Quote Originally Posted by Internal Error Records
this thread is devastated by numerous unmentioned differences being over looked.

many vinyl nutz are djs first techno heads second.

most vinyl labels cater to djs, not home listeners.

mp3s are ideal for home listeners.

and my favorite - as long as money is only being made on vinyl, then labels have no point to switch to mp3.

and so on.

its like many people in this thread arent speaking about apples.
i think the problem here is that people forget that part of the reason that is distros go under and labels die deaths every day is that our genre is SO specialized that the average punter can't really get their hands on it unless they grab a dj mix or really search for it.

i think it's a damn shame that music goes unheard (and in the case of this particular debate) unsold to the general listening public.

i know i know...we're SO bloody underground. but we're so underground we're killing ourselves and our abilities to actually keep labels, distros and artists afloat in this crazy competitive world.

as long as labels ARE selling vinyl, then why the hell not get off our asses and make the tracks available to:

a) final scratch djs who want quality mp3s and will pay for them, and

b) everyday schmoes who dig techno but aren't djs and just want some good tracks (i know plenty of people in this category)

i am all for BOTH methods of distribution being put together and really broadening the influence of techno.

oh, and in reference to the djs first techno heads second...uh...gotta disagree there...i had to love it before i wanted to spin it.

just some random mouthing off in the wee morning hours...sorry if any of this was unintelligible...