Post by jay on Dec 10, 2008 17:05:16 GMT
Patrick Wolf asks fans to buy shares in his new album
'Battle' is set to be a double album, Wolf says
Patrick Wolf has asked fans to help cover the cost of his new album by becoming shareholders in it.
Wolf is using the website Bandstocks to help fund the album, 'Battle', which is set to be released in spring 2009.
All fans have to do to become a shareholder is sign up to Bandstocks and pay a £10 fee that Wolf says will help him cover production costs of the album.
Speaking of the venture, Wolf said: "It's the beginning of the future for artists and musicians in the music industry. There's no way we can rely on conglomerate, corporate companies anymore.
"Basically, you can invest in the finishing of the album and the production of it, and you get a share in the album. So you almost become part of the record company, like a co-owner of the album."
Shareholders receive a number of benefits, including exclusive gig tickets and limited edition albums.
Speaking of 'Battle', Wolf said he had intended to make a double album of "dark and solipsistic record with no hope at the end - very much how I felt".
However, a change in his relationship status forced the record to take a new direction. "Something fantastic happened just as I was about to start that journey and I had all these songs to record - I fell in love," he explained.
Wolf says that the record is still a double album though: "One disc is a pure nihilistic battle record, and the second is battles of love."
The album will be released on Wolf's own recently launched record label Bloody Chamber Music.
'Battle' is set to be a double album, Wolf says
Patrick Wolf has asked fans to help cover the cost of his new album by becoming shareholders in it.
Wolf is using the website Bandstocks to help fund the album, 'Battle', which is set to be released in spring 2009.
All fans have to do to become a shareholder is sign up to Bandstocks and pay a £10 fee that Wolf says will help him cover production costs of the album.
Speaking of the venture, Wolf said: "It's the beginning of the future for artists and musicians in the music industry. There's no way we can rely on conglomerate, corporate companies anymore.
"Basically, you can invest in the finishing of the album and the production of it, and you get a share in the album. So you almost become part of the record company, like a co-owner of the album."
Shareholders receive a number of benefits, including exclusive gig tickets and limited edition albums.
Speaking of 'Battle', Wolf said he had intended to make a double album of "dark and solipsistic record with no hope at the end - very much how I felt".
However, a change in his relationship status forced the record to take a new direction. "Something fantastic happened just as I was about to start that journey and I had all these songs to record - I fell in love," he explained.
Wolf says that the record is still a double album though: "One disc is a pure nihilistic battle record, and the second is battles of love."
The album will be released on Wolf's own recently launched record label Bloody Chamber Music.
Patrick Wolf Goes Into Battle With Self-Released LP
And it's a fan-funded affair
Battles, the Battles, Mountain Battles, and now, Battle, the fourth full-length from noted pusher of envelopes Patrick Wolf. The Wolf-man is all set to unleash his follow-up to The Magic Position this coming spring, but the big news today-- beyond the record's title-- is the unique-ish manner in which young Patrick is releasing it.
You may recall that Wolf has started his own label, Bloody Chamber Music, named in homage to novelist Angela Carter's matter-of-fact description of the heart. BCM will indeed release Battle, but not without a little help from the person reading this news article right now. Hey, that's you!
Wolf and his Bloody Chamber Music have teamed with Bandstocks, a website and music-funding model that asks fans to put their money where their, er, ears are. It's pretty simple, really: If you like an artist and wish to see that artist continue making music, and you would like help bankroll the process, well, you can purchase "stock" in said artist via Bandstocks. In return, stockholders apparently get a share in the profits from sales of the resulting music, plus that thing you like keeps on existing, which makes Bandstocks just like a grassroots microcosm of the capitalist economic system, but with music, and no bailouts. And something called "Sexy Marvin".
For a little more insight into what to expect from Battle, Patrick has shared this little video blog entry, rife with album teasers and the news that a second companion album-- possibly called Battles of Love?-- is also on the way.
Perhaps 2009 will also see the release of the long-awaited Patrick Wolf DVD, and/or the fruits of the man's Patti Smith collaboration? A guy can dream, anyway.
And it's a fan-funded affair
Battles, the Battles, Mountain Battles, and now, Battle, the fourth full-length from noted pusher of envelopes Patrick Wolf. The Wolf-man is all set to unleash his follow-up to The Magic Position this coming spring, but the big news today-- beyond the record's title-- is the unique-ish manner in which young Patrick is releasing it.
You may recall that Wolf has started his own label, Bloody Chamber Music, named in homage to novelist Angela Carter's matter-of-fact description of the heart. BCM will indeed release Battle, but not without a little help from the person reading this news article right now. Hey, that's you!
