Stellar : One Extended Moment

Stellar : One Extended Moment

Some of you may already know that I've started up a primarily download label called Division 68. The first release on Division 68 is the Red Atkins EP.

http://www.division68.com/

Well, I've gone back to the 4AD well and tapped former Detox Artifacts band Stellar to help get some songs from the vault get some ear time with fans who would appreciate this sort of thing.

The release from Stellar is called One Extended Moment and collects nine otherwise previously unreleased versions of songs you may recall from their Detox EP from 1996, along with a previously unreleased song called Cemeteries.

Plus, for a very limited time is a freebie exclusive song recorded after the Detox EP at the same studio.

The price is right and you can opt for 192 kbps MP3s or lossless FLAC files.

One Extended Moment is unleashed on Tuesday, August 4th. It also features beautiful cover art from The Mystery Parade.

I really love Stellar. This is a labor of love for me. Thanks for reading my "ad" and thanks for the support!

Jeff / Fedge.net

:)



Stellar were part of the initial signings on 4AD's mid-90s Detox Artifacts imprint. While only one EP was released by the band (a self-titled four-tracker which you can find at 4AD's download shop), interest in the band has been renewed as the core members have started a new band called The Sleepless.

http://www.4ad.com/stellar/releases/from-distant-vessels-0/

http://www.myspace.com/sleeplesslondon

Led by founders Ronan O'Hanlon and Martin Carroll with vocals from Sarah Mason along with Graham Tonks (bass) and Shane Johnson (keyboards), Stellar caught the attention of Detox Artifacts. Their EP for the label was released in October 1996 and featured From Distant Vessels as its anchor song.

Stellar carried on for a while after the EP but stopped playing live shows in 1997. The band eventually folded in June 2000. Both O'Hanlon and Carroll carried on writing and rehearsing under the name Grand Unified Theory and, more recently, have renamed themselves as The Sleepless. They are recording and hope to have a release readied in the not too distant future.

Division 68 contacted the band and asked if any unreleased Stellar songs existed in the vault and indeed there was. O'Hanlon and Carroll agreed to let Division 68 release some highlights from this collection of recordings, including some demos made for 4AD and original versions of songs from the Detox Artifacts EP.

One Extended Moment is the title of a special download-only compilation from Stellar, compiled and remastered especially for this release by the band. Division 68 is offering the One Extended Moment in high quality MP3 format as well as the lossless FLAC format, with beautiful new printable PDF cover art from The Mystery Parade.

http://www.themysteryparade.com/

Please visit the SOUNDS page for MP3 samples and if you like what you hear, please visit our Division 68 STORE page. The release date is August 4th.

http://www.division68.com/



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