[please note]
This is a once removed reply from a nonidmlistmember who happened across
this thread. For those of you who don't know what's going down @ Hotmix
Electro-nix, this one time player in "the game" has decided to quit "the
game" and handle distribution solo. That means limited runs of 100 at a
time, be thankful they're on line. Make contact.
Replies to acidplanet@ib.com thanks. tp
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B.U.a.R.P.
Profit-minded mentalities are compromising the music:
It has come to my attention that Watts, the US's largest importer of
dance/electronic records and CDs, has been refusing to carrying alot
of solid local and foreign labels.. Most shops we deal with rely solely
on Watts for their product, whether they admit it or not.. This dynamic
leaves people like us unable to avoid paying silly shipping costs (mail
order), IF we find the release at all..
At this time, there are at least three notable, non-Watts
affiliated distributors in the US..Off hand, I would mention 7th City
(Dan Bell), Submerge, and Nemisis..
I encourage you to make a visit to your local record shop and see if you
can convince the owner/orderer to at least investigate these
alternatives.. I am sick of finding out that my favorite new labels are
struggling because they can't get decent distribution..
I know that this level of business seems distant and unrelated to your
everyday purchases, but the quality of the music you have at your
disposal is being compromised by some pretty stubborn and misdirected
people.. The effort is minimal, the result maximal..
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Didn't I tell you that Techno became a fucking system, with politics?
'They' will tell you what to listen to....and because everybody is happy
with the way things are, things will get worse and worse...and worse...
Interr-ference.
(floating away...in a black hole. blacker than it ever was before)