New York, United States (AFP) – The new album Wu-Tang Clan will have only one copy which will be sold to the highest bidder and will not be published commercially for 88 years. His name is Once Upon a Time in Shaolin , and can also be the last of the collective legendary hip-hop.
The project, which all details were revealed Monday , is the peculiar response of New Yorkers to the culture of “all free” promoted by the advent of the internet and its plea against the operation of the recording industry rappers.
“In an era in which the working musicians increasingly perceived as being so accessible, cheap and disposable like a box of clips, recognition of the profound art needed to write an exciting verse, producing a transformer drive or have a formidable career, is often reduced to a booklet that is not read, “laments the group
Therefore, the Wu-Tang Clan have decided that their new album is quite the opposite:. a complex double album produced for six years and only A copy will be edited.
In addition whoever obtained, a pledge not to publish commercially for decades, although it may itself distribute for free, something the group not considered likely given the high price that the buyer must pay by the piece.
“When you buy a painting or sculpture you are buying this piece and not the right to replicate. Having a Picasso not mean you can sell reproductions “says RZA, the leader of the formation, in an interview published Monday by Paddle8, the online platform that will take care of selling the work.
These restrictions are they shall mount up after 88 years, a number that is not at all casual, but responds to the fixing of the group with numerology and symbolism.
“There were 8 original members of the Clan when we Protect Ya Neck and METHOD Man . Individual numbers this year totaling 8. The agent for this work is numbered 8 in its name. In addition, the number 8 is the symbol of infinity and we use it in our album Wu-Tang Forever “lists RZA.
The album, whose single copy has been so far he kept in a safe in Marrakech, Morocco, will be sold in a luxurious box, work of a British-Moroccan artist, and be accompanied by a single booklet in a book of 174 pages bound in leather.
The sale price was not made public, but Paddle8 collect bids from potential buyers in private, according to a spokeswoman for the company.
However, according to Forbes, before putting it up for sale The band has already received an offer of $ 5 million.
The commitment to exclusivity might seem contradictory for so aware of his roots and committed as the Clan group, but they argue that the ultimate goal is “totally opposed to elitism”.
According to the band, it’s return value to recorded music, something that particularly benefit young artists.
“The artists are at the top have other sources of income, “explains Cilvaringz, the producer of the album, which argues that the current model slows the creations of independent groups and leave everything in the hands of large multinationals, that are committed to the safe values .
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin is, therefore, a declaration of war, something “extreme” seeking change, according to Wu-Tang Clan.
“For art to change the mindset of the people, must come from an extreme place,” says RZA.
Musically, however, the album is a return to the origins, the classic sound of a group that debuted in 1993 and revolutionized hip-hop scene in the eastern United States.
However, whoever buys the album will not be the only one who can hear content. The band will offer a private party to hear the album live for 36 fans at Museum of Modern Art
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