THESE FORUMS NOW CLOSED (read only)

Fun Stuff => BAND => Topic started by: Christophe on 18 Feb 2009, 10:01

Title: Touch and Go records to significantly downsize
Post by: Christophe on 18 Feb 2009, 10:01: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (http://www3.timeoutny.com/chicago/blog/out-and-about/2009/02/rip-touch-go-records/)

Seriously, this news is pretty terrible. A fair amount of my favorite albums were released on Touch and Go/Quarterstick.

Seriously guys, noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Edit: Apparently they're not actually closing their doors but cite the shitty economy as the impetus to decide to drastically cut back their business. (http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2009/02/touch-go-celebrated-its-25th-anniversary-in-2006-it-had-grown-from-a-bedroom-operation-designed-expressly-to-put-out-a-7-i.html) So the news isn't apocalyptic bad, but it's still pretty crappy.
Title: Re: Touch and Go records to [s]close its doors[/s] significantly downsize
Post by: De_El on 18 Feb 2009, 13:05: I was wondering what I was gonna do with the extra off my next paycheck, and this basically decided it.
Title: Re: Touch and Go records to [s]close its doors[/s] significantly downsize
Post by: benji on 18 Feb 2009, 13:12: This is sad news.
Title: Re: Touch and Go records to [s]close its doors[/s] significantly downsize
Post by: Katherine on 18 Feb 2009, 14:24: :(
Title: Re: Touch and Go records to [s]close its doors[/s] significantly downsize
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 18 Feb 2009, 14:45: "...and I miss you [touch and go records]!!"

GET IT?!?!

Seriously though, this is quite sad news indeed.
Title: Re: Touch and Go records to [s]close its doors[/s] significantly downsize
Post by: Johnny C on 18 Feb 2009, 16:10: Jade Tree! Kill Rock Stars! Merge! What's going to happen to you?

God damn.
Title: Re: Touch and Go records to [s]close its doors[/s] significantly downsize
Post by: sean on 18 Feb 2009, 16:25: *ahem*

FUCK
Title: Re: Touch and Go records to [s]close its doors[/s] significantly downsize
Post by: Joseph on 18 Feb 2009, 17:03: Quote from: Johnny C on 18 Feb 2009, 16:10
Jade Tree! Kill Rock Stars! Merge! What's going to happen to you?

God damn.

I am sincerely hoping that these labels, and the others, manage to find distribution deals with some other organization, like Southern or the Alternative Distribution Alliance. These labels, especially the ones you listed, have released some of my absolute favourite records, and host bands I adore. This is fucking shitty.
Title: Re: Touch and Go records to [s]close its doors[/s] significantly downsize
Post by: michaelicious on 18 Feb 2009, 17:20: Pretty sure that KRS and Merge are the two labels that will be hurt least by this. They have some of the highest profile names in independent music.
Title: Re: Touch and Go records to [s]close its doors[/s] significantly downsize
Post by: E. Spaceman on 18 Feb 2009, 19:28: The foundations of punk rock are strong
Title: Re: Touch and Go records to [s]close its doors[/s] significantly downsize
Post by: KvP on 18 Feb 2009, 20:16: Quote from: E. Spaceman on 18 Feb 2009, 19:28
The foundations of punk rock are strong
psssst it's the fundamentals.

Anyway, isn't it the case that everybody's been calling for the death of the music label business for years now? Are we no longer dreaming of a world in which we don't need these companies?
Title: Re: Touch and Go records to [s]close its doors[/s] significantly downsize
Post by: squawk on 18 Feb 2009, 21:21: FUCKS
Title: Re: Touch and Go records to [s]close its doors[/s] significantly downsize
Post by: Tom on 18 Feb 2009, 21:48: DAMN, in addition to the old guard, we are also gonna loose a lot of new guys as well.

Yes, I do realise that the above sentence is largely tautological.
Title: Re: Touch and Go records to [s]close its doors[/s] significantly downsize
Post by: Johnny C on 19 Feb 2009, 00:13: Quote from: KvP on 18 Feb 2009, 20:16
Anyway, isn't it the case that everybody's been calling for the death of the music label business for years now? Are we no longer dreaming of a world in which we don't need these companies?

Not these companies. Everyone's been calling for the death of the major label system but these are companies that put out good records and distributed them. They allowed you and me easy access to our favourite music.

I've been told Merge has been mostly through ADA for a while and T&G itself was using ADA so this is kind of a natural progression but it's still big.

Also they're going to be putting out new music again, people. Just not right now.
Title: Re: Touch and Go records to [s]close its doors[/s] significantly downsize
Post by: Tom on 19 Feb 2009, 00:31: Quarterstick just put out Sholi's debut self-titled album and good lord just listen to it.
Title: Re: Touch and Go records to significantly downsize
Post by: eddie on 24 Feb 2009, 13:29: Don't forget this label probably ripped off all your favourite bands aswell as putting out their records.
Title: Re: Touch and Go records to significantly downsize
Post by: Joseph on 24 Feb 2009, 17:17: Where are you getting that from, eddie? Reading accounts from the members of bands who have been on T&G, I've heard nothing negative. It's sounded quite fair, and quite well run.

The only negative experience I've heard of with Touch and Go has been the one with the Butthole Surfers. And frankly, from what I've heard I'll have to side with T&G there.