Kickstarter

THE APPARITION: Backer only updates, inclusion on our Parlour Trick website's "thank you" page, and our gratitude. Every wee bit helps!

THE SHADOW DANCER: A high-res download of the Parlour Trick's music video "Half Sick of Shadows" featuring world-renowned dancer Rachel Brice. Backer only updates and inclusion on our website's "thank you" page.

THE RESTLESS SPIRIT: High res download of the full Parlour Trick album "A Blessed Unrest" and the "Half Sick of Shadows" music video featuring Rachel Brice, backer only updates, and inclusion on our website's "thank you" page

THE DEAD LETTERS: A whimsically packaged postcard set featuring five original Parlour Trick designs. Plus high res digital downloads of the full Parlour Trick album "A Blessed Unrest" and the "Half Sick of Shadows" music video, backer only updates, and inclusion on our website's "thank you" page.

THE RESTLESS PARCEL: The audio CD of "A Blessed Unrest" mailed to you with the five-postcard set, plus high res digital downloads of the full album and the "Half Sick of Shadows" music video featuring Rachel Brice. Backer only updates and online "thank you" web page inclusion.

THE WINDING SHEET: Sumptuously printed and sheathed sheet music for the song "Half Sick of Shadows", an original composition by Dan Cantrell and arranged by The Parlour Trick, with design including cover art by indie comics legend, Ben Catmull. Autographed. Plus, high-res digital downloads of the Parlour Trick's album "A Blessed Unrest" and the music video "Half Sick of Shadows" featuring dancer Rachel Brice, and inclusion on our website's "thank you" page.

THE WINDING SHEET (WITH CD): Sumptuously printed and sheathed sheet music for the song "Half Sick of Shadows", an original composition by Dan Cantrell and arranged by The Parlour Trick, with design including cover art by indie comics legend, Ben Catmull. Autographed. Plus the audio CD of the Parlour Trick's album "A Blessed Unrest", digital download of the music video "Half Sick of Shadows" featuring dancer Rachel Brice, and inclusion on our website's "thank you" page.

THE LAUDANUM HOLE: A big, breathtaking 18"x26” poster designed for The Parlour Trick by PRIZME, featuring otherworldly photography by Ellen Rogers. Printed on 13pt recycled matte paper. Plus high res download of the full Parlour Trick album "A Blessed Unrest" and the "Half Sick of Shadows" music video featuring Rachel Brice, backer only updates, and inclusion on our website's "thank you" page.

THE LADY OF THE HOUSE OF LOVE (HEART): A mirror-backed, laser-cut cameo brooch pin designed by Lee Dotson and Nadya Lev. Features the distinctive profile of Parlour Trick thereminist/violinist/vocalist Meredith Yayanos. High res download of the full Parlour Trick album "A Blessed Unrest" and the "Half Sick of Shadows" music video featuring Rachel Brice. Plus backer-only updates, our grateful acknowledgement in the CD and vinyl liner notes of "A Blessed Unrest", and inclusion on our online "thank you" webpage.

THE LADY OF THE HOUSE OF LOVE (THROAT): A laser-cut, mirror-backed cameo necklace designed by Lee Dotson and Nadya Lev, featuring the distinctive profile of Parlour Trick thereminist/violinist/vocalist Meredith Yayanos. High res download of the full Parlour Trick album "A Blessed Unrest" and the "Half Sick of Shadows" music video featuring Rachel Brice. Plus backer-only updates, our grateful acknowledgement in the CD and vinyl liner notes, and inclusion on our online "thank you" webpage.

THE WAX & WANE: Copy of "A Blessed Unrest" in blood red vinyl. Plus, high res digital downloads of the full album and the "Half Sick of Shadows" music video featuring Rachel Brice. Plus backer-only updates, our grateful acknowledgement in the CD and vinyl liner notes of "A Blessed Unrest", and a webpage "thank you".

