Release
The album was self-released on August 18, 2008, exclusively through the album's website. It was made available there free for streaming and for purchase as a download of DRM-free MP3s. The duo released the album from other online digital music services starting the following month, including 7 Digital, Amazon MP3, eMusic, the iTunes Store, Napster, and the Zune Marketplace. No record label was involved in releasing the digital format and independent distributors were allowed to handle the physical product, which was released on November 25 as an enhanced CD and a deluxe-packaged CD in a tin.
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"Strange Overtones" and themes of humanity versus technology
"Strange Overtones"
You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. The final chorus of "Strange Overtones" discusses the themes of humanity and technology, illustrating the "electronic Gospel" genre of the album with its lyrics about the strength of the heart. Read more about this topic: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today Famous quotes containing the word release:“The steel decks rock with the lightning shock, and shake with the “Come, thou long-expected Jesus, “As nature requires whirlwinds and cyclones to release its excessive force in a violent revolt against its own existence, so the spirit requires a demonic human being from time to time whose excessive strength rebels against the community of thought and the monotony of morality ... only by looking at those beyond its limits does humanity come to know its own utmost limits.” |