However, Ifthenelse was not a major label push. It was released through the band’s own label, making physical CDs scarce. By 2005, used copies fetched high prices on Discogs. This scarcity forced fans to turn to digital distribution, but not the compressed kind.
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Musically, the album is a hybrid. It strips back the 28-minute ambient odysseys of its predecessor in favor of tighter, more song-oriented structures. However, Ifthenelse was not a major label push