From Graham Voice Sent Tue, May 11th 1999, 15:45
From Graham Voice Sent Tue, May 11th 1999, 15:45
>and I don't think that Musik Aus Strom and their ilk would do half as well if it weren't >so difficult for the public to hear the material first hand.. I'd agree with that, you just have to look at Lance's auction items to see how ltd they are (or are perceived to be) - $160 so far for the Legofeet 12"!!! Twoism $120 so far!!! I tried to offer but it just got way out of my league. I thought that everyone had (or could get) the MP3s of these anyway. I know that there is a case of owing the original but surely not at that cost. How you gonna feel when Skam re-issues all their back catalogue for a fiver each? I can honestly see that happening. This raises another point that maybe people on the list with their own labels could answer. Why would you let a product be so ltd that it fetches this much 2nd hand? After all Skam are not going to see any return from this sale are they? The money goes straight to the guy who's selling - he/she probably bought it for $10 or $15 a few years back and I'm sure they are rubbing their hands with glee at the thought of all that profit. I admit I was caught up in a rush of blood, the "must have" factor is very high but to be honest I am relieved that I was out-bidded in the end, I think I would have felt extremely guilty knowing I'd spent such a silly amount on one 12". So to finish wouldn't it make huge sense (financial at least) for Skam to think about re-issuing the older releases now that their profile is at it highest? I'm sure they won't be top of the tree forever..... graham > -----Original Message----- > From: Chuan Lim [SMTP:xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx] > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 11:29 AM > To: xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx > Cc: david turgeon > Subject: (idm) Re: While "Seek" EP inspiration not found! > > > From: david turgeon <xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> > > > while "seek" 12" (musik aus strom) > > > this gets a lot of play in my pad. whereas the skam/mas crew isn't > > necessarily my ballpark & i'm the furthest thing from a 'spotter > though > > i appreciate the sound, the 4 tracks on "seek" are highly > listenable, > > interesting throughout, all in all: impressively _compelling_. the > > tracks are builders, which start quite modestly (even quirkily) with > new > > layers of samples popping in every so often, though never a melody > you'd > > expect. actually, in terms of song construction alone, while reminds > me > > of lillianthal & o.s.t.'s tracks on the emanated compilation; in > other > > words: solid, & varied. > > hi. thought i would chime in with my 2-bits since everybody has been > giving this the unanimous big-ups here. i mail-ordered this and found > it > to be a tremendous letdown. packaging is in exquisite indented > cardboard, > and the thick vinyl is gorgeous as well but that's about it! the music > to be found etched into such is more of the same 95 era Booth & Brown > by (whole) numbers; give or take some dilution with same ol' same ol' > angst ridden tears and a few specks of Berlin crackle in the mix.. > > all tracks were entirely safe and unadventurous (considering this guy > is putting out a double-12" on Chocolate soon) and dare i say it > boring. > i mean where's the passion?! and wonder when the java script for > churning > out this generic shit is out. ears are for listening, and i don't > think > that Musik Aus Strom and their ilk would do half as well if it weren't > so difficult for the public to hear the material first hand.. > > fuck it peeps. get your own softwares and make your own tunes! > > > > [74x'y"] > > > np: ilhan mimaroglu "wings of a delirious demon" (the shit) > > > > > >