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offline quivvuulum from southhampton (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 11:54 [#00272339]
Points: 289 Status: Lurker



Thank god!, for all the musicians who are being ripped off
by their so-called fans. Maybe IDM musicians will be able to
get a living wage from their music for a change. No more
macJobs, just fair payment for their work. Hurray!


 

offline princo from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2002-06-18 11:57 [#00272342]
Points: 13411 Status: Lurker



once i get a better income, i'll buy shit loads more...
dont you worry!


 

offline Junktion from Northern Jutland (Denmark) on 2002-06-18 11:58 [#00272344]
Points: 9713 Status: Lurker



same here...i'm a poor bastard that loves music....


 

offline quivvuulum from southhampton (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 12:01 [#00272347]
Points: 289 Status: Lurker



yeah i love porsches, but cant afford them, so its okay for
me to steal them. Get real kids, you are ripping off your
favourite artists, its as simple as that, please stop, get a
job or something, or just wait until you have a job. Its
immoral


 

offline princo from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2002-06-18 12:03 [#00272350]
Points: 13411 Status: Lurker | Followup to quivvuulum: #00272347



R...Richard??? Is that you!???

Hey everyone !! Its Richard D. James!! :-D

just gimmi a couple of months ok !


 

offline Quernstone from Padova (Italy) on 2002-06-18 12:03 [#00272351]
Points: 1826 Status: Regular



Depends how you look at it.
I like to hear stuff before I buy it. My local record shop
will not play stuff to you. IDM is not in the charts so you
cannot hear it there. The only place to hear it is over the
internet. The astrobotnia stufff is a case in point. Rephlex
put the mp3 files up on their website for free DL but I am
sure loads of peopl ehave bought it none the less.

Support the artists for sure but I think music has to be
freely accessible so as wider audience can hear it.


 

offline melack from barcielwave on 2002-06-18 12:04 [#00272352]
Points: 9099 Status: Regular



mp3 is for musicians also a way to get fans to buy their
releases.
i download some songs of an unknow artist and if i like what
i hear i buy his album.
if i couldny hear to this mp3 files, surely ill never buy
his album...


 

offline quivvuulum from southhampton (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 12:04 [#00272354]
Points: 289 Status: Lurker



you are in the wrong. Thats one of the things that disgusts
me about this board, the endless messages about downloading
mp3s, some of you guys suck


 

offline Laserbeak from Netherlands, The on 2002-06-18 12:06 [#00272356]
Points: 2670 Status: Lurker



KaZaA: 1.350.000 users online sharing 220.657.000 files
....and that's just one network.
There's more shared stuff online now than in Napster's best
days....


 

offline princo from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2002-06-18 12:07 [#00272357]
Points: 13411 Status: Lurker



mp3s are great for exposure!
there mostly research for me most times.
i've discovered so much from mp3 sharing.

and as for the free astrobotnia mp3s on rephlex, yes i did
buy it also.


 

offline quivvuulum from southhampton (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 12:07 [#00272359]
Points: 289 Status: Lurker



i know many artists who HAVE to work in macJobs JUST because
people like you illegally download pirated copies of their
music. Im sorry but there really is NO argument. IDM artists
sell very few records, but have masses of people downloading
pirated MP3s. If you and 10000 other people download somes
MP3s rather than buying their CDs, you are depriving them of
their livelyhood


 

offline quivvuulum from southhampton (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 12:09 [#00272360]
Points: 289 Status: Lurker



theres no argument here, its patently illegal and causes
deprivation for the artists


 

offline quivvuulum from southhampton (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 12:10 [#00272361]
Points: 289 Status: Lurker



BTW i am just talking about pirating of copyright music, not
MP3.com kind of stuff


 

offline Netlon Sentinel from eDe (Netherlands, The) on 2002-06-18 12:10 [#00272362]
Points: 4736 Status: Lurker



mr. obvious says: make cds cheaper!

besides, i, for one, only burn rare cds/tracks on cdr.


 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2002-06-18 12:11 [#00272363]
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not all artists agree with you. how come?


 

offline Peter File from the future!!! Ooooh chase me! on 2002-06-18 12:11 [#00272364]
Points: 2020 Status: Lurker



But it's not just the stuff that's on official releases that
isn't available anymore.

Lookadis: I did a search on Audiogalaxy for Radiohead (OK, I
know they're not to a lot of people's taste on this MB, but
they are one of the most bootlegged bands around) and found
that absolutely everything was copyright restricted.
Even stuff like "Johnny Greenwood talks about new album" and
inscrutably named tracks like "1s".

Wha? Why?


 

offline quivvuulum from southhampton (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 12:13 [#00272367]
Points: 289 Status: Lurker | Followup to Netlon Sentinel: #00272362



do you know what percentage an artist gets from the sale of
a CD?

it works out to less than 1 euro per CD.

average sales of IDM artist album = 2500

you work it out



 

offline Netlon Sentinel from eDe (Netherlands, The) on 2002-06-18 12:13 [#00272368]
Points: 4736 Status: Lurker



i thought it was proved filesharing does not affect record
sales as much as they want us to believe?

and a poll on this site said the majority of the ppl here
didn't buy less records than before filesharing.


