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On The Sound Of Plaid: The SHAT.

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Wednesday, 23 March 2011 20:14

William Shatner.

The Shat.

A few days ago The Shat turned 80 years old, which I believe makes him the first octagenarian to record with Henry Rollins.  And it's recordings like that which we're going to focus on with this week's Sound Of Plaid.  Sure, we've played The Shat before, not to mention many more of The Nimoy (did you know he put out six albums?) but we've never played the whole of his opus... his first album, The Transformed Man.  Thirty-seven overacted minutes mashing up Shakespeare and 60's cover songs like only Shatner could do... on the next Sound Of Plaid.

All Rights Reserved on The Sound Of Plaid

General ECC News

Thursday, 17 February 2011 08:19

On this week's episode of The Sound Of Plaid we celebrate the release of the new Evolution Control Committee album All Rights Reserved!

The CD version of the album comes with a bonus disc that includes commentary tracks for every song on the album, and there's probably no better way to share and discuss the album's music than to simply play those for you.  We'll also listen to some of the outtakes and other tracks from the bonus disc, and of course we'll hear the main songs from the album too -- all 18 tracks!

You've got four chances to hear it, and a fifth chance when the episode makes it into our archives.  Also, if you're near the San Francisco Bay Area don't miss our album release party at Bootie/DNA Lounge this Saturday, February 19th!

All Rights Reserved RELEASED!

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Saturday, 29 January 2011 15:57

Announcing: Our first new album in over seven years!

We're very pleased to announce that our new album is now finally and officially released!  All Rights Reserved is now available as a double CD, on vinyl, or download.

It's just a shame you can't listen to it.

"The lawyers had concerns," ECC's TradeMark Gunderson explains. "Although we felt tracks like our 'What Would You Think If I Sang AutoTune' were clearly parody as well as Fair Use, the legal types thought they were lawsuit-bait." To give the label and the band an extra line of legal defense, the album includes a Listener License Agreement, a set of terms and conditions like those required in order to install computer software. "Fair Use or not, a track like 'Stairway To Britney' could easily offend a litigious party," says Seeland Industries lawyer Sandy Kryle. "We thought the best solution would be a legal agreement that forbids anyone -- everyone -- from listening. Period."

Even with the Listener License Agreement, the product was too hot for some to handle. Both the pressing plant as well as the distributor initially refused to handle the album, saying that All Rights Reserved was too risky -- a surprising reaction in an era when even Girl Talk can't muster a single major label complaint.

"We're not crazy about the idea of suing our fans," says ECC band member Christy Brand. "But it seems to work for the RIAA."

Double CD
(bonus disc with outtakes, commentary tracks, etc.)

Vinyl LP
(180 gram orange vinyl in gatefold sleeve)

ORDERING:

CD & LP are distributed by Revolver USA to cool local music stores who REALLY need your support... and even to ones that don't, like Amazon.  Want more of your money will reach the artists?  Mailorder it worldwide directly from Seeland (Negativland's label) who put the album out in the first place.  It's also available through Revolver's Midheaven Mailorder.  

MP3 & Digital Download are being handled by TuneCore who's made it a download from iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, eMusic, Zune, MediaNet, Shockhound, Nokia, Napster, Thumbplay, and IMVU.  The download is the CD version disc one only, but at least some of the bonus disc content will be available on our website soon.

Tracklist: (CD)

1. Listener License Agreement (1:46)
2. What Would You Think If I Sang AutoTune (2:02)
3. Pertaining to the Beat (4:44)
4. The Shakes (2:39)
5. Don't Let The Devil Blow Your Mind (4:32)
6. Stairway to Britney (2:44)
7. Machine Love (2:54)
8. Pwn Monkey (2:42)
9. Listener License Agreement Reminder (1:14)
10. IGA Giant Pineapple Party (2:09)
11. Freaky People (3:08)
12. California Dreamings (1:40)
13. Like You Use Me (4:23)
14. Feel Like Breakin' Love (4:42)
15. Hillbilly Beatboxing (4:27)
16. Fock It (1:57)
17. Is That All There Could Be? (0:33)
18. Media Trust (1:19)

Vinyl LP:

Side 1: (20:01.12)

1. Listener License Agreement (1:46.57)
2. What Would You Think If I Sang AutoTune (2:02.64)
3. Pertaining to the Beat (3:30.23)
4. The Shakes (2:39.52)
5. Don't Let The Devil Blow Your Mind (4:32.52)
6. Machine Love (2:47.05)
7. Pwn Monkey (2:41.59)

Side 2: (19:08.18)

1. Listener License Agreement Reminder (1:14.22)
2. IGA Giant Pineapple Party (2:10.23)
3. California Dreamings (1:40.13)
4. Like You Use Me (4:23.56)
5. Feel Like Breakin' Love (3:38.05)
6. Hillbilly Beatboxing (4:27.74)
7. Is That All There Could Be? (0:33.59)
8. Media Trust (0:59.66)

New album releases today! sort of...

General ECC News

Tuesday, 18 January 2011 13:14

Update (2011.01.19): Album is now up on iTunes and Amazon!  Amazon also has the double-CD version available, but vinyl won't be until next week.
 

The Good News: Today is the release date of our new album!

The Bad News: You can't buy one!

At least, not yet.  Here's the story.

As planned, January 18th 2011 (today) is the release date for our new album All Rights Reserved.  Yes, they exist -- that brilliant orange record in the photo is the proof.  But what we didn't count on was the distributor refusing to carry the album digitally.

What does that mean?  This means that although physical CDs and LPs may be available and in stock as early as today, MP3s are not in iTunes.  And that's major.  We're executing Plan B to solve that, which is why you probably see a TuneCore widget to the right of this article now.  TuneCore should land us on iTunes (and a dozen more digital music stores), but it will take another day or two.  Other stores will take even longer.  But it's happening.

So we've got the champagne on ice and the balloons ready to drop, but we'll stall the celebrations until the album is well and properly out there.  Meanwhile you can listen to the album -- the whole thing, not just 30-second teasers -- through the TuneCore widget.  Enjoy the music, repost the widget, whatever -- buy until that shopping-cart-o-riffic "Buy" button starts doing something, we'll be on standby.

Stay Tuned!