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One of my personal faves the S Side from last years Tokyo Substrate Paradox now has its own release for Streaming / Digital. The tracks have been remastered to help with playlist volume levels and are now individual tracks rather than one continuous mix. There’s also some stellar new artwork from Kai Arc based on the Tokyo Run Japanese import clicker prints.
Do you own a Tokyo Run vinyl zoetrope LP? If so this guide from iloobia (he who created zoetrope out of the film) will help you experience its full potential…. [Read more…]
This ‘Holographic Substrate’ includes five new paradox (Side S)
exclusive vinyl track – Fallen + the rest of the original Zoetrope tracks all in one place.
Since the release of the Tokyo Run album there has been a number of requests for a vinyl capture, given the dramatic difference in sound/mastering between vinyl vs digital.
After eventually tracking down a service that used state of the art phono converters to do the transfer (thanks Christian!) I proceeded to remove (hand drawn at sample level) scores of vinyl pops (being sure to leave just enough to keep the vinyl character)..
….Then I started playing around with the captures!
Tokyo Substrate Paradox was born.
Best thought of as a kind of internal third S side that includes five new paradox tracks created from the captures.
If you missed out on the vinyl this is a great alternate way to experience it and a chance to hear that vinyl exclusive ‘Fallen’ plus the five new paradox. For those who already bought the original album the extra tracks will be available separately but the whole album will be half price for its first few weeks on sale.
No additional loudness has been added to the captures as to keep the purity of the vinyl dynamics and experiance the larger sound (you will have to turn up your volume to compensate) There’s no physical, except a one-off that will include the two vinyl copies actually used in the capture. This will be available through woob bandcamp on release later this week.
Thanks to iloobia for the original zoetrope animation that I’ve repurposed and be sure to watch untill the end of the video to catch the crazy alien shit!
The final edition of Tokyo Run zoetrope vinyl is almost here, along with new alternate digital artwork by the amazing Kai Arc (now included with the digital version and available to download above).
There’s also two print variations on oversized (A5) glossy artcards available as part of the release plus a new ‘Clicker’ vinyl sleeve label for the bandcamp version and Japanese Import labels for the HQ version which will include both print variations as opposed to one on bandcamp.
UPDATE 21/8
Cyberpunk bundles all shipped, all other vinyl packed ready to ship in next few days
Please remember any sleeve labels are supplied unfixed so be careful not to accidentally throw them away!:)
Some keycards shipped, the rest next week.
(Note to self… never time shipping for August!)
UPDATE 15/8
Final edition shipping has begun! Most HQ versions have shipped- the rest next week.
UPDATE 29/4
All bandcamp Japanese Import now shipped / Most HQ Edition Import shipped or ready to.
UPDATE 26/4
All mainframe /regular now shipped plus most Japanese Import.
HQ Editions last as almost forgot to sign labels ! currrently waiting for them to dry.
Also a reminder…. any sleeve labels are supplied unfixed to avoid any potential damage in transit so be careful not to accidentally throw them away.
UPDATE 20/4
All singular Mainframe Edition and regular edition have now been shipped or are packed and shipping soon (bar around 5 or 6 copies). Japanese import and Woob HQ version next! Thanks again for your continued patience and support.
UPDATE 9/4
Rejoice! the vinyl has landed and they are looking good (see below). Shipping will begin this week please bear with me as there are a lot of orders to get through and it’s going to take a few weeks.
Looks like there will be some left over if you missed out but pre-orders are a priority for now so these will made available at a later date. Keep checking back for more updates and thank you for your continued patience and support.
continue to original update…. [Read more…]
UPDATED. 23.1.18 All orders now shipped.
The Keycards have arrived and are looking tasty. [Read more…]
Now live thanks to everyone for your support.
Above artwork by Adrian Dadich
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The time is almost upon us for the first ever Woob vinyl LP release! Tokyo Run is Currently penciled in for a launch post event this Sunday 22nd October and will be available on Digital/Vinyl/USB.
Until then take a look at the illustration used for the cover art by the incredibly talented Adrian Dadich. This piece along with the original ‘ Tokyo Run’ and ‘Mass Distraction’ stories by Adam Foley (among others) helped inspire the album’s cyberpunk sound.
To give you and Idea of what to expect you can listen to the ambient soundscapes of the track ‘0.04 内部’ << here >> exclusively through Season 9 until launch.
Also for those who prefer their Woob sound with a little more urgency the relentless Sanction 人造 is embedded below-
Comment on the soundcloud waveform above and my favourite comment will receive some signed Novak Surveillance artwork (not shown). Novak 監視 ™ is the fictional megacorp ruining the lives of both human and synthetics alike in the `Tokyo Run’ universe. [Read more…]
Combining 2012’s sci-fi short Tokyo Run with 2015’s Mass Distraction cyberpunk EP narrative. The new Woob album to be (released later this year) is a dark and heavy insight into a dystopian future nobody wants. [Read more…]
