Album of the Week #44: PDF 10th Anniversary

Project name: Isthmus
Album name: Parabolic Dish Festival 10th Anniversary Edition
Release date: May 22, 2008
Release format: CD
Studio name: Metal XOR Studio

Tracks:
Disc 1 - see Parabolic Dish Festival Volume 1
Disc 2 - see Parabolic Dish Festival Volume 2
Disc 3 - various

It wasn't long after the first two volumes were originally released in 1998 and 1999 that talks began of a deluxe edition since there was so much extra content recorded and not used for the original two albums. So the project was started. Soon things got hectic and it was put on the back burner. A few years later it was worked on again, but it still was not finished.

Fast forward to 2008. The band was eagerly awaiting the release of the new Indiana Jones movie on May 22. And there were talks of possibly recording a new Isthmus album in June. So Harry said what would inspire him the most for another jam session would be the release of the Parabolic Dish Festival Deluxe Edition.

By coincidence, the date they recorded the album was May 22, 1998, exactly ten years to the day prior to the new Indiana Jones release. Jason dug up the material that was ready for the project and cleaned it up. Could it be done by May 22?

The new packaging was going to be adventure-themed since it was being released on the same day Indiana Jones was coming out. But due to time constraints, the only thing that remains of the adventure theme is the title font on the front cover. It was decided to go with a space theme for the rest of the packaging.

So the album did release on May 22, the first Metal XOR Studio album not released on a Tuesday. It contained 3 CD's, one for each of the original Volumes and a third that contained all the bonus content in the form of MP3's and PDF's. Being a multi-disc album was also a first for the Studio.

The band has been inspired to record the next album. Now it is a matter of getting their three schedules to allow for a recording session. And as of now, July looks promising.

Since the album was rather rushed to be completed by the May 22 deadline, there were some things that did not make it in this edition. So there are already plans for a bigger, much more complete edition to be released some time in the future. Let's hope it doesn't take another ten years for this one to be released!


Next week's Album of the Week: Precursory 33 by Mune Mud from 2008.