Spylacopa Spylacopa Redux

I am happy to announce that the masters and the artwork for the Spylacopa, self titled, vinyl reissue have been submitted to pirates press manufacturing and we are under way to getting this release out to fans! 

The album has alternate and extended versions of these songs plus a bonus track only previously available on the European release. The album has also been fully remastered and sounds better than ever thanks to Ken Schalk who did a great job on this and really breathed some new life into these recordings. There will be 500 of these puppies pressed up on standard weight, deluxe colored vinyl in three color configurations. Electric Blue and Grimace Purple A side B side, Black in Gold color in color and Transparent Kelly green with Easter Egg Yellow splatter. 

I also decided the artwork for the vinyl release should be different from the original CD digipack version but it should still keep the same concept intact. So, I reworked the concept and came up with something I feel works perfect for the vinyl format. I will reveal all of that soon enough. 

Now I am waiting on art proofs and test press copies of the album and a ship date. Once we have all of that taken care of we can set up pre orders. 

Pretty exciting!!  OK that is all for now. Thank you for supporting. 

 Here's a random photo of me to breathe some life into this boring blog post that only vinyl geeks will give a crap about.  

Summer of Discontent

***Please read this entire blog with an English accent***
It's been a very busy winter and spring. The most recent Rising Pulse Records release, Spylacopa's Demon John went off without a hitch and was to my pleasant surprise, well received. I was hesitant only because Demon John was a bit of an experiment. Sort of an adventure in lo fidelity and limited resources, if you will. I do have plans to release one more video for Demon John before we bid it a fond farewell and allow it to exist in the world on it's own, meet new people and grow.

I also plan on re releasing the Spylacopa debut EP on vinyl. I feel a "10 inch, deluxe colored vinyl, with some additional bonus tracks would be perfect for it actually. I am in the process of securing some distribution for Rising Pulse Records in the great ol' US of A. So the EP may be the perfect way to kick off that relationship. There's other stuff to talk about but I really can't, or they will kill me. I will literally be killed by THEM. So, I guess you will have to wait a bit.  

-OK fish and chips, tea time and a Smiths song. Bye

New Spylacopa album February 3rd!!!

Big news! February 3rd, Spylacopa will release another full length album. I Will not spoil any other surprises just yet but I am really excited about this record! I feel it truly encapsulates what I set out to accomplish with it and once again, with the help of a great cast of guest musicians and artists, the record sounds fantastic! This one is personal and I would be thrilled if you gave it a listen when it comes out. It will be available first and foremost on band camp. The success of the previous Spylacopa release, Parallels, through that website has been shockingly fantabulous. So why not put our best foot forward?
 A short film / video for the opening album track will be released first. The first song on the album is sonically, pretty darn epic and I feel it's a great way to kick things off. It will be followed by two more short films / videos that will be released throughout the first quarter of the year if all goes as planned. The album is cinematic in nature and I am really excited about the small group of people I have been working with on these video / short film projects. So keep your eyes and ears peeled for some more information regarding the new Spylacopa album which will be out February 3rd!
Doh!! Almost forgot. Mark your calendars for February 3rd for a Spylacopa record release party at Lucky 13 Saloon in Gowanus. I will have some pretty cool exclusive items available just for that special occasion and for those who attend.