Wolf and his Bloody Chamber Music have teamed with Bandstocks, a website and music-funding model that asks fans to put their money where their, er, ears are. It's pretty simple, really: If you like an artist and wish to see that artist continue making music, and you would like help bankroll the process, well, you can purchase "stock" in said artist via Bandstocks. In return, stockholders apparently get a share in the profits from sales of the resulting music, plus that thing you like keeps on existing, which makes Bandstocks just like a grassroots microcosm of the capitalist economic system, but with music, and no bailouts. And something called "Sexy Marvin".
For a little more insight into what to expect from Battle, Patrick has shared this little video blog entry, rife with album teasers and the news that a second companion album-- possibly called Battles of Love?-- is also on the way.
Perhaps 2009 will also see the release of the long-awaited Patrick Wolf DVD, and/or the fruits of the man's Patti Smith collaboration? A guy can dream, anyway.
what bandstocks says:
"Patrick Wolf is 25 years-old, a gifted songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and possessor of a powerful, expressive, and unique voice. He has already released three critically acclaimed albums that have brought him a devoted cult following the world over. The first album, released when Patrick was barely 18, Lycanthropy, saw him dubbed the leading light of the blink and you miss it genre, folktronica. His second, Wind In The Wires, a darker, more introspective record than the first, was recorded in a week for £450. His last album, Magic Position, saw Patrick tour the world for the first time, selling out shows all over the UK, US, across Europe, Australia, and Japan, while blowing away festival audiences with his mix of outrageous showmanship, amazing musicianship, and powerful, soaring vocals. He has just completed work on his next album, Battle, a more mature, expressive work than anything he has hitherto recorded, featuring guest appearances and collaborations with Alec Empire, Eliza Carthy, and the actress Tilda Swinton amongst others. Patrick has decided to release Battle on his own label Bloody Chamber Music. His representatives are seeking to license the album outside the UK."
what patrick wolf says:
"My roots in the music industry have always been firmly placed in independent music. As a teenager I was inspired by visionary labels such as Digital Hardcore, Fierce Panda, Planet Mu, and Tigerbeat 6. As an 18 year old, I was given full creative space by the small label Faith and Industry to grow and to make the records and sounds I had to. After two independent releases I decided to experiment to see what would happen when a major label and my third album collided. It was very beneficial and a great learning curve for me, but I am very happy to be back in the creative, free world of independent music; on my own label, Bloody Chamber Music (A bloody chamber being a heart, a tribute to the book "The Bloody Chamber" by Angela Carter), started earlier this year.
So, here I am. Album four with my own record label. With the old world recording industry a rapidly sinking ship; recording studios closing weekly, free downloads daily, more musicians hitting the long road than ever before to feed themselves, I am happy to have come across a new intimate system of audience and artist participation called Bandstocks. This will be funding Bloody Chamber Music, and the international physical and digital release of my fourth album, Battle, and its collective singles. It’s an exciting game we can play together; you get to be an investor and stakeholder in the album. You will get special editions, first copies of the album, private privileges and mixes... and we get to conquer the world together and show that independence and self sufficiency are the two ways forward and out of the mess the industry is in.
When I pressed my first EP we made one thousand vinyl copies. We sold these at friends’ shops across the UK, and with the money made we funded the mix of Lycanthropy. The music industry needn’t be so complicated or Wizard of Oz. It’s time to drop the curtain and stop relying on a stale patriarchy. I'm excited, I hope you are too. Welcome to the future!
Patrick Wolf, 9th December 2008"
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"It's the beginning of the future for artists and musicians in the music industry. There's no way we can rely on conglomerate, corporate companies anymore. Basically, you can invest in the finishing of the album and the production of it, and you get a share in the album. So you almost become part of the record company, like a co-owner of the album."
you can visit patrick's artist profile to listen to a sample of the new album 'battle' - coming in spring 2009. you can also invest in the album if you are a UK-resident by buying a stock, the minimum is £10. shareholders receive a number of benefits, including exclusive gig tickets and limited edition albums!
non-UK residents cannot invest at this time - however, the official word from bandstocks is that you can buy stocks if you enter your country of residence as UK when you sign up, OR, if you can wait a little longer, they are about to introduce a special fanclub membership for patrick where he will buy the bandstock on your behalf. stay tuned for word on this.
if you have already invested, don't let it stop you from buying more, or telling your friends, because the quicker they sell, the sooner the album will be able to get out there. and the more stocks you hold, the greater your privileges, and access to the special offers!
you can download the battle megamix in mp3 form here. team wolf's stance is for fans to 'go forth and share the battle megamix – spread the word, enjoy it and get excited about the record and your involvement in it ....(note from patrick – make sure it's at the right speed!)' ;D
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