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>From: "sanvara" <sanvara@home.com>
>| > i would not have heard of half the stuff if it was not for leech
>freindly
>| > portals on the net
>|
>| Exactly. I hate buying without being able to listen first. But if I like
>| what I hear I always buy. And I end up buying more stuff because mp3's
>have
>| exposed me to so much.
>
>
We could never keep up with the int'l music scene here in HK until
Napster came along...now we can listen to the latest releases at the
same time as everyone else. No way would I be spinning Vladislav Delay,
Monolake, and Sutekh on gigs here if it weren't for Napster and
AudioGalaxy...and now I own many of the tracks on CD, I need the
better-quality copies for DJing.
I usually listen to MP3s and then order the CDs I want from Amazon or
wherever. HMV robs us over here, they control most of the market and
routinely charge US$20 and up for CDs, so I don't buy much there
anymore. It's usually cheaper for me to order from Amazon than to buy
from them, even including the cost of shipping, and it usually only
takes 7-10 days to receive the orders.
AudioGalaxy also lets us find the latest white labels and vinyl releases
that we just can't get over here...really important. There are vinyl
shops for DJs here but the selection is very limited.
I just found another interesting site for buying music online:
http://www.atrecordings.com/genrepages/electronicadance/index.asp
You can listen to samples and then order vinyl or CD -- or just pick out
the tracks you want and they make you a CD-R. The link above goes
straight to the electronic music page, I think they have at least some
music that might interest members of this list.
(I have no connection with this site, just happened across it the other
day.)
John
np:Dub Taylor - 'Steam Channel'
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John von Seggern
DJ/producer
Digital Cutup Lounge
Hong Kong
http://www.digitalcutuplounge.com
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