Aidan made a promotional film for the new Arab Strap CD reissues . . .
The new, expanded, deluxe CD versions of The Week Never Starts Round Here and Philophobia are available now from Chemikal Underground.
. . . possibly. It may well have already sold out of its first run but there will be more on the way. The new anthology, edited by Rodge Glass, features a short story by Aidan and many others. You can find out more about it HERE.
Aidan was recently a guest of Mogwai on their new monthly podcast for Radio Magnetic. Aidan plays a few tunes and previews two tracks from his forthcoming mini LP. You can listen here.
The Arab Strap box set, ‘Scenes Of A Sexual Nature’, is available now!
The set includes:
* LP of Week Never Starts Round Here replete with artwork modifications reflecting Aidan’s original ‘vision’.
* 2LP of Philophobia with revised sleeve artwork incorporating lyric/book effect.
* Bonus 2LP featuring Arab Strap’s first two Peel Sessions, rarities/tracks from old singles etc. and a live version of ‘Girls Of Summer’ from Chemikal’s 5th Birthday Party, complete with John Peel’s introduction.
* The bonus 2LP also includes ‘Daughters of Darkness’; a previously incomplete and unreleased track, recently finished in Chem19 by Aidan and Malcolm exclsuively for this box set.
* A CD of live BBC material: Arab Strap’s first ever concert at King Tuts in October 1996 and their live performance at T In The Park, July 1998.
* A CD featuring tracks from all of Arab Strap’s WNSRH and Philophobia-era EPs.
* A data disc featuring MP3s of all the vinyl only tracks and movie files for videos ‘Here We Go’ and ‘(Afternoon) Soaps’.
* A complete replica of Arab Strap’s original ‘green frog’ demo cassette as sent to Chemikal Underground in 1996.
* Full, exclusive sleeve notes by both Aidan and Malcolm.
* A full colour poster featuring press clippings/reviews/Strap-related Falkirk hysteria.
* A numbered certificate. individually signed by Malcolm and Aidan.
So, in summary: 5LPs, 3CDs, 1 cassette, 1 poster, 1 signed certificate, over 70 tracks, only 1,000 made, a lot of hard work, a great deal of excitiement…
You can buy it from the Chemikal Underground Store or a record shop near you now! SOLD OUT!
The new Aidan Moffat & The Best-Ofs single is now available on 7” and download! Side A is Knock On The Wall Of Your Womb, a complete reworking of the album track, Lullaby For Unborn Child, while the B side is Aidan’s new short story for children, The Lavender Blue Dress. The 7” is VERY limited, and if you buy it from the Chemikal Underground online shop you’ll also receive their exclusive digital version which includes the single as mp3s, the video (SCROLL DOWN!) plus live versions of the single tracks recorded at Aidan’s recent gig at the Luminaire in London! Buy it online here: http://shop.chemikal.co.uk/acatalog/CHEM122.html
