Re: (idm) mu-Ziq: Internet

From grav
Sent Tue, Oct 14th 1997, 17:31

>check this shit out U-ZIQ:Astralwerks, in association with N2K and Music
Boulevard, will
>launch a web page that will allow 5-Ziq fans to choose the tracks for
his
>next EP.
>On November 10, Astralwerks will put snippets of seven tracks (1 min, 30
>sec) up on our web site where fans will be allowed to choose 3 of 4
tracks
>for the vinyl 12" and 5 of 6 tracks for the cd. N2K's Groove Lounge will
>host a page that will link to the music tracks and allow visitors to
their
>site as well, making two sites available. Both pages will be open for
>access and voting until January 1, 1998. At that time, all of the votes
>will be tabulated and 5-Ziq will take the most popular tracks and create
>the running order. By February 1, Astralwerks and N2K's Groove Lounge
will
>make this EP available for direct digital delivery, by downloading via
>Music Boulevard, N2K's online music retailer. This direct delivery will
>precede the EP's physical release on Astralwerks in early April 1998.
This
>release will be exclusive to Astralwerks.

i think that is rather stupid.
who would want to download an entire album, and they can't
even play it anywhere but from their computer (unless they
have a CD burner... but..)?
i think paradinas should just choose himself now and then
the release date won't be pushed into april..

and also i don't think that "U-Ziq will take the most popular tracks and
create
the running order"... perhaps someone at astralwerks will do the numbers
instead? :)

chris graves