Just pre-ordered this (the $100 version):



Sounds like it'll be a pretty bad-ass box set. Really looking forward to the two discs of unreleased stuff. And the 10" is said to have two unreleased songs as well.

Sweet! Nice name, though. Haha.

Quote:

"Contain Us" official specs: * A 12" x 12", 64-page, perfect bound book featuring a charcoal linen hardcover with ink-less debossing of the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT logo on the front and applicable titling on the spine. * Housed in an uncoated, charcoal linen, hardcover slipcase — presented with a photographic portrait of Devin inset on the front and ink-less embossing of applicable titling on the spine. * Contains the following: the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT albums: "Ki", "Addicted", "Ghost" and "Deconstruction" plus two bonus DVDs and CDs. The DVDs have one featuring live performances and all the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT promotional videos while the other has audio commentary for all four albums, live audio tracks, song stems for remixing and more. One of the audio CDs features all the bonus tracks from the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT sessions with the other having the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT session demos. "Ghost" and "Deconstruction" were both remastered just for this set. * The four DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT albums will be housed within the front cover's pastedown while the four unreleased discs will be in the back's. * The interior features acid free, linen-embossed charcoal end papers and museum-quality, dull text and cover stock throughout. * The center of the book will feature a double gatefold printed on cover stock and comprised of the four album covers. * A clean, crisp, classic-yet-modern design featuring color and black-and-white imagery throughout. Materials include Devin and the band's personal archives, photography from around the world, and any InsideOut/Devin-related photoshoots from the period. * A permanently attached, purple fabric linen bookmark. * This edition is limited to 5000 copies worldwide * 500 individually-numbered, limited edition copies that include two exclusive items: A. An autographed lithographic print featuring original artwork by Devin drawn exclusively for this edition, and B. A 10" piece of vinyl featuring two exclusive tracks, "Rapture" and "Dinosaurs". Note: 250 copies of the record will be pressed on black vinyl while the other 250 are on white.

Bye bye money.

Yeah, I actually had to sit down and really think about this one. Haha. I mean, I have all four albums, you know, and I could download the other stuff. But I don't know, I thought back to the time when Devin wasn't so popular, when he and Tracy would chat with like 20 of us fans on the Yahoo! mailing list all the time, and I figured I could do a lot worse with my money. Devin and Tracy are really good people, you know.

Plus, I'm a damn fanboy! So I splurged. I would do this for very few musicians.

I'm going to hold off a little bit before I order - you can pre-order it on Amazon here, but I want to wait until its available through a more official channel so I actually have a chance getting some of the extras.

I agree, I really wouldn't do this for many musicians at all. But this seems rather worthwhile, really. It's a bit weird the latest two records have been remastered though.

I won't get the limited to 500 one if it means ordering from the US. The cost of shipping will just make it too unaffordable, basically.

And now I play the waiting game!

...when did I become such a shameless fanboy?

Got the box set today. This thing is awesome! I was worried it was going to be cheaply made, with possibly CDRs and stuff. You know how bands do it these days. But this thing is bad-ass!

Thick, heavy card stock for the box, which is basically a slipcase. The rest is a big-ass book made from the same card stock. The book houses the CDs—four in front, four in back—and then there are nearly 100 pages of pictures, liner notes and other cool things.

I definitely got my hundred dollars' worth. This might be the highest-quality box set I own. Now I have to find downloads of the exclusive tracks from the 10" EP because I don't have a damn record player! Haha.

By the way, listening to the unreleased stuff now, and some of this stuff is amazing. I hope, someday, Devin truly gets the recognition he deserves.

I got my boxset yesterday too. The thing is beautiful. Haven't really had a chance to delve in to it too deeply yet, but the first CD of extras was great in its own right. Even this man's off-cuts put a lot of other musician's to shame.

Also, if you find a download of the record tracks, send them my way! 'Dinosaurs' is an absolutely amazing track.

Oh, and "Juno" is an amazing tune. Can't believe that never made it onto an album.

Heard this?



Never heard these guys before, but this song is so good. Anyone know if this is a good example of their style?

Rarely do I look forward to live albums, but I can't wait for this thing:



Although I'm pretty sure that's mostly the studio version playing.

I was at the Ki and Addicted gigs. Suffice to say, I'll be picking this up.

Heard earlier today that Devin was going to tour the States with Katatonia and Paradise Lost this fall.

That would be killer!