I'd guess it's purely a financial issue. Japan has its own distribution
network, so Japan-only releases that are eventually destined for the
rest of the world probably use the Japanese revenue to fund the external
distribution.
This is all conjecture of course. In June, Third Ear released a
full-length of mine (10-track CD + 3 remixes) which is, so far,
Japan-only. The expectation is that it will be released in the rest of
the world sometime this year, but I don't know the details.
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Guilherme Menegon Arantes wrote:
What you guys think about all these `Japan first' or `Japan focused'
techno releases we have seen lately?
OK, it is clear Japan is a big market, but what is the problem to
release it worldwide at the same time?
Nothing against our jap friends. Deep respect for their support and
enthusiasm.
But this market-oriented way of dealing with music annoys me a bit.
G
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