From Tomas Jirku Sent Sun, Jul 11th 1999, 01:51
>clipped the text at the bottom from the skimo new release list. >at the risk of starting an annoying thread, what the hell is with this >ongoing warp/nothing crap? who is really to blame here? it seems like >Nothing trying to make a few more cents by reducing production costs, >but come on people! shouldn't you all realize by now that domestic and import versions of albums are never the same, there's no need to be bitter. i tend to wonder what the dilly with japan only releases (ie. mouse on mars)? that's what irks me. what do labels have to gain from their fans having to shell out megabucks for far-away-land imports? anyhow. north american domestic releases of most other warp titles always provide us with bonus shit: aphex twin singles aren't broken into parts like they are in the U.K., RDJ album included Girl/boy (i was impatient and got the import versions of each and therefore spent $20 more than i should've), 2LS's "stay down" cd came with bonus tracks, etc... and now you complain about a tiny, hidden bonus track that's not even easily accessable. just be happy you aren't paying import prices. and: anyone pick up Ghost Orchid on Ash International? is there any music involved in this release? or is it all disembodied voices? tomas np: Sunny Day Real Estate - Diary