In a message dated 4/01/00 8:08:12 rlim@escape.com writes:
quoted 19 lines But without CDRs, how will the battling giants of IDM trainspotting assert> But without CDRs, how will the battling giants of IDM trainspotting assert
> their dominance in the field of micro-batch releases? Picture, if you
> will, the IDM Trainspotting Triathalon:
>
> 1. Older collectible releases (Ae "Cavity Job," Plaid "Mbuki Mvuki,"
> Lego Feet, _Blech_ etc, measured in the maximum price each has fetched on
> E-bay)
> 2. Owning releases that may not exist (AFX sandpaper giveaway, 1/Tau
> rarities- score determined by a constant times the inverse of number of
> degrees of separation from artist that the release's existence is
> no longer verified by direct contact)
> 3. Micro-press IDM CD-R gathering (expressed as a sum of percentage of
> print run embodied by a single copy, divided by the number of
> qualifying CD-Rs owned by the competitor)
>
> A suitable prize shall be awarded to the victor (Christina Ricci's agent
> is not returning our phone calls).
>
> -rob
The reason of the no CDR policy is not to undermine any good works that may
have been on the format, rather to denote a more representative sample for
the poll - which is all about *official* releases and not the *exclusivity*
of music distribution or ownership. However, I do appreciate your unique
method of lexical abstraction.
Cheers all and keep those lists coming, its shaping up to be a good one,
;~)
A_Zed
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