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#Your Cremated Ashes Made Into Vinyl Records Music lovers can now be immortalised when they die by having their ashes baked into vinyl records to leave behind for loved ones. A UK company called And Vinyly is offering people the chance to press their ashes in a vinyl recording of their own voice, their favourite tunes or their last will and testament. Minimalist audiophiles might want to go for the simple option of having no tunes or voiceover, and simply pressing the ashes into the vinyl to result in pops and crackles. The company was founded by Jason Leach who co-founded the techno group and record label Subhead in the 1990s and has founded since a number of other labels, including House of Fix, Daftwerk and Death to Vinyl Leach explained to Wired. co. uk that there were a number of factors that made him launch the service, including thinking that he was oegetting a bit old and oemight not be invincible. His mother also started working at a funeral directors, which brought the whole funeral process closer to home. A third prompt was when he saw a TV programme that showed someone in America putting their ashes into fireworks, which made him think about how he might want to be remembered. And, he says, oeits a bit more interesting than being in a pot on a shelf. How does it work? The process of setting human ashes into vinyl involves a very understanding pressing plant. Basically the ashes must be sprinkled onto the raw piece of vinyl (known as a oebiscuit or oepuck) before it is pressed by the plates. This means that when the plates exert their pressure on the vinyl in order to create the grooves, the ashes are pressed into the record. The site has a very irreverent style and operates under the strapline oelive on from beyond the groove. One of Leachs family stories, he tells Wired. co. uk, suggests why he has a practical attitude to peoples ashes. He explains how he went out on a boat with his family members to sprinkle the ashes of his grandfather into the sea His uncle oereleased them on the wrong side of the boat and so the ashes went all over us. Apparently the same thing happened to his father, too! And Vinyly also offers personalised RIV (Rest In Vinyl) artwork the simple version just carries your name and your life span, or you can have painted your portrait by artist James Hague, using your ashes mixed into the paint. The basic package costs £2, 000 and comprises of the standard artwork along with up to 30 ash-flecked discs with whatever sounds you choose, lasting a maximum of 24 minutes. Extras include oebespook Music, where artists from The House of Fix and www. daftwerk. com write a song especially for you and global distribution of your record in vinyl stores. The main challenge is choosing the music. Leach says: oeits difficult to think of what to put on your record because you want it to be the best album you can imagine. Vinyl records made from cremated ashes Share Thissubscribedel. icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorati i

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