On Jul 5, 2005, at 10:48 AM, Klaas-Jan Jongsma wrote:
And besides that, chi-town has a huge rep to keep up about stories like this. I have met so many chicago artists who say they have been ripped-off by there (fellow) chicago-based producers that i almost lost count. How many eraly artists did not "sample" (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) the sh*t out of other peoples records,
I had heard about this before... many years ago as someone else stated. This isn't about sampling someone, or stealing an "idea" or a drumtrack or track title. This is putting out someone's work as if it was your own... it's a different, more disgusting kind of fraud and misrepresentation. It's like signing your name to someone else's painting when you didn't touch the brush or even stretch the canvas. People should be forwarding these emails to Peacefrog. Ask them address these charges on their website. Make them change the label to give Jamie credit. I would love to hear their official response, surely they have one by now. They are heads, they probably knew the rumors, and took Joe at his word I suppose? It's less hassle for them, they just want the cash from the reissue I suppose. And they're such great tracks!
This is at the end about accountability. Jamie and others should email Peacefrog and tell them what you think, the global techno community is large, but everyone knows everyone through one of two people anyway... this is a small scene.
I love the LHAS stuff and I hope Jamie keeps doing what he's doing with his label... I suppose the ultimate revenge would be for him to just release all those tracks under his own name on his own label... then we all buy THAT version. I love the tracks too, I would rather that Jamie gets the credit (and money) for his art.
I think the best we can do it remind everyone you see with that record that at least 3 of those tracks are not by who is listed as the author.
-- MM http://sonicsunset.com
