BraneFreeze

Fringe (RIP) Justified Person Of Interest

Every time I hear that damn flute I skip ahead to the next song.

I think newcomers should start with digital EPs, 3-4 really strong tracks, rather than full albums. Given the overall volume of new releases, few people have the time or patience to listen to an entire 10 track album of "good but not great" music from relative unknowns. A more selective approach would benefit producers by highlighting their best work.

I wasn't wild about the first track, but I liked the others.

Why not a high quality digital release? You make the music available to everyone, avoid the expense risk of a repress, and "protect" the original CD collectors.

Flying Sausage from Yggdrasil - Prose Edda? http://www.discogs.com/Yggdrasil-Prose-Edda/release/2040257

"Spacey" music has two different meanings for me: either "ambient / downtempo" or "trippy". In the trippy category you might also consider the following albums: Nebula Meltdown - Stardust Chronicles http://suntriprecords.bandcamp.com/album/nebula-meltdown-stardust-chronicles Divided Harmonics - Cryptic Moon Egregore http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/divided-harmonics-cryptic-moon-egregore Orion - Metamorpheus http://www.discogs.com/Orion-Metamorpheus/master/54714

I just discovered these two EPs from Digital Psionics: >> Dark Nebula - Moonshine EP (2010) >> Dark Nebula - Sunburn EP (2010) http://www.discogs.com/Dark-Nebula-Moonshine-EP/release/3705042 http://www.discogs.com/Dark-Nebula-Sunburn-EP/release/3705032 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usT0KyJssVM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3wNk9GrV4k

YouTube. Of course. (Slaps forehead with palm.) Thanks. BTW, I like the Moonshine and Sunburn EPs.

Anybody got an opinion on the Dream Fuel album? I can't get a sense of it by just listening to the samples.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCx98S6q58g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxaWMRjF3pY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trjX3Heg6qA

Kurbeats is the same duo that produced the earlier album, Yggdrasil - Prose Edda. I won't say that Folktronica is bad, but I found it boring. Prose Edda is much more original and interesting.

FYI, anyone who doesn't already have the album can listen to the whole thing at Bandcamp: http://sundancerecords.bandcamp.com/album/talpa-the-art-of-being-non

If only there was a way to avoid these problems. If only there was a way to send music without relying on postal service delivery of plastic disks. Nah, that's just science fiction.

Overall, a strong album. A few tracks get a little repetitive and could be trimmed, but most tracks are good and a few are quite trippy. Another winner from Suntrip Records. 8.5 / 10 Preview the album at Bandcamp: http://suntriprecords.bandcamp.com/album/nebula-meltdown-stardust-chronicles

There's a new (September) Ufomatka track on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=912Ug0NrWPg

I like tracks 1, 2, 5, and 9 on this album. http://nervasystem.bandcamp.com/album/the-mama-matrix-most-mysterious By the way, there's also a lot of other good Nervasystem material at his Bandcamp site.

In a very broad sense, there are two categories of listeners: hard core fans / collectors and casual listeners. The hard core fans / collectors are more likely to generate revenue than casual listeners (eg, CDs, downloads, merchandise, performance, etc). The casual listeners are probably more likely to embrace streaming without ownership. Since casual listeners don't generate very much revenue from CDs and downloads anyway, the income loss from streaming will probably be small. At the same time, streaming music maintains "visibility" for producers / musicians that might lead to performance income or other income at some future time. However, this doesn't negate the fact that goa / psy trance is still a small genre, and even the hard core fans / collectors don't really generate large revenues for anyone.

Here's a link if you want to listen to the Chrysalis album at Bandcamp: http://sundancerecords.bandcamp.com/album/terrafractyl-chrysalis

19. Cosmosis - emanatuins ???

Why not avoid the cost of a CD and just put out a digital version? I know I'd like to hear the Filteria tracks.

To a certain extent, piracy is driven by consumer preferences ignored by the labels. With respect to price, most of us understand that digital downloads cost the labels less than a CD. So why do many labels charge the same price for both options? If you're willing to sell a CD for 10 EUR then shouldn't digital albums be more in the 7-8 EUR range? Bandcamp data even suggests that 5-6 EUR is the optimal price for a regular length digital album, plus there's always the "name your price" option. People might be more willing to pay for music and avoid the "friction" of file sharing options if they perceive a better value proposition in digital album pricing. I understand that any price can be a real problem for some people, but I think most people understand that music producers deserve some kind of compensation for their work. With respect to convenience, many people don't want to wait for 2+ weeks for a purchase to be completed. We've all gotten used to rapid delivery from other websites (eg, Amazon) and don't have the patience to sit around waiting. It may be childish, but it's still true. Some CD buyers may be willing to wait, but I want to complete the purchase, get the music, and move on with my life. Pirate sites with digital albums make that possible when label sites fail to provide the option.

Because I suspect that other labels might use your document to justify their "CD only" sales policies, I felt obliged to beat a dead horse one more time. However, I actually think Suntrip does a pretty good job in a tough business. I won't defend all of the digital outlets, but it seems to me that when you compare the Bandcamp margins (7.4 EUR) to the Suntrip store CD margins (7.9 EUR), it would be crazy to downplay or ignore that particular digital sales channel: (1) No need to implement, manage, and update a proprietary web store; (2) No costs for CD manufacturing or physical distribution; (3) No inventory problems for current releases or back catalog; (4) Simplified order fulfillment; (5) Quicker availability of music compared to physical delivery (ie, higher customer satisfaction); (6) Some customers are perfectly happy with high quality digital files (and audiophiles/collectors can still buy CDs). Refusal to sell digital files doesn't mean that people will just give in and order a CD. First of all, it generates ill will among potential customers. And second, some of us will simply migrate to file sharing sites when we'd actually prefer to pay a few euros for a product we want (your albums) in a form we want (high quality digital files) in an acceptable time frame (immediately). Excluding Suntrip, I don't understand a marginally profitable business model that deliberately ignores a low cost revenue stream, even if it's not large. Thanks for your document.

Will this album eventually be offered as a digital download on Bandcamp?