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Visionaire ISSUE 53 "SOUND" MINI Edition. Accolade for MINI because of "own" Visionaire Issue.
Thu Oct 18 15:15:00 CEST 2007 Press Release
Munich/New York. In December Visionaire Issue 53 SOUND will be releasing its MINI Edition. The 100minute SOUND compilation is limited of 4,000 numbered copies for USD$250.00 each. Visionaire SOUND will consist of five 12-inch vinyl records, imprinted with images (picture discs), containing audio experiments, unreleased songs, samples, and spoken word pieces. The records are packaged inside a domed case that also houses a custom-made MINI Clubman "Vinyl Killer" Record Player: a battery-operated toy car containing speakers and a needle. As the little car drives along the record's groove, it plays each track, acting as a fully portable record player and a sound system. The issue also includes 2 CD's with all the sound content, and a booklet of credits and instructions.
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Munich/New York. In December Visionaire Issue 53 SOUND will be releasing its
MINI Edition. The 100minute SOUND compilation is limited of 4,000 numbered
copies for USD$250.00 each. Visionaire SOUND will consist of five 12-inch vinyl
records, imprinted with images (picture discs), containing audio experiments,
unreleased songs, samples, and spoken word pieces. The records are packaged
inside a domed case that also houses a custom-made MINI Clubman "Vinyl Killer"
Record Player: a battery-operated toy car containing speakers and a needle. As
the little car drives along the record's groove, it plays each track, acting as
a fully portable record player and a sound system. The issue also includes 2
CD's with all the sound content, and a booklet of credits and instructions.
The MINI Clubman Vinyl Killer Record Player celebrates the new MINI Clubman
which promises to be every bit as engaging as Visionaire SOUND. It will feature
MINI's new "shooting brake" concept, a unique design, a higher level of
customization, all while possessing the typical MINI driving excitement.
Contributors include:
Musicians: David Byrne, U2, Fergie, Michael Stipe, Courtney Love, Laurie
Anderson, Cat Power, Adam Horovitz (Beastie Boys), Lee Ranaldo, Antony & the
Johnsons, Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth), Malcolm McLaren, Ryuichi
Sakamoto, David Sylvian, Andrew WK, Danger Mouse, Jezebel featuring Jade
Jagger, Nigo featuring TERIYAKI BOYZ, Lou Doillon, Liza Minelli.
Artists: Mario Testino, Yoko Ono, Cerith Wyn Evans, Christian Marclay, Doug
Aitken, Robert Wilson, Gary Hill, Sylvie Fleury, Vito Acconci, Mariko Mori,
Carl Michael Von Hausswolff, Milla Jovovich, Linda Evangelista.
Bands: The Knife, Littl'ans, Unkle, Animal Collective, SunO))), Gang Gang
Dance; DJ's Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky), miss kittin, Trevor Jackson, Towa Tei,
Nigo, Hiroshi Fujiwara.
Fashion Designer: Karl Lagerfeld, Alexander McQueen, Helmut Lang, Stefano
Pilati; and many more.
More information about Visionaire is available through Brain Philips at Black
Frame 001 212 226 2196 or bphillips@framenoir.com.
High resolution photographic material can be downloaded from the BMW Group
Press Club at www.press.bmwgroup.com.
For further questions please contact:
Corporate Communications
Giuseppe Faranna, BMW Group, PR Programs MINI and BMW
Telephone: +49 (0)89 382- 51735, Fax: +49 (0)89 382- 28017
Holger Lapp, BMW Group, Head of Public Relations
Telephone: +49 (0)89 382- 17700, Fax: +49 (0)89 382- 28017
Internet: www.press.bmwgroup.com
E-mail: presse@bmw.de