{"id":14289,"date":"2021-01-11T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=14289"},"modified":"2021-01-10T20:25:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T20:25:11","slug":"bob-mould-announces-second-distortion-vinyl-boxset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=14289","title":{"rendered":"BOB MOULD ANNOUNCES SECOND\u00a0DISTORTION\u00a0VINYL BOXSET"},"content":{"rendered":"

9LP\u00a0DISTORTION: 1996-2007<\/em>\u00a0BOX RELEASED JAN 22nd 2021 ON DEMON<\/strong><\/p>\n

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TWO FURTHER VINYL BOXES TO ARRIVE IN 2021<\/p>\n

8LP\u00a0DISTORTION: 1989-1995<\/em>\u00a0&\u00a024CD DISTORTION: 1989-2019<\/em>\u00a0BOXSETS BOTH OUT NOW<\/strong><\/p>\n

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On\u00a0January 22nd, 2021<\/strong>,\u00a0Demon Music Group<\/strong>\u00a0will release\u00a0Distortion: 1996-2007<\/em><\/strong>, the second of four vinyl boxsets\u00a0chronicling\u00a0the solo career of legendary American musician\u00a0Bob Mould<\/strong>. It follows hot on the heels of the recently released 8LP\u00a0Distortion: 1989-1995<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0boxset, which took in Mould’s early solo outings as well as his records with the much-beloved\u00a0Sugar<\/strong>, and the 24CD\u00a0Distortion: 1989-2019<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0box, which covers the entirety of his post- H\u00fcsker\u00a0D\u00fc output.<\/p>\n

Distortion: 1996-2007<\/em>\u00a0takes in six studio albums across nine LPs:\u00a0Bob Mould<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(1996),\u00a0The Last Dog and Pony Show<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(1998),\u00a0modulate.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(2002 – first time on vinyl),\u00a0Long Playing Grooves.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(2002 – first time on vinyl),\u00a0Body of Song<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(2005) and\u00a0BLOWOFF<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(2006 – first time on vinyl), as well as a new compilation\u00a0Distortion Plus: 1996-2007<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0which features an array of bonus tracks including the demo version of ‘Dog on Fire<\/strong>‘ (the theme from\u00a0The Daily Show<\/strong><\/em>), B-sides and other rarities, pressed on clear vinyl.<\/p>\n

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As with the previously released\u00a0Distortion: 1989-1995<\/em>, each album in the set has been mastered by\u00a0Jeff Lipton<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Maria Rice<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0Peerless Mastering<\/strong>\u00a0in Boston and is\u00a0presented with brand new artwork designed by illustrator\u00a0Simon Marchner\u00a0<\/strong>and pressed on 140g clear vinyl with unique splatter effects. The boxset includes a 28-page companion booklet featuring liner notes by journalist\u00a0Keith Cameron<\/strong>, contributions from\u00a0Death Cab For Cutie<\/strong>‘s\u00a0Ben Gibbard<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Best Coast<\/strong>‘s\u00a0Bethany Cosentino<\/strong>, lyrics, memorabilia and much more. An exclusive indie edition limited to 750 copies worldwide also includes a\u00a012″x12″ screen-print\u00a0<\/strong>of the new\u00a0modulate.<\/em>\u00a0album cover\u00a0hand signed by illustrator Simon Marchner and Mould himself.
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\u201c<\/em>It\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>called Distortion because it describes the music and it fits the world we live in,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0says Mould of the boxsets.\u00a0\u201c<\/em>In this new age, everybody shares their life in real time. But I\u2019<\/em>m not done yet. If I didn’t have a constantly active career, this anthology might feel like the proverbial dirt landing on top of my coffin \u2014 though somehow I seem to be able to crawl my way out of the dirt every time!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

2021 will see two further vinyl\u00a0Distortion<\/em>\u00a0boxsets covering the years 2008 to 2019 rounding out a year-long celebration of one of the most storied, creative and consistent voices in the American underground. As Cameron offers:<\/div>\n

\u201c<\/em>In 1989, Bob Mould was already a renowned figure, thanks to his trailblazing work with H\u00fc<\/em>sker D\u00fc<\/em>: the Minneapolis trio which refracted \u2019<\/em>60s pop melody through the discord of hardcore punk, creating a new language that Pixies and Nirvana would subsequently teach the world to sing. With his debut solo album Workbook, however, Bob Mould amazed his audience with its pastoral beauty and contemplative tone.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/em>It would be the first in an ongoing series of artistic transformations, each profoundly shaped by Mould\u2019<\/em>s sensitivity to his environment. In 1992, he formed Sugar, a band whose debut album Copper Blue earned both critical plaudits and a long overdue popular dividend. Just three years later, with Sugar at its commercial peak, Mould ended the band and made a self-titled solo record mapping the most nakedly personal path down a road already hallmarked by unsparing self-expression. He shocked then confounded fans by announcing his retirement from rock music in 1998 and re-emerging in the new century as an experimental electronica artist and successful DJ, whose club night Blowoff became a phenomenon across the US. By the end of the \u2019<\/em>00s, Mould had found a harmonious accommodation between his musical selves, and in 2012 released the catalytic Silver Age, made with his latest power trio configuration, and heralding a resurgent decade. A succession of albums up to 2019\u2019<\/em>s Sunshine Rock followed, each one a real time\/real life distillation of fearless artistic vision and a master craftsman\u2019s skill.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Discover more about the boxsets including full tracklistings and FAQs\u00a0Here<\/a><\/div>\n

The 9LP\u00a0Distortion: 1996-2007\u00a0<\/em>boxset is released Jan 22nd, 2021, via Demon Music Group. The 24CD\u00a0Distortion: 1989-2019<\/em>\u00a0and 8LP\u00a0Distortion: 1989-1995<\/em>\u00a0boxsets are both available now<\/strong>. Keep your eyes peeled for two further vinyl boxsets later in 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

9LP\u00a0DISTORTION: 1996-2007\u00a0BOX RELEASED JAN 22nd 2021 ON DEMON   TWO FURTHER VINYL BOXES TO ARRIVE IN 2021 8LP\u00a0DISTORTION: 1989-1995\u00a0&\u00a024CD DISTORTION: 1989-2019\u00a0BOXSETS BOTH OUT NOW On\u00a0January 22nd, 2021,\u00a0Demon Music Group\u00a0will release\u00a0Distortion: 1996-2007, the second of four vinyl boxsets\u00a0chronicling\u00a0the solo career of legendary American musician\u00a0Bob Mould. It follows hot on the heels of the recently released 8LP\u00a0Distortion: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14290,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[1298,6170,5657,1299,5664],"class_list":["post-14289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bob-mould","tag-brace-yourself","tag-demon-music-group","tag-husker-du","tag-sugar","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14289"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14292,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14289\/revisions\/14292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}