I'm putting the finishing touches on the artwork for the new Testube release titled Off Purpose. I've been very impressed with Chris over at Sire Press, as he is working with me on the details of this "boutique" CD-r release. I'm going to use one of their "arigato" eco-packs for the packaging, but we've been working out the details for something a little different. At first, I was planning on ordering special card stock and doing my own woodcut prints, but I haven't been able to produce a prototype that I was happy with. So Sire Press is now handling the disc manufacturing and silk screening, and I will be customizing and assembling the end product myself.

My only problem with eco-packs and other sleeve-based cases is that the disc tends to get scuffed. So for this release, I am combining the arigato pack with a customized trigger case. Admittedly, this defeats the purpose of "eco" packs a bit, but I got the trigger cases some time back and have been meaning to use them for a release. I love how they work, and I think the end result will be cool. :)