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A Call For Assistance in Changing the Music Industry

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onewheelwizzard:
So personally I think that for an interesting model as to one possible option on the horizon in the music industry, one should take a look at gotdarker.com.  It's pretty self-explanatory.

tuna ketchup x:
As someone who never downloads music (seriously, I don't... though I do burn a hell of a lot of stuff from the library, the more popular indie stuff), and probably spends $50/month ON music, I am disappointed not only with the increasing lack of sound quality on CDs but also the reduced effort put into the package itself. It's rare for albums to even come with liner notes anymore. In a world where downloading is the norm, I would like to see more special edition discs, more vinyl that comes with a free download of the album (already becoming increasingly popular, see most Matador releases on vinyl), just more effort put into the packaging. What happened to liner note posters you can fold out and hang on your wall? I think we're seeing more special stuff being done to the packaging of CDs, such as the "Skeletal Lamping Line" that Of Montreal is doing for the new album (the ability to buy the album "as" a shirt, a paper lamp, etc), or the limited edition sheet music that Deerhoof is putting out for their new album (if you pre-order it from KRS). Even if some of these things will be online eventually (such as scans of the sheet music, two songs have already been released I believe), it's not the same as having the physical copy. I just hate paying $12 and getting a disc jammed into a cardboard sleeve. Another option would be marketing a "standard edition" CD for $5 and a "special edition" for the normal $12. Make album-buying an event, not a transaction that goes from CD to mp3 then the CD getting tossed in a drawer forever.

Be My Head:
Only someone completely ignorant of music and sound quality would actually PAY for mp3s. Seriously, who the fuck pays for mp3s?? Even "high quality" mp3s. What a joke, how about you give us a nice audiophile quality CD/DVD if we're going to be paying for music. Some people actually want to listen on good quality sound systems, and not shitty iPods.

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