From BigKumquat Sent Fri, Jul 23rd 1999, 02:48
<< definitely suspect...how is this web site going to enforce its domain over the names people register with it? >> I don't think they claim to offer this service anymore (ubl.com), I've discovered. But they still seem to suck (check the site). << i think if you're really attached to it, keep the name. as a single artist, you have a huge advantage over a band of multiple people, since almost every band of people breaks up sooner than later, and if you happen to break up.. well, then the name you release records under isn't your biggest problem.>> Good point! It would be hard for me to break up - unless I encountered self-replicating machine elves with anti-matter plasma-exploding bazookas. That's why it's best to like one-person IDM acts - they can't break up. The worst thing they can do to upset their fans is to turn on a dime and embrace a radically different style (paging Tom Jenkinson). Of course, there's also the tendency of IDM artists to embrace six different "noms de musique" and record in six different stylees depending on their mood that day (paging Plug/Wagon Christ/Luke Vibert). This speaks to the schizophrenic tendencies of IDM. And is schizophrenia bad from an artistic viewpoint? No...possibly encouraged. As long as some kind of boundaries are established. - Fred