Last week, Erstwhile Records announced that they were launching a new imprint called ErstPast. An archival Shadow Ring box set was announced, and they’ve also just revealed that a Toshiya Tsunoda box set is the other release set to come out in 2019. The box set will contain five discs that contain Tsunoda’s Extract from Field Recording Archive series.

The first three discs of the box set will contain the first three albums from the series, all of which had been previously released between 1997-2001. The fourth disc will contain unreleased material from that era, and the fifth will feature new recordings that find Tsunoda revisiting the original project. The box set will come with a new set of liner notes in both English and Japanese. More information to come closer to the release date.

Erstwhile Records has announced a new imprint called ErstPast. As is hinted at by the name, ErstPast will focus primarily on archival releases. They have two major releases planned for 2019, one of which has been announced today: a boxset containing the complete recorded works of The Shadow Ring. The Shadow Ring were formed in England in 1992 and featured Graham Lambkin and Darren Harris after having performed together as Footprint. Tim Goss joined the lineup in 1996, and the trio would continue to make music together until their disbandment in 2003.

This boxset will contain 12 CDs and 1 DVD, marking the first time that the band’s complete recordings have been released in one place. Graham Lambkin had previously released two compilations on his now-defunct label Kye. The boxset will contain all material found on previous records—City Lights, Put The Music In It's Coffin, Wax-Work Echoes, Live in U.S.A., Hold Onto I.D., Lighthouse, Lindus, I'm Some Songs, and Remains Unchanged. There will also be previously unreleased material in the boxset.

As a note, much of the material that The Shadow Ring recorded was not mastered. As such, these recordings will be mastered (or remastered) for this release. The boxset is projected to be released in 2019. There will be more details closer to the release date.