quoted 4 lines the bug of elitism as we currently know it is indeed a plague. but the> >the bug of elitism as we currently know it is indeed a plague. but the
> >fact is, it only marginally happens:
> Explain what you mean by "only marginally happens"!? IDM reeks of elitism
> from the big labels Warp and Rephlex releasing severely limited 12" vinyl
face it: warp & rephlex could release whatever crap they want, they know
there's always going to be someone to buy it. their influence goes way
beyond this mere list. ever read the warp message board? it's
depressing.
but anyway, you've misread my point. here is the original quote from my
message:
"the bug of elitism as we currently know it is indeed a plague. but the
fact is, it only marginally happens: -->> the problem is that it is
extremely
visible on lists such as these <<-- , where records trade at the speed
of
light & news from every obscure label flies just as fast."
most labels act responsibly, & most music listeners listen to their
music because they enjoy it. my point is that the examples where this
is not true are probably the most visible, because they're the ones that
get talked about. just look at what we're doing right in this message:
there's been so many times where i've seen the word 'warp', 'rephlex',
'skam' in a message where the actual point was some controversy
surrounding them. compare to the amount of times you see people talk of
a responsible label such as ninja tune, drop beat, kracfive, töshöklabs,
mad monkey, aural industries...
quoted 3 lines only releases to the smaller labels doing the same.. in defense of the> only releases to the smaller labels doing the same.. in defense of the
> some of the small labels.. it's the economics, but I don't think that
> stands up to scrutiny with labels like Skam and so on. Then there's my
once again, skam's 'attitude' is exactly the sort of thing i was
criticizing in my message, but you probably skipped that part (otherwise
why would you be repeating exactly what i said?)
quoted 4 lines favourite form of geeky elitism <huge sarcastic smile> the ridiculously> favourite form of geeky elitism <huge sarcastic smile> the ridiculously
> limited cdr release. I mean what the fuck? There's no reason a cdr
> release should go out of print if there are people still willing to buy
> it!!
sorry, but that sounds petty at best. cdr releases are limited for a
reason: usually it has to do with the fact that the person putting them
out doesn't have the means (time or money) to do otherwise. & put
yourself in a cdr label person's shoes: would you really enjoy turning
your computer into a cdr factory just to make those 50 extra copies,
when you already have a day job & a lot of other things to do with your
time? & what if you're just a musician trying to get your music out?
not everyone likes to run a business, you know. i know i don't.
but do go ahead & back your comment with some evidence of cdr labels
limiting their print runs just for the sake of elitism. i'm all ears.
~ david
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