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On July 8th, Nick Cave and co are set to release a book documenting, from inception to collaboration with U.K artists Sue Webster and Tim Noble, the idea that became the title track of their latest release, “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!” The limited edition release will also include a 3″ CD of the final product. Cave writes:

“The little book is about the making of the song “DIG, LAZARUS,DIG!!!” It is a curiosity that deals with the preparation and final glorious outcome of a project that began on the back of an envelope, a literal ’scrap’ of an idea and ended up evolving into a genuine cultural icon and classic rock’n'roll song, due to the collaborative efforts of myself and Brit artists Sue Webster and Tim Noble. The song, which is a comic re-imagining of the Lazarus myth (placing the recently ‘risen’ Lazarus in 70’s New York City) is accompanied by an eight foot square light sculpture, employing over 750 light bulbs, built by Webster and Noble. This little book documents the journey of this mammoth collaboration. Dig it!!!”