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I was thinking about this and it kinda annoys me and seems pretty hypocritical that labels and artists limit certain releases, when surely it goes against the whole ethos of independent music. sure they have more control but why do this..its not helping people at all. I mean, you've got aphex banging on about making uncopyrighted music that anyone can have and then you can't even get hold of AB5. Its not a problem of demand, this board is testament to the fact there would be enough people to buy it. If I ever got into the industry, I'd make sure the fans/listeners got to hear all the material, no half measures, and get rid of this elitist atitude. Ofcourse, I could be talking out my arse, but its better than inflaming other pointless topics. |
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if you're talking out of your ass it smells better in here than it does when most politicians speak from their mouth |
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i figured the old aesthetic intangible response would look fashionable |
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Yeah but AB5 wasnt made for anyone to know about, without diehard fans you wouldnt know. I mean if you were an artist like AFX and im sure youd have stuff not to release, you cant release EVERYTHING youve ever done... so it would happen. To you. |
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Yeah but thats not the only thing on limited release is it? |
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no, there are lots of things not release he has done.. |
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I'm not just talking about him |
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you have to admit it's pretty shady to actually press promotional copies of ab5 and not make any available for sale. why did richard press vinyl copies of ab5 and caustic window album if he didn't intend to even sell the album? why couldn't he just give mike, grant, etc. copies on minidisc, cd-r, DAT, or mp3? i imagine that'd be cheaper than pressing vinyl, and it doesn't make sense why he'd even name the albums if it's just gonna be more unreleased material. |
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Hype. |
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correct |
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he intended to seel caustic window.... |
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seal it? what do you mean by that? |
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It's the same as the sex pistols at their height of 'fame'. Malcom McClaren picked one of the smallest capacity clubs in NY for them to play so loads of people would be waitng outside. Q's forever looks good outside a gig. Hype. |
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Lets see if he ever does uncopyright all the music.. |
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I agree with you B3n, and I think it make's it even worse that AB5 and Melodies from Mars are some of his best stuff. It's not like they wern't released because they were crap (atleast IMO). Come on Richard, officially release them and rerelease stuff like AB2 with heaps of copies and on CD. You can buy another tank with the money!! |
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Most IDM labels have little cash to spend on releases,..so they only press 1000-2000 pieces. It's still pretty underground music,..defenitely not mainstream,..so pressing more, is a risc for small IDM labels. Aphex Twins label however could afford pressing another batch of cd's easilly,...maybe they will in the future,..till then the hype keeps on building on this almost mythological artist. |
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Cylobs living Ãn the 1980Ães was a limited release, but he had it up for free download because of that! i admire that. |
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Yeah, that is good But as plugexpert says, rephlex isn't poor |
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i despise limited releases too. i thinks it is partially caused by the artist just starting out. most new artist are on small time labels. but, i think when they get a bigger label and more fans, that they should rerelease their old stuff. for instance, afx - hangable auto bulb ep 1 afx - hangable auto bulb ep 2 afx could make some serious cash off of a rerelease of these two records. |
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what about rephlex and vinyl releases ? seems like they press up loads of the cd version, but less of the vinyl to me. i mean, stuff like feed me weird things, analogue bubblebath, goon records etc. are a lot easier to get by on cd than on vinyl. at least, that's my impression. |
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the thing i hate about limited releases is that the record companies are not taking into account the posibility of new fans years down the line. most people here are in their late teens, so would have to have been 11 or 12 when hab1&2 were released. leaving your only opportunity to get hold of a legit copy is paying well over the odds for a copy on ebay. this sucks in my opinion. |
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