Siamey - Going Away album release on Protagonist Records

[Siamey]

Hey guys! In a complete pose off of Audix's post, I'd like to announce the release of my debut album "Going Away" on Sgx's new label, Protagonist Records.

http://www.protagonistrecords.net/images/goingaway-305.jpg (http://www.protagonistrecords.net/?q=node/71)

Track listing:
Prologue
Menu
Valley of the Sea Breeze
Suspicion
Morning
Departure
Enter the Forest Lands
On the Move
So Much for Today
Travels
Into the Wild
Going Away
Smoke Spirit
Exit the Forest Lands
A Secret in the North
Strive
Polar Sky
Battery Life
Capital City Showdown
Oppression Mechanics
Time Loss
Credits
Reminiscence

Total time: 59:05

Going Away is a unique mix of orchestral and electronic instruments, arranged in sometimes unorthodox ways.
The concept behind the album is that it is the soundtrack to a game that I haven't written.
It is very melody driven, so pop some dramamine and head on over to Protagonist!
Art by my pal Mike Cook and lettering by Sgx.

Digital Only - $7.99
Physical CDs (includes digital version)- $12.99 - Limited run of 20, so get them while they are hot!

Siamey - Going Away @ Protagnist Records (http://www.protagonistrecords.net/?q=node/71)

Check it out!
And check out the home page (http://www.protagonistrecords.net) for some free tracks from the album!

[sgx]

Woo. I'll have pictures of the discs probably tomorrow. These are cased in the same kickass cases I did Audix's and a lot of my albums in.

Examples:
http://www.sgxmusic.com/sgxrmx2/bunch.jpg

Physical orders should ship thursday. The shop has been tested, but please let me know if you encounter any ordering problems!


Enjoy the music. I dig this album quite a bit. It's not the most slickly produced thing I've heard (though it doesn't sound bad or anything), but its a lot of fun. A lot of it sounds Uematsu-esque and really brings me back to playing 32 bit RPGs like Suikoden and FFVII, where there were certain 'ominous' themes, 'adventuring' themes, etc that illustrated scenes. This is that, plus electronica sprinkled in for more fun-ness. Even the not high-end acoustic instrument samples (Reason orkester, I believe) suggest to me that 32 bit game system midi flavor. This is good, and it isn't something I've heard too much before. Right on.

[Gollgagh]

aaaaaaa

Siamey is good stuffs and I like it

but I've been buying too much stuff lately

but there will only be 20 printed

but I really want it

ffffffffff

[PlastikBag]

Awesome, I'm getting 1 of 20 physical discs!
Hopefully, this time around, shipping won't mutilate the nice jewel box. My copy of Audix' ODM arrived with the case almost broken in two. :(

Thankfully, Jewelboxing offers free samples, so I picked one up as a replacement. I'd feel bad about doing it again, so here's hoping it gets careful handling.

[Sole Signal]

Awesome, I'm getting 1 of 20 physical discs!
Hopefully, this time around, shipping won't mutilate the nice jewel box. My copy of Audix' ODM arrived with the case almost broken in two. :(

Thankfully, Jewelboxing offers free samples, so I picked one up as a replacement. I'd feel bad about doing it again, so here's hoping it gets careful handling.
Yeah, shipping has a bad habit of being very unkind to CD cases. My copy of Tweek's album arrived with a big crack down the center. :/

[sgx]

Awesome, I'm getting 1 of 20 physical discs!
Hopefully, this time around, shipping won't mutilate the nice jewel box. My copy of Audix' ODM arrived with the case almost broken in two. :(

Thankfully, Jewelboxing offers free samples, so I picked one up as a replacement. I'd feel bad about doing it again, so here's hoping it gets careful handling.

I've shipped probably around 200 cds in those cases and I've only gotten feedback from a couple people saying they've broken. The cases seem to be sturdier than normal jewel cases too. Sometimes I'd stick a piece of bubble wrap inside of the case to protect from it from collapsing from getting squashed but not always since I didn't know if it was necessary or not. I'll try and do it all the time now.

[PlastikBag]

I've shipped probably around 200 cds in those cases and I've only gotten feedback from a couple people saying they've broken. The cases seem to be sturdier than normal jewel cases too. Sometimes I'd stick a piece of bubble wrap inside of the case to protect from it from collapsing from getting squashed but not always since I didn't know if it was necessary or not. I'll try and do it all the time now.

That's a pretty good idea. I didn't want to bug you about it since I fixed the problem myself. Normally I wouldn't care, but the only reason why I buy CDs anymore is if the packaging is awesome (or if it means pitching a few extra bucks to fellow indie artists).

Regardless, I live in an apartment and I have a fairly small mailbox. The mailman has broken several things trying to shove it into my box. This isn't the first time this has happened. I also received a snapped PSP faceplate. Yesterday I got a computer case with the front side smashed in (that wasn't in the mailbox though). :( My luck with the postal service..

ANYWAY, I look forward to listening to this in the next few days.

[Siamey]

Sweet, thanks guys!

[Jewbei]

yeah siam i got you...ima buy the CD tomorrow i like your music so its the least i can do to support you man.

[Siamey]

yeah siam i got you...ima buy the CD tomorrow i like your music so its the least i can do to support you man.


Thanks dude :)

[RedFusion]

Purchased!

So that makes only ... 17 of these sexy albums left?

Haven't listened to the album yet, as my eCheque hasn't gotten through yet, but I'll sure be looking forward to it.

