DEAD and We Empty Rooms regularly releases extremely ambitious vinyl packages and boxsets. Today we speak with proprietor Jem on the making of these collections, the recent "Burn Us Clean" 9-7" boxset, working with Hard-Ons, Melvins and what's next for this creative label.
Topic Include:
- Zoom anxiety / interview start
- Jem’s skills in manufacturing and music
- Keeping limits of record numbers
- Variations of “The Laughing Shadow”
- Using various record pressing plants and materials
- Manufacturing challenges
- Discovering records – much cheaper than CDs
- Zenith records made the “Burn Us Clean” records
- Deciding to make a boxset of 9 – 7” records
- Working with 9 other bands to have b-sides for each single
- The Melvins and Hard-Ons split – 70g 7”
- Hard-Ons 30 Years boxset
- Guidance from Hard-Ons for their boxset
- Recording the new album with all-analogue intentions
- Announcing their new Double Album
- The various versions of “Burn Us Clean” boxset
- The logistics of coordinating “Burn Us Clean” boxset
- Minimal guidance given to the other bands
- Packaging for the “Burn Us Clean” boxset
- The surprise flexi-disc
- Will DEAD consider another major boxset?
- Hand-silkscreened record sleeves
- Upcoming new double LP set
- Other projects with ambitiously underestimated complexities
- The endearing qualities of hand-crafted record packaging
- Interview wrap up
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