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Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Gang Of Four Pouring Everything Into New Release

by Altrok Radio

I got a message from Gang Of Four that their upcoming album, Content, will be available in a superdeluxe version. How superdeluxe?

The Ultimate C O N T E N T Can

**Only Available 12/1-12/15**

To celebrate the release of C O N T E N T, Gang of Four has personally designed the limited-edition Ultimate C O N T E N T Can. Pictured on the cover of the standard CD and vinyl version, the Ultimate C O N T E N T Can contains the album and all the great items listed below. A must have for Gang of Four fans and chroniclers of pop culture alike.

Each Ultimate C O N T E N T Can contains:
* CD copy of C O N T E N T including the track "2nd Life," exclusively available with this package
* Smells Book: Scratch n' Sniff book reflecting key areas of human activity
* History Book: art piece on ceramic tiles depicting the last 40 years of world history
* Blood Book: vials of the band's blood!
* Emotions Book: Rotoscoped photographs of the band's emotions
* Words Book: lyrics



That's pretty superdeluxe, and all for the low low price of $49.99. But I've got some mixed emotions here...

On the one hand, all the music I've heard in advance of the album is, frankly, awesome. "Never Pay For The Farm" is particularly good, and the reworked "Glass" (part of a free EP that may or may not be on the album) is, in my opinion, superior to the original. The free EP can be requested at the band's website.

On the other hand:
  • Many of the features here set me on edge. Vials of blood and scratch-and-sniff book of key areas of human activity? Seems a bit biological to me.
  • Will buying it give me a chance to win a free trip on The Magic Christian?
  • A little voice inside my head keeps repeating "return the gift..."
On the other other hand, I'm pretty sure the band's aware of this, and a statement is being made here. Hey, it's rock 'n' roll, ain't it?

So if you want that gaudy display, you can order it directly from YepRoc, now their label here in the US. If you'd like the disc itself, you can pick it up at Amazon on CD and on vinyl.

And if you just want to hear stuff from it, there's always Altrok 90.5 HD2, isn't there?

posted 12/07/2010 10:05:00 AM

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