::: SBC - 011 and SBC - 012 at long last simple box construction presents THE NEW WORLD full length cd and PRELUDE TO THE NEW WORLD hand-bound book of photos. in essence this is two releases in one that are meant to compliment each other. the premium quality taiyo yuden cdr was printed in-house and features just under an hour worth of music. the book was also entirely printed and stamped in house and features 22 photographs and stamped artwork. both are limited to an edition of hand numbered 150 copies and are entirely hand made. each copy includes both items with corresponding edition numbers. all art work, photos, design and layout by simple box construction/ a death cinematic. preview the album in its entirety here.
::: SBC - 011 THE NEW WORLD (cd) and packaging. this release was recorded between winter 2009 and fall 2010. all sounds improvised from guitar, amp, and effects pedals. the monologue was recorded by Matt Finney and arranged by a death cinematic. THE NEW WORLD text was written and read by Matt Finney. PRELUDE TO THE NEW WORLD text which makes up the track titles was written by a death cinematic. each printed cd comes in a brown, hand printed envelope. the cd and book come in a hand made balsa wood and western red cedar veneer box/ gatefold. the covers consists of heavy weight printing paper with hand printed text and images, housed in a hand made vellum slip sleeve. all covers and vellum sleeves were cut and scored by hand and printed at the simple box construction studio. more detail images can be viewed in the simple box construction album for this release. for reviews of this release please go here.
::: SBC - 012 (book). this is a small format hand made version of a previously released very limited larger book of the same title (SBC - 013). all the pages were scored, folded and cut by hand, printed on bright white paper and stitched together. the horse stamp was drawn and designed by simple box construction and is based on a drawing entitled THOU ART THE HOPES SLAIN BY THE HANDS OF OUR ENTERPRISE. each page in the book was hand stamped. the stamping process ultimately destroyed the stamp as with each page the stamp was altered and cut away. each book is hand-bound in acid free brown charcoal paper and black linen tape. all the covers were also hand cut and stamped. more detail images can be viewed in the simple box construction album for this release.
::: you can view a full length hd video for THE NEW WORLD track here. my sincerest thanks to matt finney for writing and reading. sorry it took so long. and many thanks frederick lloyd for making the outstanding video.
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::: SBC - 025 FOOTPATHS - BOOK OF PHOTOS is a rare commissioned micro edition for the footpaths project. it is a small format hand bound book of photographs by jon rosenthal. limited to only 6 copies, each book consists of 18 original color photographs. the layout, design, all photo editing, and printing was done by simple box construction. all the components of the book were cut, scored, folded, and assembled by hand. more detail and production images can be viewed in the simple box construction album for this release on facebook.
::: the pages of the book are double sided and printed on 100% acid free charcoal paper. the endpapers and flyleaves are japanese sumi e ink paper. a simple stitch binding with 'invisible' thread was used to join the pages. the cover is made of custom sized german etching paper, printed and folded over to create a secondary cover inside the book.
::: a short preview video the prototype footpaths book.
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::: to make a single copy of this book each cover and page was cut by hand with a die cutter. each cover and title page was hand stamped. the title of the book was die stamped one letter at a time on the cover and title page. the back cover was hand stamped. each word and image was registered and hand printed on every page. to do all this with some consistency several jigs had to be created and tested for these processes. to make the back of the book all the pages had to be aligned and laminated together also by hand. the square opening was then masked off and filled with powdered graphite and polyurethane and then more graphite and more polyurethane. finally a dried flower was selected and carefully inset into the graphite. then each book was inspected sanded and cleaned. all art work, photos, design and layout by simple box construction/ a death cinematic.
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::: each printed cd comes in a vellum, hand stamped and numbered envelope bound into a handmade booklet. the cover is hand printed chipboard hand bound with a white cloth spine. the inside front and back covers consist of two color photographs printed on acid free paper. the title and credit pages are also printed on acid free paper with a print of a crow drawing on the reverse sides. the center page is two original photographs laminated together. each copy of the ep comes with a unique piece of collage art bound into it. the artworks are made from vellum envelops, original 35mm negatives, graphite and shellac. it is best viewed with a strong light source behind it. all covers were cut and scored by hand and printed at the simple box construction studio. all art work, photos, design and layout by simple box construction/ a death cinematic. more detail images can be viewed in the simple box construction album for this release on facebook. since the edition for this release is limited to only 25 copies there were no promotional copies designated. get your copy from the simple box construction store.
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::: the hand stamped cassette comes housed in a custom made and hand assembled alder wood veneer box. all components for all boxes were hand cut and printed. the cassette floats on scorched veneer and wooden dowels. the lid is made form hand printed veneer and hand scored, folded, and cut american etching paper. each lid houses 5 original quality printed black and white glossy photographs and 5 vellum prints. each photo is hand stamped with the simple box logo on the back. the box and lid slip into a hand made and stamped american etching paper title sleeve. every copy of the cassette comes with 2 dead bird water slide decals. the decals are not stickers! to use please read the instructions on the back of the carrying sleeve. if the decal is applied to a mug or other dish-ware please be advised that it is not dishwasher safe. all artwork, photography, drawing, poem, design and layout work by simple box construction. all printing and hand assembly by simple box construction for tycho magnetic anomalies. more detail images can be viewed in the simple box construction album for this release. reviews of this release can be found here.
