Pledge Music is thrilled to announce a collaboration with Imogen Heap on her upcoming album “Sparks” Deluxe Box Set, a truly unique and groundbreaking package. This box set, which is available for pre-order now, chronicles Sparks’ creation, spanning 2 and a half years and several continents. Imogen’s travels and unique approach to recording made this project far more than just an album. To tell such an epic story required a truly special collection, which is exactly what’s on offer.

Imogen says…

“Hello there!

It’s so exciting to think that these beautiful beasts will be finding good homes to go to. It’ll be almost be 3 years to the day that that physically happens.

It may seem a bit over the top to release a deluxe box set for just one album but I felt I couldn’t tell the whole story without it.

I was, on the outset, aiming to make the album process a little simpler and more flexible but I should know myself better by now. I doubt I’ll do another album quite like it in terms of scale and projects!

The album began with someone sending in the sound of striking a match for what became ‘Lifeline’ in March 2011. I then dived into the most immense, intense creative 2 and a half years of my life that took me all over the planet, saw me collaborating on so many projects with so many people and often totally spontaneously!

I really hope you enjoy yours should you decide to buy one. It should keep you occupied for a few weeks!

xxx”

Here’s what it looks like

Here’s what’s in it:

12 data DVDs of

You Know Where to Find Me

Entanglement

The Listening Chair

Cycle Song and Climb to Sakteng

Telemiscommunications

Lifeline

Neglected Space

Minds Without Fear

Me the Machine

Run-Time

Xizi She Knows

Propeller Seeds

Those don’t just have all the songs from Sparks on them in 24 bit lossless studio quality, but also include the making-of videos of each song in HD. Each is packaged with a beautiful case bound 16 page colour booklet designed by Imogen and her Sparks artwork Creative Director Andy Carne.

Then an amazing 120 page coffee-table-style book telling the story of the making of Sparks in print, giving you an exclusive insight into Imogen’s 2 and a half year long journey, full of stunning photographs gathered specifically for this, from Imogen’s personal collection.

At the back of the 120 page book, you will find the other two discs, one is the album, Sparks, in audio-cd format, and the other is a video DVD packed with all the music videos (including ‘The Beast’), making-ofs and a special 10 minute making-of about the entire Sparks Deluxe Box Set, playable in your DVD player.

Inside the book, you will find a special “golden ticket”. This ticket is printed on Imogen’s unique paper created only this once for ‘Sparks’.

Those items you saw Imogen blend in her video?

That’s what the paper is made of, making each and every ticket something that can never be recreated again!

The ticket will identify you as one of Imogen’s fans and give you access to any one sound check of your choosing for Imogen’s upcoming 2014 tour.

There is a deck of 52 playing cards each beautifully designed on one side, and on the flipside an interactive QR-code element, acting as a key to secret content on her website, starting with the release of the box set. All you need is a smartphone or webcam able to read QR codes. Of course you can also just play cards with them!

A first for Immi, the box set includes a double 10” vinyl version of Sparks in a gatefold sleeve.

All of the Sparks tracks are delivered to you digitally on the day of the album’s release, so you do not have to wait for the music, no matter what!

Also, as a very special extra, anyone who pre-orders the box set or buys any of the other items will be able to download her legendary performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London which we’ve been itching to find the right reason and way to release for a while. This previously unreleased video, described by Imogen as “a dream come true” concert, contains 9 musical highlights from ‘Speak For Yourself’, ‘Ellipse’ and Frou Frou’s ‘Details’.

This film, along with some other great items is also available separately.

Delivery of the Deluxe Box Set is planned for early 2014. The exact date will be announced shortly. We promise to make it happen as soon as is humanly possible! All items have postage and packaging included in their prices.

For further information please visit www.imogenheap.com.

For your own front row seat to the creation process of this marvel, visit our regularly updated progress blog http://imogenheap.com/deluxeblog.