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The "death" of the music industry

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valley_parade:

--- Quote from: Ptommydski on 25 Feb 2011, 03:49 ---I think vinyl just has nicer artwork opportunities and I like the ritual of playing records. I feel like between reasonably encoded digital files and vinyl, I have everything I want or need.

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Everything Tommy just said.

Scandanavian War Machine:

--- Quote from: pwhodges on 25 Feb 2011, 03:57 ---The artwork thing is sort-of valid, though actually there's no reason that a CD can't be packaged with decent large artwork - I have a couple which are inserted in a coffee-table type of book, and several in ordinary-sized books, both hard and soft cover.  I can happily do without the ritual, though.

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That's usually what inspires me to buy a cd. If the artwork and packaging is good and unique, then I know the artist is at least trying a little and wants me to buy this object they made. If it's just a plastic case with a useless picture in it, what's the point? I already got the songs for free online.

Black Moth Super Rainbow has always been able to make me buy their records, because they make them actually desirable.

Same thing with Portugal. The Man's cd "The Satanic Satanist," which has an awesome fold-out cover that's super intricate and psychedelic. It folds out into this big upside down cross shape with the cd tucked into the middle, and it's really cool.

JD:
Man I can't stand either of those bands. To each his own though.

KvP:
I've seen ltd edition CD runs, but they tend to be peculiar - packaged with topography maps and hand-stamped / numbered. But it has to be something really interesting to get me to bite. I've had portable hard drive-based media players for long enough that a CD is nothing more than a fancy bag that holds .mp3s. It is worthless after ripping to my external drive - especially nowadays with media hosting being what it is, loss of a hard drive when you've thrown away all your CDs is not the catastrophe it once was. They're clutter. But people still buy them.

All that said, being a fringe / DJ music geek, vinyl (and in the case of the former, casettes) is sometimes my only avenue of collecting music. I have several white labels and special editions that contain music that simply isn't available in any other format. It's generally fairly rare for a tape release to see digital reissue - it's usually the kind of music, like improvised guitar work or procedurally generated modular synth music, that isn't really going to make anyone any money in any case.

Lipwig:
I just read this the other day. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/feb/16/richard-russell-xl-recordings-dizzee-rascal-prodigy


Its pretty inspiring, it shows the disconnect between actual talent and margins, and that major labels have outgrown their own use. the music industry isnt declining at all, its just manufactured fucking Bullshit. if a label like this can release wildly popular music and maintain itself than the industry should be reflecting this. unfortunately everything is growth without consideration.

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