[Gollgagh]

aw hell with it

I bought one.

[Gollgagh]

this thing is fantastic and even if you can't get a physical copy, you guys should get the digital version at least

really

[RedFusion]

Oooh, <3 Protagonist records, I can listen to my downloads already.

I've only listened to half the album so far, but I must say, this is the FUNNEST thing I've heard in a while. Just. Pure. Fun.

And that's a damn well great reason to listen to music, in my opinion.

If someone wants to listen to a normal person's opinion, feel free to ignore mine.

=]

[prophetik]

wasn't this available for free on your site like a year ago? cause i definitely have it already.

[Siamey]

About half the album's current tracklist was on my site for a period of 3 or 4 months, but the other half are new tracks. Plus the old tracks have been altered in several ways, and remastered(HAHA).

I think its worth getting, personally :D:D I'm an impartial party in this situation, so totally listen to me.

[electric concerto]

I always like your stuff, I'll give it a shot when I get some money together O_O

[Riyonuk]

Your music always gives me a warm feeling inside, I'll see if I can beg a couple of people at school for some cash :D

Glad to see that Polar Sky's on there, that's my favorite song from you, next to the Cloud Song.

[Zombie]

Will check it out. I was planning on ordering the physical disk of Hero of the Grey Area (LOVE that album) so i will probably see if i can get a physical copy of this too.

:nicework:

EDIT: Realized that I still don't have Audix's album. What is wrong with me. Protagonist Records is going to make some good money off me...

[sgx]

Will check it out. I was planning on ordering the physical disk of Hero of the Grey Area (LOVE that album) so i will probably see if i can get a physical copy of this too.

:nicework:

EDIT: Realized that I still don't have Audix's album. What is wrong with me. Protagonist Records is going to make some good money off me...

Sweet! Monies in da bank!

[PlastikBag]

It came in the mail today! And it wasn't broken! Props sgx for putting that bubble wrap inside. It definitely felt more sturdy.

I'll give it a listen soon.

[sgx]

Pictures:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25310157@N08/sets/72157607557034596/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/2895961909_afa638d335.jpg?v=0
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[Geoffrey Taucer]

How many physical copies are left?

I tried to buy one the day it was announced, but I'm having credit card issues.

[Zombie]

Ugh, me too man. Damn bank locking my account for no reason...

[PlastikBag]

Just gave it a listen. Very interesting stuff. It definitely has a very distinct style, which is nice. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

[sgx]

How many physical copies are left?

I tried to buy one the day it was announced, but I'm having credit card issues.

About 10.

I maay print maybe another 10 because we're selling a bit better than expected and I have my stuff all ready to go at the moment.

[Gollgagh]

I got mine.

The jewelcase was cracked :(

which is a damned shame cause it's a cool case

The CD was in perfect condtion though!

[Siamey]

I got mine.

The jewelcase was cracked :(

which is a damned shame cause it's a cool case

The CD was in perfect condtion though!

Damn dude, sorry to hear that.
I heard someone in some thread say that you can request a sample case from the site though, so maybe you can replace it with that.
http://www.jewelboxing.com/sample.php

Hope it works out! Thanks for buying man, I appreciate it :)
Also, Thanks PlastikBag!

[sgx]

I got mine.

The jewelcase was cracked :(

which is a damned shame cause it's a cool case

The CD was in perfect condtion though!

I'll send you a new one if you would like. Send me an email about it. THanks.

[RedFusion]

I'll send you a new one if you would like. Send me an email about it. THanks.

Oh man, now that's customer support that EA would die for.

;)

Hm, my eCheque should be clearing today apparently, hopefully it does, so I don't have to worry about listening to the album without Protag. Records even receiving a cent from me, lols.

=]

Oh and, I love the second half of the album even more than the first. And it included my favourite "Battery Life" as well, which is available for free here (http://www.protagonistrecords.net/?q=audio/download/51/Siamey+-+Battery+Life.mp3) from PR's website itself!

[PlastikBag]

Damn dude, sorry to hear that.
I heard someone in some thread say that you can request a sample case from the site though, so maybe you can replace it with that.
http://www.jewelboxing.com/sample.php

Hope it works out! Thanks for buying man, I appreciate it :)
Also, Thanks PlastikBag!

Yeah, that was me (or maybe someone else too). I requested a sample to replace my Audix case. They sent it out pretty quick. Its free! I recommend doing that before requesting sgx to replace it with cases that he paid for :O

Also, I've been listening to this most of the day at work. It gives me a chance to listen to it a little bit closer. I think RedFusion's comments are quite accurate. This stuff is just fun. Its a great blend of videogame style melodies, and electronic elements. A lot of tasteful use of drumloops too (I think I recognized some drumloops, I may be wrong).

[Platonist]

man, i need this album!
as soon as the next payment comes. im buying!
hopefully there'll be a physical copy left for me ^^

[Siamey]

Thanks dude!

Jonas, I'll make sure you get one :D

[Gollgagh]

Aight, I requested a "sample".

We'll see how this works out.

[Siamey]

Aight, I requested a "sample".

We'll see how this works out.

keep me posted bro

[RedFusion]

Woot, just recieved it in the mail, and the CD survived its trip all the way down here to Australia, without any defects whatsoever. Cheers for the awesome packaging, and the physical.

Hope to hear from Protagonist Records again soon!

[Gollgagh]

My 'sample' case came yesterday.

nice and quick

[Siamey]

cool, im glad thats all worked out :)