In 2002, the Mountain Goats released Tallahassee. We're celebrating the CD's tenth birthday with a cover album.
Well, we made our initial goal of $1500 with 13 days to spare, and then we made our stretch goal of $2500 with 10 days to spare. Is it too presumptuous to think that we can raise an additional $1500 before the project is over? Any money we make after expenses are subtracted will be divided up between the artists as a budget/stipend. Let's make this record sound as good as it can be!
In case you skipped the video: The Project
On November 5th, 2002 The Mountain Goats released their album Tallahassee on 4AD. Now, ten years later, artists and songwriters in all genres consider it a landmark album. To celebrate Tallahassee's tenth birthday, we are pulling together fourteen different artists to cover the fourteen tracks on the album, creating Tallahassee Turns Ten: A Mountain Goats Cover Album.
The Tracks and Artists (so far)
As we started inviting submissions to this project, we were pleased to find artists across the stylistic spectrum who call Tallahassee an influence. Some of the artists who have contributed so far are ambient/shoegaze duo Houses, "cosmic surf-rock" band Tiger Waves, and former Mountain Goats tour mate Perry Owen Wright (of the Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers). A full list of the artist contributing (so far) can be found below:
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1. Tallahassee - Youngest Son
2. First Few Desperate Hours - Unassigned
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3. Southwood Plantation Road - Mooner
4. Game Shows Touch Our Lives - Unassigned
5. The House That Dripped Blood - Unassigned
6. Idylls of the King - Unassigned
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7. No Children - Bullfighter Jacket
8. See America Right - Jeffrey Lewis
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9. Peacocks - Houses
10. International Small Arms Traffic Blues - Tiger Waves
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11. Have to Explode - Perry Owen Wright
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12. Old College Try - Kevin Brown
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13. Oceanographer's Choice - Great Gray Buildings
14. Alpha Rat's Next - Andrew Jackson Jihad
Submit a Demo to Us (deadline - Dec 20th)
We haven't filled all the tracks yet, so if you want to submit your own track, feel free to go to http://tallahasseeturnsten.com and click on the submit link to upload a demo to us. We'll evaluate it and get back to you. If you love the Mountain Goats, or any of the contributing artists, please give generously, to help us make this project a reality.
Contact
If you have any questions, email me at blade@tallahasseeturnsten.com
If you want to "like" us on Facebook. That's cool too.
FAQ
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The good folks at Kickstarter can answer this better than I can.
The basic can be found here: http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/kickstarter%20basics
The details about backing a project here: http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/backing%20a%20project
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Don't worry, you can still adjust your pledge. Just go to the top of this page, click the blue "Manage Your Pledge" button, add $8 and you're done! As long as you adjust it before the deadline, there should be no problem.
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While it is more likely for the artist to enjoy covering the song if they are already familiar with the artist, you can ask the artist to cover any song you would like. The artist will do his or her best to cover (or struggle through covering) the song and post it sometime before the end of January.
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Yes, I am. Unfortunately, since I didn't realize it until after the project got funded, I can't edit the page to fix it. So sorry. I'm embarrassed just thinking about it.
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Send me a message and I'll contact the band to see if we can work something out.
I hate to impose the limit on those rewards, because I know that kind of thing will be popular, but it's for the band's sanity. I'd hate for any of the bands to find that they suddenly have to cover 30 songs before the end of January. Two is much more manageable.
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Nov 4, 2011 -
Dec 18, 2011
- First created · 26 backed
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- Website: tallahasseeturnsten.com
Pledge $2 or more
2 backers
A thank you on the website with a link to your personal/business website. (nothing explicit or illegal) + a digital download of 1 track of your choosing from the album.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $5 or more
39 backers
Digital download of the album when it is released + thank you on the website.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $10 or more
48 backers
1-2 month pre-release of a physical CD (only available to Kickstarter backers) + all previous rewards. (Add $8 for shipping outside the United States)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $20 or more
84 backers
Tallahassee Themed Magnet Poetry (composed of the words of one song of your choosing from Tallahassee) + limited edition poster + all previous rewards. (for additional sets of magnet poetry, add $5 per set)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $35 or more
2 backers All gone!
A cover song of your choosing performed by Matt and Dan of Great Gray Buildings and posted to YouTube + Rewards 1-4
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $35 or more
2 backers All gone!
A cover song of your choosing performed by Tiger Waves and posted to YouTube + Rewards 1-4
Estimated delivery: Mar 2012Pledge $35 or more
2 backers Limited (2 of 4 left)
A cover song of your choosing performed by Bullfighter Jacket and posted to YouTube + Rewards 1-4
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $35 or more
2 backers All gone!
A cover song of your choosing performed by Youngest Son and posted to YouTube + Rewards 1-4
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $35 or more
2 backers All gone!
A cover song of your choosing performed by Mooner and posted to YouTube + Rewards 1-4
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $35 or more
0 backers Limited (2 of 2 left)
A cover song of your choosing performed by Kevin Brown posted to YouTube + Rewards 1-4
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $50 or more
5 backers Limited (20 of 25 left)
Handwritten thank you letter written by me and signed by me and any participating artist that I can track down and convince to do so + Rewards 1-4.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $75 or more
2 backers All gone!
Sean Bonnette from Andrew Jackson Jihad will record a cover of any Mountain Goats song you want and send you the exclusive mp3. Plus everything from the $50 reward.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $200 or more
3 backers All gone!
Limited Edition version of the album with handmade packaging with lots of goodies and extras (a max of 6 of these will be made- 1 of which will be delivered to John Darnielle) + a grab bag of cds from participating artists + Rewards 1-4 & 8
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $500 or more
0 backers Limited (2 of 2 left)
Associate Producer credit printed on the album and website + Rewards 1-3 & the $50 and $200 rewards + a set of magnet poetry composed of the lyrics from every song on Tallahassee
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012
