… Sorry to anyone who didn’t get one.
For those who contacted me who didnt get a chance to send their funds before I had to take down the “buy it now” button, I’ll email you a new link.
If anyone who preordered backs out or decides they don’t want one, I’ll put them up on the Eschaton E-Store. It could happen.
Thanks to everyone.
-O.H.M
Here’s the FURTHER lowdown.
If I get your pre-order before February 14th, they’ll ship around Feb 19th and arrive the following week for Feb 25th if you’re in Canada.
If I get your pre-order between February 14th and February 25th, I cant guarantee you’ll receive your boxset for February 25th. Sorry guys, but its a tight window and these take hours to make. If you’ve contacted me about a pre-order boxset and you dont make your pre-order before February 25th, it goes up for sale. No guarantees/no hold-ems!
Also, the dropdown will let you choose price brackets for shipping. Please choose the appropriate one for whether or not you will be arranging to meet up with me (for coffee or beer perhaps? ;-) ) to receive your boxset, or if you would like it shipped to you. If you are in Calgary, I will deliver your boxset with a tender kiss on the forehead.
LASTLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO DENY PREORDERS ONCE IVE HIT THE LIMIT. Unfortunately, there ARE only 20 of these. So if you preorder it before I can take the button down because I’ve sold all of them, I’ll have to deny your money transfer. Im really sorry but “limited edition” is what this is. ;)
Love ya.
- O.H.M
So I have all the info for the Beacons release. Here are all the details. There are gonna be THREE formats for release of this record. Pictures will follow soon!
The first is a painfully limited edition of TWENTY CD-R Box Sets that are handmade in my quiet little home in Calgary Alberta. They feature three discs. Here is a breakdown.
Beacons 1
This is the full length studio record that we spent all of 2009 on.
Beacons 2
This is a collection of three ambient, suboctave/noise pieces that Rod and I composed in September 2009. It was originally slated to be part of Beacons… but we couldnt come up with a medium that would successfully incorporate it the way we wanted to. It always wound up being too long, or too hard to make convenient. The only “release” it will ever see is this LIMITED TO TWENTY box set.
Beacons 3
A DVD that has two files on it. One is bootleg, shaky-cam footage of us in Edmonton playing at the delightful Castle Awesome. The second is about 15 minutes of studio footage we made while we recorded Beacons.
This is 20$ plus shipping and is available February 25th (wayyy earlier than the others!) Pictures to follow ASAP!
The second is a killer vinyl release from Eschaton Industries of Beacons 1 (only). 150 copies brown/beige haze, 100 copies forest green/off-white A/B. Lots of special shit for this vinyl… I love vinyl and am really pumped to have this album forever on wax.
This is 15$ plus shipping and will be available in early/mid April. (No exact date yet.)
The third is on iTunes. April 6th Worldwide. If you don’t feel like having an actual copy of this but want to support us/this record, Or you live far away from us and don’t want to ship with us or Eschaton, you can buy this. Probably around 9.99$USD.
We are also actively booking for April/beyond. If you’re a promoter interested, email coldcraving@gmail.com.
As a last sweet piece of meat, I’d like to welcome Will Bjorndahl to Cold Craving. Things have really changed around here lately. I think everyone will be surprised.
Thanks for everything.
- O.H.M
Ive never really questioned the reality of “Wage-slavery”; I admit its presence in modern north american society often. Though a maligned idea or at least a mis-represented one, when you become dependent on salary you quickly bring the system of self-sustenance into focus and see that perhaps the definition of “slavery” really can branch out as far as money is concerned. I’ve never really seen myself as having any sort of affinity with communism or its related isms however- my distrust of most humans and my dislike of their isms is generally a pretty big turn off from diving into a pool of literature and applying those isms to my daily grind.
Turning the money you earn from being part of an economic system of exchanges and consumption into something fruitful and beautiful and personal and something that couldnt be further from a product or a toy…. should be something everyone aspires to.
… and news regarding this band, the release of our record, and plenty more
soon
in the meantime, rejoice in:
1) Rogue Beers
2) Kris Straub coming to Calgary on 4/20 (well, Calgarians rejoice, anyway)
3) Cats everywhere
4) the vinyl version of Torche’s In Return
Its been so long since there was an update on anything from this emotional vehicle, I feel guilty so I’m actually going to put effort into one.
Relevant images of 2009:
Life In Hell
Rod smokes a P.O.S. “cuban” cigar we bought from a gas station somewhere in northern Ontario
A really awesome piece of decor Carl had in his place in Kelowna. He explained it to me in detail but I’m far too dumb to remember what it meant.
Token Stupid Instrument Photo
Our full-length record is done. Its called Beacons. I’m hesitant to really discuss more because I’m not sure what it’ll actually be, or even how it’ll come out, and I don’t want to contradict myself later. Its 12 songs, some of which are Songs and some of which are “songs”. We’ll see what becomes of it. If you think you know anyone who might be into helping us out with this record, email me and I’ll make it happen. It’ll happen no matter what, though. Thank you so much to Gerg, Kara, Aaron, Cristina, and all the people whose names I forget that helped us or chilled with us while I burned my throat doing this.
Hopefully the Cold Craving van, Post-Boner, holds out for another year and we’re able to make it to your town. We haven’t toured enough yet.
Other news:
http://www.deathtofalsehoperecords.com/various.html
We were asked to submit a track for this download compilation DTFHR put together. We picked “Cold”. Check it out- show them some love.
I’ve talked enough. Expect changes from us soon. And shows. And real news about this record. For real.
O.H.M
Having no computer is a mega bummer
We finished recording some music/watching japanese barbed wire cage matches on VHS
You will probably hear it soon if you want
I don’t think we’ll play any shows for a while. But- sometime soon, we will.
Love O.H.M.
to everyone who came to the shows last week. They were off the fucking hook. Everyone involved, and everyone who came, rules beyond comprehension. I havent had that much fun in a long, long time. Extra special sauce to Damages for ruling exactly as I predicted them to - saving me having to make excuses to all the people I hyped them to. All my love to them.
Keep watching this for photos and shit… I took lots this last few months.
