Since a lot of you seem to have questions about the special edition etc. here’s all explained in detail. Also check out the Making of the Special Edition if you want to see pictures (will blog after sleep).
When ordering a CD from my webshop you’ll get a free download that includes the album and a 17 page digital booklet so you might have to wait a bit for the CD but not the music. If you only want to get the album as a download check out my webshop as well.
Standard Edition 10€
Digipak / free download of the album / 17 page digital booklet with lyrics / first 100 signed
Special Edition 25€
12 instrumental versions as a high quality download / custom cut carton digipak / three-colour handmade screen-print / printed and bound booklet with full lyrics / limited run of 100 handnumbered copies / signed with dedication as desired /free download of the album / 17 page digital booklet with lyrics
I’ve tried testing it, but I can’t buy my own album from the same account. If there are any glitches I apologise. Contact me at info (a) madeleinebloom (dot)com and we’ll sort things out. So far it seems you have to pay shipping twice if you wanted to buy both editions. This is not supposed to be this way and I’ve written to bandcamp about the issue. If that happens I’ll have to send you the money back somehow. In case there is a field for comments please state who you want the dedication to be for if you’ve ordered a special edition. Otherwise send me an email with it stating also your full name so I can match it up with the order.
The countdown is running. Just a couple more days. This Friday, November 27, my debut album will finally be out. It’s been quite a journey and in a way it’s just the beginning. You’d probably like to listen the album right now and not wait any longer. So here it is:
The CDs finally arrived this morning. I took photos of the digipak which will be the standard edition so you can have a peek. I’m also planning on creating a handmade special edition limited to probably 100 CDs tops. I still have to work out the details. I’ll keep you updated on the progress.
I haven’t been feeling much like blogging for some time, because tweeting seemed the perfect form for what I wanted to express. Lately I’ve gotten a lot of very positive and uplifting tweets, emails and facebook posts. They’ve given me so much to think about as well as new ideas I feel the need to share in a longer format again. Thanks to all you guys (you know who you are I hope!) for that! You’re the fuel that keeps me going.
It seems most of the people that have discovered my music are very creative in various ways and art forms.
I’ve recently received the first remix of one of my songs. Bobby Starrr made his little dub version of ‘A Little’. I’ll let you hear it in a little while (Puns intended). There’s a couple of people working on remixes and more and more seem to get interested. So why not start a proper remix project?
Anyone can participate and I’m gonna choose my favourites (6-20?) and offer them as a free download on bandcamp. I’m gonna design a nice PDF booklet to go with it. Maybe with artwork contributions from as many (hobby)designers/artists as remixers. How about that?
So if you would like to join in… drop me an email… to be found on my website. You can listen to 6 of the 12 songs that will be on my debut album ‘Minutia. on myspace or my website.Choose a song and tell me if you only want vocal tracks or also bits from the instruments, beats, sounds. If you can’t wait till November 27 to hear the rest and don’t mind spoiling the surprise… then go ahead and listen to it on last.fm (spoiler alert).
Or if you would like to contribute something visual for the artwork, drop me a line, too. I’ve opened a group on flickr where you can post your stuff after joining it. If it’s photos, sketches, drawings, paintings, graphic design… just get inspired!
Back soon,
Madeleine
*Update March 8, 2010*
By now I’ve received 5 finished remixes and roughly about as many are in the making. So I thought it was time to give the baby a proper name. I’ve decided to call – what’s now shaping up to be an album – Mingle. Mingle because my musical ideas are getting remixed or mixed up with those of other people’s and I also closeness to Minutia letterwise. Today another remix will come out and so forth each Monday when I’ve got a new one waiting to be released.
I’ve also made a cover design because sadly no one seems to be interested in providing visuals of any kind for the project. In case you are interested it’s not too late. The same goes for remixes. Visual entries are open indefintely for now. The files should preferably be best quality JPEGs of at least 12 x 12cm at 300 dpi… that’s 1417 x 1417 pixels.
Songs not yet remixed:
Hearts First
Unspoken
Paperheart
Breathing Underwater
Scaredy Cat’s Lullaby
sorry for being so absent. At least, I’m still tweeting. Erm…
Anyways, the good news is things are finally starting to take shape. Just the quickest of sum ups (a proper update soonish) :
The album is mixed and mastered. The cover artwork is done and the first batch of digipak covers have been made. My own website is nearly there. So you see, I haven’t been a lazybones. (Phew, I successfully managed to dodge that bullet, didn’t I – I am in a bit of a mad sleep-deprived workaholic frenzy, so excuse my weird post).
Just thought I should let you know about the album news… It’s called ‘Minutia’ and this *drumroll* is *on more for the road* the cover artwork:
Standard Edition 10€
Special Edition 25€
