Los primeros dìas de mayo del 2012 anunciàbamos entusiasmados la ediciòn del split entre Sangrìa y Sourvein, gracias al contacto que logramos obtener con T.Roy Medlin, vocalista y frontman de esta banda. El estatus de Sourvein como una banda con tintes icònicos en la escena del sludge nos motivò a
gestionar lo màs ràpido posible los fondos que se nos solicitaron para poder grabar los temas que la banda eventualmente pondrìa en este disco split. Cumplimos en tiempo rècord (considerando que somos un sello pequeño, autogestionado...situaciòn de la cual TRoy estuvo siempre al tanto) con el acuerdo de enviar US $400, lo que comprometìa el envìo de los master de la banda estadounidense las primeras semanas de Junio y asi mientras, nosotros, junto a Sangrìa, trabajarìamos en el material a editar, el arte y la gestiòn de los fondos para la producciòn final.
Los problemas surgieron en el momento en que quisimos formalizar, (mediante un documento que sellara el proyecto) los acuerdos a los que habìamos llegado de manera amistosa vìa varios emails y conversaciones por FB. De manera sorpresiva, Medlin comenzò a enredar los acuerdos, a desconocer parte de las conversaciones, sobretodo argumentando el hecho de que Sourvein NO podìa ser editado en CD, sòlo en vinilo, lo que se escapa completamente de nuetra realidad econòmica.
A partir de ahi, se sucedieron varias misivas donde claramente nuestras posiciones se fueron separando y la desidia con la cual el aludido abordò la situaciòn (excusàndose con los tours de la banda durante varios meses), terminò por colmar nuestra paciencia y preferimos dar paso al lado y abordar otros proyectos en carpeta, para lo cual pedimos el retorno de nuestros fondos (septiembre). El plazo inicial de retorno de nuestros U$400 era la ùltima semana de octubre, fecha desde la cual, TRoy solo ha enlodado aùn màs la situaciòn argumentando malos entendidos,envìos falsos yun largo etcètera.
Finalmente hemos optado por abandonar la bùsqueda de nuestros fondos y dejar al descubierto esta situaciòn motivados principalmente en desenmascarar a quien señalamos como un cara de raja y ripofeador descarado. Ojalà nuestras latosa experiencia sirva a otros sellos pequeños, productores y promotores a no caer en el juego de falsos ìdolos que finalmente solo buscan sacar provecho de su mal ganada fama. Solo nos queda el "consuelo" que actuamos de buena forma, tratamos de ser profesionales y serios en el proyecto, principalmente motivados por buscar una buena forma de promociòn para una banda emergente como es en este caso
Sangrìa.
A ustedes, quienes siguen a Sangrìa, y de paso nuestro trabajo, y que tal vez esperaban este lanzamiento, les pedimos disculpas... y a su vez, a Sangrìa por los extensos meses de mal rato que solo entorpecieron parte de nuestra calendarizaciòn del 2012... "Agnosis" se viene para mayo y de seguro volarà cràneos.
Saludos
Proyecto Sepulcro
RIP OFF / PRESS RELEASE
On the beginning of May we announced with great expectation a SPLIT CD between the national band Sangría and the Americans Sourvein, all of this thanks to the contact we established with Sourvein’s vocals and frontman, Troy Medlin.
Sourvein’s iconic status in the sludge scene motivated us to take on this big project where, for the first time, a local underground band would be involved with a band with a brief but well known career in Doom.
Our efforts as an independent and self-managed label (something that Medlin was always aware of) allowed us to meet in record time the UD$400 (deal set by Sourvein’s own frontman) that would be sent to the US based band, amount that would be used for the recording and editing of the material that would be sent to us on the beginning of June, and later be included in the CD SPLIT.
Trouble started when we tried to formalize the deal through a contract where the different previously mentioned clauses were clarified, but this contract that was never sent back to us properly signed and giving account of the band’s agreement, but, Medlin, via email and Facebook, made us clear that he agreed on the terms and conditions.
Since after the deadline we had no material to account for, we insisted again with Medlin, who this time told us that there would be no CD SPLIT. According to what he says, he always “thought” that the split would be produced on vinyl, and he manifested that the band was not interested in working on a simple CD.
From that point on, our views on the subject were inevitably distanced, and we had no choice but to ask for a refund of our US$400. Nevertheless, Medlin once again failed to meet the refund deadline, arguing that the band was soon to go on tour.
We were patient and naïve and agreed to the other side’s arguments, setting back the refund due date to the last week of October. After we thought that this would be the end of the entangled project, Medlin once again surprised us; He had come to an agreement with the band and his label and they would work on a CD SPLIT.
Once again, we were taken by fools. The interest, time and effort we had put into the project led us to once again believe in Sourvein. Time passed and we had no answer from Troy. The CD SPLIT was cancelled again due to Troy Medlin’s lack of commitment.
After a number of arguments via email through November, December and January, where we were even threatened, our good faith, fortunately, run out, irreversibly cancelling the project.
This ocean of lies led us to the decision as a label, to give up on our funds, but mainly to uncover the scam in which we have been involved by SOURVEIN and mainly its leader, Troy Medlin, and to expose this unfortunate situation, pointing to Troy Medlin as a con artist.
Our apologies to you, who follow our and Sangría’s work, with its unconditional attitude. And also apologies to Sangría, for the long months of waiting in vain and the hindering of our 2012 calendar.
“Agnosis” will be out on May, and will surely knock some heads off.
Kind regards
Proyecto Sepulcro
