(idm) MP3s

From Kent Williams
Sent Wed, May 27th 1998, 15:52
I managed to stay out of the debate, and I don't really want to start
it up again, but I've become a huge fan of MP3s in general and Winamp
in particular.  Winamp being more or less the standard windows program
for playing back MP3's.

You should check out www.winamp.com and mp3.com for more info.  Right
now I'm playing tracks from Analogue Bubblebath Five, with a window
open to the Cthuga plugin that synchronizes visual effects to the music.

I'm not going to give URL, but there is a virtually complete archive of 
aphex twin tracks out there.  Fire up your favorite web search tool
and knock yourself out.

And frankly, I don't feel bad about having copies of this stuff.  
Though it sounds good, it's like having a cassette copy, not
an original.  And I've already spent more than my share of money on 
Warp, Rephlex and other labels.  Hell, I'm good friends with my local
record store owner, but I think he still slavers a little when I show
up with my check book.

And as for artists being 'offended' by MP3s, eh whatever. Show me an
artist who hasn't nicked a sample without asking, or used a pirated
copy of music software, and I'll take him or her seriously when they're
offended.  Shit sakes, I wouldn't be surprised if the entire Warp and
Rephlex roster havn't all been using the same cracked version of Atari
ST Cubase.  If you think people are going to download MP3's and not
buy records or CD's, think again.  Are people going to haul a computer 
everywhere to listen to music?  And how do you scratch an MP3 into a DJ
set?