First of all, thank you Jon Drukman for the rebuttal before I had the
opportunity to log on and explain our position on the upcoming re-release of
ISDN.
1) For one, both myself and my partner were initially against FSOL
rereleasing ISDN. I am underground to the core and it is my belief that if
you make a big deal about something being limted edition, then damnit, it's
limited to X copies and that's it. You snooze, you lose!
2) We didn't have a choice whether or not to re-release it, as FSOL has full
creative control and pretty much can release whatever the hell they want to.
Our apprehension was somewhat comforted by the fact that they at least were
going to make it different than the ltd. edition, so that the anal-retentive
trainspotter who HAD to have it, would at least feel like it was worth it.
3) Part of the reason that this is being released is due to mailing lists
like this and Ambient discussing this release and the Far-out 12", whining
that THEY COULDN'T FIND ONE! It's one thing to be fully upfront with the
music, but this music has the ability to transcend the chillout room or what
have you and appeal to a greater segment of people- like your mom or your
next door neighbor's dad who like to listen to it as they clean the house.
In regards to our parent company: Astralwerks is part of Caroline Records.
Caroline is owned by Virgin. True, Virgin has not exactly been the home of
underground sounds of the years, but how can you say that Astralwerks has the
same handle on the underground as our parent company? You can't.
If any one else has concerns or questions, please feel free to e-mail me
privately and I'll be happy to discuss them.
Peter Wohelski
Astralwerks