From Simon Walley Sent Wed, Jan 6th 1999, 09:52
From Simon Walley Sent Wed, Jan 6th 1999, 09:52
>> >& I don't think MASK is running a label well. > >> So? Its not for you to say. They can run their label any damn way they >> want. Don't like it? Start up your own > >Naaah, I can't go with that argument. This list is a forum for >comments just like that : it's a place for people to express their >opinions. Yes, true. My (badly expressed) point was that, in itself, thats not a good reason for bootlegging something. And that one occasional reason why people start their own label is a disatisfaction with others. My point about starting a label is that bootlegging releases gives little back to the IDM scene - it doesn't support the artist or the label you're bootlegging and it won't encourage new listeners (because the boots will still be limited runs and hard to get hold of, outisde the internet). Starting a label however and seeing it through gives support to new artists and gives the fan another name to check out, one they might get into and be keen to support. >Even *if* you start your own label, it still doesn't help you get hold of >obscure stuff off some 'badly' run label, does it? Potentially, it might do. I'm sure Mask would be more open to a label coming up to them and striking a deal for a license/re-press rather than someone bootlegging them. || [CiM] || xxx_@xxxxxxx.xxx || - ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com