it something nice instead of a cheap and flimsy POS. heh.
My bad. 45rpm
I thought they were 33 1/3 . Didn't put on TT yet.
2 nice heavy weight audiophile quality vinyl.
Great artwork on the labels.