That LP is pretty high on my wantlist, such great record. Saw this 2CD announced and wasn't sure what to think, strange cover art for sure but not in a good way. A 3CD with Ligeliahorn on one disc, Drëun on one disc and some bonus material on one disc + some original artwork would be something I'd order without thinking. We'll see about this one.
Drëun is a C90, so that would be a problem, but otherwise I'm 100% onboard with your view.
One possible interpretation of this strange way of going about things is that the group itself is responsible for track selection (and perhaps also layout). The
Ligeliahorn (Redux) reissue was withdrawn "due to internal band conflicts" (
https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/noise-art), so perhaps those conflicts were resolved in one way or another, and this is the result. That would explain things like omitting large parts of
Ligeliahorn, which makes zero sense from a label/business point of view, but perhaps more so if you're an artist myopically passing judgement on past works.
If this is the case, things stand somewhat better than with any other explanation I can come up with. Still, full reissues of the previous releases would be preferable.
