What is going on in the world or with your perception of a person when you hear that they are giving you 44 songs for free and you still find it a bit odd? Maybe it’s because I can’t peg Billy Corgan, aside from knowing that his work (nowadays) tends be spotty, his band mates find it hard to work with him over prolonged periods of time, and he is going to do something nutty every once in awhile. Can’t blame the guy though for giving people free music, that’s a stand up thing to do, especially when your band is still fairly high profile.
One thing you can’t take away from Billy is that he knows how to get you to talk about him. Remember when The Cure released their last album song by song every couple of weeks? The blogs and media outlets were talking about them all year and now Billy is going to give us 44 songs. Pumpkins, for the win? Game on, Corgan, start by giving us more “33” and less “Glass and the Ghost Children.”
Here’s Billy’s long ass blog post, where you can read all the details for yourself:
I’m happy to finally announce the plans for the new Smashing Pumpkins album.
Recording began yesterday, September 15th, 2009 on the new record which will be entitled ‘Teargarden by Kaleidyscope’. The album will feature 44 songs, 4 of which are now being recorded. My desire is to release a song at a time beginning around Halloween of this year, with each new release coming shortly after until all 44 are out. Each song will be made available absolutely for free, to anyone anywhere. There will be no strings attached. Free will mean free, which means you won’t have to sign up for anything, give an email address, or jump through a hoop. You will be able to go and take the song or songs as you wish, as many times as you wish.
We will however sell highly limited edition EP’s (of 4 songs each times 11), and details of how those EP’s will be made available are still being worked out. Because the songs themselves will be free, the EP’s will be more like collectors items for the discerning fan who will want the art itself, along with the highest possible audio quality available. The EP’s will be more like mini-box sets rather than your normal cd single. We may also offer other variations for sale, say for example a digital single with a demo version of a song. The commitment that is most important is the one I’m making to you: that the music of ‘Teargarden by Kaleidyscope’ will be available for free to everyone. All 44 songs: free for ALL.
When the entire album is finished, it will be compiled into a deluxe box set which will also be made available for sale. Those who have bought the EP’s need not worry, as the box set will not be a recompilation of the limited edition pieces.
The story of the album is based on ‘The Fool’s Journey’, as signified in the progress of the Tarot. It is my intention to approach this by breaking down the journey of our life here into four phases as made by these different characters; the Child, the Fool, the Skeptic, and the Mystic.
The music of ‘Teargarden by Kaleidyscope’ harkens back to the original psychedelic roots of The Smashing Pumpkins: atmospheric, melodic, heavy, and pretty.
I already have 53 songs written for the record, so I am quite confident that I already have much of the material that I would need to undertake such an extensive project. I am very committed to seeing this album through to its completion and very, very excited about the prospect of delivering new Smashing Pumpkins music to you in a unique and exciting way.
Via Spin Magazine
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