THE TWO GHEDE: A pair of talismanic artisanal candy skulls wrought in dark chocolate and white chocolate, infused with homemade mugwort and organic rose tinctures, and lavishly packaged. Comes with the postcard set. Plus: high res digital downloads of "A Blessed Unrest" and "Half Sick of Shadows", our grateful acknowledgement in the CD and vinyl liner notes, and inclusion on our "thank you" webpage.

THE SPIRITUALIST: Ultra limited-edition, deluxe boxed vinyl of "A Blessed Unrest". Autographed. Comes with the Parlour Trick postcard set. Plus digital downloads of the album and the "Half Sick of Shadows" music video starring Rachel Brice, backer-only updates, grateful acknowledgment in the CD/vinyl liner notes, and online "thank you" web page inclusion.

THE EDISON (BATCH II): The first batch of this limited edition reward tier items nearly sold out within days, so we've scrambled to get our hands on some more ancient Edison canisters. Hooray. Second verse, same as the first: you get a century-old wax cylinder canister, repurposed to be packed full of Parlour Trick dainties and fancies, including a handwritten calligraphed message scroll, a one-of-a-kind Victorian key pendant assembled by Meredith Yayanos, a talismanic artisanal red chocolate/mugwort/rose ghede skull, a thumbdrive packed with tons of different tunes from Mer & Dan (including "A Blessed Unrest", of course!) as well as some gems from Mer's previous work as a session player with a multitude of incredible bands. Also, a Lady of the House of Love cameo brooch or necklace (please specify). Plus high res download of the "Half Sick of Shadows" music video featuring Rachel Brice, backer only updates, and inclusion on our website's "thank you" page.

THE EDISON: A century-old wax cylinder canister, repurposed to be packed full of Parlour Trick dainties and fancies, including a handwritten calligraphed message scroll, a one-of-a-kind Victorian key pendant assembled by Meredith Yayanos, a talismanic artisanal red chocolate/mugwort/rose ghede skull, a thumbdrive packed with tons of different tunes from both Dan Cantrell and Meredith Yayanos (including "A Blessed Unrest", of course!), and a Lady of the House of Love cameo brooch or necklace (please specify).

THE EDISON & THE WINDING SHEET: Combo tier! (Both the limited edition EDISON tier and the WINDING SHEET tier were so popular that we rustled up a bunch more antique canisters, and we're game for printing up a slightly larger run on the sheet music.) A century-old wax cylinder canister, repurposed to be packed full of Parlour Trick dainties and fancies, including a handwritten calligraphed message scroll, a one-of-a-kind Victorian key pendant assembled by Meredith Yayanos, a talismanic artisanal red chocolate/mugwort/rose ghede skull, a thumbdrive packed with tons of different tunes from both Mer and Dan (including "A Blessed Unrest", of course!), and a Lady of the House of Love cameo brooch or necklace (please specify). Sumptuously printed and sheathed sheet music for the song "Half Sick of Shadows", an original composition by Dan Cantrell and arranged by The Parlour Trick, with design including cover art by indie comics legend, Ben Catmull. Autographed. Plus digital downloads of The Parlour Trick's album "A Blessed Unrest" and the music video "Half Sick of Shadows" featuring dancer Rachel Brice, and inclusion on our website's "thank you" page.

THE PLANCHETTE: Limited edition laser-cut, hand-painted, wooden divining planchette, numbered and autographed. Plus, a thumbdrive packed with tons of original music by Mer & Dan, as well as some gems from Mer's extensive previous work as a session musician with a multitude of incredible bands. Additionally, THE PLANCHETTE tier comes with a postcard set and your choice of a LADY OF THE HOUSE OF LOVE cameo jewelry, *or* the WAX AND WANE vinyl. (Choose one.) High res download of the full Parlour Trick album "A Blessed Unrest" and the "Half Sick of Shadows" music video featuring Rachel Brice. Plus backer only updates, and inclusion on our website's "thank you" page.

