S'cuse my enthusiasm for selling our little compilation. There is a
mystique about being distributed by a label for those of us who are not.
The 'cyberspace' spin on this effort is, perhaps, a tad slimy. But, on the
other hand, it is not entirely inaccurate to say that we "meet in
cyberspace". Okay, maybe it is somewhat misleading. I just know that
this is a good time for 'Netters to take advantage of the ramping-up of
popular press toward 'Net coverage. For music mags, what could be better
than a "virtual meeting of minds". Admit it: We have greater access than
*most* people, even in industrialized nations. This group, and others
like it, are privileged and advanced compared to most people. We have
contributors from *all corners of the world* who can meet to just shoot
the bull about this ambient comp or that new remix. We're supremely
casual about using this eye-poppingly-cool technology. We're interesting.
There are kids who would *love* to be on the IDM list, but can't be for
one reason or another. (Of course, I realize that even though we don't
limit access, we do so effectively by not advertising IDM...)
What's my point? My point is this: Currently, the common method for
music distribution is to allow a profit business with big connections
do it for you, and take a cut of profits (or all of them :-) Do I
even need to ask the unsigned, undistributed musicians on this group
if they want to be distributed by a label? Let's see those hands...
So, that being said, it would seem that a 'Net compilation, being
distributed by a record label, would be a good thing. Please let me
know what the problem is with this idea. What evil lurks in the
dark realm of the Executive Offices at Warp? Tell me: I want to
know. Maybe I *don't* want them to distribute my music!
G'day,
Barry