Have any of you ever released a record, though? There's something so visceral about it that uplading an MP3 to a website can't replace. When I make a track and upload it to my site, that's cool. When I master it, send it off to have it cut and get back a test pressing, there's just something amazing about it.
When you press vinyl, you get a real feeling of acomplishment- you feel like you actually produced something real. It's like having a craftsman type job versus working in a service industry. In the same way, there's something much more rewarding about finding Shari Vari in the cut-out bin at a store than there is about downloading it from some 16 year-old's FTP site. And on top of that there is the fact that MP3s have no real packaging. Sure, it's a bull-shit, old-school elitist attitude, but it does have some validity to it. About two years ago, I would've been sitting here arguing for MP3s and the digital revolution, but there's just something that's not the same about it. I also find it ironic that one of the biggest supporters of Finalscratch is also one of the strictest about the form of his releases... Richie is a nut about being in control of his stuff (anybody remember the incident with Free Radio Furthur recording his set?) so it seems kind of amusing that he would support something like this. -- :: atomly :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.atomly.com/ | 877.741.3571 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
