Jon Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 http://pitchfork.com/news/54518-wu-tang-clan-announce-another-new-album-once-upon-a-time-in-shaolin/ In July, Wu-Tang Clan will release a new album, A Better Tomorrow, which coincides with the 20th anniversary of the group's debut. But Forbes reports that they're also set to release another LP, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, with a caveat: They're just making one copy of the double album, which was recorded in secret over the last few years.The album, which features the group's original members, will be housed inside an engraved silver-and-nickel box created by British-Moroccan artist Yahya. According to RZA and producer Tarik "Cilvaringz" Azzougarh, the plan is to tour it through museums, galleries and festivals, where visitors will be charged a price to listen to the 128-minute, 31 song album on headphones provided by the venue. (Rigorous security checks will discourage the possibility of any illegal recording.)"We’re about to put out a piece of art like nobody else has done in the history of [modern] music," RZA said in an interview with Forbes. "We’re making a single-sale collector’s item. This is like somebody having the scepter of an Egyptian king." After the tour is over, the group will make the album available for purchase for a price "in the millions."The project dates back to 1997, when Cilvaringz hopped on stage during a Wu-Tang show in Amsterdam. From there, he maintained a correspondence with RZA and eventually broached the idea of producing a new album in the late 2000s. "It took a long time," Cilvaringz said to Forbes. "After five years, I’m sitting here and I’m like, 'Am I really going to release this record and see it die after a week?'" He and RZA came up with the concept for the album's release, which is still in the planning stages as no exhibition dates have been confirmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Errrr ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djnumnuts Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 And here we have Michelangelo's David "ooooooooooo baby I like it rawwwww" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Wu-Tang is for the curators 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 They're just hoping that some donkey will pay millions for it so they can split the cash between them, rather than putting out an album that's going to get pirated to shit and sell relatively few copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Sell it to Kim Dotcom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest broke Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 IT'LL BE A TOTAL DAD-RAP MEH-FEST ANYWAY, IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Funksmith Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 guys, they're contributing to the dialogue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 We're only years away from "Dirty - The Musical", a hit west end show penned by Ben Elton about the life and times of Russell Jones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airnino Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 what the hell? sounds like an idea the ruck would have had... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Funksmith Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 They're just hoping that some donkey will pay millions for it so they can split the cash between them, rather than putting out an album that's going to get pirated to shit and sell relatively few copies. what a bunch of idiots for hoping that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfsop Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Wu-Tang is for the curatorsLeave it up to me while I be living proofPalm the booth off on an old white goof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 GZA is doing a remake of his "Protect Ya Neck" verse in which his famous "who's ya A & R?" refers to the Antiques Roadshow #makeyourownjoke #ididhalfthelegwork #sundayed #hashtag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 This man is trying to raise the 6 million to buy the album so he can destroy it. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/fan_looking_to_buy_only_copy_of_new_wu-tang_album_and_destroy_it_starts_6_million_fundraiser.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Funksmith Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 that's hilarious and despicable all at once. Just like releasing 1 copy of an album I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABL5Elr16hc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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