From mark Sent Wed, Sep 29th 1999, 13:12
From mark Sent Wed, Sep 29th 1999, 13:12
Here's a reply to the message "Re: (idm) An announcement from the BOC website Administrator" you wrote on Mon, 27 Sep 1999 13:09:31 EDT: >You really have to wonder what their philosophy is: do they auction off >copies under assumed names? Do they have some interest in only 200 people >actually hearing their music? I'd love some clarification on this: if we get >some definitive statement of what their mysterious 'reasons' are, then I'd >consider changing my point of view. It may be (and heaven forbid that we >think such ill of anyone) that it's pure bloody mindedness. As Lance said, every artist has a back catalogue of personal, private recordings. What gives the public the right to *demand* that they hear them? I'm starting up my own label next year -- mainly to release music by friends and such, but I'll also put out some of my own stuff. This will be my "first" proper solo release. I've also been producing IDM for the last eight years or so, comprising of well over a hundred tracks. If I happened to list these tracks on a sort of "retro" discography, it's understandable that everyone would think I'd been holding back on stuff, but that's not the case. There's just some stuff that artists will never release, for a multitude of reasons. We've probably only heard about 5% of RDJ's output, about 30% of Autechre's output, etc. Can you imagine the riots that would ensue if Booth/Brown posted a full discography of all their unreleased stuff? We'd never hear the end of it. You're looking for reasons why old stuff isn't released? Like I said, there's countless reasons. Here's a few: 1) It's old. 2) It's crap. 3) It will impact on sales of newer material. 4) There are so many people involved, sorting out royalties and ownership will be a nightmare. 5) They just don't want to. -- Mark Stevens http://www.headspin.clara.net/