Post by unkleofficial on Jul 15, 2015 18:54:53 GMT
To all those that have supported the Kickstarter/Mo' Wax campaign;
As there has been some understandable frustration online, I want to explain and apologise as to why there has been such a long delay, in particular the re-release of Psyence Fiction.
Regarding the Kickstarter campaign overall, almost a third of the money pledged was spent on producing and distributing the initial product, design and productions costs, and additional Kickstarter fees. The remainder was spent on the Southbank Mo' Wax exhibition. I also invested a considerable amount of my own money in the exhibition, and I raised further funds by exhibiting and selling my own personal artwork collection at the Saatchi gallery.
Concerning the Psyence Fiction release;
Due to the enormity of mine and DJ Shadow's archives, deciding what the extra material on the re release should be has taken considerably longer than I had ever expected. I really want to make the previously unheard and unreleased material well worth the wait. There are also practical reasons as to why this is has taken so long, mainly that the material was not recorded digitally. The process of transferring from tape is complicated, and locating old videos, outtakes and photos is incredibly time consuming.
Additionally, although this is a Mo Wax release it is also through Universal, and because of this things can take longer than we may have initially expected.
I am happy to say that the record will be re-released in spring 2016, and for all those that have already pre-ordered it through the Kickstarter campaign, I plan on creating something unique, exciting and tailored just for you. I can’t thank you enough for your support.
As for the lack of communication on social media, for the last few months I've been busy working on this project, and new UNKLE material that I'm very excited to share with you all when it's ready.
Thank you for your patience, feedback, and your continuing support.
Very Best,
James. x
As there has been some understandable frustration online, I want to explain and apologise as to why there has been such a long delay, in particular the re-release of Psyence Fiction.
Regarding the Kickstarter campaign overall, almost a third of the money pledged was spent on producing and distributing the initial product, design and productions costs, and additional Kickstarter fees. The remainder was spent on the Southbank Mo' Wax exhibition. I also invested a considerable amount of my own money in the exhibition, and I raised further funds by exhibiting and selling my own personal artwork collection at the Saatchi gallery.
Concerning the Psyence Fiction release;
Due to the enormity of mine and DJ Shadow's archives, deciding what the extra material on the re release should be has taken considerably longer than I had ever expected. I really want to make the previously unheard and unreleased material well worth the wait. There are also practical reasons as to why this is has taken so long, mainly that the material was not recorded digitally. The process of transferring from tape is complicated, and locating old videos, outtakes and photos is incredibly time consuming.
Additionally, although this is a Mo Wax release it is also through Universal, and because of this things can take longer than we may have initially expected.
I am happy to say that the record will be re-released in spring 2016, and for all those that have already pre-ordered it through the Kickstarter campaign, I plan on creating something unique, exciting and tailored just for you. I can’t thank you enough for your support.
As for the lack of communication on social media, for the last few months I've been busy working on this project, and new UNKLE material that I'm very excited to share with you all when it's ready.
Thank you for your patience, feedback, and your continuing support.
Very Best,
James. x
