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offline ecnadniarb on 2003-07-19 16:21 [#00786485]
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...to send to labels?

a) A singles worth of stuff
b) An EP's worth of stuff
c) An albums worth of stuff
d) Pornographic playing cards


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2003-07-19 16:22 [#00786488]
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I find Pornographic playing cards work best when you want a
positive response from sending mail to some stranger...


 

offline Q4Z2X on 2003-07-19 16:22 [#00786490]
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e. everything else


 

offline ecnadniarb on 2003-07-19 16:23 [#00786494]
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Then the playing cards with which of the other three? :P


 

offline nlogax from oh, you must be the brains (Norway) on 2003-07-19 16:24 [#00786496]
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f. none of the above


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2003-07-19 16:24 [#00786497]
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I'd say about 4 tracks, so an EP's worth of stuff!


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2003-07-19 16:24 [#00786498]
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i went on a trrip to frrance with my school (don't we all),
and this guy sold me some porrno playing carrds.
this lad thrrew them frrom my hotel window, needless to say
I got caught) and the whole holiday was made worrse than it
was anyway.


 

offline ecnadniarb on 2003-07-19 16:25 [#00786500]
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It is a serious question...I have been making music for 4
months now and I can't wait any longer to get signed to a
label :D!!!!
*Shameless plug*

btw I have a demo of a new track off my EP called Granuslags
(the EP is called that too)

It is on my zebox site here...if you would like to
listen and tell me if it good quality for a demo CD I would
appreciate it...

*Shameless plug over*


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-07-19 16:28 [#00786504]
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an E.P. would be best if you have four killer tracks, but if
you've got only the one send that...you don't need to show
your 'range', you need to grab their attention. It doesn't
need to be full tracks, If you can compile 4 of the best
bits of your tracks and put them on one CD that'd be best.
Think of advertisements where they are sooo brash,
everything is stuffed into 40 seconds. No label has got
time to listen through albums and albums worth of demo
tapes, make it as direct as possible!


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2003-07-19 16:29 [#00786505]
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Jivver, did you receive my eMail?


 

offline Spacecadet on 2003-07-19 16:29 [#00786506]
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4 tracks


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-07-19 16:30 [#00786507]
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I don't know, I haven't looked for ages...I'll have a
look....


 

offline ecnadniarb on 2003-07-19 16:31 [#00786509]
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Good advise...I have never thought of it like that before.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2003-07-19 16:33 [#00786518]
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Ok - I was just checking if it was OK with you to send you a
CD - just say yes or no here to save you looking through
your mails :]


 

offline roygbivcore from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2003-07-19 16:35 [#00786523]
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you could also try sending some ketamine


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-07-19 16:35 [#00786526]
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Yes, I'd love one! I just had a look at my mail and it'll
take me all night to find it...I'll reply tomorrow though...


 

offline _user from rostov-on-don (Russia) on 2003-07-19 16:36 [#00786527]
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what label?...


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2003-07-19 16:37 [#00786530]
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OK bro -- would you like me to put some dirty porn on it too
:P


 

offline ecnadniarb on 2003-07-19 16:39 [#00786534]
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Don't care, I was thinking something like Def Jux.

I will probably send out about 20 mostly to smaller labels
but I will try my luck with Warp & Rephlex as well I think.


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-07-19 16:39 [#00786535]
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If you must......!


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2003-07-19 16:41 [#00786537]
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OK then - just add a list of your favourite 'genres' and
I'll see what I can do :P


 

offline ecnadniarb on 2003-07-19 16:42 [#00786539]
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Get a room you two...


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2003-07-19 16:44 [#00786540]
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it's his name -- it excites me, I can't help it ! :|


 

offline soze from Kingston (Jamaica) on 2003-07-19 16:45 [#00786542]
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ecnadniarb:

the track granuslags is pretty good programming and sound
wise, do you have a version that develops as a full track?
Shame to leave it at :38

Less into nf1xrhxmix, like the dirty organic sound but not
into the melodic/harmonic aspects. Also it could use a bit
more structured development, has a bit of a 'random' sound.

listening to mithranixNF1XMIX, kinda cool, I'd say it also
needs work although its better than the previous one, more
organized and song like. I would drop the drums harder at
some point, more snares.

Pretty good if this is what your making after four months
though, keep at it.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2003-07-19 16:45 [#00786543]
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anyway, Lee - I dragged this off-topic, so I'll drag it back
ON-topic -- good luck with sending out your demoes ! I
really like your stuff ! :) "But you already know that," to
quote Louis Tully from Ghost Busters :)


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-07-19 16:45 [#00786544]
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I've allways dreamt of a pygmie wet t-shirt competition, in
Ireland. we'd better stop, we're hijacking ecnadniarb'
thread...


 

offline soze from Kingston (Jamaica) on 2003-07-19 16:48 [#00786545]
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don't bother sending to Def Jux, they're not into anything
that's not explicitly hip-hop.

Not to cramp your style but I'd say make some more songs
before you send out a demo, I don't think you'll get signed
where your at now. Please take this in the spirit of
constructive criticism, I'm not dissing your music, I think
it shows potential.


 

offline ecnadniarb on 2003-07-19 16:49 [#00786546]
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Thanks for listening :D

Granuslags is only 30 seconds from a 4 minute peice with
more variation.

nf1xrhxmix shouldn't still be up there it wasn't a real
track and I thought I had deleted it :D

mithranixNF1XMIX was my entry into the globalgoon comp, it
is about a month old now and it shows :P

I have a lot more new stuff I am working on...I am really
happy with two other tracks I am about 50% through at the
moment and I have ideas for other tracks. It is only over
the past two weeks I have starting being able to get ideas
out of my head on into some sort of music.



 

offline _user from rostov-on-don (Russia) on 2003-07-19 16:50 [#00786548]
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and warp will release your porno cards.........funny........


 

offline nobsmuggler from silly mid-off on 2003-07-19 16:53 [#00786549]
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id send 2 killer tracks
always keep people wanting more than you offer


 

offline soze from Kingston (Jamaica) on 2003-07-19 16:57 [#00786555]
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no problem, the stuff sounds interesting I'll be interested
to hear as you go along.


 

offline _user from rostov-on-don (Russia) on 2003-07-19 16:58 [#00786556]
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agreed


 


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