Elitism and represses/filesharing possibly?

mucsavage · Post by **mucsavage** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:34 am

how funny,

im just after getting an email this morning containing this link:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UNRELEASED-Suburb ... dZViewItem

the seller is mailing strangers to suck them into money pit....

makes me sad really

monkeychops · Post by **monkeychops** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:33 am

One of the reasons I love Dubstep if that it always seeks to move forward. New sounds, heavier bass, different rhythms (less half-step please) and most importantly brand new tunes. If the process of re-issuing begins too quickly I might as well set up a ‘Dubstep Gold’ record label…

For all those who’ve never been been involved in a small record label or pressed their own 12”…it is expensive & profits are low. Any money that is made is better spent putting out new releases rather than re-pressing the back catalogue. DMZ have a choice - Loefah’s new 12” or DMZ001?

The other option is to re-issue. For example 'Twisup' or 'Horrorshow' plus new remixes, with a new catalogue number. Collectors are kept happy, but it’s re-available to those who want to own it on vinyl.

As for mp3…whatever your view, ask yourself this. How many people would have heard the Breezeblock ‘Dubstep Warz’ without it?

ufo over easy · Post by **ufo over easy** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:25 pm

Don't really have anything else to add, but just wanted to say how good it is to see some real discussion on here, rather than the usual stream of endless 'big ups'

Big up yourselves

boomnoise · Post by **boomnoise** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:28 pm

UFO over easy wrote:Don't really have anything else to add, but just wanted to say how good it is to see some real discussion on here, rather than the usual stream of endless 'big ups'

Big up yourselves

i was surprised how this one turned out i have to admit.

ufo over easy · Post by **ufo over easy** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:33 pm

boomnoise wrote: i was surprised how this one turned out i have to admit.

Ditto, considering the spirit in which I started it

djgyn · Post by **djgyn** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:47 pm

sapphic_beats wrote:i didn't mean to come across as if i was contesting your point. just adding more thoughts to the mix really. no worries?

No worries at all. I just wanted to make clear that I'm not one of these vinyl purists. I've spent the last 9 years DJing industrial/ebm, genres which are released almost exclusively on CD. I've completely embraced the arrival of MP3s as a DJ tool. And I especially love the prospects of Final Scratch type technology!

autonomic · Post by **autonomic** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:19 pm

For anyone who missed it, I had a discussion last year with Paul Rose about the decision to offer Hotflush releases for download. Some good points about the relationship between mp3 and vinyl sales, expanding listenership, etc.

http://www.riddim.ca/index.php?option=c ... &Itemid=39

andythetwig · Post by **andythetwig** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:43 pm

this mp3 argument is a red herring.

Surely they could repress vinyls as a "second edition", just like books, where successive editions have lower values as collectibles?

the whole concept of music as a commodity is flawed. Live is the future.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:54 pm

I disagree, as a commodity it offers people the hope of recouping some of the money they have invested in equipment and justify their time. Yes, its mostly for the love of it... especially in the dubstep scene; but people still want to see their name on a CD/vinyl or at least a pay-per-download mp3 and see a bit of cash for their efforts.

I'm sure alot of up and coming producers feel a bit dissapointed at the prospect of never having a chance of gaining their name on a bit of wax.

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