NEWS. . . BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Wu-Tang Clan fans, your day has finally come, as their ridiculously rare album is still ready to be showcased.
The band secretly recorded their seventh album, Once Upon A Time in Shaolin, for six years, and made a physical copy of it.
It was placed in a stunning silver box before being auctioned in 2015, becoming the most expensive record ever sold.
Music lovers may only dream of getting their hands on this offering, but thanks to the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Tasmania, Australia, it may now be a reality.
Once Upon A Time In Shaolin will be presented as part of the museum’s Namedropping exhibition, which explores big names, brands, artists, and musicians, as well as the “human quest. “
Mona announced a series of intimate listening parties to the coveted album over 10 days in June, allowing enthusiasts to listen to a “track selection. “
It says, “During the Namedropping, the world’s only copy of the mythical seventh Wu-Tang Clan studio album will be on display at the museum.
“We also give you a chance to listen to it. At least part of it.
“We’ll be a series of personal listening occasions at Frying Pan Studios, where a lucky few will be able to notice a special variety of tracks from the album reserved for Mona.
“We hear about unique opportunities: this is one of them. “
The 30-minute listening evenings will be held twice a day between June 15 and 24. Tickets will be available Thursday at 10 a. m. M. y are completely free.
“Every once in a while, an object on this planet has mystical homes that go beyond its circumstances,” Jarrod Rawlins, Mona’s director of conservation affairs, said of the exhibit.
“Once Upon a Time in Shaolin is more than just an album, so. . . I knew I had to include it in this exhibition. “
Wu-Tang Clan recorded the album between 2006 and 2013 and sought to take a stance against the rise of online streaming, so they kept the songs with “a 400-year-old Renaissance-style musical approach. “
Not content with releasing their album in a plastic CD case, the members opted to store Once Upon A Time in Shaolin in a hand-carved nickel case, with the lyrics in a leather-bound manuscript.
Only one copy of two CDs was printed in 2015 before the master files were removed.
To ensure that the album would be used with the band’s original intent, a legal agreement was drafted stating that it can only be used for advertising purposes in 2103.
The music is so rare that, to this day, only a few people have been able to see some excerpts from it. In 2015, prospective buyers had the opportunity to get a head start on a 13-minute variety before Martin Shkreli bought it at auction. for 2 million dollars. .
Three years later, the questionable businessman was found guilty of fraud and forced to hand over the elusive album to the authorities, after which the virtual art collective Pleasr bought it.
Pleasr bosses said in a statement, “10 years ago, the Wu-Tang Clan had an ambitious vision of creating an album in one as an art painting.
“With this exclusive artwork, Wu-Tang Clan’s goal is to redefine the meaning of music ownership and price in a global world of virtual streaming and commodification of music.
“Pleasr is revered for being Mona’s spouse in RZA’s vision of Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. “
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