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That's great, I think you should really make this clearer on the Big O page (how about just giving a full track listing for the DVD?). Just placed my order for the Lv. 3 package. Really looking forward to this!

Thanks! It's so cool to have some of my favorite musicians interested in our music! The problem was that someone at the printing plant for some reason had to export the PDFs we had prepared exactly to their specification one more time before actually printing them and somehow the correct fonts got lost in the process (but nobody noticed that...). How exactly that leads to such totally random text I don't quite know, but that's supposedly all there was to it. So I can't really help you there - in our case it wasn't an Adobe error. But it sounds very weird that your printer would do fine for a while BEFORE messing up.

Hi everyone, just letting you know that our album is now also available from CDBaby. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/relocator This is quite a bit quicker and cheaper than buying directly from us if you live in the USA or Canada.

Will the DVD include just the bonus cuts or the stuff that's on the CD as well?

True, but it's still an invaluable outlet for artist (our album will be available via them soon).

It's a bit hard to believe after all the delays, but our debut CD is finally available - today the corrected batch arrived and we've already shipped all the pre-orders as well as the five CDs for those who won our "guess who" competition in 2008! For now the CDs are available only directly via our website: http://www.relocator-project.com And our "order the CD, get MP3s right away" offer for the impatient still stands! If you're still on the fence, you can check out the full album on our MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/relocatorproject Thanks for listening!

Sounds very interesting indeed.

I just discovered these guys (both CDs are on the way to me) - what a great band! Love the mix of strong pop songwriting and all the jazzy, sometimes progressive elements. Addictive stuff! http://www.myspace.com/thereignofkindo

Indeed. I do have all the OJC discs, but I don't like the way they released this material.

Thanks. I just realized I'd even posted in that old thread over two years ago... embarrasing.

Any comments on the Curtis Amy set? I'm on the fence right now and I can't seem to find a lot of discussion of it here.

I've been listening to this a lot since the holidays and it's really fabulous. Highly recommended!

Bad news... The final Relocator CDs arrived from the pressing plant today just as scheduled. And yet we can't ship them yet - unfortunately the layout of the CD booklet is totally messed up as you can see in the comparison image below. How did this happen? We have no idea at this point. We are still waiting for an explanation from the pressing plant and a solution for this unfortunate situation or some kind of schedule for replacements. At least the CDs themselves seem to be fine... We are sorry for this delay and we'll keep you updated. Thanks for your patience!

According to my CD shelf I own four albums by that Turner fellow. He's quite good!

Hi! Many people from the Mike Portnoy forum have contributed tracks to a free compilation - about three hours of music, a large part of which has been worked into concept pieces (but is also included as individual tracks). My band Relocator has also contributed a track, the 11:30 "The Alchemist" which seems to be almost everyone's favorite from our album so far. I haven't heard everything yet (it's a LOT of music!), but what I heard was of course mostly prog (as you'd expect in the Dream Theater drummer's forum) and pretty cool! You can find more information on and download links for the compilation here: http://antmanix.5gigs.net And btw, if you like our track, you can now check out our entire album on our MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/relocatorproject All the best, Michael

Still waiting for my Mosaic Select to arrive, but I did get the Asia Minor CD yesterday. I've had the mp3s from eMusic for ages, but I wanted the real thing on the shelf next to the Mosaic set.

Short update: It looks like we'll get the CDs on December 30th. Of course we'll ship the pre-orders the same day.

I'm sure these sound great, but $29.99?

Which one has Tony Williams again?

Thanks, Shawn! Btw, by now a whole new set of songs is up on the MySpace page!

It's the "would you like some fries and soda with that?" approach, only that you don't get to buy just the burger!

Hi everyone, it's been a bit quiet since our big announcement in October, but thankfully the long wait is now over - the Relocator debut album is done and it's OUT! We won't have the physical CDs in our hands for another two weeks or so, but if you want to hear the album now, you don't have to wait until then! We are now offering high-quality mp3s of the full album (complemented by the CD booklet in PDF format so you're not missing out on the liner notes). We have also started taking CD pre-orders and the cool thing is: If you pre-order the CD, you can download the mp3s and start listening right away! The album is now available here: http://www.relocator-project.com Here's the cover and the tracklisting: 1. Red Vibes (6:13) 2. Biosphere (8:00) 3. Relocator (5:24) 4. Proxima (6:16) 5. Aavishkar (10:30) 6. 13 Reasons (6:31) 7. Urban Blue (6:33) 8. The Alchemist (11:32) Total playing time: 60:59 Stefan Artwin: guitars, programming Michael Pruchnicki: bass, fretless bass Frank Tinge: drums, percussion Bartek Strycharski: electric violin Special guest: Derek Sherinian: all keyboards You can listen to two full tracks on our MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/relocatorproject We will upload a new track every day until the end of the week, so keep checking back and listening. Note: We had to split one song into two parts due to the MySpace limits. On the album it is of course presented as one track without interruption. You can order our album and read a bit more about us here: http://www.relocator-project.com Let me answer some frequently asked questions about the album right away: Q: Does Derek Sherinian really play on this album? A: Yes. Q: But it's probably just a guest solo or something, right? A: No, Derek recorded all the keyboard parts for all eight tracks. Q: Is there violin on all tracks? A: No, only three of the eight tracks feature our violinist. Q: When do the vocals start? A: Never. It's an all-instrumental album! Q: How much is shipping to my country? A: Shipping is included in the flat-rate CD price of 15 Euro. Q: I hate the RIAA. Can I still buy your CD? A: Yes. This is a 100% independent production and every penny made goes directly to the artists! Q: I hate PayPal. Can I order your CD somewhere else? A: Not at the moment, but this will change once we get the CDs from the pressing plant. Q: When will my CD ship? A: We expect to start shipping CDs around Christmas. Keep checking our website for updates! Q: I just ordered the CD/mp3s. How can I download the mp3s? A: You will get an e-mail with a download link. It might take a while before it is sent. Q: The MySpace audio quality sucks. Can I download a full track in decent quality somewhere? A: It's not Christmas yet! Please be patient. Q: I can't find any reviews of your album. Why is that? A: It's simple: We didn't delay the release for people to prepare their reviews like record companies usually do. Only very few people have heard it before today. Q: Your album rocks! Can I review it? A: Yes, please do that. It would be very helpful. Q: Your album sucks! Can I review it? A: No, all negative reviews are embargoed until December 2034. Q: How come I've never heard of you guys before? A: Duh - it's our debut album! I'll gladly answer any other questions you might have! Thanks for listening!

I think the word you were looking for was "idiotic". The worst thing is that even now that this copy protection nonsense has ended, it's still very risky to buy copies of these albums online because you can never be 100% sure that you'll get one of the re-printed copies without CP.

I like it, too.

Me too (from amazon.com, most likely their last copy of the set). Whew!