Re: [microsound] the great depression of CDRs

[Cordell Klier <doctsect@xxxxxxxxx>]

I myself have always found CDRs to actually be a
better more compotent media form when it comes to
"ART" music. It just makes more sence to me.
They ( and I'm sure this is just psychology..)
but they seem more personal to me. I mean more
then likely the actual artist has physically
touched the CDr, to me this is important. I think
this says more about asthedic quality then
anything else. I dunno.. I think that is just me
though - I like getting things that carry a
personal touch. not that CDs don't have this..
but ya know what I mean. :) 

Cordell


--- Gregory Elliott <Spagirus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> 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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