I've narrowed what basically amounts to Terrene's second album to a final selection of 14 tracks, and have pretty much got my recording setup ready to go.
For those who missed it, Terrene's next 14 songs will be released 2 songs at a time as volumes of "Open Source Music", over a total of seven releases. Each set of 2 new songs will be on an album-length CD whose remaining space will be filled with the multitrack data for the 2 songs, as well as one bonus track that will remain exclusive to that release. Additionally, the 2 new songs will always be posted for free online.
Once the material is released, remix entries will be accepted from anyone and everyone who submits one, and I'll help develop them when needed, providing cool overdubs or whatever else the song (or remix artist) requires of me. The goal is to get a really neat alternate version of each song in the can, because...!
Once all seven volumes of "Open Source Music" have been released, a two-sided CD/DVD disc will be released, compiling everyone's efforts in one magnificent release. The CD side will compile the 14 new songs that were put out during the project's seven-release run. The DVD will have 1) those same 14 new songs in remixed form (thanks to said remixer efforts), 2) DVD Audio of the 14 new songs presented in 24-bit/96k Uncompressed/Linear PCM Stereo, and 3) DVD Audio of the 14 songs in 24-bit/96k/5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound. It remains to be seen whether I'll have room to put more data than the remixes on the DVD side, but if I do have room, I'd like to put FLACs and MP3s of all the versions of the record on there.
Yes, this is a very strange way to release music. But, I intend to stick to it and see where it goes. My hopes are that the remixers' creativity will make an awesome "alternate album," that having the songs online for free will suit everyone, and that the CD/DVD collection release inspires other artists to stop "working in the mp3 format" and think about presenting their work in the most vivid and immersive (if not convenient) way that they can.
In the meantime, building a new live lineup will take a bit of time. I'm hoping to be playing shows locally around the Summer to get loosened up and help the band gel. That's probably around the time the first volume of "Open Source Music" will drop, as well.
At any rate, perhaps this will all be most easily explained by my posting the (preliminary!) tracklist for "Open Source Music, Volume 1:"
1. "Disharmony" (a-side)
2. "And We Know" [working title] (b-side)
3. Media Sift (Through Heart Rises) [Phil Ek mix] (bonus track)*
4-???: Multitrack data for tracks #1 and #2.
* will remain exclusive to OSMv1.
Questions/Comments/To collaborate on OSM stuff, email terreneisaband@gmail.com