Re: [microsound] the great depression of CDRs

[Gregory Elliott <Spagirus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think we can now see that CDRs are as good as CDs. I was hoping some folks more knowledgeable on the subject than I would say something about it. I got more than I hoped for there. But I also think that CDRs, rather than the bane of experimental music, are some kind of answer to the issues about the great depression that we are worried about. CDRs put some kind of power into the hands of the artists and small labels who cannot get CDs made. I am also intrigued that no one has hit on my point about CDRs and packaging. There are lots of labels and artists selling CDRs with very nice and interesting packaging that gives a lot of new depth to the collectibility of this very tangible medium. I have a friend who does woodblock prints as packaging for his limited CDR releases (or at least I know he plans to at some point, either way, it's a good idea), and in this case you not only get a CDR with good music, but you also get a real piece of art along with the deal. I think ideas like these are some kind of answer to the depression that I think is ocurring, and as an artist I am concerned about. I agree that .mp3s, if everyone were to only download their music instead of buying any, are a problem in terms of this proposed depression. .mp3s are not as high quality as CDs and CDRs, so they are a 'disposable' and 'ephemeral' medium. I hope that most folks use downloadable .mp3s and .oggs like I use them, which is to find out about artists that I might not have known about otherwise, so that I can decide whether or not I want to buy their stuff on CDR or whatever. I would be overly optimistic if I actually believed folks used .mp3s this way, but at least I know it's a possibility, since I do it. Now, go to my web site below, go to the links section, find some .mp3s of my work at various places, listen to them, see if you like my work, and then contact me about buying some CDRs, which have decent packaging and a disc with some musick on them (and I'll let you decide if that is quality or not), and then don't get mad at me for putting in a plug for my own work into this discussion about the experimental depression and instead see yourself as being part of the solution by doing what I just said and supporting an experimental artist. But don't just do this with me, follow the email tags to other artist web sites that frequent this list, examine their work, and buy their stuff. This is how the problem gets solved beyond just talking about it.

Greg

http://spagirus.ivdt.net




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