Jim Woodring x Yo La Tengo TREE DVD & Figure Set
Been a while since we've heard anything from Jim Woodring, but thanks to a tweet from @rotofugi, we find out about a "Jim Woodring x Yo La Tengo TREE DVD & Figure Set" to be released by Presspop in Japan - available to pre-order via rotofugi.com for US$45! Scheduled for a ship out in late December 2013, this is the press text for the product:
"This product is a set of DVD and 3 soft-vinyl dolls.The DVD contains an original animation (5:20 minutes) of a mind-blowing colorful dream world that centers on "the Tree" and the 3 whimsical characters. It is made by a Japanese production company that specialize in hand-drawn animation: drop. And of course, All NEW music by Yo La Tengo! The 3 colorful soft-vinyl dolls were sculpted by Japanese master sculptor Tomohiro Yasui. Plus there is beautiful packaging design by Jim Woodring with a bonus comic on the back!"
"Experience the magical collaboration of Yo La Tengo and Jim Woodring. The three band members, Ira, Georgia and James come to life as 3 original characters in the land of "the Tree!"
Present/past/future, the real/unreal, visible/invisible, sadness/joy......"the Tree" will grow, enveloping all. And the ecstatic creatures that inhabit "the Tree" are the 3 beings blessed by the god of music. The curtain has been raised for Woodring's mysterious and psychedelic dream land. But the story has just begun..."
from the new Yo La Tengo album "Fade":
