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General clean-up of the page, I had no idea such inconsistent capitalisation could offend. Fixed some typos, will have to deal with the song names and their capitalisations at some point (streaming services having them in upper case doesnt help!)
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|disc_Category = Studio Album | |disc_Category = Studio Album | ||
|length = 30:25 | |length = 30:25 | ||
|year = 2012, 2019 ( | |year = 2012, 2019 (sketches 3d) | ||
|producers = Andrew Horowitz | |producers = Andrew Horowitz | ||
|label = BKLYN Records | |label = BKLYN Records | ||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''sketches''' is the first solo album by [[Andrew Horowitz]]. It was released under his pseudonym [[edu]] on cassette tape in March of 2012. Eventually, however the cassette tapes sold out, and the store page laid left abandoned for some time. However, Andrew eventually released the album digitally for purchase. | ||
sketches was later remastered and re-released as "sketches 3d" in 2019, with a Kickstarter to help fund physical releases. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The album was recorded in Andrew's New York apartment over a period of six months from August 2011 to February 2012 after the end of the [[Good & Evil]] tour.<ref name="HITSAndrewDebut">[https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/blogs/fanjournals/audio-fanjournals/2011/11/andrew-horowitz-debuts-solo-project-edu/ Hidden In The Sand. 2011. "Andrew Horowitz Debuts Solo Project. Fanjournal.]</ref> The album seemingly had no | The album was recorded in Andrew's New York apartment over a period of six months from August 2011 to February 2012 after the end of the [[Good & Evil]] tour.<ref name="HITSAndrewDebut">[https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/blogs/fanjournals/audio-fanjournals/2011/11/andrew-horowitz-debuts-solo-project-edu/ Hidden In The Sand. 2011. "Andrew Horowitz Debuts Solo Project. Fanjournal.]</ref> | ||
The album seemingly had no final title back then, only called "cassette tape 1".<ref name="HITSAndrewDebut"></ref> | |||
The first single from the album was [[miss melody]], released on Bandcamp in 2011.<ref name="HITSAndrewDebut"></ref> | The first single from the album was [[miss melody]], released on Bandcamp in 2011.<ref name="HITSAndrewDebut"></ref> | ||
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For a time the album wasn't released digitally<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120819213507/https://adhorowi.bandcamp.com/ Adhorowi Bandcamp circa 2012. Archived through the wayback machine.]</ref>, primarily because Andrew wanted it to be more "intimate" and "personal".<ref name="HITSAndrewDebut"></ref> Eventually however, Andrew would cave in and release it digitally on Bandcamp for more people to hear.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130213052451/http://adhorowi.bandcamp.com/ Adhorowi Bandcamp circa 2013. Archived through the wayback machine.</ref> | For a time the album wasn't released digitally<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120819213507/https://adhorowi.bandcamp.com/ Adhorowi Bandcamp circa 2012. Archived through the wayback machine.]</ref>, primarily because Andrew wanted it to be more "intimate" and "personal".<ref name="HITSAndrewDebut"></ref> Eventually however, Andrew would cave in and release it digitally on Bandcamp for more people to hear.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130213052451/http://adhorowi.bandcamp.com/ Adhorowi Bandcamp circa 2013. Archived through the wayback machine.</ref> | ||
== | ==sketches 3d== | ||
Sketches 3d attempted to clean up the album with better production, attributed to Andrew's recent work as a music producer. This re-release also aimed to | '''sketches 3d''' (Sketches 3d on streaming services) attempted to clean up the album with better production, attributed to Andrew's recent work as a music producer. This re-release also aimed to distribute the album on a wider scale, as the previous version of the album had a limited release on cassette (noted in the cover art), and Bandcamp. | ||
[[File:Sketches3d.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Sketches 3d Cover|Sketches 3d Cover]] | [[File:Sketches3d.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Sketches 3d Cover|Sketches 3d Cover]] | ||
===Kickstarter=== | ===Kickstarter=== | ||
Funding for the release of | Funding for the release of sketches 3d was raised through the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. | ||
