who here actually makes music?

my new old punk gig, though the band's sound is already shifting a bit from this June session

https://frankycantclimb.bandcamp.com/releases

So I made a 2-CD set, my first ever real, glass-mastered CD. It's a dead medium, they say! You're not a real musician, they say! I'll show 'em--I fully expect this album to rocket to sales of literally tens of units!

https://www.twitter.com/musicophiliamix/status/1634616668184870913

Really excited by how these turned out. I've bought 8k+ CDs by other people in my life, so somehow it just feels right to have one with my name on it.

I'd say it's minimalist, contemplative, melancholic, a little haunted:

https://ianmanire.bandcamp.com/album/improvisations

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsQCa1NWIAw65eF?format=jpg&name=large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsQCa1IWYAEii-H?format=jpg&name=large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsQCa1HWIBEEGlT?format=jpg&name=large

really lovely stuff! i've only started listening

those are lovely Ian/soundslike, I'll visit bandcamp and check out.

some here are well aware that I've got a 'band' called Carta, we've released 4 or 5 albums if you count the remix release which is here: https://carta.bandcamp.com/album/the-sand-collectors-dream-remixed

Attempting to do a new album, it's been exceptionally difficult, between needing to find a new drummer (we did and she is excellent) and time to actually practice (difficult as at least three of us are dealing with extremely ill parents).

Thank you!

Did a test listen and thank god no glitches or anything--for me it was anxiety-inducing to commit things to a glass master heh.

Really digging Carta, AKM. Picked up 'An Index of Birds'--reminds me of The Sonora Pine so far, one of my favorites.

soundslike I am really enjoying your pieces. I wanted to buy the CDs but they are $6 with $26 shipping to Australia - I know the US Postal Service has jacked everything up but wow. Any reason the digital costs twice the physical? I wondered if there was a pricing error or if you want the donation amount for the CD to be entirely up to the buyer.

Thank you for checking them out!

Yeesh, yes, US Republicans have nearly done in the US postal service. I couldn't believe the (remarkably convoluted) rate chart (here: https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/Notice123.htm#_c346 and here: https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/Notice123.htm#_c419).

It looks like to Australia might be more like $17.30 + a special evnelope they made me buy (sent one to Japan today and had to buy that). If will try to break down the international rates by country more specifically, so it can more accurately reflect the cost--I think I just looked at shipping to the UK, which seemed the most likely, and for some reason is more than to Australia and Japan, despite being a fraction of the distance haha. That price (around $18 US) is still absurd, I'm so sorry... There are a couple friends in Australia I'd want to send them to, maybe I should send several to one person, and tjey could then ship domestically at a more reasonable rate...

I put the digital at $12 just to make it $1 more than the CD + shipping within the US, as I'd like to actually get rid of the 300 CDs I made haha. But if you could settle for digital-only, all the albums/EP compiled on the CDs are "name your price," individually...

Sorry again for all the complication!

No problem at all, I actually enjoy paying for music and aside from the beauty of your design there, I feel better about digital delivery anyway. I only raised the pricing issue in case it was an error you needed to know about. Congratulations!

Really appreciate that--was trying to make an attractive artifact, without driving myself insane thinking it had to be my one perfect graphic design statement--just wanted to keep it simple.

If all-digital works best, have at them, and no shame in paying $0--I'm not a professional musician, it's just a labor of love.

Made a new album:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F5NCSmhXYAAdiwT?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F5NCT3fWMAAsM6G?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

https://ianmanire.bandcamp.com/album/evensong

Dark, thick, slightly unsettled ambient/drone but hopefully the emotion put into it comes across.

Feel free to grab it for a name-your-price of zero

I'm making a CD version of the album I released digitally a few weeks ago (previous post), with the addition of a cover of Low's "Laser Beam," and want to give it a new cover.

This is the music: https://ianmanire.bandcamp.com/album/evensong

I've narrowed down to these two options:

Option A: conveys reverberance, unease, mystery of the music. "Cooler," more graphical

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F6uTO4cW8AAqe93?format=jpg&name=large

Option B: captures organic vs inorganic, beauty in decay, slightly chaotic quality of the music. "Warmer," more abstract.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F6uTQrcWsAAFFH9?format=jpg&name=large

For reference, rear cover and inside cover:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F6uTiadWkAAcHkc?format=jpg&name=large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F6uTZqWWIAAkqd5?format=jpg&name=large

Any thoughts?

Yeah, Option B seems the better choice. The shift in mood between Option A and rear cover is jarring and they seem to work against each other.

Thank you!

Yeah, much as I like the under-the-bridge album, I think it's ultimately too clean and a gular for this music, which is more breathing and messy.