In June of 2023, drums were finally recorded on 7 tracks from After the Mourning’s sophomore album. Mixing engineer Brad Davis and mastering engineer Steve Corrao have polished the songs until they sparkled, and now it’s time to share them with the world.

          Since all the recording, mixing and mastering is complete, the goal of this IndieGoGo Campaign is to pay for the vinyl itself. Until we reach the initial goal, all profits are going directly to pressing the first run of vinyl. Once we surpass that goal, stretch goals will go toward making the vinyl in a custom color combination, adding lyric inserts to the LP and CD, and adding clothing perks.

          The initial goal of $2000 is enough to press a run of 100 EcoMix 12” LPs. EcoMix vinyl is made of the scraps from other bands’ records, so they can be a random mix of colors with some swirling and marbling effects. I looked at a lot of examples, and the results are all unique. There’s the possibility that we could end up with an assortment of several colors, and that is exciting.

          One of the stretch goals, if we are able to sell enough copies, is to get the records made in a custom color combination and remove the gamble factor. Either way, this record will be something special.

          If we don’t meet the goal, I will do what needs to be done to make sure every order gets fulfilled, but the vinyl might be black or another solid color. I have found options at lower budget thresholds, just in case the campaign falls short of the amount needed for the EcoMix.

          If you contribute to this campaign, you will get digital downloads of all the songs in MP3 and WAV before they are available anywhere else. CD, cassette, and record orders will be fulfilled as soon as all of the manufacturing is complete, which will still be significantly earlier than you can stream all of the songs on Spotify. All of the tracks on this record are going to be released one at a time over the course of several months. People who pre-order the music will be the first to hear the EP in its entirety.

          Share the campaign with everyone who rocks. The more people invest in this campaign, the cooler the perks are going to get. Share it to all your socials, paste it into your work group chats, talk about it in your blogs and vlogs and stories, and tell your aunts and uncles who grew up in the grunge era that this is going to rock. All of the money we make is going right back into your pre-ordered music to make the copy you hold in your hands as awesome as possible.