The first tier of support through | The first tier of support through Kickstarter was for vinyl, though backers also, depending on how much they pledged, received a CD copy alongside their vinyl. Then additional tiers included a limited edition T-shirt and hand written lyrics to one of his songs, picked by the backer.<ref name=kickstarter>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sketches/edu-sketches-3d-on-vinyl-and-digital Kickstarter. edu sketches 3d.]</ref> | ||
Andrew listed several items up for sale through the platform, such as his | Andrew listed several items up for sale through the platform, such as his old keyboard that he used for tours<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sketches/edu-sketches-3d-on-vinyl-and-digital/rewards#reward-UmV3YXJkLVVtVjNZWEprTFRjeU9EZzJOREU9 Edu. 'My Tally Hall PC2X Purple Keyboard'. Retrieved: 9th January 2024.</ref> and his first ever acoustic guitar, with a case entirely covered by random stickers, some including classic Tally Hall [[Merchandise]].<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sketches/edu-sketches-3d-on-vinyl-and-digital/rewards#reward-UmV3YXJkLVVtVjNZWEprTFRjeU9EZzBPRFk9 Edu. 'My First Acoustic Guitar' Kickstarter. Retrieved: 9th January 2024.</ref> | ||
Three exclusive bonus tracks were given to those who donated to the Kickstarter fundraiser: the full "Misfortune" performance of [[Lemons and Pears]] by the [[Toy Orchestra]], a remastered [[Tomorrow and Today]] track, and an entirely new track [[Grandpa is Hiding]]. <ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sketches/edu-sketches-3d-on-vinyl-and-digital/posts Presumably found under "UPDATE #5 Backers only BONUS TUNES----- NEW ITEMS"]</ref> | Three exclusive bonus tracks were given to those who donated to the Kickstarter fundraiser: the full "Misfortune" performance of [[Lemons and Pears]] by the [[Toy Orchestra]], a remastered [[Tomorrow and Today]] track, and an entirely new track [[Grandpa is Hiding]]. <ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sketches/edu-sketches-3d-on-vinyl-and-digital/posts Presumably found under "UPDATE #5 Backers only BONUS TUNES----- NEW ITEMS"]</ref> | ||
===Release of | ===Release of sketches 3d=== | ||
A number of singles from | A number of singles from sketches 3d were released in the run-up to the release of the full album. [[Have a Nice Day (Interludinal)]] was the first to be released on the 7th of June 2019. This marked the first edu release on major streaming services.<ref>https://open.spotify.com/track/14fTtULOqJ57vfy6A4S9Qc Edu. 7th June 2019. 'Have a Nice Day (Interludinal)'. Spotify.com. Retrieved 9th January 2024.</ref> This was followed by four more: [[Miss Melody]],<ref>https://open.spotify.com/track/3E5i1Kfi8xqnKbPMNIyyQe Andrew Horowitz. Edu. 'Miss Melody'. Spotify. Retrieved 9th January 2024.</ref> [[Lemons and Pears]],<ref>https://open.spotify.com/track/5TKWSvt8h74gnIe42797Ic Andrew Horowitz. Edu. 'Lemons and Pears'. Spotify. Retrieved 9th January 2024.</ref> [[HEY YOU!]],<ref>https://open.spotify.com/track/0PDfbORQvl7GcNxO7kDlaj Andrew Horowitz. Edu. HEY YOU!. Spotify. Retrieved 9th January 2024.</ref> and [[Hummingbird]].<ref>https://open.spotify.com/track/2IMozCEDTd9HO77nGi1YmV Andrew Horowitz. Edu. HEY YOU!. Spotify. Retrieved 9th January 2024.</ref> | ||
sketches 3d was released to streaming services and digital platforms on July 26th, 2019.<ref>[https://open.spotify.com/album/4rga7aeZbER2gRDhrTI5Jh Sketches 3d on Spotify.] Edu. 26th July 2019. Sketches 3d. Spotify.com. Retrieved 9th January 2024.</ref> | |||
After the Kickstarter event, signed | After the Kickstarter event, signed sketches 3d CD and vinyl versions of the album were also available periodically in Andrew's [https://andrewtheproducer.com/stuff store]. But as of Mar 26, 2021, Andrew tweeted that he had sold out of these "foreveeerrrrr".<ref>[https://twitter.com/adhorowi/status/1375554795457626114 Andrew Horowitz's Twitter Post about sketches 3d CDs being sold out] Andrew Horowitz. @adhorowi. "just put up a handful of “sketches 3d” cds and vinyl. once these are gone, i’m out foreveeerrrrr." 9:06 PM Mar 26, 2021. Tweet. Twitter.com. Retrieved: 9th January 2024.</ref> | ||
However, a few unsigned sketches 3d CDs were sold at Andrew's live performance with [[Jukebox The Ghost]] in 2023.<ref>https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/966365669832671304/1179936212585300089/PXL_20231201_000142824.jpg Ruby Red. 2023. Picture of sketches 3d CDs at the merch table.</ref> | However, a few unsigned sketches 3d CDs were sold at Andrew's live performance with [[Jukebox The Ghost]] in 2023.<ref>https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/966365669832671304/1179936212585300089/PXL_20231201_000142824.jpg Ruby Red. 2023. Picture of sketches 3d CDs at the merch table.</ref> | ||