I think it's pretty lame that Warp records muscled that site down. I don't
understand what the difference would be in posting MP3s on a web page and
playing all of those tracks on the radio. When Tri Repitae came out, I
played it in its entirety on the air specifically for the benefit of those
in my area who had no place to buy it. No breaks, no announcements, the
full CD over the airwaves so people could record it.
Does Warp go around suing everyone who listens to Autechre on the radio,
and do the Autechre guys get really offended when their music is on the
air? If they feel so offended that people want to hear their music then
why don't they quit making it? They could just stay in a closet with
headphones playing with themselves.
Personally, I have invested a nice chunk of cash in their music. As an
artist, if I heard that an individual had travelled 500 miles to spend
money on a picture I'd made, I would take that as a huge compliment. I
would be humbled beyond belief to discover that masses of people had done
the same...Yet here is Autechre being offended that people like what they
do...
I cannot fathom that mentality. Screw the lawyers! All they want is the
legal fees anyway. They probably listen to Michael Bolton.
If you'd like to put those MP3s back on the web, mail them to me and I'll
post them on a dummy I.P. If Warp has the money to waste trying to find
out who to sue, let them waste it.
Ethically I should sell all my Autechre CDs and let them collect dust in
the used bin. Those jerks don't seem to realize what it takes to be a fan
of this music. 3 years ago I sold a copy of b12's electrosoma...(I needed
the money)...LAST WEEK I went to the same store and bought it back from
them. It had not moved in 3 years...no one here knew what it was...If this
is how Autechre responds to their supporters, perhaps they don't need
the support.
Hutto
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"I paint what I think, not what I see..." - Pablo Picasso
"You're not the boss of me!..." - J. A. Hutto (Pre age 3)
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