OMGWTFDONE!

[zrath]

It's done!
All the design work on the Memorial 4-CD set for DJ Pascal is done!
All the labels, the inserts, the artwork, the text, the music, it's all done!
So now I start burning and printing and cutting and assembling.
As I type this, the CD case inserts are printing up.
They're double-sided inserts and I managed to get the printing to line up just right on both sides.
I mixed the "My Planet Rocks" dance CD on Sunday Night, and it went kinda meh.
A good portion of Monday was spent on cleaning up and tweaking the mix so it sucks less. :)
I was mixing live and I wound up with 90 minutes of music, which I trimmed down to about 75.
There are two tracks on the CD: the dance mix and the track that wound up in the movie "Angel-A".
It's called "Presidents Dub" and it's credited to DJ Pascal And The 13th Tribe.
It's not the film version, it's an earlier edit from 2003 that runs 3 minutes long.
That track is not on the "Angel-A" soundtrack because of a sample clearing issue, which is really too bad.

The front and back covers of the CD case are printed on photo paper and look awesome!
Here's the front image:



All these photos are Pascal. And in the central image, he's the one riding the motorcycle.
He's wearing headphones connected to the helicopter flying above him. Totally insane.
And here's the back image:



That's him at Burning Man 2004.
The images printed on the actual CDs are pretty cool too, but they're difficult to display here.
You'll have to wait until you get your Memorial set to see 'em. :)
So I'm gonna start assembling them today and start mailing them in a couple of days.


There's a weird little thing I just noticed...
I've been saying since the beginning that you get the CD set if you donate "$50 or more" to the fund.
That's one of the things the televangelist says in one of my all-time favorite Techno tracks:
"House Of God" by DHS. And here's the video so you know what I'm talking about:

"I AM EXcited!! About the House Of God!"

And for you numerologists out there, here's a bizarre and macabre little bit of information.
The YouTube info says that this video of "House Of God" was recorded off of MTV's old AMP TV show.
And the video that it segues into is "378" by Emergency Broadcast Network.
03/07/08 is the date of Pascal's passing.
I've been using the EBN track title as a mnemonic to remember the date.
378 is also the amount of liters in a gallon (3.78L).

Oh geeze...
This stuff will drive you crazy if you think about it too long.

Comments

[marmelmm.livejournal.com]

o_O

Belated condolences on Pascal's passing! (sigh) Gives you an idea of how often I check LJ these days... (hugs)

[zrath.livejournal.com]

Thank you, and oh geeze! :)
You need to go back and read the earlier posts.

[marmelmm.livejournal.com]

Oh, I went and browsed. I'm fairly up to date now... :)

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's so weird about the numbers. We have similar things with my grandparents (I think one died on 6/16 and the other on 9/19 and my nephews bday. No, wait, its other dates but it all synchs up).

[zrath.livejournal.com]

Well, our family's birth days are all in multiple of 3s: 12, 12, 9 and 6.
And the months all follow each other: November, December, January and February.
My brother's driving license number is a palindrome of mostly 6s and 3s.
My parents both passed away in January, though not the same year (thank goodness!).
Therefore, I was really scared for Pascal back in January.

And then, my brother once told me that the parents were trying to have me born on June 6 1966, and they missed by a few months.
I'm pretty sure he was joking.

[amarafox.livejournal.com]

That is such an awesome tribute. :)

*hugs the Zrath*

[zrath.livejournal.com]

Merci mademoiselle. :)

*hugs da Stormtrooperfox* :D

[paka.livejournal.com]

You know, as someone who never actually knew your brother, that collection of images tells me a little more about who he was as a person. And this is probably quite a good time to say "sounds like he had one hell of a full life."

[zrath.livejournal.com]

He was definitely out there, kicking ass and taking names.
In his early life, the parents, especially my dad, had a nasty habit of putting obstacles in his path.
I can't even begin to imagine what he could have achieved if they had actually supported him.
(It's a long story. The parents were still kids themselves and I think Dad was jealous.)

Are you interested in getting the CD-set?

[marmelmm.livejournal.com]

Well, *I* am...

[zrath.livejournal.com]

Ah, thank you!

As mentioned in previous posts, the 4-CD Memorial set is to help raise funds for funeral arrangements and various expenses.
Anyone donating $50 or more gets the CDs.
Just e-mail me at zrath at toast dot net and I'll give you the details.
And I'll answer all your questions.

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

You're one good brother, DJ Z-S.

Memorial on 5 April, correct? I've been thinking it was this Saturday and would have been Very Confuzzled Indeed.

[zrath.livejournal.com]

Yes, Saturday April 5th, probably starting at 2pm.
Right now, it looks like it will be at Seb's house.
It's near the intersection of Fairfax and Sunset in West Hollwyood.
I'll update if anything changes, but the date is set in stone.

[warskunk.livejournal.com]

Wow, I remember that song, and that video, and that show it was on (I couldnt find either for years afterwords). Thats really crazy too.

[zrath.livejournal.com]

I used to tape that show and I have that exact progression of videos on tape.
"House Of God" going into "378", just like that.
AMP was the last thing I ever watched on MTV.

[moonscream.livejournal.com]

In numerology, 378 works out to 9 (3+7+8=18=1+8=9). Which is the number at the end of the rotation of regular numbers...and 'endings' is one of its meanings.

Man, he looked like one of those ruggedly handsome French types that usually show up in movies. Too bad I never got to meet him.