{"product_id":"the-comet-is-coming-exploding-in-slow-motion-the-complete-channel-the-spirits-recordings-2013-2017ce","title":"The Comet Is Coming - Exploding In Slow Motion: The Complete Channel The Spirits Recordings 2013-2017CE","description":"\u003cp\u003e2026 marks the 10th anniversary of \u003cem\u003eChannel The Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e – the debut album by The Comet Is Coming.\u003cbr\u003eThis maximalist reissue includes the original album, the \u003cem\u003eProphecy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDeath To The Planet\u003c\/em\u003e EPs and various rarities from the era including four previously unreleased tracks.\u003cbr\u003e‘Late Night Party Jam 2’ has been added to the fabled \u003cem\u003eAncient Tapes\u003c\/em\u003e – the earliest known Comet recordings from The Total Refreshment Centre in 2013, where Comet were the unofficial house band.\u003cbr\u003eThere are also searing live renditions of ‘Final Eclipse’ and ‘Space Carnival’ and a session version of ‘Neon Baby’ recorded for John Kennedy’s Xfm show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe triple vinyl version available to retail will be limited to just 1500 units for the universe on translucent violet, blue and orange discs in printed inner and die-cut outer sleeves, plus a die-cut O-card slipcase and a 60 x 60cm double-sided fold-out poster. NON-RETURNABLE.\u003cbr\u003eFor full sensory overload, each of the sleeves is printed on both outer and inner surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe double CD supersedes the 2017 2CD special edition, adding \u003cem\u003eDeath To The Planet\u003c\/em\u003e and all the bonus material, packaged in a gatefold card wallet with printed inners and a fold-out poster booklet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChannel The Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e was a 2016 Mercury Music Prize shortlisted Album Of The Year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMOJO\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUncut\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ethe Quietus\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Line Of Best Fit\u003c\/em\u003e all selected the record as one of their Albums Of The Year, as well as influential retailers Resident, Jumbo and Drift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2026 marks ten years since the planets aligned for the release of \u003cem\u003eChannel The Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e – the debut album by The Comet Is Coming. The trio of Shabaka, Danalogue and Betamax, powerful in their own right, transcended to another plane when united.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExploding In Slow Motion: The Complete Channel The Spirits Recordings 2013-2017CE \u003c\/em\u003ecelebrates that legacy by bringing together the original album, the \u003cem\u003eProphecy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDeath To The Planet\u003c\/em\u003e EPs and various rarities from the era, including four previously unreleased tracks. Released on coloured triple vinyl in a maximalist package, as well as a new double CD, the reissue sees \u003cem\u003eDeath To The Planet\u003c\/em\u003e on CD for the first time, and seven tracks new to vinyl, including one completely new track unearthed from the band’s first ever recorded session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Comet was first sighted in 2013, their reputation enhanced by transformative live shows at the Total Refreshment Centre in east London and beyond. Their debut EP \u003cem\u003eProphecy\u003c\/em\u003e arrived in a blaze of light and sound and word spread. \u003cem\u003eChannel The Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e followed and the wider world sat up and took notice, notably when the album was named a Mercury Music Prize album of the year in 2016. It was followed closely by the \u003cem\u003eDeath To The Planet\u003c\/em\u003e EP – although death in this case was rebirth. And dancing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2019 the band signed for Impulse! and recorded two further albums – \u003cem\u003eTrust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam\u003c\/em\u003e, plus \u003cem\u003eThe Afterlife\u003c\/em\u003e EP. It took The Comet Is Coming global, with tours across five continents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Comet Is Coming burned bright for a relatively short time but touched everyone who witnessed them in action - a spiritual union of exceptional musicianship, utter conviction and a rare ability to channel the energy of the universe and capture it on tape and on stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Powered by Arkestral cosmic forces, The Comet Is Coming. 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