Collected Animals

what about II?

Josh was kind enough to get back to me regarding purchasing the album for those who did not fund the Kickstarter. Good news is that it seems he'll put up the tunes online for free!

your move deak

(owen + luke!)

Looks like a cover/title to me! I can't believe this is happening!

Dear Friends,
I wanted to check in and give you an update on where things stand. All elements are in production. Based on manufacturing turnaround times we are planning for the mailing to go out in mid-March. As soon as we actually have everything in hand we will give you firm dates.
In the meantime I wanted to let you know that I decided to switch the format of the physical release from CD to cassette. To me, it just doesn’t feel like CDs are exciting physical objects anymore. I’m really psyched on the cassette as an object and I hope you are too. But don’t stress if you don’t have a tape deck. I will be including download links for the tracks on the cassette as well as a some bonus downloads.
I’d also like to clear up a question that I have seen some of you discuss…. The EP will not be sold to anyone other than you in any physical format. You guys waited a very long time for this and I want you to have something unique for your patient support. I will be making the tracks and album available online though through iTunes and some of the streaming services sometime after you all have had time to listen and enjoy the record. I believe you all should have it first. I felt some conflict about this but the truth is that I know the tracks will get online anyway no matter what I do and it feels better to have some amount of quality control in that process, ensuring that it’s the highest quality of audio for all of the other fans out there. I am really proud and psyched about this music and I hope that you guys all can understand that it would feel good to let the wider world hear it.
Pushing myself through this process that I had been avoiding so that I could finish the recordings that you will soon be hearing has been such a profoundly meaningful step in my life. I have been holding back from this for longer than the six years that you have been waiting. Now that it is finished and I am close to delivering it to you guys, I feel an excitement and movement in myself to make more music as soon as possible. I will elaborate on a lot of that in the package you will be receiving. But I probably cannot say enough how grateful I am for the opportunity that this project, in all of its aspects, has provided for me. Your money changed the lives of people in Mali, your support and encouragement has changed mine. More to come.
peace,
josh
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