Just received my promo copy of the new Earache compilation, as well as an enamel Earache badge and a HMK promotional scarf!

Haha very nice. Im gonna guess itll end up leaking soon... Not that it needs too, because all the songs are probably on the bands myspace pages.

Is there going to be a vinyl release, does anyone know?

Yes, yes there is.

Heh, I got mine yesterday too. Well, it's the bands so I'm going to have to cut it into 5 pieces and a couple of string tassles for the merch lads.

Are you reviewing it for TZ?

No idea, I could ask. I've only flipped through the first half but I like what I heard.

Whats the mastering on this like?

Reckon from the bands on the MySpace this will be cool, but it's a really clear case of Earache jumping on an underground bandwagon just before it breaks again. Good business sense, but doesn't come across as very genuine.

Bestial Bill wrote:Good business sense, but doesn't come across as very genuine.

Who cares? I've got a new scarf!

Creeping Dan wrote:Whats the mastering on this like?

Err I'm playing it on a £20 CD player so I can't pass comment on this rather audiophile request.

Haha Ive just been wondering if the mastering sounds different on the HOD track to their album version.

Feemo will tell you I'm sure.

I'm told it sounds a little different, they've probably added a global eq or something.

It could have sounded a lot different if I hadn't accidentally deleted all the pre-master mixes, and not to mention the multitrack recordings during a "clean up". You'd think I'd learn but that's actually the second time I've done such a thing. Never mind!

Waahhhh wahhh wahhhh!

That removes the HOD remasters digipacks in 2025.

I can't tell the fucking difference but the bands levels are the same so some tweaking has been done. Ours is meant to sound like 80's vinyl anyway so having cheap / free gear suits us fine.

I can't honestly call Earache bandwaggon hopping, when you connect these artists with Last FM, over 50% have hardly sold any records or have a great deal of listeners, some have no release out at all and one has split up. It's more them making the bandwaggon for people to hop on to, which as a label is exactly what you want.

I'm going to be biased though, I got a free scarf.

i hope the artwork is good this time, the first compiliation album i though the artowkr was naff

That's quite god awful... oh i mean Dat is fucking shit, tossers!