The Smashing Pumpkins-Teargarden By Kaleidyscope updates

Hugh Freaking Dillon

Teargarden by Kaleidyscope is the eighth studio album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released as free MP3 downloads, and as a series of physical limited-edition EPs, culminating in a single box set release. The album will have 44 new songs, released one at a time, and will also be issued as eleven four-song EPs.

Announced by the frontman Billy Corgan on September 16, 2009, the concept album, "a new kind of album [...] you can hear as it's being made," will be released over the Internet, from the band's official website for free, one song at a time. Each time a set of four tracks has been made available for download, it will then be made available for purchase in two formats: a physical limited edition EP on CD and digital format—beginning with Teargarden by Kaleidyscope Vol. 1: Songs for a Sailor, released on May 25, 2010. All eleven records will culminate as a box set with entirely new packaging and exclusive content.

All of the songs will be released free as 192-kbps, DRM-free MP3 files, available from direct links on the band's website.Meanwhile, the songs will be released as eleven four-song limited edition CD EP box sets. The first physical EP, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope Vol. 1: Songs for a Sailor, consisting of a wooden box with the 4-song CD, a 7" vinyl record with one additional song, and a hand-carved stone obelisk, was released May 25 by Rocket Science Music.Finally, the complete forty-four song album will be released as a complete box set, accompanied by an art film and a making-of documentary entitled The Making of Teargarden.Corgan is also considering a single-CD compilation of the best of the forty-four tracks.

Release history:

Volume 1: Songs For A Sailor
1) December 8/09 - A Song For A Son
2) January 18/10 - Widow Wake My Mind
3) March 2/10 - A Stitch In Time
4) April 16/10 - Astral Planes

Physical EP release date: May 25/10. Includes 7" vinyl of one song: "Teargarden Theme"

Volume 2:The Solstice Bare
1) July 6/10 - Freak
2) September 14/10 - Spangled
3) October 6/10 (I think) - The Fellowship
4) November 24/10- Tom Tom

Physical EP release date: November 23/10, includes b-side Cottonwood Symphony.

Volume 3: ???
1) March 18/11 - Lightning Strikes
2) May 4/11 - Owata
3)
4)

Oceania release date is now November 1/11. **EDIT** New release date is June 2012

A tentative track list has been posted via Corgan's Twitter account. Song titles and track order are "subject to change".

"Pale Horse"
"Panopticon"
"The Chimera"
"Four Winds Chime"
"Glissandra"
"Inkless"
"My Love is Winter"
"The Celestials" (formerly titled "Special K" & "Helios")
"Pinwheels"
"Oceania"
"Violet Rays"
"Quasar/Stellar Polaris/The People Mover"
"Pretty Boy"

The final track list has been posted by William himself. It goes as follows:

"Quasar"
"Panopticon"
"The Celestials"
"Violet Rays"
"My Love Is Winter"
"One Diamond, One Heart"
"Pinwheels"
"Oceania"
"Pale Horse"
"The Chimera"
"Glissandra"
"Inkless"
"Wildflower"

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Hugh Freaking Dillon

I'll be updating this whether anyone cares or not!

HeavyHands

*cricket* *cricket*

Hugh Freaking Dillon

HeavyHands wrote:

*cricket* *cricket*

HeavyHands

Thanks Paul for bumping this thread. It reminded me to go post in the "Bands you've soured on" thread.

Hugh Freaking Dillon

I have to admit myself, as an avid SP fan, that the last few free tunes from this album haven't been to my liking. Spangled is my least favourite so far.

I was super pumped when he released the GLOW 2 song single. Both those songs kicked serious ass. I even liked the American Gothic EP. But this stuff, aside from Astral Planes, is not that good so far.

HeavyHands wrote:

Thanks Paul for bumping this thread. It reminded me to go post in the "Bands you've soured on" thread.

Bushleaguer28

I thought Song for A Son was great. Since then . . . meh

justam

Paul David wrote:

I'll be updating this whether anyone cares or not!

I care.

intodeep

I actually downloaded spangled last night

I've heard worse. It seems okay. I'll keep listening. Song for a Son was really cool and I liked Freak. I hope some other good ones will come of this.

justam

I downloaded it at lunchtime while I was at work the other day but I forgot to listen to it when I got home. Maybe tonight I'll remember to listen to it? :? :geek:

craigb

I like "Song For a Son" and "A Stitch in Time" but the others, to me, are kind of...bleh.

Hugh Freaking Dillon

the new song The Fellowship is, well, um, not my cup of tea. It starts out like something you'd hear in a club.

EESH.

1STmammal2wearPants

everyone will be dead by the time the album is finished.....

didn't bands used to release a couple of albums a year?

Drowned Out

Which Billy are we getting on these new songs? Starry eyed dreamer Billy or the rocker Billy? I only like the latter, really.
Let me know if any of these songs are anywhere near as good as United States.
haven't been crazy about much of the 'new' SP stuff, but that song kicks ass.

Hugh Freaking Dillon

unfortunately, so far, the former. My fave is Superchrist. What a fucking awesome song that is. United States kills as well.

Drowned Out wrote:

Which Billy are we getting on these new songs? Starry eyed dreamer Billy or the rocker Billy? I only like the latter, really.
Let me know if any of these songs are anywhere near as good as United States.
haven't been crazy about much of the 'new' SP stuff, but that song kicks ass.

guypjfreak

ah soz before i get told i just put the same flipping thing up good init :oops: :oops:

g under p

I hope I can get my hands on this album...

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Hugh Freaking Dillon

what is that?

g under p wrote:

I hope I can get my hands on this album...

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goldrush

Paul David wrote:

Release history:

Volume 1: Songs For A Sailor
1) December 8/09 - A Song For A Son
2) January 18/10 - Widow Wake My Mind
3) March 2/10 - A Stitch In Time
4) April 16/10 - Astral Planes

Physical EP release date: May 25/10.

Volume 2:The Solstice Bare
1) July 6/10 - Freak
2) September 14/10 - Spangled
3) October 6/10 (I think) - The Fellowship
4) TBA

Where do you think "Teargarden Theme" from the first 7" fits on 'Songs For A Sailor'? As song 0 or as song 5?

I really liked Song For A Son but the rest is ok at best. I'll probably end up getting all of the songs though, as much out of curiosity as hope that we get something like the old Billy back.

Hugh Freaking Dillon

I don't think the theme released on the 7" technically counts towards the 44 song total. I also hope to hear more Superchrist/G.L.O.W. type stuff.

goldrush wrote:

Paul David wrote:

Release history:

Volume 1: Songs For A Sailor
1) December 8/09 - A Song For A Son
2) January 18/10 - Widow Wake My Mind
3) March 2/10 - A Stitch In Time
4) April 16/10 - Astral Planes

Physical EP release date: May 25/10.

Volume 2:The Solstice Bare
1) July 6/10 - Freak
2) September 14/10 - Spangled
3) October 6/10 (I think) - The Fellowship
4) TBA

Where do you think "Teargarden Theme" from the first 7" fits on 'Songs For A Sailor'? As song 0 or as song 5?

I really liked Song For A Son but the rest is ok at best. I'll probably end up getting all of the songs though, as much out of curiosity as hope that we get something like the old Billy back.

Kilgore_Trout

Bushleaguer28 wrote:

I thought Song for A Son was great. Since then . . . meh

same

not even a fan of the whole one song at a time concept... how do you go from sprawling ALBUMS like mellon collie and siamese dream to this single-centric nonsense??

great for impatient fan boys... terrible for people that still believe in the sanctity of the album as a whole body of work

and without that kind of focus i think billy is floundering a bit