 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2002-06-18 12:13 [#00272369]
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yeah, check out the poll.


 

offline Peter File from the future!!! Ooooh chase me! on 2002-06-18 12:14 [#00272370]
Points: 2020 Status: Lurker | Followup to quivvuulum: #00272367



Exactly. Which is why your typical IDM (ugh) artist makes
most of his money from live appearances and, I daresay,
television adverts.


 

offline quivvuulum from southhampton (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 12:14 [#00272371]
Points: 289 Status: Lurker



im sorry phobiazero, lots of artists i know do agree


 

offline nanotech from Sukavasti Amitaba Pureland (United States) on 2002-06-18 12:14 [#00272372]
Points: 3727 Status: Regular | Followup to quivvuulum: #00272354



i'm a strong advocate of trading files. being an "atrist"
myself, i don't care if ppl trade my files..infact i've
released whole projects on soulseek. many ppl downloaded,
and some liked, some loved. did i get any money? hell no. i
could have easly submitted my stuff to indie german labels
and at least made some cash from it.

also, i've heard a few artists praise p2p's networks. infact
dave mathew's band says that it's perfectly fine for their
fans to trade mp3's and that the band will stand up to the
test of time.

and what about linkin park who not only got their start from
a few mp3's on mp3.com, but when on to be last years most
celebrated artist here in america going over 7 times
platinum WITH all these p2p's running rampant.

oooooh, no. the record companies are losing money. Fuck
them! they are losing money beacuse 1. they are bullshit to
begin with, and no one truely needs to be a part of their
"clubs." and 2. their little one hit wonders are being
consumed/revield by the populous as crap. Most big money
making acts are selling full cd's to simply sell their next
hit trl single at an overly inflated price.

i could go on, and on about the benifits of p2p's, and how
the artists are not going to die off because of them.


 

offline Netlon Sentinel from eDe (Netherlands, The) on 2002-06-18 12:14 [#00272373]
Points: 4736 Status: Lurker | Followup to quivvuulum: #00272367



it's not what the artists get from the sale, it's what the
record companies get: way too much.


 

offline Laserbeak from Netherlands, The on 2002-06-18 12:15 [#00272374]
Points: 2670 Status: Lurker



So IDM artist have to work, what's the big deal?


 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2002-06-18 12:15 [#00272375]
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poll results


 

offline quivvuulum from southhampton (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 12:15 [#00272376]
Points: 289 Status: Lurker | Followup to Netlon Sentinel: #00272373



but the record company pays the artist


 

offline Netlon Sentinel from eDe (Netherlands, The) on 2002-06-18 12:15 [#00272377]
Points: 4736 Status: Lurker



mp3s means more ppl get to know the bands (not only idm) and
that means more ppl will go see them live.


 

offline quivvuulum from southhampton (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 12:16 [#00272379]
Points: 289 Status: Lurker



whatever dudes, just carry on fucking your favourite IDM
artists in the arse, good luck to you


 

offline quivvuulum from southhampton (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 12:18 [#00272380]
Points: 289 Status: Lurker | Followup to Netlon Sentinel: #00272377



and they get well payed for playing live i suppose?


 

offline quivvuulum from southhampton (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 12:18 [#00272382]
Points: 289 Status: Lurker



paid*


 

offline Netlon Sentinel from eDe (Netherlands, The) on 2002-06-18 12:18 [#00272383]
Points: 4736 Status: Lurker | Followup to quivvuulum: #00272376



not enough, as you mentioned earlier


 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2002-06-18 12:18 [#00272384]
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i think you should get a better deal with greg, mate. :)


 

offline Netlon Sentinel from eDe (Netherlands, The) on 2002-06-18 12:20 [#00272386]
Points: 4736 Status: Lurker



why aren't artists openly opposing filesharing then? the
only ones who did (to my knowledge) were metallica and some
rap act. who are those artists you mention?


 

offline Quernstone from Padova (Italy) on 2002-06-18 12:20 [#00272388]
Points: 1826 Status: Regular



greg or grant?


 

offline quivvuulum from southhampton (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 12:21 [#00272389]
Points: 289 Status: Lurker



its so hard for me, all i hear about is people downloading
my tracks, and i sell fuck all records, ive gotta give music
up so i can work to pay off my debts


 

offline j bennion from Leicester (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 12:21 [#00272390]
Points: 175 Status: Lurker



I cant believe you guys are defending the music industry, if
i can download something for free theres no way im gonna go
out and get ripped off by warpmart or hmv, i feel for the
artists who are losing out, but jesus man these guys
shouldnt be making music for the money, they should be doing
it cos they love making music, A good idm artist who is
making good music will get recognition for it
eventially--money corrupts and dilutes talent, the only
reason this hasn't happend to RDJ is because hes truly
doesnt give a fuck


