{"title":"The Microphones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Microphones was the first major musical project of \u003ci\u003ePhil Elvrum\u003c\/i\u003e, the principal member of the group. Phil released music under this moniker from 1996 through 2004 before he began making music under the name Mount Eerie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Microphones' sound is often characterized by its lo-fi production, introspective lyrics, and experimental instrumentation. Drawing inspiration from a wide range of genres including indie rock, folk, and noise pop, their music has garnered a dedicated following over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInfluenced by artists such as \u003ci\u003eMount Eerie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Olivia Tremor Control\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNeutral Milk Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, The Microphones' unique blend of melancholic melodies and raw emotion has resonated with listeners around the world. Their discography includes critically acclaimed albums like \"The Glow Pt. 2\" and \"It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"glow-pt-2","title":"Glow Pt. 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Glow Pt. 2\u003c\/em\u003e is the third studio album by American indie folk and indie rock project the Microphones. It was released on September 11, 2001, through K Records and later through P.W. Elverum \u0026amp; Sun, Ltd. Recording was done on analogue equipment at Dub Narcotic, Olympia, Washington, from May 2000 to March 2001. The album takes influences from numerous music genres such as black metal, ambient and avant-garde, as well as non-musical sources like the American drama television show Twin Peaks and primary member Phil Elverum's relationship to Khaela Maricich. Elverum was responsible for the album's production in its entirety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusically, \u003ci\u003eThe Glow Pt. 2\u003c\/i\u003e diverts from the band's previous studio release It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water, and features experimental production, alongside musical techniques and lyrics that often reference nature and the Pacific Northwest. For promotion, Elverum embarked on The Paper Opera Tour with Calvin Johnson and Khaela Maricich, before going on a solo tour of North America. In the years following its release, the album has been reissued multiple times, with the first in 2007 including a disc of bonus material. An immediate critical success, it has since appeared in multiple rankings of the best albums of the 2000s, and is considered by many music critics to be the Microphones' best work and an important release in the lo-fi genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"P.W. 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Inside a heavy duty full colour foil stamped tip-on slip case you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e VINYL: the official Microphones albums on vinyl (10xLPs): - Don't Wake Me Up - It Was Hot, We Stayed In The Water - the Glow pt. 2 - Song Islands - Mount Eerie - Early Tapes - Microphones in 2020 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  DIGITAL: - download codes for 74GB of high resolution audio which includes: - complete discography (17 releases, 226 tracks) - unreleased outtakes (36 tracks) - early cassettes (5 of them) - lots of live recordings (55 tracks from 16 shows, 1999 - 2010) and this part is nuts... - STEMS (isolated original studio tracks) for almost everything \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e BOOK: - a new 107 page book, \"details and context\", of unseen materials, photos, notebook pages, artworks, and detailed notes  This second edition of the box set is different from the first one in minor ways: - the obi strip is printed on instead of loose - it's shrinkwrapped - slightly larger box, easier to get the stuff in and out\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"Black LPx10","offer_id":50945147404619,"sku":"2235645","price":299.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/ELV050display12_940x_39b67f09_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1733572822"},{"product_id":"details-and-context","title":"details and context","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you're interested in the Microphones box set but maybe you don't actually enjoy music (or maybe you have the records, or maybe it's sold out), here you can buy just the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's pretty fancy on its own.  12.5\" x 12.5\", 107 pages, perfect bound with huge french flaps, packed with beautiful photos and artwork, notebook spreads, studio track sheets, show posters, etc.  These were made at the sustainability-award-winning Hemlock Printers in Burnaby, B.C., a splurge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt works as either a semi-abstract aesthetic art thing or as an abundantly packed collection of background materials that should satisfy even the most curious Microphones music listener. 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