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Wonderland CDs

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The Things I Live For

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The Latest Dirt

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Edging Ever Closer

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A Flight Test

Update #12 · May 17, 2012 · comment

The Listening Crew

The first side of the album has been shared with the listening team, and I’ve already received great feedback on improving the mixes! I’ll be uploading the second half in the coming days, and continue to refine the songs.

Waitaminnit? First side? What do you mean, Roman?

I grew up with albums and tapes. We played one side, then flipped it over and played side two. The compact disc changed that, and the advent of digital media seemingly eradicated it. However, vinyl is making a comeback, and while this first pressing will be on CD and digital media, I ultimately intend to release it on vinyl in the future. Manufacturing vinyl is expensive, and therefore somewhat niche, but I will be setting up a pre-order form in the future. 

This is a big step – until now, the only people to have heard these tracks are the musicians themselves, and even then, they may only have heard the song(s) they played on.

More Musical Contributors

A couple more things – I received some awesome percussion tracks from Julio Pabon, and recorded a cool guitar solo courtesy of our visiting friend, Michael  (Bootz) Bootzin. Additionally, David Stocker provided some Tuvan-style throat singing for another tune. Lastly, I bumped into David Burda, a multi-instrumentalist busking the streets of Boston, invited him over for food and lodging, and was graciously provided hurdy gurdy for a song!

What’s left to do? 

Add additional backup vocals, make minor tweaks and mixing adjustments per the suggestions of my listening crew, followed by mastering. Then, I'll finish designing the cover art, burn a glass master, and send it off to press.

Once that’s done, I’ll go about harvesting your relevant contact information for your rewards, and finish creating rewards for the various pledge tiers. 
Again, if you're interested in being part of the listening crew (or are offended that I didn't invite you to be part of it), please shoot me a message, and I'll gladly get you on board.


David Burda photo by Mark Hamilton

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Dec 8, 2011 - Jan 7, 2012

  • Pledge $1 or more

    0 backers

    Choose one song from the album to receive as a digital file (your choice of MP3, OGG, FLAC, WAV, AIFF), plus a PDF of that song’s cover art. Your name will be posted on my website as a donor.

    Estimated delivery: Apr 2012
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    2 backers

    Select two songs from the album to receive as digital files (your choice of MP3, OGG, FLAC, WAV, AIFF), plus PDF album art for the selected singles. Your name will be posted on my website as a donor.

    Estimated delivery: Apr 2012
  • Pledge $3 or more

    4 backers

    Choose three songs from the album to receive as digital files (your choice of MP3, OGG, FLAC, WAV, AIFF), plus PDF album art for the selected singles. Your name will be posted on my website as a donor.

    Estimated delivery: Apr 2012
  • Pledge $5 or more

    9 backers

    Choose five songs from the album to receive as digital files (your choice of MP3, OGG, FLAC, WAV, AIFF), plus PDF album art for the selected singles. Your name will be posted on my website as a donor.

    Estimated delivery: Apr 2012
  • Pledge $8 or more

    10 backers

    Choose eight songs from the album to receive as digital files (your choice of MP3, OGG, FLAC, WAV, AIFF), plus PDF album art for the selected singles. Your name will be posted on my website as a donor.

    Estimated delivery: Apr 2012
  • Pledge $13 or more

    50 backers

    Receive the complete album as digital media (your choice of MP3, OGG, FLAC, WAV, AIFF), and PDFs of not only the CD art, but each individual song’s cover art as well. Your name will be posted on my website as a donor.

    Estimated delivery: Apr 2012
  • Pledge $21 or more

    53 backers

    Receive the completed CD, a sticker, and everything at the $13 level. (International donors, please add $5 US)

    Estimated delivery: Apr 2012
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    18 backers

    Receive an autographed CD, a sticker, and everything at the $13 level. (International donors, please add $5 US)

    Estimated delivery: Apr 2012
  • Pledge $55 or more

    21 backers Limited (129 of 150 left)

    Receive a personalized thank you note along with your autographed CD, a sticker, and everything at the $13 level. (International donors, please add $5 US for shipping and handling)

    Estimated delivery: Apr 2012
  • Pledge $89 or more

    3 backers Limited (97 of 100 left)

    Receive a personalized note along with your autographed CD, a poster, a sticker, and everything at the $13 level. (International donors, please add $10 US for shipping and handling)

    Estimated delivery: Apr 2012
  • Pledge $144 or more

    6 backers Limited (19 of 25 left)

    In addition to everything at the $89 level, you’ll get exclusive access to digital media of early and alternate versions of the tracks, plus your name in the album credits. (International donors, please add $10 US for shipping and handling)

    Estimated delivery: Apr 2012
  • Pledge $233 or more

    1 backer Limited (14 of 15 left)

    You’ll receive a signed, hand-made, original artwork by Roman Rising, plus everything at the $144 level. (International donors, please add $20 US for shipping and handling)

    Estimated delivery: Apr 2012
  • Pledge $377 or more

    0 backers Limited (2 of 2 left)

    This puts an anagram of your name, or a name of your choosing, as the title of a new hidden track on the CD, plus everything at the $233 level. (International donors, please add $20 US for shipping and handling)

    Estimated delivery: Apr 2012
  • Pledge $610 or more

    0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)

    I will work your name into the lyrics of a song on the album, plus everything at the $233 level.

    Estimated delivery: Apr 2012
  • Pledge $987 or more

    0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)

    You will receive an autographed, limited edition CD of Roman's out-of-print album “Organica,” approximately fifty copies of which were gifted to friends and family in 2003, plus everything at the $233 level.

    Estimated delivery: May 2012
  • Pledge $1,597 or more

    0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)

    You will receive an autographed, limited edition CD of Roman's very early recordings circa 1987-91 (these have only been heard by less than a handful of people), plus everything at the $233 level.

    Estimated delivery: May 2012
  • Pledge $2,584 or more

    0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)

    I will fly out to your home (continental US only), and hand-deliver your rewards, plus everything at the $233 level. And I will sing you a song. (International donors: please add $1000 for airfare)

    Estimated delivery: May 2012
  • Pledge $4,181 or more

    0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)

    I will fly to your home (continental US only), and hand-deliver your rewards. I will impose on your generosity to stay at your house for a few days, during which I will cook you Sri Lankan food, and put on a house concert for you and your friends/family, plus everything at the $233 level. (International donors: please add $1000 for airfare)

    Estimated delivery: May 2012