FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11/24/2009
Contact: Ancient-Future.Com Records
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Ancient-Future.Com Records Presents:
The Archive of Future Ancient Recordings (A.F.A.R.)
30th Anniversary Subscription Recording Series by Ancient Future
In December, 1978, Ancient Future went into Tres Virgos Studio in Mill Valley to begin work on the first Ancient Future record, Visions of a Peaceful Planet, which was first released in May of 1979. During Ancient Future's 30th anniversary year, work began on a new Ancient Future band project: the Archive of Future Ancient Recordings (A.F.A.R.). The A.F.A.R. concept is to involve fans of world fusion music in supporting the creation of an archive of live and studio recordings that will be available to subscribers as they are created. The best of these recordings will be selected to be released commercially.
The A.F.A.R. goal is to kick start fan support for the world fusion music movement by giving fans a role in the process. That role will be similar to the financing and artistic feedback roles of the traditional record label, except that the fan community will have a lot more fun by being a part of a movement for an important cause rather than a for profit business. Fans of world fusion music place value on artistic quality and want to be part of a movement that can help build understanding between cultures. By involving more people in the process, it is hoped that this will help build support for virtuoso level cross-cultural music collaborations.
To finance A.F.A.R., a subscription system model is being employed. Ancient-Future.Com Records will provide access to subscribers to select files from Ancient Future's archives of studio out takes, live concerts and radio performances along with new recordings as they are created. The full archive of recordings will be available during the project exclusively to subscribers, and when the archive is sufficiently stocked, a portion of the recordings will be selected for commercial release. There are already four recordings by Ancient Future and Ancient-Future.Com Records artists in the archives available for subscribers, with more to come as money is raised for further production!
As the recording progresses, a few digital singles will be released at major download sites to raise awareness of the project. The final selection of recordings from the archive will be released on Ancient-Future.Com Records, with national distribution through ADA/Ryko/WEA. Subscription sales for the recording will close when all the limited edition packages are sold out. To subscribe, visit www.ancient-future.com/30CD.html.
There are four different supporter packages available, ranging in price from $10 to $75. There are a range of benefits for the various packages, including the A.F.A.R. email newsletter, (which provides a window on the recording process as it develops), the chance to provide feedback at various points of the recording process, access to downloads of the recordings placed in the archives, digital liner notes, a limited edition CD-R of the archives with printed liner notes signed by Ancient Future leader Matthew Montfort, a limited edition DVD-R including video and 24 bit audio files for hi-rez playback on computers, and a 30% discount on the advance copies of the final commercial release. Detailed information on the various supporter packages and the benefits included can be found at www.ancient-future.com/30CD.html.
In addition, A.F.A.R. has been selected for eligibility to be funded through the crowd funding web site, kickstarter.com, which seeks to give worthy projects like this a 90 day financial kick start. All four supporter packages are available as rewards at kickstarter.com for the next 90 days, and you can also contribute any amount from $1 to $10,000 to help get the project off the ground. There are even special rewards available for large contributions, such as music lessons or a private concert.
