On Mon, 12 Jan 1998, Maarten D. Schermer wrote:
quoted 2 lines Additionally, I'd be very grateful for some explanation about what's so> Additionally, I'd be very grateful for some explanation about what's so
> special about these Mask twelves.
OK...
MASK is a collaborative label of Skam and Musik Aus Strom, two IDM labels
which are currently "hot".
MASK releases are 12" EPs featuring a handful of tracks by artists from
each of the "parent" labels along with like-minded friends. They are
somewhat unique in that there is no proper track listing, just a list of
the artists which appear "in no particular order", so listening to the
records can be a guessing game if you'd like.
Finally, MASK releases are very limited - 01 was limited to 100 copies, 02
to 200, and the upcoming 03 is to be limited to 300.
All of this adds up to make MASK records "special" in some people's eyes.
Personally, I can't *imagine* paying the amounts being bid on these
things, but to each his (or her) own, I suppose.
Greg