11.15.13: Already Dead Tapes’ 100th Release Retrospective

Even as celebratory releases go, this one is doozy of a jam. Already Dead Tapes & Records has put out their 100th release, titled “DOCUMENT: A Retrospective”, and here’s the deats (that’s supposed to be sure for details, but I’m not totally sure how to spell “deats”).  With “DOCUMENT” ya get a 95 minute/27 track cassette, a 1″ label button, and a Willy Wonka style golden ticket. The golden ticket doesn’t get you access inside Already Dead headquarters, which probably wouldn’t be all that great anyway, right? I mean, I highly doubt there are Oompa Loompas folding Jcards or anything crazy. What it does get ya is a download of Already Dead’s ENTIRE catalog! So basically you grip AD100 and by so get AD1-99 while you’re at it. Pretty tight.

“this tape aims to document some small part of the incredible community that already dead has become. in 2009, sean and i were hanging out in a record shop talking about how we should start a label, and I think initially we both thought it would mostly be a vehicle for our own projects, the projects of our friends and if we heard something we liked on the road, well then, that too. to our surprise, we almost immediately started receiving submissions, and good ones. that would become a significant driving force behind the continuation of the label and our extensive output. i think by just doing, not over thinking and being open to all kinds of art we unintentionally created the kind of positive music community that we both so badly wanted to be a part of. the already dead family reunion is a testament of this. bands come from literally all over the world and for that three days the label, the bands and the people attending are family. we’re extremely fortunate to connect and collaborate with such like minds and even more fortunate that people buy our releases and believe in what we’re doing. thank you.”

“DOCUMENT” was made in an edition of 100 copies and can be obtained through this link. So click it.