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Every couple of years or so we like to bring The Strychnine back from the dead in the form of another box or, in this case, Macy’s bag of CDs found in someone’s basement or, in this case, parents’ garage.
I haven’t pulled them all out to count them but it looks like around 20-25 discs all still in their factory wrapped glory. This may or may not be the last of them, but I’m leaning towards may. They’re back in stock so get one while supplies last.
As an added bonus, CD Baby is donating $1 from every sale (until 2/7/10) to Haitian relief efforts. We’ll go ahead and double that with no time limit. So we’ll donate $2 for every one of these CDs sold, until they run out. If you need help with that it comes out to $3. Plus you get your hands on this classic piece of Pennsylvania Rock History.
If you already have one of these you could always pick up a few extra to hand out at parties or your next ice cream social. And it’s red so it makes a great Valentine’s day gift. Or you could just head over there and leave a review. The possibilities are pretty much endless.
Our hugely successful Sound Share project has a new home on Bluskreen.com
From there you can download samples from both Sinch and Bluskreen tracks and make your own remixes, mash ups, monster mashes or whatever you want. All the samples are released under a Creative Commons license.
You’ll find more information there as well as links to a bunch of audio apps to get you started.
This time around we’re using a relatively new service called Bandcamp. There’s a few things about our new store that are different:
We’re now selling all our releases (except for the self-titled album and Imitating the Screen EP, both still on Roadrunner).
Everything you buy in the new store you’re buying from us. And it all helps support the band.
You can buy full albums and/or individual songs. In our old store you could only buy full albums.
All the downloadable stuff is available in a variety of formats: MP3, FLAC, AAC, Apple Lossless and Ogg Vorbis.
We’ve included some extra bonus materials in all the downloads, including liner notes, bonus tracks, desktops and more.
Live Cuts 2005: The Album
Second, to celebrate the launch of the new store, we re-released Live Cuts 2005 as a full length album. The album now includes all 9 songs from that show, including some live versions of songs from the self titled album.
Here’s the full track listing:
1. To Die In Fall (Live) 04:34
2. The Power of Suggestion (Live) 03:47
3. Identity Theft (Live) 03:52
4. The Last Scene (Live) 04:04
5. The Projector Breaks 00:34
6. Bitmap (Live) 04:54
7. Something More (Live) 04:15
8. 433 (Live) 03:38
9. All That’s Left Behind (Live) 03:36
10. The Silent Acquiescence of Millions (Live) 05:36
Be a part of Sinch history and help us get this album made!
The more money we raise, the faster we can finish the album and get it released. Any amount is welcome, from $10 to $10,000 (or even more if you’re super rich and want to executive produce the album!)
With your donation of $10 or more, you’ll be able to download the new album for free as soon as its released. You’ll also be immortalized on our website with your name listed among all the supporters that made the new album possible!
We are also thinking about other ways of giving back for larger donations. Nothing has been decided yet, but some of the ideas are:
Signed and numbered CD version of the album shipped to you on the release date.
Signed and numbered T-shirt not available anywhere else shipped to you on the release date.
Signed and numbered poster not available anywhere else shipped to you on the release date.
A phone call from a member of the band thanking you for your contribution
Free all-access tickets to one of our shows
A day in the studio
An acoustic performance at your home
A full band performance at your home or nearby venue
We’re open to other suggestions as well. The important thing is that we love what we do and want to give you a chance to be a part of the process. So feel free to contact us with any other ideas.
thesixtyone makes music culture more democratic: artists upload their work for review, but, rather than allow a stuffy suit in a boardroom to decide what’s good, thousands of listeners do. The best music automagically bubbles up on our homepage where you can listen to the most popular songs for any genre. It’s a quick way to find new music for your iPod powered by pure excitement as opposed to some contrived marketing budget.
I haven’t totally figured this site out yet. It’s like a mix of a social music site and a role playing game. Artists get points when people listen to their music. After a certain amount of points, the artist “levels up” allowing them to add more music. Listeners also get points for rating artists, and can level up as well.
It’s an approach to a music site that I haven’t seen before. We’re already at level 3 and will be adding more music soon. In the meantime, head over and sign up and help us level up some more (and hopefully find some other good music at the same time).
Our friend Boris from Epidemic (from LA) has been busy with his new project, Noise Within. They just released their first album (Prey for the Zealots) and are making the download version available for free.
You can also get it on CD for $9.99. Or you could go for the PREMIUM package and get both the CD and a Noise Within t-shirt. The Premium package will help you sleep at night, knowing that you’re doing your part to support independent artists.
