Records, which allows for more creative freedom. He did note, however, that all the band’s forthcoming releases will also be available digitally.Īll these wacky distribution methods are a byproduct of the new deal the trio recently cut with Warner Bros. Coyne told Billboard that other ideas include a stompbox effects pedal with four songs on it, a salt box, a little spinning stroboscope thing, and old-school flexi-discs stuck to cereal box backs and as an insert in MAD magazine (flexi-disc : vinyl :: original floppy disc : zip disk). The music he referred to could potentially be a collection of the multitude of tracks the FLips plan on releasing in unique fashions throughout the year, foregoing traditional CDs or LPs. Weve had grandiose ideas of putting out a life-size, Gummi version of myself, Coyne explained in an interview, and in the heart would be this giant hard drive with all the music on it. The whole thing weighs about seven pounds, and it isnt the end of the palatable possibilities.
Those drives will be encased in a life-sized brain made of edible gummy bear stuff, which will in turn be inside a life-sized Gummi-skull.
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will be releasing three songs loaded onto portable USB drives. In fact, thats where youll be able to get the Flaming Lips next offering: inside a head. If The Flaming Lips frontman isn’t making posters with his own blood or hand delivering limited, unique record printings, hes spreading Flaming Lips songs across 12 iPhones.