3.5 = the complete audio archive
AS OF JUNE 2009 : 1694 TRACKS 7:05:44:45 total time 64,39GB
We are in the process of checking, remastering and archivating each and every track that has ever been recorded by a subunit of origami republika.
So far almost all the cds and cdrs have been added, all properly tagged with all relevant details. Cover originals or scans and other relevant photos (live, sessions, posters, etc...) are neatly tagged and archived. Likewise any recording details, notes, comments, reviews and other related text has been updated, corrected and saved for prosperity. We are now starting on the "pre-digital" material, counting hundreds of tapes and quite a few vinyls and dats. You can help us with this great transfering task.
Carefully placed in one folder as wavs and added to the radiOrigami folder as 320kbps mp3s, it is an amazing experience to play these at random. We are working on effective ways of making this archive available to the public, as free downloads and random streaming, subunit by subunit. This is truly something of a goal for the 20th anniversary in 2010 and a priority to the coordinator.
"Marhaug på sin side, har i mange år sittet på Origami Republika-arkivet etter Tore H. Bøe. Dette arkivet, nært beslektet til dBUT-nettverket i sin tid, vil bli et viktig stoppested for de som ønsker å utforske en så godt som usynlig norsk-europeisk musikkundergrunn. Marhaug er dialog med Popsenteret på Schous plass for digitalisering. "Da Tore flyttet til Syden insisterte jeg på å ta over Origami-arkivet. Han kunne funnet på å brenne det i en rituell handling, vet du", ler Marhaug."Origamiarkivet har et enormt antall dokumenter i tillegg til mastertaper, DAT'er og kassetter. Det er veldig mye Origami-relatert som blant annet har foregått i Øst-Europa som ingen vet har foregått. Jeg har ikke visst hva jeg skulle gjøre med det, men heldigvis har Popsenteret kommet på banen, sier Marhaug." - Ballade, 2008
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CDRs and DVDRs with various parts of the collection can soon be ordered in a standard full colour printed cardboard sleeve with a b/w insert of details...