quoted 3 lines And yet seem to have plenty of time to remix everyone else's tracks, giving> And yet seem to have plenty of time to remix everyone else's tracks, giving
> them that "unique funkstorung flavor" that, ironically, also seems to exist
> only on those remix tracks.
Remixes = money to live on and write music
Albums = where you spend that money you made doing remixes
What are you, new? A friend recently posted Soundscan stats on Ae's releases,
which at best top out around 15,000 sales (in the US, mind you) for the duration of
any one particular release. Yet they're well known for charging $3k for one single
remix. Figuring that their take on each album *might* amount to a few thousand
spread out over many years of sales, how do you think they afford new gear (much
less the food/clothes/shelter/drugs they need to keep making music--living in
England, no less)? Even granting them a 5-figure advance from Warp for being that
label's bread'n'butter (questionable but likely), it's not enough to support *two*
people for the entire two year period it takes for those two to crank out an
album. Ten $3k remixes (along with touring receipts, licensing, etc) in one year
amounts to muy burritos and rent and...
The money politics are the same for Funkstorung...or Orbital...or Atom
(Heart)...or...
It ain't laser physics, man...
laz
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