Words to live by--or so it seems :)
quoted 3 lines They focus on music and good music at that, so publicly dissing Warp or> They focus on music and good music at that, so publicly dissing Warp or
> releases on Clear is very typical and won't make a single damned difference
> as to how well the next Rephlex release will sell.
Exactly. They can do or say just about whatever they want at this point and it
will not put a dent in their record sales, which is what's important here.
People are buying the music for purposes of their own, and don't care about the
politics. Though it seems a big part, all the words that Moby said in his last
CD booklet did not affect the opinion that I had formed about the album from
just the _music_. None of us get the priviledge to see all the fussing that
goes in to making a record anyway. Let's leave that up to them.
quoted 3 lines As far as I'm concerned Graham could be demonically posessed and trying> As far as I'm concerned Graham could be demonically posessed and trying
> to control the universe through mind control but I don't give a damn as
> long as the next Rephlex release is good.
Well I hope that that's not the case for [Grant] but you're right about the
music. The task of pleasing the masses can get tricky...
quoted 4 lines But all in all the Rephlex posts [are] quite entertaining and that's the job> But all in all the Rephlex posts [are] quite entertaining and that's the job
> of a company like a record label which is entertainment based. It's job is
> not to be PC. That's the job of NASA and other political and largely
> commercial corporations.
At least there are some people out there understanding all this!
quoted 9 lines I highly doubt if you went to a record store and picked up a Rephlex> I highly doubt if you went to a record store and picked up a Rephlex
> record and listened to it and it blew your mind that you'd stop and
> think, "Well, those posts by Rephlex on the net were pretty offensive so
> I'd better not buy this slammin' track." If you did then I think you're
> missing the point. Musicians and labels are VERY dedicated to what they
> do and if they aren't then they will be trompled over by those who are
> passionate about it.
>
> Music is the key and everything else is insignificant!
YES. YES. YES. You should be a musician. Excuse me if you already are!
-Steve
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