Perhaps Transparent Records Spring Newsletter

Dear Friend,
A few months have passed since the re-launch, and the label is invigorated as ever. Thank you everybody for all of your support! Below are some tidbits of news.
-Steve

~CDr series Continues~

Our new limited edition CDr series is working out well. The feedback and interest is mounting. We are excited to have this as the core of the label's re-launch. For those not familiar, the CDr series is a limited edition of 100 copies for each title. The packaging utilizes 100% recycled materials including natural walnut-inked handmade stamps created by stamp artist Kim Jones (aka SugarSkull7). We even went so far as to find the most eco-friendly CDr stock which utilizes 10% post-consumer material. We plan to continue the series as long as we can. The current releases available are: P.G. Six's "Live at VPRO Amsterdam" and United Bible Studies' "A Shatner Observatory". Visit the CDr series section of the website to order.

Here is an updated list of upcoming releases in the series:

The Kitchen Cynics
Ecotone (Tim Foljahn / Kirsten McCord )
Mountainhood
Psychic Frost
The Glass Trees
The Earthly Frames
Pothole Skinny
Jen Strickland
Fireworks Collage Project with Daniel Carter

We are also accepting pre-orders for the new
Mike Tamburo "Another View of the Gate" CDr
Pre-order here.

~ Other Projects in the works ~

P.G. Six & Paul LaBrecque DVDr/CDr:

The planned DVDr release of P.G. Six and Paul LaBrecque (Sunburned Hand of the Man) is slowly coming to fruition. Besides releasing this as a DVD, we will also be releasing a companion of the music on a 'black bottom' CDr. The release features a live set recorded in March 2005 at Soundlab Buffalo, NY. Watch the excerpt below.

The Earthly Frames, Volume 1 Device:

Each custom USB drive contains five songs by The Earthly Frames in a high quality MP3 format as well as samples (loop AIF files and RX2s) free for you to use in your own music. In addition, each drive contains a unique "fragment" file that tells the mysterious story of the origin of The EarthlyFrames.Fragment files may be images, video, phone conversations, power point, book excerpts - since those purchasing the devices are the sole owner of this fragment file, sharing is strongly encouraged. The devices are only available at Earthly Frames live performances and through Perhaps Transparent. Only fifty Volume 1 devices have been created.

Lathe Cut Records:

Perhaps Transparent recently picked up a record cutter and plans on cutting some very small run lathe cut records. After the machine is fine-tuned and ready to go, it will be time to fine-tune our cutting skills. There is a lathe cut series in the works which will include an additional accompanying digital download. We also have a pile of blanks of various materials to carve up, and a list of artists interested, so stay tuned. There will be more details to follow.