::: sincerest thanks are in order to bob of tycho magnetic anomalies for allowing me to take on this crazy endeavor and for supporting my obsessions. i am very much obliged.
"There is a sense of wonder and despair to the post apocalyptic soundtrack that A Death Cinematic is slowly unleashing on the world, one release at a time, and Corrosions Of Traveled Daydreams just might be the most realized vehicle for that vision (and the album was quite literally born to be on tape). Even without lyrics, Corrosions Of Traveled Daydreams tells multiple stories of peoples and places and things that have left only their ruins behind them. The whole presentation of the album is a work of art that hearkens back to a recently bygone era bringing the tangible aspects of opening and exploring and listening to the record together again."
available in limited hand numbered quantities from tyco magnetic anomalies.
:::SBC - 018 is the second official A DEATH CINEMATIC t shirt, THINE SAVING GRACE is a screened, single color, single sided, white on black cotton t shirt. hand printed at the the simple box construction studio on the floor in true diy fashion. this design is taken from the scratch board drawing i did for the ekca liena/ a death cinematic PRETERNATURAL split that came out on small doses records back in 2011. (a few copies of the split are still available here.) this t shirt run was limited only to the numbered ordered. this t shirt design is now discontinued, forever?
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::: CC007 - cooper cult records presents the a death cinematic WITNESS THE CONFLAGRATIONS OF THESE, THE LAST DAYS 7". released by cooper cult records, out of new zealand, in a very small and limited edition features a single a death cinematic track in two parts with poem. lathe cut on clear vinyl, the 7" comes in a printed white sleeve featuring the artwork and layout by russian artist, anya kuts. you can check out more of her work here. stream this very limited 7" on the a death cinematic bancamp page.
witness the conflagrations
of these, the last days
when fire came from
the sky and the ash
looked like the first snow
of our last winter
in the distant baying
the cries of confusion,
chaos, pandemonium
yet you stood still on a hilltop
at peace, serene, easy
aglow in the fires’ light
saying farewell to this
and that madness
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::: SBC - 015 simple box construction presents the a death cinematic cd ep, YOUR FATE TWISTING, EPIC IN ITS CRUSHING MOMENTS. the premium quality taiyo yuden cdr was printed in-house and features just over a half hour worth of music. this release is limited to only 50 hand numbered copies and comes in a completely hand made gate fold case. preview the ep in its entirety here.
::: the cover consists of an in-house printed, hand cut and folded, card stock gatefold coated in polyurethane. interior panels feature a high quality premium photo paper print of the gallows drawing framed in a shellac coated red gum veneer. the lower panel is a hand punched and printed chipboard cd sleeve. the release comes with a poem which accompanies IN THE TUMBLING DAWN LIGHT, THEIR EYES FALL FROZEN THROUGH THE MIST AND RAIN and was typed on a vintage manual typewriter, it includes typos and other corrected mistakes. not all poem sheets look the same. the sheets are hand made japanese kozo paper. the paper was manufactured from scratch by simple box construction. the second item is a set of 3 water slide decals of the skull and cross bones drawing. printed in-house the set comes in a hand made vellum and shellac coated red gum veneer sleeve. the decals are not stickers! to use please read the instructions on the back of the carrying sleeve. you can see some examples where the decals can be used in the pictures. if the decal is applied to a mug or other dish-ware please be advised that it is not dishwasher safe. more detail images can be viewed in the simple box construction album for this release. for reviews of this release please go here.
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number 2 - SOLD
number 3 - SOLD
number 4 - SOLD
number 5 - SOLD
number 6 - SOLD
number 7 - SOLD
number 8 - SOLD
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::: the cover is completely hand made and consists of a manipulated chipboard gatefold sleeve and ropey cherry veneer. each cover and veneer was cut by hand, fitted and held together with black charcoal paper. the outside text and outside and inside images were printed in full color by hand. the text inside was typeset and hand stamped on each half of the cover. for more detailed images go to the simple box construction album for this release.
::: sincerest thanks to the sons of alpha centauri and especially nick, without whom this release would not have been possible. they operate on a level of professionalism that is rare. check them out here and on myspace. to sample some of their tracks from this release please go here.
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::: the cover of the book is made out of a heavy butchers paper with a computer printed image and a hand stamped "X". it measures 8" x 6". the binding is hand stitched. more detail images can be viewed in the simple box construction album for this release.
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::: sincerest thanks to nate and becca for their support and willingness to do this project with me.
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available only as a free download from pocket change records.