One of the happy coincidences to being The Official Blog for Record Store Day 2010 is that we’re afforded the opportunity to underscore one of our main themes—namely that vinyl is a contemporary medium, one that’s never really gone away, and is perhaps thriving and more vital than it has been in some time (DJ’s, purists, and collectors notwithstanding.)
So, to that end, we’re spending the next ten weeks straight putting records into the hands of TVD readers as we count down to April 19, 2010—Record Store Day.
The rules can’t be any simpler: each Monday for the next ten weeks we’ll be launching a new RSD2010 Vinyl Giveaway and all you need to do to enter to win is to leave a comment in the comments section to that week’s giveaway letting us know why you deserve to win that week’s LP.
Be creative, funny, incisive—whatever it takes to grab our attention to deem you the winner. Most important however is to leave us a contact email address! You can be brilliant as hell, but if we can’t track ya’ down, you’re out of the running. Winners will be notified upon the launch of the next giveaway.
And with that, we’re launching the the very first of our LP giveaways with Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Beck-produced, ‘IRM.‘ (Check back with us later today because we have another for you too…)
What started as a brief recording session between Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck ended up to be the body of work that is IRM. Over the course of a year and a half of writing and recording together, Beck’s role grew to encompass all aspects of the creative process. He worked seamlessly with Charlotte co writing the lyrics and produced and mixed the recording. (This is the first time he has ever been so involved in another artist’s work.)
The official first single off the album is “Heaven Can Wait” featuring Beck. Sonically, the album is a new direction for Charlotte Gainsbourg and her first in nearly four years. Beck’s iconic and spacey production blends flawlessly with Charlotte’s unique vocals and delivery.