THE SPIRIT TRUMPET: Limited edition, acid-etched, painstakingly hand-wrought brass trumpet by Jake Von Slatt of the Steampunk Workshop. Features several Parlour Trick-centric panels from Surrealist artist Max Ernst's famous collaged, public-domain graphic novel, "Une semaine de bonté". Comes with pledger's choice of LADY OF THE HOUSE OF LOVE cameo jewelry or blood-red WAX & WANE tier vinyl. Plus the postcard set, digital downloads of the album and the "Half Sick of Shadows" music video starring Rachel Brice, backer-only updates, grateful acknowledgment in the CD/vinyl liner notes, and online "thank you" web page inclusion.

THE MESMER: An ethereal, hour-long solo theremin performance by Meredith Yayanos, from her parlour to yours, anywhere in the world, via Skype. Followed by informal tea & chit chat, if you like! High res digital download of the full Parlour Trick album "A Blessed Unrest" and the "Half Sick of Shadows" music video featuring Rachel Brice. Plus backer-only updates, our grateful acknowledgement in the CD and vinyl liner notes of "A Blessed Unrest", and inclusion on our "thank you" webpage. (High speed broadband required. High-def computer speakers highly encouraged. Together, we will schedule the concert for some time between February and June of 2013.)

THE MOTHER OF LONDON: A stunning, multi-faceted, one-of-a-kind brown Mother of London "Three-Belt", custom made by world-acclaimed fashion designer Mildred Von expressly for this Kickstarter. Soft mixed kidskin with mixed metal fixtures and studs. 32"-40" adjustable. Unisex. Comes with high res digital downloads of the full Parlour Trick album "A Blessed Unrest" and the "Half Sick of Shadows" music video featuring Rachel Brice. Plus backer-only updates, our grateful acknowledgement in the CD and vinyl liner notes of "A Blessed Unrest", and inclusion on our "thank you" webpage.

THE OUIJA: An limited edition, hand-painted, felt-backed, pressed wood laser-cut tabletop talking board and planchette which "divine" both words and music. (Designed by Ariana Osborne in cahoots with Meredith Yayanos.) Plus high res digital downloads of the full Parlour Trick album "A Blessed Unrest" and the "Half Sick of Shadows" music video featuring Rachel Brice. Plus backer-only updates, our grateful acknowledgement in the CD and vinyl liner notes of "A Blessed Unrest", and inclusion on our "thank you" webpage.

THE INCANTATION: An enchanting, one-of-a-kind portrait of Meredith Yayanos and Dan Cantrell of The Parlour Trick summoning the spirit world with song. Painted by San Francisco-based artist Trista Musco on a 12"x36", 1" thick wood panel. Plus high res digital download of the full Parlour Trick album "A Blessed Unrest" and the "Half Sick of Shadows" music video featuring Rachel Brice, backer-only updates, our grateful acknowledgement in the CD and vinyl liner notes of "A Blessed Unrest", and inclusion on our "thank you" webpage. (With apologies, this one-of-a-kind item can only ship within the continental US.)

THE BLESSED BUNDLE: Shipped to your doorstep, the deluxe boxed vinyl of "A Blessed Unrest", plus digital downloads. The limited edition talking board and planchette. The full set of five Parlour Trick postcards. The autographed "Half Sick of Shadows" sheet music. The talismanic artisanal chocolate ghede skulls. A century-old wax cylinder canister chock full o' handmade Parlour Trick merch items, including one-of-a-kind Victorian key pendant, a thumbdrive packed with tons of original music, and the Lady of the House of Love cameo or necklace (please specify). Plus links to high res downloads of the full album, the backer only updates, grateful acknowledgment in the CD/vinyl liner notes, and online "thank you" web page inclusion. (Mailed, insured, from New Zealand to just about anywhere in the world. All shipping costs factored in.)

THE TRUE BELIEVER: Every single reward item listed above. All of them. Plus, a large one-of-a-kind, angelically soft mohair shawl with 1250 crystal beads threaded into it, courtesy of master knitter Sandra Lee Yayanos. Created just for you, in your choice of Ectoplasm Green (a minty celery with emerald and clear glass beading), or Sepia Dream (a rusty beige cream with amber and clear glass beading). Mailed, insured, from New Zealand to just about anywhere in the world. All shipping costs factored in.