I just discovered the mp3 record label No Type (www.notype.com) and decided to randomly download some of their releases. I grabbed release #45 because it seemed fairly recent and I liked the title and the artwork, etc.--had no idea who it was or what it was gonna sound like. The release is by an artist called Camp and the title is "feministe." I can't stop listening to it now--it is really good--it just "clicks" for me in a way that a lot of IDM doesn't. I was wondering if anyone knows who this is or had any info about other releases, etc., as the site doesn't really give a lot of info about the artists.
Also, I'm wondering what's the difference between something like this that only gets released on an mp3 label (which is an incredible concept in my opinion) and the stuff that makes it to vinyl? These tracks (and most of the other stuff I've downloaded from No Type) are easily as good as the majority of vinyl releases I hear, and I would be first in line to buy them if they were in fact released on vinyl. Am I in the minority or are there other factors coming into play here? I do realize that tomas jirku, who started out on no type, has since released a lot on vinyl (I'm about to pick up his "sequins" album on Force Inc.), but what about this other stuff that I like so much? Will I forever be deprived of the opportunity to devour this music outside of mp3 format?? thank you.
andy