New Underworld album - Barking (Sept. 13, Sept 2 Japan)

[testudo]

Originally Posted by the mongoose

Gay

i <3 you mongoose

[stimpee]

Originally Posted by the mongoose

Gay

which bit? Seems like the US is getting all the pre-order stuff that the UK is getting. Just that its not there yet. Maybe this is the bit you find "gay". Waiting sucks!

[the mongoose]

Well I was just saying I was "Happy"....lol

But seriously,

To get the 'Grace' pre-order sugar treat that lucky UK fans get/got, I'd have to wait to see if they offer a similar option in the US store, buy the album in AAC digital-only format (with no extra bonus "disc"), and then "the music's loud, the music's TOO LOUD..." anyway.

Going with the "official" store sounds like Russian Roulette and hearing the kinds of issues they are having, very unprofessional and rookie mistakes (special characters should have been tested over and over again for all of DigitalAnimal's prior artists.....so is this their first band they've taken orders for, or is there just no QA Dept, etc?). "Is the bonus disc alone really worth 40 extra dollars" keeps bouncing around in my brain too, cause signed art and defunct DVD format doesn't do much for me.

OM Records will be selling (better?) bundles of the album directly but who the hell wants a tote bag or UW breakfast cereal.....reserving final judgement now until more details surfaces.

[stimpee]

Originally Posted by the mongoose

To get the 'Grace' pre-order sugar treat that lucky UK fans get/got, I'd have to wait to see if they offer a similar option in the US store, buy the album in AAC digital-only format (with no extra bonus "disc"),

The Grace for UK fans was a mistake (made by Apple i believe) and should have only been for the people pre-ordering the deluxe via iTunes.

Originally Posted by the mongoose

Going with the "official" store sounds like Russian Roulette and hearing the kinds of issues they are having, very unprofessional and rookie mistakes (special characters should have been tested over and over again for all of DigitalAnimal's prior artists.....so is this their first band they've taken orders for, or is there just no QA Dept, etc?)

I see your point about the official UWlive shop. However, I'm happy to see Digital Animal now replying to people in person, and also registered on this forum and solving problems. I feel confident that my order will arrive without problems.

Originally Posted by the mongoose

"Is the bonus disc alone really worth 40 extra dollars" keeps bouncing around in my brain too, cause signed art and defunct DVD format doesn't do much for me.

This is upto you. I have thought about it long and hard. Its not available in 1080p/Bluray which is a shame, because the videos on youtube seem to be (official? not sure). If the source is 1080p it would be great for us to get 1080p. However, Bluray isnt as widespread as DVD so we'll have to settle for that. No choice. The bonus demo disc and the extra videos are worth it if you want them. Its definitely a collectors thing. 32 page book too.

Originally Posted by the mongoose

OM Records will be selling (better?) bundles of the album directly but who the hell wants a tote bag or UW breakfast cereal.....reserving final judgement now until more details surfaces.

Tote bag I can take or leave. I'd love to receive one for free with my box set order (as the people who order the vinyl and other editions seem to be).

[TheBang]

And PAL vs. NTSC too. That's a very good question.

[Troy McClure]

OM Records has an Underworld artist page up: http://www.om-records.com/artists/637-underworld

One new bit of info, to me at least, was that 'Always Loved a Film' was played on the 'Morning Becomes Ecletic' on KCRW. They also had a pic of what looked like a sleeve cover for the single:

[testudo]

Originally Posted by Troy McClure

One new bit of info, to me at least, was that 'Always Loved a Film' was played on the 'Morning Becomes Ecletic' on KCRW.

I wonder if they played the full track, not the promo single. Anyone rip it?

[Troy McClure]

Originally Posted by testudo

I wonder if they played the full track, not the promo single. Anyone rip it?

Just listened to the archived on their website. It starts at roughly 2:07:00 into the show. It was the radio edit.

Jason

[Lx_Nen]

Originally Posted by Troy McClure

... 'Always Loved a Film' was played on the 'Morning Becomes Ecletic' on KCRW. They also had a pic of what looked like a sleeve cover for the single:

always loved a ligature

[testudo]

Originally Posted by Lx_Nen

always loved a ligature

more like "I always hated bad letter spacing"