Pumpkin Love

so, for those that know me know that i'm a huge:

fanboy.

which is why i was surprised i hadn't heard about MACHINA II / the friends and enemies of modern music

the unreleased "final" album from them.

here's some info about it

MACHINA II / the friends and Enemies of Modern Music

Format: 3 x 10" E.P / 2 LP (12")
Record Label: Constantinople
Press release

MACHINA II/the friends and enemies of modern music, the final album from The Smashing Pumpkins has been released. The album is the companion piece to MACHINA/the machines of God. Both were recorded at the same time, and the new album completes the story of a rock star gone mad. MACHINA II / the friends and enemies of modern music allows the fans to be the record company by distributing the music for free via various fan web sites. In addition to the album, there are 3 e.p.s which feature alternate versions of MACHINA songs as well as outtakes. The band only pressed 25 copies each of four distinct pieces; one 12-inch l.p., and three 10-inch e.p. The records are only available on vinyl, each uniquely numbered and signed by hand etching in the out groove.

Taken from SPFC.ORG:

A followup to Machina, and the last album from the band. As a final farewell, and a "fuck you" to a record label that didn't give them the support they deserved, a limited pressing album was made (3x10" + 2LP, 5 discs total) and given away to be bootlegged out among the fans.All tracks are completely new/unheard, except for Real Love, which appears to be the same as the one found on the "Friends & Enemies" 60m cassette bootleg, and Le Deux Machina, which is the same synth version as found on the acoustic machina demos.

Just to clear up any possible confusion, this is the final album from the band. There are 25 copies. There will not be a CD pressing.

For a list of download sites, see the article at www.spfc.org.

NOTE: the above notes were written by SPFC and do NOT actually appear in the liner notes of the vinyl release. In fact, the only text which appears anywhere is ch5/the story of june (so far) - there are no credits, tracklists, or any other notes printed anywhere on the release. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

25 (twenty-five) copies on hand-cut, hand-numbered, non-lacquered acetate The 3 10"s come in plain white sleeves, the 2LP comes in a plain black sleeve with paper pasted to the inside, including "ch5/the story of june (so far)". The discs are labeled with small stickers bearing CR 01 thru CR 04 (CR 04 is the 2LP, w/ sides A-D). Each outer sleeve is completely wrapped in clear, wide packing tape with various repeating printed designs.

For additional info, go to SPFC's MACHINA 2 mini-faq. For scannings, go to SPFC.org.

finding this also made me realize that the only album of theirs i actually own is Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

and that's just not right.

::to Pirate Bay!::

(oh, and you can download MACHINA II here.)