The vinyl curtain September 30, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Music, Technology, Thoughts, Web.Tags: And Vinyly, andvinyly.com, ashes, australian catholic church, australian catholics ban funeral songs, cremation, death, funeral, grim reaper, Internet, music, records, vinyl, voice recordings, Web
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The Grim Reaper wants your song requests, despite the recent ban on funeral pop songs by the Australian Catholic church. Further to my post about managing your digital remains, another Internet startup foray into death services. UK company And Vinyly offers audiophiles the opportunity to become one with the music and bake their cremated ashes into a vinyl record. Prices start from £3,000 for the basic package which includes standardised graphics and 24 minutes of music, voice recording or silence so that surviving relatives can appreciate ‘your’ pops and crackles. Extra pimping charges apply if you want custom artwork, “bespook” music, global distribution of your record (?) or event management of your “FUNeral”.
A refreshingly original approach to immortality complemented by an irreverently tongue-in-cheek website. For example the 10 steps to turning your remains into a record:
- Confirm viability of services in local area
- Identify a family member to accompany you (your ashes) to the pressing of the record
- Prepare audio and artwork
- Attend mastering of record
- Receive samples of record
- Die
- Get cremated
- Family member attends record pressing
- Chosen recipients receive record copies
- “Live on from beyond the groove”
A far more interesting dinner party game than ‘desert island discs’: As your last act of creativity, what would you choose as your death rattle?
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