a conceptual rethink is going to have me jump ahead and upload a number of releases rather quickly. inri043 is on hold for a day or two.

i've been compiling my sixth record since october. i initially planned to finish an outtake from late 2002 and place it in the last spot on that disc. but, i've decided against this for a handful of reasons.

first, this was an outtake. it wasn't unfinished, it was just something i put aside as substandard. and, while i think it's good enough to release in some form, i'm not excited about placing it last on this record, which is otherwise my most fully realized completed material to date (2002). it was an outtake, and i'd like to leave it as one.

second, including this outtake would make the record span two distinct periods. this outtake was initially written as a part of sarah's xmas present for 2002, whereas all of the other pieces are from rabit is wolf. that christmas was a definite period change for me in terms of writing. while it initially felt reasonable to include everything up until the reflections period on the disc - it fit chronologically, and it didn't leave anything stranded - i'm now leaning much more heavily towards separating the periods more cleanly. this was always a debate in my mind, i've just switched sides on it.

third, that plan was before i decided to do la la la la as inri043, which leaves that piece stranded. but, that piece is far more conceptually relevant to the idea of the disc, which is rabit is wolf outtakes. further, i think it's a stronger piece, with stronger incentive to include on this disc.

now, i don't want to move the vocal version over. the record is otherwise instrumental. and, it's a rabit is wolf idea.

so, what i'll do is leave the vocal version as the lead single to la la la la, stranded, but with the instrumental version at the end of the sixth lp.

i just need to listen to it a few times to be sure of this decision. if i am, that will complete inri044 - which is a major release.

it will also mean i'm removing the ostrich single (the previous inri044) and rather moving it into the flying single - and then releasing it as inri045. i may include a version of birdsong on this to complete a "bird ep".

it will also mean that ostrich will not have entries on the thru disc, as it's not developed enough for me to call it a midi composition.

bird song will need it's own single with a handful of remixes, which will be inri046. reflections and thru will follow immediately.

i'll be planning this out tonight. conceivably expect heavy uploading.