Re: [microsound] the great depression of experimental music?

["j.frede" <jfrede@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

there have been a lot of great points made in this thread,,, and a some that 
i disagree with, too many for me to respond to for sure,, but im very happy 
with the way that the discussion went on this topic. . . some of you share 
my fears and concerns and some of you are okay with just getting music 
online or on cdr format, and both have pros and cons i guess...

i must agree that the signal to noise ratio for mediocre releases vs. 
release that really stand out .. is very, very poor.... and as mentioned on 
this list and others,,, many composers are not buying new music,, this was 
one of my original concerns when posted this topic.  this is what i was 
getting at,,,, if most of the people who listen to this music are 
composers.... and there is a trend taking places in which composers buys 
less music,, at least experimental music,, then many, many small labels are 
going to be forced not to put out releases,,, or to put out releases on 
(what i consider) a disposable format such as CDRs then i see a bleak future 
for small labels that are putting out quality CDs, both in music, packaging 
and the sound quality....

another thing that triggered my post,, was the closer of so many distros,, 
as lance mentioned even world serpent,, and the sold music that was far more 
marketable and had a bigger crowd than glitch, i can promise you that....

and has been mentioned, CDRs have there place for people that have no other 
means to release their work,,, but i have a hard time buying CDRs,, i have 
to support certain labels,, and i have work out on CDRs on the phonography 
comps... which i think are a great thing,,,,, but CDRs really feel like 
cassette tapes to me,,,, and i just cant seem to get on board with that.

someone mentioned that its really about the music,, and of course this is 
true,,, but in my initial post, i mentioned being a record collector and 
this is what worries me about CDRs and MP3s. i love having something tactile 
that goes along with the music,,, i dont think you have to have it to have 
great music,,, but i really love work that is coupled with beautiful 
packaging,,, even if it is as simple as a printed sleeve,, im a fan of nice 
packaging.

i do think MP3s are an amazing tool,, and they most definitely have their 
place,, i dont trust their longevity,,, since computers crash, back up discs 
can scratch, and the such,,, but i love the fact that we can distribute free 
music that means something to ourselves world wide with the ease of the 
internet. but i also think that MP3s can easily be forgotten,  or dismissed 
after a single listen,,, but i guess this is true with any music format.

and yes most of us have day jobs and will continue to,, that wasnt really a 
point i was talking about,,, but more about breaking even on the releases 
that label owners or independent artists put out.

and im not saying i have a separate budget to just buy new music with, or 
that im a die hard supporter,, just like everyone else i am weary about what 
i buy,,, but i do try and make a continuous effort to buy artists releases,, 
even if im friends with them and could possibly get it for free or for 
trade,,, because i know how the effort they put into releasing it....... the 
only release that i have bought that was a really, really big disappointment 
this year was Fennez - Veince,,,, which is another thread all together,,,, 
"well know artists that sell lots of records even though their work grows 
more and more pointless"  ----- im sure that will ruffle some feathers.

j.frede




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