 

offline nanotech from Sukavasti Amitaba Pureland (United States) on 2002-06-18 12:22 [#00272393]
Points: 3727 Status: Regular | Followup to quivvuulum: #00272379



ok, about IDM...if it wasn't for soulseek, i'd never know
about half of the IDM artists i do now, and YES i did but
the cd's from the acts i like.

also, ppl know that most mp3's are traded at a "below cd
quality" 128 kps is no where near cd quality audio. infact
192 is only "transparent" true cd audio equivilancy is 320
kps in mp3 format. i'd say that less than 2% (being greatly
genorus) of all mp3's in the universe are encoded at such a
high bit-rate. And tons of ppl know this. The mp3's are
never as good as the cd, and if i like an act's music
snough, i go and suport them. i go to their shows, and buy
their cd's.

perfect example: i dled cylob's stuff...i really hated. thus
didn't buy the cd.

i dled venetian snares' making orange things, and not only
did i buy the cd, i'm looking for the "orange vinal" on
ebay...AND I DON'T EVEN HAVE ANYTHING THAT CAN PLAY VINALS!
infact i hate the "warmer" vinal sound!


 

offline princo from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2002-06-18 12:23 [#00272395]
Points: 13411 Status: Lurker



didnt RDJ say he was loaded?


 

offline Netlon Sentinel from eDe (Netherlands, The) on 2002-06-18 12:23 [#00272397]
Points: 4736 Status: Lurker | Followup to j bennion: #00272390



hear, hear!


 

offline Netlon Sentinel from eDe (Netherlands, The) on 2002-06-18 12:25 [#00272399]
Points: 4736 Status: Lurker | Followup to nanotech: #00272393



heh... ebay isn't connected with the artist... but your
point is clear :)


 

offline jand from Braintree (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 12:57 [#00272440]
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I think your picking on the wrong people with IDM...

The simple fact is that their isn't a huge market for IDM
and there never was...even AFX struggles to get into sales
charts...

And i'd say SS or whatver has introduced more people to the
genre than any other...coz they can try shit out without the
fear of wasting money...MP3s are probably creating a bigger
market for ya...

I know I buy more CDs since MP3s came around; just coz I
recognise my responsiblities to the artists & respect they
should be a paid....but that 1 Euro you quote shows it's not
the customer who are ripping you off, it's the industry
itself...

No-one has any beef with artists, but find me a fan of the
current industry and I'll show you a fool...

(I really wonder why people feel they should earn a living
from making tunes...it's kinda arrogant to blame MP3s for
your record not selling many copies...perhaps it's the
quality??)...

I don't mean to sound like a bastard but this is the real
world...and it's well wack to insult people who buy your
work anyway...feel thankful people are interested...


 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2002-06-18 13:02 [#00272443]
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well put, jand. i def. agree with you. like you said,
obviously the industry are ripping their artists off and not
the "fans".


 

offline B3n from Manchester (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 13:17 [#00272448]
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yeah I completely agree. I buy far more music now i've got
access to them via mp3, I wouldn't have even heard of
Richard Devine if it wasn't for mp3 and would be in the same
position as my friends who listen to music because its
marketed by mtv.

sure, there are people who just get the mp3s, but the true
fans, like 99% of us here, don't do that. In my opinion,
warp has a lot to thank mp3 for


 

offline B3n from Manchester (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 13:19 [#00272450]
Points: 4700 Status: Lurker



and I shouldn't just say warp, other labels too. and to be
honest, its hardly surprising some don't buy the
singles/remixes etc when some artists purposely restrict the
amount released, though admittedly obviously with a lot its
due to lack of money to get masses of releases.


 

offline jand from Braintree (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 13:22 [#00272451]
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is this quivvuulum person really rdevine@warprecords.com?
...

I sooo think not...I've heard he's a decent guy and was
really chatty with people on the recent Warp tour...


 

offline Peter File from the future!!! Ooooh chase me! on 2002-06-18 13:23 [#00272453]
Points: 2020 Status: Lurker



Have audiogalaxy removed all their files?

I can't find anything.


 

offline supreme from Antwerp (Belgium) on 2002-06-18 13:25 [#00272454]
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I saw that yesterday too.

I think we all know who this is.
Read the 'TO ALL MEMBERS TOPIC'.


 

offline doki from cologne (Germany) on 2002-06-18 13:26 [#00272455]
Points: 494 Status: Lurker



quivvuulum - is that the name you release under? if not
which name which label?


 

offline B3n from Manchester (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-18 13:27 [#00272457]
Points: 4700 Status: Lurker | Followup to jand: #00272451



yeah jand, I was one of the guys who talked to him, so I
think not, and that emails been tested and bounces


 

offline Meho Krljic from Beograd (Yugoslavia) on 2002-06-18 13:41 [#00272465]
Points: 6617 Status: Addict



I always thought that artists produce art (music in this
case) because they are forced to by the inner powers in
their mind/ spirit/ body/ whatever. I always thought they'd
do it regardless of being paid or not, because they NEED to
do it, not because they need to make a living of it. I have
beend playing music in various combinations for over a
decade and have never wanted to make it dependent on money
it makes. I have to work for a living but would hate to have
to make music for a living.


 


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