RANGES - 33 [SUPER DELUXE EDITION]

33 by Ranges releases December 12th, 2023 by A Thousand Arms Music.

Ultra-Limited Super Deluxe Edition of '33' featuring walnut chessboards paired with solid bronze chess pieces. 

These stunning chessboards were meticulously crafted by Gavin Lommatsch of 42 Pursuit. The playing surface is comprised of alternating squares of walnut and maple and framed by a border of African blackwood. An engraving on the reverse side indicates the edition number.

The elegant pieces for this set were designed and hand-sculpted by Elaine Hansard of Waterhorse Bronze and cast into bronze using the lost-wax process. Each faction features entirely unique and opposing aesthetic styles which exemplify the duality evidenced within the album artwork.

The album come on a limited-edition double vinyl pressing with Disc 1 on 180g Solid Black vinyl and Disc 2 on 180g Solid White vinyl. Packaged in an upgraded heavy cardstock gatefold jacket with a matte scratch-resistant finish featuring silver metallic foil embellishments on the front and back covers. Printed inner-sleeves. Download code included.

The vinyl double LP comes enclosed in a hand-crafted, walnut stained, and custom-printed wooden slipcase built and printed in-house by A Thousand Arms. 

'33' is also presented on double CD and double cassette. The double CD contains a Black 'Chaos' disc with silver artwork and a silver 'Order' disc with black artwork. Packaged in an 8-panel digipak. The double cassette come with a 'Chaos' cassette with black shell and 'Order' cassette with white shell housed in a dual jewel case. Includes fold-out J-Card with expanded artwork.

Additionally, the Deluxe Edition includes Ranges' Order & Chaos Coffee roasted by Beacon Coffee Roasters in Bozeman, Montana. This dual offering consists of Ethiopia Yirgacheffe beans paired as a light roast variant and a dark roast variant packaged in custom-printed cardboard tubes.

Finally, the Deluxe Edition of '33' includes the 'Figure 33' shirt hand-printed on Black Heather Canvas 3413 Triblend shirts.

Super Deluxe Edition Contents Summary
- Hand-Crafted Walnut Chessboard with Solid Bronze Chess Pieces
- Custom-Printed & Hand-Sewn Flannel Storage Bags for Chess Pieces
- '33' on Exclusive Limited-Edition 180g 2xLP 'Black & White Edition' Vinyl
- Hand-Crafted & Custom-Printed Slipcase
- '33' on Double CD & Double Cassette
- Order & Chaos Coffee
- Hand-Printed 'Figure 33' Shirt
- Digital Download Code
- Stickers
- Hand-Printed Deluxe Packaging

These sets are limited to an edition of (3) and will never be reproduced.

Track Listing 

CHAOS - [Total run time 33:00]

Side A
I. The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune [07:33]
II. Pillar of Mercy / Pillar of Severity [06:00]
III. Warhorse [05:17]

Side B
IV. The Spear of Longinus [05:30]
V. Shekhinah [05:40]
VI. Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove [02:58]

ORDER - [Total run time 33:00]

Side C
VII. Nigredo Melancholia: A Black Blacker than Black [11:24]
VIII. Albedo Redintegrata: The Whitening [08:20]

Side D
IX. Magnum Opus: Ordo Ab Chao [13:15]