From Brother Alphabet Sent Wed, May 20th 1998, 17:56
From Brother Alphabet Sent Wed, May 20th 1998, 17:56
I think it's pretty lame that Warp records muscled that site down. I don't understand what the difference would be in posting MP3s on a web page and playing all of those tracks on the radio. When Tri Repitae came out, I played it in its entirety on the air specifically for the benefit of those in my area who had no place to buy it. No breaks, no announcements, the full CD over the airwaves so people could record it. Does Warp go around suing everyone who listens to Autechre on the radio, and do the Autechre guys get really offended when their music is on the air? If they feel so offended that people want to hear their music then why don't they quit making it? They could just stay in a closet with headphones playing with themselves. Personally, I have invested a nice chunk of cash in their music. As an artist, if I heard that an individual had travelled 500 miles to spend money on a picture I'd made, I would take that as a huge compliment. I would be humbled beyond belief to discover that masses of people had done the same...Yet here is Autechre being offended that people like what they do... I cannot fathom that mentality. Screw the lawyers! All they want is the legal fees anyway. They probably listen to Michael Bolton. If you'd like to put those MP3s back on the web, mail them to me and I'll post them on a dummy I.P. If Warp has the money to waste trying to find out who to sue, let them waste it. Ethically I should sell all my Autechre CDs and let them collect dust in the used bin. Those jerks don't seem to realize what it takes to be a fan of this music. 3 years ago I sold a copy of b12's electrosoma...(I needed the money)...LAST WEEK I went to the same store and bought it back from them. It had not moved in 3 years...no one here knew what it was...If this is how Autechre responds to their supporters, perhaps they don't need the support. Hutto -=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=- "I paint what I think, not what I see..." - Pablo Picasso "You're not the boss of me!..." - J. A. Hutto (Pre age 3) http://www2.msstate.edu/~jah10 + xxxxx@xx.xxxxxxx.xxx